Stardust Polish * Lavender Dream

Ohh my gosh!  Look at this gorgeous holo polish by Stardust Polish.  This is two coats Lavender Dream with O.P.I. Gargantuan Green Grape on the accent.

Stardust Polish Lavender Dream &
O.P.I. Gargantuan Green Grape

I really wanted to try a Stardust Polish holo ever since I saw Black Hole [think Color Club Beyond, but a tad weaker linear effect].  I'm so glad I got this, now I want every holo Drema makes!  

Stardust Polish Lavender Dream &
O.P.I. Gargantuan Green Grape

This soft lavender polish is perfect for spring and the holo makes it that much more awesome!  The formula was good, dry time was fast.  I topped with Seche Vite.  OF COURSE as soon as I snapped a few pictures capturing the holo, a massive downpour started; these are the only decent pictures I have.  Don't worry though, this won't be the last time you see this polish! 

Visit Stardust Polish online and check out all the amazing polish for sale.  The holos go for $10 each, others range in price from $8 to $9.25.  Follow @StardustPolish on IG for sales, discount codes, and restock updates.

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Swatch Tuesday! Julep * Ava & Bette - January Bombshell Box

Hello lovelies!  Today I have the Julep Maven January Box.  The theme this month was Nude & Neon.  My normal box style is American Beauty, but I didn't really like the orange neon they offered, so I switched to the Bombshell style because I really liked the purple.

Julep Bette and Ava

The nude selection was a pretty polish called Ava.  It's a very light frosty pink.  Went on perfect in two coats, no application issues.  Dry time was normal.

Two coats Julep Ava

Two coats Julep Ava

Two coats Julep Ava

The neon in January's box is a sheer purple jelly polish called Bette.  Julep describes this a "creme", but I am going to disagree.  It is definitely not a creme in my definition of the word.  It went on nicely.  As you see, I used it with various undies/no undies combos.

Two coats Julep Bette various undies

Like I've found with most neons, dry time was fast and it dried semi-matte.  The pictures shown have no topcoat.  There is some sheen, but not as much as a normal polish, but it's not as matte as a matte polish.

Two coats Julep Bette various undies

Two coats Julep Bette various undies

I thought the neon would be much more in-yo-face!-where's-my-sunglasses?-blam!! neon, but it really wasn't.  The color shown is pretty much how it looks in person.

If you would like to be a Julep Maven and receive polish boxes monthly for about $20, click here for my referral link, take the style quiz, and enter code "4993142" at sign up.  It's a real deal to be a Maven, you get two polishes - sometimes three depending on your box style - plus an extra beauty goodie!  All for $20!  AND if you want to order polish at other times, you get a discount on regular prices.  Just sayin'!

If for some reason you don't want to be a Maven, you can check out Julep's website and pick out some great polish for $14 each.

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Fireball and Julep Julia

Hello Lovelies!!  Happy 2013!  Today I have a super simple drink and a gorgeous Julep polish for you.  I know I’m trying to step up the nail art, but I did my New Year’s Mani which was kinda nail art-sih earlier this week.  On to the drank!!

To make a Fireball & Coke….can anyone guess???

You’ll Need:

Coke

Fireball Whiskey

Ice

Make It!

Cup.  Ice.  Fireball…glug glug…  Coke.

If you haven’t tried this stuff yet, you’re nuts!  Anyone I tell about it turns their nose up, but once they try it, they can’t get enough!

Julep Julia from December’s American Beauty Maven Box

Two coats Julep Julia
(outdoor light)

Oooh shiny!  I don’t know if I should call this duochrome, color shift, jelly, or what. Julia as Julep describes is a “purple orchid with golden micro-glitter metallic”.  But there’s so much more to it than that!  It has a sheer jelly orchid colored (I’ll agree with that) base that would be fully opaque with three coats.  In the bottle, the polish looks gold with a hint of purple, but on the nail the purple really shows through.  Depending on the angle and light it can look mostly purple, or mostly gold.  I did two coats, no undies.

One coat Julep Julia (ring finger) vs. two on all others
(outdoor light)

Two coats Julep Julia
(indoor light) 

Two coats Julep Julia
(indoor light)

Two coats Julep Julia
(indoor light) 

If you want to be a Julep Maven and receive awesome polish and goodies every month for just about $20, click here, find out what style is and enter the referral code "4993142".  They had some pretty awesome neons in January's boxes :)

Okay loves.  See you back on Swatch Tuesday!  (I’m seriously so happy to be going back to three posts a week! I don’t know how people who do it every day can keep up!  lol)

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Swatch Tuesday! Julep * Donna & Trina

Okay!  I didn't forget about Swatch Tuesday, I'm still off on my days from the holidays.

Anywho, I finally got around to swatching my November Julep Maven box.  I think it was November anyway.  These two polishes are so pretty!

Donna is a dark smoky teal.  Smooth application, great in just one coat.  Dry time is fast also.
Trina is a deep metallic purple with a hint of gold shimmer.  Application was okay.  It looked good to me in one coat, until I brought it under the light :\

One coat Julep Donna;one coat Julep Trina (accent)

One coat Julep Donna;one coat Julep Trina (accent)

One coat Julep Donna;one coat Julep Trina (accent)

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