Julep Char vs Revlon Royal

Hey everyone - I'm back for a quick comparison post. Remember how I got last month's Julep box because I spaced on skipping? One of the polishes was Julep Char and when I pulled it out I immediately wondered if it was close to Revlon Royal at all. So I did a comparison (no top coat in any of the images):

So Julep Char is more of a crelly and a deeper, more royal blue. Revlon Royal is a jelly (though a runny one). I definitely like the formula better on the Julep, but their new formula is kind of strange smelling. Both are pretty colors and definitely unique. Neither formula is amazing, but both are worth the work.

To make them stand out I pulled out Girly Bits Shift Happens and Essie Shine of the Times. WOWZERS!

 

Both are fantastic for layering, but I think Revlon Royal takes the cake in vibrancy and showing off the unique properties in each of these polish toppers.

When it comes down to it I think they are cousins. Revlon Royal is the summer version and Julep Char is the winter version. Both are definitely worth owning!

June Julep Box: IT Girl

So guess who forgot to skip this month? I'm glad I spaced on a month where I LOVE the colors, but I'm super sad since I would have loved to use my Jules. Oh well.

This month was a nautical theme and I have to say I feel it was done BEAUTIFULLY.

At first the colors didn't look overly different to me, but when I picked up that "red" one I was amazed!

NOMS! These salt water taffys were soooo silky smooth and delicious. Pure heaven!

The colors are DELIGHTFUL! The theme was nautical and I'm so glad I had this box come (IT Girl) as I heard extremely mixed reviews on the DD creme that went out. The colors from top to bottom are Char (a royal blue crelly), Nan (a burnt salmon or pink toned brick creme), and Bess (also a crelly but the only thing that keeps popping in my head is cotton candy blue). The last two are my favorites of the three!

The gold is Julep Oscar and nautical made me think gold so I couldn't help but bring it in.

One thing I have noticed about these newer formula Juleps is the peculiar smell to them. Am I imagining it?

At any rate I loved the box! It was fun, colorful, and two of the three feel unique to me. Love, love, love.