Update: Julep Bare Face Cleansing Oil

I was a little apprehensive about the Bare Face Cleansing Oil from Julep that was part of my September Maven box. I've been using a quasi-oil cleansing "method" to wash my face for awhile now and it's been working for me so I hesitate to use any new/different face products.

But I gave it a go anyway.

I tried the Bare Face Cleansing Oil for about a week and at first I really liked it--it came off nicely and smelled great. Then an itchy area started up near my chin. Super annoying, super uncomfortable.

I'm not sure what exactly in the Bare Face Cleansing Oil I had a reaction to, but the itchiness was enough for me to stop using it and go back to my homemade concoction of oils (mostly olive oil, some castor oil, and a bit of jojoba oil). Once I went back to my oils the itchiness went away. Admittedly a part of me hoped that it wasn't the Bare Face that was causing it... but I couldn't think of anything else!

I just wish my oils smells as nice at the Bare Face Cleansing Oil. I may look into added some scented oils to it.

So far the Bare Face Cleansing Oil is the only thing I'm not thrilled with from my Julep Maven boxes... not counting the lipsticks that were in my Picnic Mystery box. I'm still loving the nail polishes!

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Julep October Box

My Julep October box arrived much quicker than my September box! I know there's been concern about Julep switching to DHL for shipping, but I haven't experienced anything bad with it yet. If anything it seems better so far. We'll see how long it lasts...

I decided to stick with my Classic with a Twist box for October. I wasn't too excited for the colors, but I didn't like any of the others enough to switch.

They included a little pack of candy corn this month in celebration of Halloween! I thought it was super cute and sweet. I love little surprises.

The Classic with a Twist box included Anisa, a deep burgundy crème, and Winona, a buff greige crème. The two together remind me of the classic Burberry plaid (like this).I like the Anisa so far, but the Winona is rather... muddy. I haven't tried it on yet. I'm hoping that I'll like it more on my nails that I do on the swatch.

It also included the new Julep Kajal Eye Glider (with carbon black and brown shimmer) and sharpener. I don't wear a ton of eye liner, but it will be nice to have a quality liner for when I do.

Julep has teamed up with another subscription service, Citrus Lane (they send out monthly boxes of fun things for little ones), for a giveaway: 3 months of each! The giveaway is open through October 8th at 11:59PM PST. You can enter here! (FYI, if you use my link to enter I'll get additional entries, too.) I haven't tried Citrus Lane myself since I don't have any little ones, but it would make a great gift!

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Julep September Box

Woohoo! My first "real" Julep Maven box finally arrived! I knew what I was going to get ahead of time, but that doesn't make it any less exciting to see the box waiting for me.

On the 20th of each month you can see what your box is going to include... then you can choose a different style box, add on up to 3 items, upgrade to the entire collection, or choose to skip that month completely. I chose to keep my Classic with a Twist box and even added on items!

September's collection is called Cityscape.

The Classic with a Twist items:

Florence... a pretty camel creme, Padma... a deep, royal plum creme, and the new Bare Face Cleansing Oil.

My Add-Ons:

Reece... a purple holographic glitter, Daria... a dark slate grey creme, and the Freedom Polymer Top Coat.

I love all of the colors and I'm excited to use the top coat! I already use oils to clean my face, so I'm hoping that my face will like the Bare Face Cleaning Oil, and that I can transition back to my other oils easily if it's not any better than what I'm currently using (which is a mixture of olive oil, jojoba oil, and castor oil). I'm hesitant to try any new facial products since my oil regimen (if I can even call it that) seems to be working the best of anything I've tried in the past.

I had to play with my new polishes... Padma, Florence, Daria, and Reece:

And then decided to put on Florence... I love how clean and simple the color is! I put on about 3 coats for a solid coverage (the photo above is just one coat of each).

Did you get a September Maven box? Which style? Any add-ons? Do share!

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