Sephora by Opi: Let's Plié & Julep Fireworks Swatch & Review

Let's Plié is a opaque metallic light beige color. I added Mattnificent Matte Top Coat but it did not matte the shade so it is not worth mentioning (Mattnificent Matte Top Coat is part of the Chalkboard Manicure which might have its own separate review later on).

Swatch Gallery

As you can see, the metallic-ness slightly remains despite Ciate Mattnificent Matte Top Coat.

I added Julep's Fireworks as a glitter to coat on my 3rd day.

Middle fingers have 1 coat of Julep Fireworks, thumb and pinky have 2 coats

all fingers have 2 coats of Julep Fireworks (see top picture for 1 coat)

In the first picture, middle fingers have 1 coat of Julep Fireworks, and the thumb and pinky have 2 coats. In the 2nd picture, all fingers have 2 coats of Julep Fireworks (see top picture for 1 coat).

 

My Review

Sephora by Opi: Let's Plié

 This is such a pretty nude shade, and its a shamed the entire Sephora by Opi line is being discontinued, to be replaced by a more expensive in-house brand (Sephora by X). I added the Ciate Mattnificent Matte Top Coat to my nails on my first day to get a more matte look. It did nothing! It did not matte this shade at all (though it lost some of its metallic feel, but its still pretty much the same shade).

Julep Fireworks

 Julep Fireworks

Julep Fireworks is a Red, white and blue multi-dimensional glitter top coat. Like most glitter top coats it takes forever to remove but it looks great by itself or as an accent or overlay for just about any color, especially lighter, neutral shades like Sephora by Opi's Let's Plié.

 

Availability 

 Sephora by Opi: Let's Plié

This shade was originally sold by Sephora but the entire Sephora by Opi line has been discontinued.

You may find this shade at Sephora if its still available as well Ebay & Amazon.

Julep Fireworks

Available on Sephora, Ebay & Amazon.

xoxo,

Emmy

Disclosure: I bought this formula and I am not affiliated with Sephora by Opi nor Julep.

Julep: July Secret Store (For Julep Mavens)

The Julep May Secret Store has open. This special store is only available for Julep Mavens who have not skipped their monthly box in the month selected. The store is only open for 72 hours and can be found by logging into your account, and click the "Secret Store" tab under "Monthly Maven Activities".

If you are not a Julep maven, and are thinking about becoming one, this is the secret store for the month of July:

Secret Store Prices 

• Nailpolish sets are $15.99 (2 sets $11.99)
• nailpolishes are $6.99 
• lip glosses $6.99
• dry shampoo $11.99 
• nail polish case $20.99 

xoxo,

Emmy

Free Julep's Fireworks with Any Purchase

Julep has an ad that says if you stock up on any 4th of July colors (such as America the Beautiful for example), you can then add Fireworks and type in "FIREWORKS" in the promo code and get it for free!

However, I have verified that this code is working with ANY nail polish (as well as any nail-related product such as cuticle oil and freedom polymer coat), essentially a 2-for-1 deal with Fireworks for free. So if you're looking for a free glitter top coat, there you have it!

xoxo,

Emmy

My Purchase 

Julep: Maven Selection Boxes (July 2013)

Julep's July Boxes bring focus to Julep's California Coast Collection. If you are considering joining Julep Maven, these are the June selections (for $19.99, You may only pick one box, and you can skip any month if you hate the offerings).

The focus of July Julep Maven's Box is the Julep's Beach Tonic Dry Body Oil: 

The boxes are:

 

Modern Beauty Box:

• Sea Salt Texture Spray
• Beach Tonic Dry Body Oil

Boho Glam Box:

• Karen (Peach Bellini Frost)
• Faye (Liquid bronze shimmer)
• Beach Tonic Dry Body Oil

Bombshell Box:

• Joanna (lilac frost)
• Blakely (Purple & green molten)
• Beach Tonic Dry Body Oil

Classic with a Twist Box:

• Cassie (soft coral sheer)
• Alaina (driftwood taupe creme)
• Beach Tonic Dry Body Oil

It Girl Box:

• Nadia (sun-kissed golden frost)
• Angela (deep sea blue molten)
• Tracy (sparkly ocean blue) sea salt finish

The featured add-on are:

 Adele - a reflective top coat to any nail color to create a multidimensional holographic effect.

