March Maven Box

What up, y'all, my son just went down for his third (THIRD!) nap of the day so I thought I'd take the opportunity to update.  

I recently (thanks to reddit) discovered Julep.  The fiance got me Cupid's Mystery Box and a subscription to their Maven program for Valentine's day and I received my March Maven box last night.  It fit in our teeny apartment mailbox on the postman's side, but we had some trouble getting it out:

Hulk Smash.

Thankfully, nothing inside was damaged.  I usually go with the "It Girl" selections but this month I wasn't really feeling the colors and I know my poor winter dry cuticles wanted the hand creme on offer this month, so I switched to Bombshell.  Here's what I got: 

Adrianna, Minnie, Strawberry Lip Balm (freebie!) and Rock Star Hand Creme

Am I the only one who gets annoyed with American companies who sell you "Hand Creme" instead of regular old hand cream?  Like an ooooh-la-la-fancy-Frenchy-face name is going to make it work better or something?  C'mon, Julep, you're based out of Seattle.  I've been all up in your hood and there are no accent marks over the vowels in "grunge," "Starbucks," or "fish market." Get over yourself.  I MEAN WHOOPS SHUT UP I LOVE YOU GUYS.

I was surprised to find that Minnie is an opalescent shimmer, not just a pink creme like I had originally thought.  Both colors look great with my skintone, which is olive.  The handcream smells like the makeup department of a JC Penny's and I love it.  It absorbs really fast and doesn't leave my hands feeling all greasy grossy.  I'll swatch the polishes properly later as I'm currently trying to figure out how to do my nails for my cousin's wedding tomorrow.  Here they appear on my first and pinky fingers:

Also pictured: Julep Susie (thumb), Essie Set in Stones (ring), and some Chinese hologram loose glitter (middle) that my Pops brang me back from Hong Kong.

I'll probably go with the Susie-plus-rhinestones-and-pearls combo.  I only ever wear black anymore since I had the baby and nothing friggin fits anymore so no worries on matching my outfit.  My Julep polishes now number ten:

Joan, Minnie, Audrey, Jane, Adrianna, Cindy, Susie, Marion, Alfrey, Rebel

In other news, my son has discovered his feet and is now working on how to get them into his mouth.  I wish him luck.