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Julep Maya Swatch

I love Julep. You probably know that by now since the vast majority of my posts are Julep swatches. However, I hate Maya. This polish is terrible! The color is fantastic, but the application and durability of it is laughable. It’s terribly streaky when it’s going on and then it peels off in big chunks no matter what base coat I use! It’s really unfortunate! I think I’m just going to throw the bottle away since I can’t see myself using it again. It’s really sad because it could be such a great neautral!

China Glaze Want My Bawdy

This is one of my favorite polishes. It’s China Glaze Want My Bawdy from the Bohemian Collection. It transitions from purple to cobalt. I tried to capture both effects on camera. :)

China Glaze Get Carried Away

Get Carried Away is the second (and last) polish I got from the China Glaze Cirque du Soleil. It’s a black jelly with big, fun glitters. Next time I wear this, I plan on putting a black solid polish underneath it so you can’t see my nails! This is three coats.

Julep Sandra Swatch

Sandra was from a previous Julep Maven box and she is one of my favorite colors in my collection. She’s a bright pink with subtle shimmers.

Nailtini Bloody Mary Swatch

As soon as I put this on, it instantly become one of my favorite red in my quickly growing collection! The name describes this color perfectly. It does look exactly like a Blood Mary! It’s a deep tomato red. It was opaque in one coat but I did two out of habit. It’s creamy and wonderful!

Nailtini Frappe Swatch

I got Nailtini Frappe in the January 2013 Ipsy MyGlam Bag. From the name, I thought it would be a little more light brown in tone, but it is really an off-white milky color. It reminds me a lot of Julep Jennifer. It’s a great base for a natural nail or a classic french mani.

China Glaze Running in Circles

I went into Sally Beauty today and guess what collection was buy one, get one free?! That’s right, the China Glaze Cirque du Soleil collection! So I picked up Running in Circles and Get Carried Away.

Running in Circles is a wonderful green shimmer that is very eye-catching. It went on easily with two coats. This will be a great color for Christmas manicures as well as some in the spring–especially St. Patrick’s Day! I can’t tell you how much I’m loving this polish!

Julep Ellie Swatch

Julep Ellie is one of my favorite subtle polishes. She has glimpses of nude, green, and pink. It’s very challenging to photograph, but I hope you get the idea!

ncLA Call Me for the After Party Swatch

I picked this little guy up in my most recent Little Black Bag. What a gorgeous color! It’s a dark blue that is a touch reflective. I loved this color on my nails!

Julep Viola and China Glaze Luxe and Lush

For this mani, I started with two coats of Julep Viola which is a deep, dark purple. It almost looks black if you don’t look closely. Then I put one coat of China Glaze Luxe and Lush which is from last year’s Hunger Games collection. It’s a white flakies glitter that catches almost ever color in the light!

Michael Marcus Tarte Swatch

It’s Saaaaturday! Hooray!
Here is a swatch of Michael Marcus Tarte. I received this polish in my most recent Little Black Bag.

Tarte went on well. It’s an an orange-red with gold micro-shimmer. It is very much a holiday-looking polish so I probably won’t get much use out of it until next year. :)

ncLA Hello, I Love You Swatch

I received this ncLA Hello, I Love You polish in my most recent Little Black Bag. It’s a dark purple-fuschia. It’s a beautiful color for the winter months!

Julep Mystery Glitter

This unnamed Julep glitter came in the New Year’s mystery box. I am in love! It has silver, gold, copper, and black glitters. This is one coat over China Glaze Harvest Moon, which I selected because of its copper color. I love how multidimensional this beauty is!

Julep Caroline Swatch

This beauty was from a past Julep It Girl Maven box. Caroline is a gorgeous red with copper under tones that really shines in the sun!

Julep Ava Swatch

Welcome back and happy Sunday! Today we have a swatch of Julep Ava which is from the January Julep Maven Bombshell box. It’s a very subtle light pink–almost white–that has micros shimmers. It’s beautiful and will be perfect for some french manis!

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Julep Sienna Swatch

I received Julep Sienna in the New Year’s Mystery box but you may have seen it in a past Maven box. At first, I thought it was more of a light brown when looking at the bottle, but now that I have it on my fingers, it’s definitely a gold. It is very pretty and reflective. If it was silver, I feel like I could almost seen my reflection in it!

Maybelline Color Show Magenta Mirage

Here is Maybelline Color Show Magenta Mirage over Sally Hansen Black Out. This is a beautiful magenta that is very vivid and pigmented. I am excited to try it over a lot of different colors.

In other news, my car is having trouble starting. I hate car troubles! It’s one of those problems where you really just feel helpless and stranded! Fingers crossed that the repairs will be inexpensive!

Thanks for stopping by!

Andrea’s Choice Circus Tightrope Swatch

Here is a swatch of Andrea’s Choice Circus Tightrope that I was going to post on my old blog before all my pictures got deleted. (That was a sad, sad day.) It’s really a purple, but in some lights, looks hot pink. It is very pretty. I got it in a previous Ipsy MyGlam Bag.