Julep Vanessa over Wet n' Wild Black Creme

 I loved the Julep program for the first few months I was enrolled, but it quickly lost it's allure when I realized that the colors I was receiving were mainly dupes for other polishes I already had. So, I went ahead and canceled to avoid spending money on more dupes. The program is great though if you don't have many polishes, because who doesn't love getting nail mail?? 

 Vanessa is a clear polish filled with small iridescent glitters and is best used for layering. I started off with a base of Wet n' Wild Black Creme to enhance the different colors the glitters reflected and used one coat of Vanessa. The end result was pretty awesome and looked somewhat like a galaxy. 

 Even though I loved the layering, I will be putting this polish up for swap because I have at least two other dupes. As I'm writing this post I can't help but wonder how it would look in a glitter flake sandwich. I recently bought the Nails Inc. The Old Vic duo and I think the blue flakes would look great sandwiched in between two layers of Vanessa or one of it's dupes. I need to put this idea on my list before I forget! ^_^

Julep Zoe

 I know there has been some dislike with the company Julep, and possibly I would be upset as well if I had given out my referral code. I know how frustrating it can be when you are promised something and then you have to go through hoops to receive it. Also, the fact that Julep made no effort to correct the issue until after blogs posted negative reviews was a bit shady. However, I am not canceling my subscription. It may be that I will later change my mind, but for now I am happy with the products I am receiving.

 When I first signed up for the program it labeled my personality as "Bombshell", and the first two polishes to arrive were a neon pink Cameron and this beautiful orange Zoe. I definitely don't see myself as a "Bombshell", but wearing Zoe totally made me feel this way. I normally don't even gravitate towards pinks or oranges, however this color is easily on my top 20 now.

Here it is in full sunlight.

Semi-sunlight.

In the shade you can see some of the issues I had with this polish. My middle finger shows some bubbling that was caused by applying topcoat too soon. I actually waited quite a bit before applying topcoat, but man this polish took forever to dry, even with fast dry topcoat!

I am head over heels in love with this color, but I only wish it didn't take years to dry.

How do you feel about Julep? Will you be staying or leaving?