Barielle Glitter Mania

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Hey all!  Today I have a five piece collection from Barielle for spring.  Glitter Mania is made up of five glitter toppers.  I'm just going to jump right in.  As per normal each polish has a sun photo and a shade photo.  In most of these I prefer the shade one because it makes the glitter easier to see.

Up first is Barielle Confetti.  This is one coat over Julep Misti with top coat.  You can see where it wanted to bunch up on me a bit on my pinky.  Just use a light touch and it will be fine.

Barielle Confetti

Barielle Confetti

Next is Barielle Gemstones.  This one coat over Barielle Tres Chic with top coat.

Barielle Gemstones

Barielle Gemstones

This is Barielle Mermaid's Fin over Barielle Sky's the Limit.  Again just one coat and top coat.

Barielle Mermaid's Fin

Barielle Mermaid's Fin

Here is Barielle Princess Pink over Barielle Blue Capri.  This is one coat with top coat.  I did have to add some thinner to this polish.  It was super thick.  The thinner worked though and it was easy to apply after that.

Barielle Princess Pink

Barielle Princess Pink

Lastly is Barielle Orange Flame over Barielle My City Apartment.  This is one coat and top coat.

Barielle Orange Flame

Barielle Orange Flame

So there you have it.  My favorites are Mermaid's Fin and Gemstones.  I see lots of different layering combos in my future with those.  You can find these polishes at barielle.com.  Also give them a like on facebook to keep up with all the latest offerings.  

Thanks for reading!

Sara

*Polishes were sent for review from the pr company.  All opinions are 100% mine*

Julep Misti

I was digging around through some old picture files and found this mani from early December that was never posted.  I almost always skip my Julep box but these polishes just seemed so pretty to me.  Julep Misti went on perfectly in two coats.  It was creamy and smooth.  I added Julep Joelle as an accent nail.  It has really pretty sparkles but there wasn't any sun the day I took the pictures.  Since this mani screamed winter to me I added some snowflake glitters on the accent nail.  Instead of buying polishes with snowflakes in them I just purchased some snowflakes from a glitter supply place and have been adding them to my manis.

Are you a Julep fan?  I know people either seem to really love them or really hate them.  Doesn't seem to be much in between.  I think they make decent polishes that are a bit overpriced.

Until next time...

Sara

Generic Halloween Nails

Hi everyone!  I have a super generic Halloween mani that I wore last week.  This is Julep Cleopatra, a wax finish black, and Julie G Tangerine Dream, an orange texture finish.  The formula on Cleopatra was actually really good.  I had been expecting a pain after reading some blogs but mine was even in two coats.   Tangerine Dream took three coats to not have VNL.

This was my first time wearing a texture polish on a full nail and I have to say it weirds me out.  I can't stop touching it.  Both polishes wore really well.  I was surprised by how well.  I hope you all have a fabulous Halloween.  If work tomorrow doesn't ruin my current mani, I'll be sure to show it to you even if it's after the holiday.

Until next time...

Sara

Julep Etta

Hello lovely readers!  Today I have a polish to show you that was picked out by my 10 year old.  He loves green so I think that's why this one was picked.  This is Julep Etta, a lovely light green metallic polish.  This has a foil finish look to it that is just one of my favorite finishes.  This is three coats of Etta with topcoat.  Sometimes polish can get gloopy with this many coats but that was not the case here.  Super easy to work with.

I just love how soft and delicate this green is.  I can also see this being a great base for glitters.  I will definitely be wearing this again.  I know people either love or hate Julep for some reason.  Overall I've really enjoyed the polishes of theirs I've worn.

Have a great day!

Sara

*This polish was purchased by me using my own money.  I could buy more polish if they started taking monopoly money though.*

Julep Shenae

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 Hello!  Quickie post for you today showing Julep Shenae.  I'm obsessed with mints, all mints.  This mint has a very pretty shimmer that shows in the right light.  You can't see the shimmer inside but I do think it helps give this polish some depth.  I believe this is two coats but I wore this a while ago and honestly I'm not sure.  Sorry about that :)

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What is your favorite mint polish?  This one and Zoya Neely are both at the top of my list.  I hope you all have a fantastic day.

Sara

*I skipped my Maven box the month this came out but a lovely polish friend was kind enough to add this on to hers and feed my mint colored obsession.*

Julep Mackenzie

Happy Friday!  Quick post for you today showing Julep Mackenzie.  This in your face bright green is from the most recent Julep boxes.  If you want people to notice your nails this is definitely a color for you.  Mackenzie took three coats to be opaque.  The formula was okay once I got used to it.  It was like no matter how much I wiped the brush on the neck of the bottle there was still too much polish on the brush.  Once I figured out how to work with that it was okay.

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This is going to make an amazing pedi color for sure.  So what do you think?  Would you wear this color or is it too much for you?  Have a great weekend!

