Julep has released a sneak January Maven peak for the January 2013 Maven monthly boxes. Selection time for these boxes tent to run around the 24th to 27th of every month, with the monthly boxes shipping out on the first of the incoming month. The January selection time will be around the Christmas Holiday seasons, so hopefully the selection time will be longer than usual, since most people will be...
Julep’s January 2014 Maven Collection Preview
Julep has a temporary pop up store in NYC and in that store you can spot the brand new colors that Julep will be introducing in January 2014 as part of the Boudoir Collection, which can be described as soft lingerie colors. ...
Naked vs Naked 2 vs Naked 3
If you have never bought a Urban Decay Naked palette, you should know that UD is famous for its highly pigmented eyeshadow. With the new Naked 3 launch, its easy to get lost at the similarities (and differences) of each palette). Here’s my breakdown:...
Julep Holiday Party Ombre Nails
The Holidays are here! and what better yet that a holiday ombre nails! Julep hooked us up with this fabulous silver ombre tutorial. You can substitute the colors if you wish, enjoy! What You’ll Need clear base coat (optional, but it protects the nails) Julep Winter (or any other white nail polish) Julep Clio (or any other silver glitter nail polish, make sure that the substitute glitter polish is...
Day & Night Looks with Julep Sweep Eyeshadow Palette: Neutrals
Hello, Maven! This is the the new Sweep Eyeshadow Palette: Neutrals in action. The December’s featured add-on tool for the December Maven Selection boxes is the Julep Eyeshadow Brush. It is a synthetic brush with a great dome shape. Day look For both eye looks in this tutorial you’ll need: Sweep Eye Palette: Neutrals brown eyeliner & black eyeliner (we used the double-sided Kajal Eye Glider) Julep Eyeshadow Brush placement...
Dupe of the Day: Bite Rhubarb vs Revlon Sultry
KiraOsteo (Reddit) pointed out this extremely close dupe. Bite Rhubarb is a plum rose matte lip pencil (Sephora, $24 ) and Revlon Sultry is a pretty close matte balm (Target, around $6 or any drugstore, can be as low as $2). Revlon Sultry goes on a little bit more solid and is matter, while Bite Rhubarb is creamier and takes slightly longer to dry. xoxo, Emmy...
Why Most Beauty Bloggers Fail
I have been staring at XoxoEmmy.com for a bit, and a dark gloomy feeling as been hitting me: I suck as a beauty blogger. There might be worse websites out there, but I don’t feel I have been putting my 110% percent on this project. And its tough to realize that. But its important to know when you’re failing if you want to improve. I wrote these points to myself...
Free Julep Holiday Glam Kit with $35 Purchase
Julep is offering the following Holiday Glam Kit for free with any $35 purchase. Kit Includes: Oscar – It Girl: Ultra chic, multidimensional gold glitter Anisa – Classic with a Twist: Deep burgundy crème Kajal Eye Glider & Sharpener: Two intensely pigmented colors—carbon black and brown shimmer—that glide on smoothly and blend like a dream Julep Lip Gloss – Daring: Sheer bright red gloss luster The Holiday Glam gift is...
RiRi Hearts MAC Holiday Collection
Maeve Keirans for MTV writes: Rih followed up the first campaign image with a shot of the products, which also, coincidentally, answered most of our questions. Yes, there will be a bright red nail polish. Yes, there will be a red lipstick, and it look a lot like RiRi Woo, so maybe there’s still hope for you to get your hands on a tube before the end of 2013! The...
Rihanna Named as the Face of MAC Viva Glam for 2014
Good news for RiRi fans: The singer’s holiday collection with MAC will not be her last rodeo with the cult favorite makeup brand. MAC announced via Twitter today that Rihanna will be the next spokesperson for the brand’s Viva Glam lipstick campaign. Viva Glam has been around since 1994, boasting spokespeople from Cyndi Lauper to Nicki Minaj to Ricky Martin. One-hundred percent of the proceeds from the lipstick benefit AIDS...