Julep Maven June Box

Hello, everyone!  Last month I saw an ad for Julep in my Facebook feed.  It said that anyone with a birthday in the month of June could receive the June box with the special June birthstone nail polish (Alexandrite) for free (just pay $2.99 for s+h).  I've never tried any products from Julep before, but the June birthstone nail polish looked absolutely stunning so I decided to give it a go.  I received three nail polishes in the shades Ming, Shelly, and Heidi, and an eyeliner in the shade Smoky Taupe.

Heidi (the June birthstone shade) is a beautiful duo chrome nail polish of deep purple and teal.  You can't really tell that it's a duo chrome on your nails like you can in the tube, but it's still a gorgeous shade of purple.  (Picture shows color after two coats.)

Shelly is a nice mint shade.  It did seem to crack very easily on me however.  (Picture shows color after two coats.)

Ming is a very sheer purple shade.  I personally am not a fan of sheer nail polishes.  I like mine vibrant and opaque.  So this shade is a bit of a dud for me.  I'd probably only ever wear this shade when I want to wear nail polish but it isn't necessarily appropriate to.  (Picture shows color after two coats.)

One thing that I really like about Shelly and Ming is that on the top of each tube is a sticker where you can apply a swatch of the nail polish so you can see which polish is which in a drawer or box.  I just used a cotton swab to apply a swatch on each one.

I love this eyeliner.  It glides on smooth and it a beautiful taupe shade.  I don't have a shade like this in my collection, so I'm sure I'll be getting a lot of use out of this.

I'm not sure if I'll stay subscribed to this.  I'm really only excited about half of the products I received (the Heidi polish and the eyeliner).  The shade Shelly is nice, but I have similar shades that I like more.  I know I won't use the shade Ming.  This monthly subscription service is $24.99 per month.  For only liking half of what I got, I don't think I want to spend that much money each month for hit or miss products.

Have you tried any products from Julep?  What are your thoughts on them?  Thanks for stopping by!