Julep Maven December 2013 Classic With A Twist

When I got the email about this Julep Maven box I was really excited.  The biggest seller for me this go round was the fact that they included an eyeshadow palette.  The colors were also very pretty!  I think I am a sucker for Julep Maven boxes! :D

In case you don’t know, Julep Maven is a monthly subscription box.  You can choose each month from a selection of 5 or 6 different boxes, and if you happen not to like any of the boxes there is an option to skip that month.  Sounds pretty great, right?  No forceful boxes every month and you have some say so in what actually comes–I tend to flit back and forth from Boho Glam and Classic with a Twist.  This month I was Classic with a Twist!

I received a 40% off coupon for my next purchase because I have been such a good little Maven this year!  Also, a welcomed surprise in this month’s box was a pair to twistbands.  I LOVE using these hair ties because I feel like they are amazingly gentle and don’t break my oh-so-easily-breakable-hair.

The two nail polish shades in this box were Mia and Jillian.  They BOTH have me swooning!  Mia is a greenish silver metallic.  Jillian is a deep eggplant with bronze molten.  Out of all the polished put out in the boxes for December these are the only two colors I liked and I got lucky that they were both included in this box! SCORE!

And now for the eyeshadow palette.  It is called the Sweep Eyeshadow Palette: Neutrals.  It claims to have anti-aging properties.  I will say that the eyeshadows themselves have a great texture, which I really didn’t expect.  Most companies have a few failures when they are trying to diversify their product, glad Julep is doing well.

The shades don’t look like much sitting in their pans but when swatched, they come alive!  There are 5 shades:  Tiramisu, Glow, Dusk, Coffee, and Cocoa.

Tiramisu is a nude satin.  Glow is a golden shimmer.  Dusk is a mauve satin (though I am not sure I agree with this statement entirely–has some mauve undertones but I think it’s too brown to be just mauve).  Toffee is a bronze shimmer.  Cocoa is chocolate brown with golden shimmer.

These shades are soft and on the creamy side.  They apply beautifully and blend great.  They are on the warm side so those ladies with cool skin tones, you may have a hard time making this palette work for you.  Other than that, it is truly a great palette of basics.

Overall I am really happy with the December Classic with a Twist box from Julep Maven.  The Julep Maven boxes retail for $19.99 a month but you can get your first box for free with the code FREEBOX!