Aly Loves Lacquer

Quick NOTD post today! I am going to Summerfest with my boyfriend and my sorority sister Sarah today, and we are seeing Train & Kelly Clarkson. After that concert, we will probably go see Fun. I am pretty excited!

I'm wearing Julep Sienna today, because I think this gold foil shade goes well with my Summerfest outfit. Matchy-matchy, I guess :) Julep Sienna is really nice as far as foils go. I've had trouble with some foil finish polishes dragging like crazy, but Sienna has a smooth application. It took 2 coats to reach opacity, and I am wearing Seche Vite on top.

April is Autism Awareness Month, and I am doing my tiny little part to "Light It Up Blue" for awareness. Along with many other amazing nail bloggers, I will be posting only blue for the remainder of April.

Autism is a spectrum disorder that affects millions of families. That's why it is so important to raise awareness about this disorder and what it means. To learn more, take a look at Autism Speaks.

Now, on to the first blue polish of the month. This is Julep Jessica, a gorgeous baby blue crème. It is amazing how creamy this looks. It is that perfect baby blue shade that you see on baby clothes, and I have nothing quite so soft in my collection. Here I have it shown at 2 coats.

Isn't it so soft looking? Sometimes blue can look a bit crazy, but I think this is about as professional as blue can get. It is a really nice shade. Application was good too. Julep Jessica was surprisingly well pigmented. Not too streaky either, which is nice for a pastel.

I received this polish in my April Maven box. If you'd like to become a Julep Maven, click here to use my referral link and get your first box for a great price!

- Aly

After winning a completely amazing Golden Box from Julep, I had trouble deciding which color to try first. The one that really called to me was Natasha, a super bright orange-red crème. And let me tell you, Natasha is a beauty!

It took me 3 thin coats to achieve full coverage with Natasha. I am sure you could get away with 2 thicker coats instead, if you're short on time. The color itself is pretty interesting. It is a very bright orange with a good amount of red in there as well. The closest I have in my collection is OPI My Chihuahua Bites, but that had a much redder overall appearance. I am always glad to find that I don't have a dupe!

I went to pick up my March Julep Maven box from the mail center today. And I got lucky! I won a Golden Box :) Take a look at what I received.

As you're reading this, I am getting my tan on in Puerto Rico! This is my first attempt at using scheduled posts, so fingers crossed that it works!

Today's post is the final polish I received in my January Maven box. Megan is a bright metallic teal. The first coat went on extremely sheer, and I admit I was worried about opacity. But at 2 coats, Megan was completely opaque and super shiny.

I had a lot of trouble making Megan show up color accurate on my pictures. I edited them to get the color as close as I could, but it made my skin look funny. Sorry about that >.<

Hi everyone! Tomorrow I leave for Puerto Rico, so here's another spring Julep color to fit my tropical vacation.

Julep Leah is a bright grass green with lots of pretty shimmer. It came in my January Maven box, along with Hayden and Megan. The shimmer reminded me a bit of ESSENTIAL Emerald by Dr.'s Remedy, but Leah is much more yellow-toned and less dusty. Leah applied beautifully in 2 coats.


What are your favorite tropical or vacation inspired polishes?

- Aly

First of all, thanks to all of you who have already entered my 400 Follower Giveaway. I've had a great response so far and the jokes you girls are leaving have been cracking me up ! :D

I'm heading to Puerto Rico for vacation in a couple of days, so I decided to swatch some summery colors for you. I love vampy shades, but I need a break from all the dark colors. Today I have Julep Hayden, which came in my January Maven box. Hayden is a super bright peach crème that was opaque in 2 coats. In my opinion, it could definitely use some thinner. Nonetheless, Julep Hayden is very unique and it makes my skin look so tan!

First off, Merry Christmas to all who celebrate it! I hope everyone has been having an absolutely lovely holiday season.

In my last Julep Maven box, the same one that had Helena, I also received a gold glitter pot. The idea behind a glitter pot is that it's an easy way to add lots of bling to any mani. You just apply polish normally, wait till it's tacky (not super wet!), and dip your nail into the loose glitter. Since my glitter was gold, and I loooove the Green Bay Packers, I decided to do a Packer manicure.

My base color is Julep Emilie, a lovely green that is a dupe to OPI Jade is the New Black. I prefere Emilie overall though, because it's more opaque and my application went more smoothly.

Hi everyone! This morning I received a very exciting piece of information from Julep Nail Parlor. They are starting a new form of referral program, called Share On! The best part?