Julep Picnic Mystery Box

I couldn't wait for my actual August Maven box to arrive so I decided to splurge and order the Julep Big Picnic Mystery Box! I also got some of the add-ons, which were great deals.

What I got in my Mystery Box: 7 Julep polishes and the Julep Paris Jazz Lipstick Trio.

 

Vanessa, Teri, Demi, Maya, Dianna, Joy, Evie*

My add-ons: Love Letter polish trio, Perfect Weather polish trio, and the Julep make-up bag (I need a place to keep my new collection of nail polish!).

 

Perfect Weather: Denver, Claire, Gloria

 

Love Letter: Annette, Chelsea, Catherine*

I love the polishes. There are only a couple that I am not sure if I'll wear--I'm not a huge orange person. Those may end up being gifts or maybe a giveaway. I love the variety of reds and the fun blues and greens. Even some glitter!

I had to test some out:

Ring fingers are Helen (from my Classic with a Twist Intro box) with a coat of Vanessa (a clear glitter) over it. The other fingers (and my thumbs) are Joy, which is a similar color to Helen but darker... and an added pink tinge around the edges from cutting beets.

I am not too thrilled with the lipsticks... I don't wear a lot of lipstick and wish the box had a different product instead. I had to test to see how they looked on me so I'd feel weird giving them as a gift now. But they are nice and I love the packaging! Maybe I'll find some excuse to get really dressed up and put them to use.

My Big Picnic Box came out to a value of $126 (retail value, not Maven) and cost $39.99. Not too shabby. Even if I take out the lipstick value, $98 of polishes for $40 is pretty good in my book.

My add-ons were another $35 and I got $102 worth of products (6 polishes and the bag).

That's $75 (before taxes) for $228 worth of products!!

Did you get yourself a Mystery Box? What did you think of it?

*I don't remember which polishes were in the add-ons exactly... I think Joy was actually in the Love Letter add-on, not Annette.

Want to try out a Maven subscription for yourself? Click here to sign up with my referral code and I'll get some Jules (reward points) too! Oh, and this isn't a sponsored post. I'm just loving Julep.

Also... did you know that there are a TON of other monthly box subscriptions out there? From jewelry, to snacks, and even entire meals (if you live in the delivery area--which I don't--so sad), and toys for kids! Or books! And clothes! Jennifer over at Ramblings of a Suburban Mom has a list of the ones she knows about (it's a long list), plus a list of boxes that are free or super cheap to try out, and she does frequent reviews of a lot of different boxes (some she subscribes to, others she gets just to review). 

Classic with a Twist

My friend Tiffany recently introduced me to Julep, an awesome nail polish (and more) company based in Seattle. Julep has a subscription service that you can sign up to get 2 nail polishes and another full-sized product once a month for $20. The best part? You can get your first box for only $4, which covers the shipping, with the code FREEBOX.

That's what I did to get my first box. First you go through their style quiz to find your style and then they send you the box that matches that style (or you can pick the box from another style if you don't like what they suggest).

According to their quiz thing my style profile is "Classic with a Twist" which is described as "an iconic beauty with a timeless aesthetic." I'm not so sure about the "iconic beauty" part, but I like the polish colors in the Classic with a Twist line so I decided to stick with it.

The second best part? Their polish is awesome and doesn't have the nastier stuff that other polishes do. Woohoo!

I was super excited to get my box and couldn't wait to try out the colors! The Classic with a Twist intro box comes with two colors: Claudette, a smoky brick red creme (it's kind of like a raspberry tone to me) and Helen, a smoky pastel lavender creme. I painted my toes AND my fingernails that night--normally I'm a plain fingernail girl, but I couldn't resist. I used Claudette on both and LOVE it.

I'll have to redo my fingernails here soon and I think I might try the Helen.

I'm already looking forward to my next (and first non-intro) box! The other awesome thing about Julep is that you can skip months if you want or you can go the other way and add other products to your box at a discounted rate.

I'm thinking I'll keep the subscription for awhile to get a sweet little collection, maybe some extras for gifts, and then we'll see after that. For now, though, it's an awesome way to pamper myself.

If you want in on the action, use this link to use my referral code and I'll get extra points in their rewards program, too!

Disclaimer: Julep doesn't know me. I just want to share the wealth of awesome nail polish and fun box subscriptions! The only thing I get out of this is points in their rewards program if you use my link and referral code to sign up for their Maven (box subscription) program. Woohoo!