Julep Maven: Red Marker Sale

Earlier this month Julep announced their Red Marker Sale. They created a Facebook event page and touted early access for those that RSVP'ed.

With all the hoopla I'm thinking this is going to be massive with the majority of their products marked down. And $2 polishes?! Um, yes please! So, I marked myself as attending on Facebook and started counting down until the sale opened. I was even freaking out because I was at a work conference and was worried that I would miss the 9 a.m. open time. Then the day before opening day, the Julep Swap group on fb discovered the sale was already appearing. By the time I learned this most of the good stuff was sold out. And mind you, this was still eight hours before the "VIP" open time. Even more disappointing was the small number of polishes that were actually included in the sale. There were only two that caught my fancy.

Kimberly - Boho Glam

"Black speckled wisteria crème"

$14/$11.20 maven

($2 on sale)

I was hoping that Kimberly would be included! This my mother's name and favorite color. If she wore polish I would have grabbed one for her two. I passed on the mystery box that featured the speckled polishes, so I was excited to not only have her finally offered for sale but to only pay $2 for her.

Lois - Boho Glam

"Dusty rose frost"

$14/$11.20 maven

($2 on sale)

Lois is another one that I had been eying. I missed her when she was in the Savvy Sales section awhile back, so again I was stoked to snag her for $2.

The saga doesn't stop there. After the sale opened officially and the general public raised an outcry over all the sold out items, Julep added a few more items. Needless to say, I placed a second order.

Fiore - It Girl

"Espresso brown crème"

$14/$11.20 maven

($2 on sale)

Since I have Rooney, I really don't need Fiore but for $2 I couldn't resist. Even more than the color itself I wanted this polish because of the name. I am a Seattlelite and love Café Fiore, which this polish is named for. 

Emerson - Classic with a Twist

"Black speckled powder blue crème"

$14/$11.20 maven

($2 on sale)

Seeing Emerson in the sale made my day for two reasons: first, it is my favorite of the speckled polishes, and second, it completed the speckled trio in my collection. And for only $2. Score!

The speckled trio is all their glory:

Summary: while I was disappointed in the number if products included in the sale, and that the site leaked early, I am happy with what I was able to buy. Four polishes for less than $9 (including tax)? That is a Julep win for sure!

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