November Maven Box: Julep Suedes

I have been with Julep for about 6 months now, and every month it's so fun to get it in the mail every month. It's $20 and you can change your shipment every month. It's usually about 3-4 polishes and a couple of extras, plus they add fun things like confetti and a quote having to do with that month. This month's is really cute. I have skipped two or three months because I didn't have the money that month or I didn't want what they were offering, but this month... I couldn't turn down SUEDES!!

If it weren't for my nail groups I would not have a clue what suedes were, but basically they are matte nail polishes. Not sure why they call them suedes versus just matte, but that's what they are. I couldn't decide which I wanted because they were all so pretty this month, but I went with Boho Glam since I wanted the matte top coat and not some scrub of some sort. Blah. Give me polish, dammit!!

Excuse my poor cuticles. I'm working on it. I'm a horrible cuticle chewer :/

Anyway, on my nails are:
Black is Julep Nora
Green is Julep Hailee

They are pretty awesome. I've never been a big matte fan. I want my nails to be shiny and sparkly -- OOH LAH LAH! I decided to give these a try and I am not disappointed. While I will not be having these on my nails all the time, I think it will be fun to mix the different textures of lacquers like I've seen on others. This would have been a great Halloween polish as well.

It went on smoothly, and it would have been opaque in one coat if I were being more careful and paying more attention, which I wasn't. We were watching Criminal Minds on DVR, and Shemar Moore takes your attention away. It's a proven fact that nails will get less attention with him on your screen.

The best part about matte? It's not as liquidy, so it dries a ton faster than regular creme or shimmer polishes. You do have to watch for it chipping off more easily though, but that doesn't bother me one bit since I change it almost daily anyway (truth be told...).

I hope that Julep decides to make more mattes (uh-hem, "SUEDES") in the future. It will make them really stand out from all the other companies that make cremes ONLY. It's a fun and unique look, almost as though you put chalk on your nails.

Watch every month for my review of the Julep Maven box of the month. I'll be sure to let you know if I decide to skip that month for whatever reason.

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Enjoy and happy Friday!! Remember, only 4 more days until Election Day 2012!
Love, Zen & Lacquer,
~Jess ☮