Sara

*I used my Jules from the Julep rewards program to purchase this polish.  I want to know why they're called Jules.  Was rewards points too boring?  Not colorful enough haha.  I crack myself up.*

Julep Fina and Sarah

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Hi everyone!  I said on facebook yesterday that I'd have a post up by Wednesday and lookie, lookie, it's Tuesday night.  I'm so proud of myself, just kidding!  Today I have two Julep polishes for your viewing pleasure.  Julep Fina is a blueish/silverish metallic.  It went on pretty smooth but messy.  I had a ton of clean-up.  This is two coats.  A more careful person could probably get away with one.  My accent nail is Julep Sarah.  Sarah is a pinkish red jelly glitter.  Downside is this is four coats.  It needs to be layered for me to fully love it.  It did dry really fast considering how many coats it is.

Sun.  Look at all that shine.

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I don't know that Fina will ever be my favorite polish but I do like it.  I think it will work really well for stamping plus it would look really cool with a black lace design stamped over it.  Do you have a favorite Julep polish?  Mine is probably Robin right now.

Have a great day!
Sara

Birthday Nails

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Happy Thursday!  Yesterday was my birthday.  It was a good day.  I had lunch with my boys and dinner at my mom's with the whole family.  Mr. MLiP even made it back into town early enough to have dinner with us all.

Since I now have so many new Julep polishes I thought I'd try out a few for my birthday nails.  This is two coats of Julep Daphne with Julep Kate on my accent nail.  The formula on Kate was pretty good.  I used two coats but if I wasn't putting glitter on top I would probably have done three.  Then I put one coat of Julep Mila over the whole thing.  I really enjoyed this fun sparkly manicure.

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I know Daphne has some dupish (yep I'm making up works again) tendencies.  However this is my favorite type of color right now and the formula on this one is great.  So I can forgive it.  What is your favorite aqua/teal/turquoise polish right now?

Sara

Julep Charlotte & Sation Shyest Shade

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Hello!  So tomorrow is my birthday and I wanted to show you my birthday nails but I didn't get to take pictures today.  Instead I'm going to show you some equally sparkly nails I wore the other day.  Julep Charlotte is a one coat medium purple.  If I hadn't been putting glitter over it I may have needed two coats on a few nails.  Sation Shyest Shade is a glitter topcoat.  I'm not sure you could ever get it opaque on it's own.  That said, it's a really cool polish.  Hex glitters and smaller iridescent glitters.  It did very slightly mute the purple color.  I think this would look really cool over a shimmery white or really pale blue.

Sun

I know the sun picture isn't all that great but I really wanted to show you how sparkly Shyest Shade is.  I hope you guys like this and I will be back in a day or two to show you my birthday nails.  I used a few colors from my Julep Maven golden box.

Sara

Julep Robin & Portia

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Hello everyone!  I hope you're all having a great week so far.  It's been so hot here.  Like 113 type of hot.  My son has soccer camp in the evenings and I just don't know how he's doing it.  Any how, today I have Julep Robin and Portia to show you.  Robin is a turquoise creme with a really good formula.  This is two coats plus topcoat.  I love colors like this, you all know that.  Amazingly I don't have anything that is a dupe.  I have some I'm sure Mr. MLIP would say are the same, but I assure you they are not.  I put Julep Portia on two fingers just because they seemed to match so well.  Portia is a sheer light blue with tons of glitter packed in.

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Don't forget I'm having a small giveaway over on my Zoya Annie post.  Do you have a favorite turquoise polish?  Let me know.  I'd love to check it out.  Have a great day!

Sara

Julep Marisa and Oscar

Good Monday morning my lovely readers. Just wanted to say a quick hi to all my new followers. I'm glad you're here. Today's color is a beautiful blue, Julep Marisa. Julep can be kinda hit or miss for my but I am totally in love with this color. This is two coats of Marisa and one coat of Oscar for an accent nail. While I love Marisa, Oscar is not for me. It's going in the swap pile.

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Such a pretty blue. I love blue polishes. What is your favorite blue polish? I am loving China Glaze Frostbite right now. Don't forget to enter my giveaway if you haven't already.

Talk to you soon,

Sara

Julep Carrie and Polka Dots

Good morning!

Today I have a mani that looks so much better in person then it does in these awful photos. This is two coats of Julep Carrie, a pretty standard pink creme. It was a pain to apply. If I was wearing it by itself I would have needed at least one more coat. Instead I decided on polka dots in black, gray and white. I used Sinful Colors Black on Black, China Glaze Recycle and Zoya Purity. Then to top it all off I added one coat of Zoya Sparkle Gloss Topcoat. I think the Sparkle Gloss is what's making my pictures look so bad. It kinda freaked out the camera. In real life I love this mani so much!

Check out these pictures and don't say I didn't warn you :)

Go ahead. Say what you think. I can take it. I will definitely be revisiting the polka dots but next time if I want extra shine and sparkles I'll put them under the dots. Live and learn, eh?

Have a great Friday!

Sara