I received my Cinco de Mayo mystery box today and I'm pretty disappointed to say the least. The colors are dull and one of them did not have the shrink wrap around it. From top down, Gayle a cream dark purple, Leah a grassy green with shimmer (the one that wasn't sealed), Hayden a peachy beige that doesn't look true to color in my photo and Sienna a pale gold shimmer. I also received a 1oz bottle of Glycolic Hand Scrub, and a glass file. I kind of expected the colors to be more festive since it was for Cinco de Mayo and all but hey, it was a mystery box and mystery was what I got.

First I wanted to show you the wonky brush from Gayle, and to think this was the only color that interested me. I still tried to apply it, and did an okay job with what I had.

I didn't want to spend time on separate swatches for each color so this was the best solution. I wanted to like at least one of the colors but I honestly have to say none of them appealed to me. I thought I would like Gayle but it just looks dark and murky. Leah, the grassy green, had a different brush, instead of a flat one, the brush was round, much like the brucci brushes. Application was easy as usual (besides Gayle), each color had two coats, except for Hayden on my pinky, that needed three. If this review sounds meh, it pretty much is lols Oh wells.....Hopefully the next box is better....


Sorry you were disappointed in your box! You are right, for the celebration you would think there would be brighter colors. I do like the green one though!
ReplyDeleteThe green is probably one of the better ones..but still, I was expecting more..
DeleteLeah and Hayden looks like they would be good for spring and summer though... But you are right, not very bright and too bad about the wonky brush...
ReplyDeleteI dunno about Hayden...it just looks ugly to me...the brush was horrible!
DeleteOh no, that's too bad about the brush! Sorry you were disappointed! I really like that grassy green, though!
ReplyDeleteThe green seem to be the more popular out of the bunch...
DeleteSorry you were disappointed. I really like the grassy green color. Last month box I also got a polish without the wrap around it. :(
ReplyDeleteI think my initial It Girl box none of the polishes had wrapping..I thought that was normal until I got my May box and all of them were wrapped!
Deleteaww, sorry to hear that you didn't love the box you got! i got leah and hayden in the very first box i signed up for. i haven't tried leah yet, but i love hayden! it's so bright :D another blogger mentioned that they recycle colors for the mystery boxes.. i'm starting to think this is true!
ReplyDeleteHayden is the one I hated the most, application was streaky and the color was just eh...I'm glad some people like it though cus that would suck for them LOL I was expecting more exciting colors..my excitement kinda like disappeared when I opened the box...oh wells lol
DeleteBTW, I'm going sneaker hunter today...wish me luck!
Some of my polishes aren't shrink wrapped either but I think it's because I think some are re-shelved. I don't think it's a huge deal as long as the bottle of polish is still full. As for the brush, I had a wonky brush too and some with a lot of people. I emailed Julep and they are definitely willing to replace it.
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I have a feeling the non wrapped ones were the older colors cause the brush was different. I don't think they were actually used, it's not such a big deal to me either, I just thought it was weird. As for replacing it, I don't really care to have it replaced since I didn't like the colors much anyway....
DeleteSorry you didn't like the colors in your box. :( I think the gold one looks pretty on you. You're right that they weren't very bright for a Cinco de Mayo theme.
ReplyDelete~ Yun
Yep, I'm just hoping the next box isn't as bad lol or I'll just skip it all together.
DeleteI'm so over Julep. Blurggh.
ReplyDeleteI'm giving them one or two more months....lol
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