 Fireworks - a  patriotic glitter top coat


or you can upgrade to the entire collection as well:

My Selection

I haven't decided yet but I am always leaning to 'it girl' ;)

EDIT: I UPGRADED AND TOOK THE ENTIRE COLLECTION!

xoxo,

 Emmy

Disclosure: I paid for the July Julep Maven box. If you decide to become a Julep Maven and would like to use me as a referral, my invitation code is 13290431 :)

Julep: Avery from "Classic with a Twist" Swatch & Review

Swatch Gallery

Video Review

 

Nail Polish Review

 

This shade is true Barbie. If you have grown up with Barbie, then you will know what the signature bold pink Barbie shade is like. Avery is a perfect replica of that shade. Its very opaque and you only need 1 full coat. Julep is very chip resistant, and I kept this shade chip free for about 4 days without a top coat. Julep describes this shade as a Hot pink crème nail varnish. It is very bold, almost neon like. I love it, and its the first Julep shade that I truly LOVE as opposed to just like :)

Official Color & Brand Description

Color Description
Hot pink crème

What makes Julep Nail Color so great? Julep Nail Color is “4-free” and does not contain formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin, toluene, or DBP. Our professional chip-resistant formulation is fast drying and highly pigmented. Julep nail color is a fun way to make the season’s latest shades accessible to everyone. And because we’ve tested our trend-setting toxin-free colors and products in over 100,000 manicures and pedicures in our parlors, we have a good idea of what works and what our clients love.

via Julep

Ingredients

Butyl Acetate, Ethyl Acetate, Nitrocellulose, Adipic Acid/Neopentyl Glycol/Trimellitic Anhydride Copolymer, Acetyl Tributyl Citrate, BIS (Glycideoxyphenyl) Propane/Bisaminomethylnorbornane Copolymer, Isopropyl Alcohol, Stearalkonium Bentonite, Acrylates Copolymer, Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Benzophenone-1, Silica, Aluminum Hydroxide, Trimethylpentanediyl Dibenzoate, Red 28 (CI 45410), Red 22 (CI 45380), Hexanal.

Availability

Sephora, Amazon,  & Ebay 



Disclosure: I bought this nailpolish. 

xoxo,

Emmy

Julep: Audrey from "Classic with a Twist" Swatch & Review

Julep: Maven Selection Boxes (June 2013)

Well today is May 27th, and I did not get my email for selecting a June Julep Maven Box. I had to go to the Julep Facebook page to find the link. Not good. Hopefully it is my email putting it in the spam folder and not Julep not sending me the emails.

Anyhow, if you are considering joining Julep Maven, these are the June selections (for $19.99, You may only pick one box, and you can skip any month if you hate the offerings):


The focus of June Julep Maven's Box is the Julep's DD Creme:

The boxes are:

Julep: Jennifer Swatch & Review

Julep: May Secret Store (For Julep Mavens)

The Julep May Secret Store has open. This special store is only available for Julep Mavens who have not skipped their monthly box in the month selected. The store is only open for 72 hours and can be found by logging into your account, and click the "Secret Store" tab under "Monthly Maven Activities".

If you are not a Julep maven, and are thinking about becoming one, this is the secret store for the month of May:

Julep: Simone Swatch & Review

Color Description
Soft pastel lilac opalescent shimmer

What makes Julep Nail Color so great?
Julep Nail Color is “4-free” and does not contain formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin, toluene, or DBP. Our professional chip-resistant formulation is fast drying and highly pigmented. Julep nail color is a fun way to make the season’s latest shades accessible to everyone. And because we’ve tested our trend-setting toxin-free colors and products in over 100,000 manicures and pedicures in our parlors, we have a good idea of what works and what our clients love.
via Julep

Swatch Gallery

 

Julep: Buy 1, Get 1 Free Nail Polish Promotion

Now til 4/30 at Midnight, Julep is offering buy 1, get 1 free nailpolish promotion!

the fine print:

	Offer expires 4/30/13 at 11:59pm PT, quantities are limited. Offer may not be combined with any other promotion. Promotional code SPRINGLOOK must be entered at checkout to receive second nail color free. Promotional code only applicable when two or more nail colors are in the shopping bag from the Nail Color catalog. No exchanges or returns. No adjustments on previous purchases. Taxes vary by location. xoxo, Emmy