August Julep Maven box

I received my August box for my Julep Maven subscription.  Since I skipped last month, I decided that I should get a box this month.  I previewed my box, which according to my style profile is "Classic with a Twist."

You have the opportunity to switch boxes, and I decided to switch to the Boho Glam box this month.  I really liked the kelly green color in the Boho Glam box, and thought it would be great for fall.

The Boho Glam box arrived and I received a Julep lengthening mascara in the color Espresso Brown, nail color Gunta which is a royal blue, and Popova which is the kelly green color.

As I was dashing out the door this morning, I put the blue color on my toes and I LOVE it.  It only took one coat and it looks great.  I am surprised by how much I like the blue color, since I really wanted this box for the green polish.  

When I was finalizing my purchase I noticed that I was allowed to choose one free add-on polish.  It was listed as a perk for new customers.  So I think that is a nice bonus.  Add-on's are normally $4.99, I believe.  I choose a neutral color called Sophie.  

Overall, I'm really pleased with my polishes this month.  I think these colors are fantastic for fall, and I'm looking forward to wearing them all.  I just got a manicure yesterday, with the polish color OPI Dim Sum Plum, but my next polish change will be to the kelly green Julep color.  I've been impressed with the quality of these polishes, so I excited to get a lot of use from these new colors.

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August Birchbox

It's already September, and I'm just now posting about my August Birchbox.  Maybe that's an indication of how underwhelmed I was by these products this month.

The theme of this month's Birchbox was Beauty School and the shipping box had a cute school design.  I was excited by the theme because I love school supplies and back-to-school time.

The insert that came with the box this month was really unique.  It was a much more detailed insert, and had tips on beauty products.  I loved the look of it, but didn't find it very useful.  

My box included:

A Schick Hydro razor - best item in my opinion, because it's a nice razor, and useful.  However, it's not very exciting and not what I look forward to "sampling" in my beauty box.  

Whish Shave Cream in pomegranate - this is nice but regular price is $20, and I will never pay that for shaving cream

Yu-Be Moisturizing Skin Cream - a tiny tube.  I probably won't try this because it looks a little strange in my opinion.  

Stila foundation sample - I'm glad to be able to try the new Stila Stay All Day foundation, but this sample is just on a sample card.  It doesn't provide enough product for me to try on my whole face, and actually sample the product for a whole day.  I got a better size of sample foundation free in my last order from Urban Decay (a sample of their Naked foundation).  So I'm disappointed that this tiny sample was included in a box that I paid for.  If you see the Stila postcard in the box above, there are just three flat samples of foundation on the back of that card.  The same kind of samples that you sometimes find in magazines.  You can see it clearly below.  

Juicy Couture Viva la Juicy La Fleur perfume sample - I love this and have been wearing it almost everyday.  I will probably buy the full-size of this perfume.  However, not to be a party pooper, but this is a TINY sample and I could get the same sample for free at Sephora.  So this doesn't really fulfill my expectations for my beauty box.  

I'm hopeful that next month's Birchbox is going to be "too cool for school,"  to make up for this month's offerings.

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