For the longest time, I avoided getting on Instagram. Many of my friends were surprised, since I’m always taking pictures so they figured I’d love the platform. However, I always had this impression that it’s very artsy, with a certain pressure to share images that are amazing. I love pictures, but I certainly didn’t know how to filter and post-edit them into pretty works of art. I didn’t think I had much to contribute to the platform. I’m also very indecisive when it comes to which effect I like best, so it would take me ages to put together something. One day, I just decided to try with a few adorable pictures of animals. I had fun with it and slowly began to ignore any thoughts I had that I should be posting only captivating shots. It’s now become a great way to share little moments of my day – observations, experiences, and thoughts. Interestingly, I’ve found it to be a useful place to find cool brands I want to buy from too!
Julep February Secret Store: Rosa & Clean Slate review
When Julep’s February secret store opened up, I took a look at what they were offering and immediately wanted the Rosa amethyst glitter shade from the Birthstone collection. Not only is it Panda’s birthstone, it’s my favorite color. I also took advantage of a 50% off code I had that was to expire soon and got the Clean Slate Conditioning Nail Polish Remover & Pump.
Julep offers a secret store collection to Mavens (subscribers) for a limited time each month. The store contains first access to limited edition items and special sale prices.
Rosa and Clean Slate from February’s Secret Store
This gorgeous purple glitter, Rosa, is the February shade of the Birthstone Collection.
It’s kind of hard to see the shade on the black background, but it’s a wonderful purple that is blue-ish at times. The gold cap makes it look a lot cooler but it still looks good on the nails. I did find the ratio of glitter to polish made it hard to apply this polish with just one or two coats (unless they were very thick). The glitter bits got dispersed very easily and I wanted a more dense concentration of them.
I decided to restock on this nail polish remover at half the price.
I got this in a trade awhile ago and noticed that my supply was running low. Since I had a coupon code to use, I decided to get this since it’s one of the most effective nail polish removers I’ve used! It helped get off some hard to remove glitter polishes far easier than I expected. Plus, the pump design is really cool and makes me feel all professional.
Become a Julep Maven to get polishes and/or beauty products sent to you monthly! Use code FREEBOX or FREEMAVEN to get the first box free (you pay shipping).
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