I chose Sawyer because the sneak peek swatches look duochrome, and the app description calls it a duochrome even though Julep's official swatches and description don't show this. I'm trusting the meetup swatches to be the most accurate.
Fazia was my second pick because even though Julep has a lot of red shimmers, I think Fazia might actually be a new red for them. It's really dark, but not oxblood or something that will look black most of the time. It's a dark, shimmery, fancy red. Plus I think it'll look like velvet with a matte top coat over it. Can't wait to try this out!
For the last one I was going to gamble on Shari, but I want to wait for real-life swatches that show how opaque/sheer it is, and if it reads more pink or white.
The google hangout video that Jane did convinced me to try the Go Big mascara, even though all the official photos look awful. It's a mascara meant for layering, and she said something in the video about how dry mascaras are the WORST to use for layering. Also, she briefly showed bottles of the whole collection, and Fazia looked beautiful and Sawyer had that duochrome look. I was initially really disappointed that I'd prepaid for November, but now I'm really excited for my picks.
I'm glad they're doing meetups with sneak peeks. I know a lot of people were wishing they'd send out polishes in advance to bloggers to review so we could get accurate swatches. The meetups seem like a good way to get peeks out without spoiling the surprise entirely, and also building on their "beauty is about connection" thing.
