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CaliMel 
That's so awesome!! I love that they send out random prizes!
Last month I got the $500 gift card to Marriott, they're really super generous as a company!
Congratulations on your gorgeous shoes!!
I got my Feb box today and I love it! I wish I had gotten the whole collection, but that's okay. No word on the secret store yet?
Rebel is soooo pretty! I haven't ever used a Halo before, so I think it's really nice. Marion is pretty too. I really like the freedom top coat as well.
All in all another awesome box! =]
They really are my favorite sub box. Which is weird because I thought for sure some of the others would beat nail polish, but for whatever reason they consistently make me so happy with their products.
I see quite a few people pop in and out of the threads after getting their first maven box and saying they don't see what's "special" about Julep. I think what Julep, as a brand, lacks in initial impression (size/value, polish quality for some people, not being the ~most innovative company~ in terms of colours) it more than makes up for by its sales, building customer rapport, and its consistent release of new colours.
I don't think it's even an issue of being generous or not, it's just good customer relations and branding. Saying, oh I'd pay 1c for 2/3 polishes easily leads to oh, $5 for a polish from this brand isn't so bad considering drugstore polish prices, leads to well, I'd pay $11.20 for that colour because I love it. Awareness itself raises prestige. My roommate, who doesn't subscribe to Julep but sometimes shops at Sephora and also loves polish said to me the other day, "Oh, Julep is a good brand" (when I was putting on some suede because I needed to do something quickly). I would never pay $14 for Julep because I can get it for $5-7 on their site during sales, but there are probably thousands of people who have through Sephora.
I do think Julep has some issues, namely, a failure to communicate with their subscribers about issues they're having (e.g. lots of people reporting that the 2000 jules aren't being applied to their box for the month, but is applying to the addons -- and Julep not answering publicly until they fixed the problems 3 days later. Or delays/backorders in general), but ultimately I think they are fairly good at what they do and are very successful at it. I do wish they would offer a products box though because I'm a little bogged down by polish at this point.
I no longer believe the tracking information, as I think they update at their convenience.
