July 2013 Julep Maven Box

July 2013 Julep Maven Box (Boho Glam)

The California Coast Collection for July is my third Maven Box.  I am happier with each monthly Maven Box I receive!  This time around I decided to pick out the Boho Glam box, which included two nail colors and a dry body oil.  There’s always an option for an all nail polish box, but I liked the idea of trying out some of Julep’s beauty products.

The two included nail colors are gorgeous rich summer shades.  I swatched them on nail wheels, but please note that the photo made them appear much darker than they do in person.  The colors set up somewhere between how light they look in the bottles and how dark they appear on the swatches.  Karen is described as a “peach bellini frost" and Faye as a “liquid bronze shimmer."  Both polishes have the standard thicker Julep formula and set up beautifully when swatching.  I plan on painting Karen on my nails today!  Faye is a color I would gravitate more towards in the fall personally and I look forward to trying it when the whether turns cool once again.

I also purchased one of the offered add-ons for the month, which they now ship with your Maven Box instead of separately as before.  Fireworks is a multidimensional glitter topcoat featuring red, blue, and silver glitter pieces in various sizes suspended in a clear base.  I wore this for the 4th of July over Julep’s Bunny.  It was the perfect patriotic flair for the holiday!

I haven’t used the Beach Tonic Dry Body Oil yet, but I thought it might be a nice, lighter alternative to moisturizer this summer.  It smells amazing!  The box also included a package of Green Tea Facial Blotting Papers, which have come in very handy as I’ve been super oily for the past week. I keep this on my desk to keep oil at bay while I’m working. I couldn’t find these on the website, so I think they must have been a special Maven Box extra.

Each Maven box comes with a quote - this month’s quote is:

"The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea." - Isak Dinesen

I also just ordered my first Maven Mystery Box, which I am excited to receive, hopefully next week!  I will definitely share photos and my thoughts when it arrives.

xx,

CGP