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Very resistant to chipping!
I have this polish in two shades and am seriously considering adding more to my collection. I've been a hardcore OPI fan for years and years, but Julep really impresses me! The brush is not my favorite design, but it isn't my least favorite, either. It could be flatter and wider and the polish would be a little easier to apply, but it certainly wasn't difficult or impossible to use. Both of my sha...read moredes are cream formulas that were opaque after two coats. The first time I used Julep, there wasn't even the tiniest hint of a chip for a FULL WEEK after application. I am not exaggerating. On the 8th day they finally started chipping a teeny tiny bit at the tips. In full disclosure, I'm pretty serious about my at home manicures. I use a buffer to rough up the nail surface a little, which in my experience helps polish from any brand last a bit longer. I use a Sally Hansen base coat and top coat, and the top coat I've also noticed helping to prevent chipping. But these are the steps I take with every at home manicure and none of them last as well as the Julep did. I did get some bubbles in that first application, but that is a user error--I often accidentally put the top coat on too thick, which always causes bubbles for me. The 2nd time I used Julep that didn't happen. It also chipped a little sooner the 2nd time, but only after I spent the entire day deep cleaning my almost 1100 sq ft apartment. That's going to trash any manicure! I'm interested in trying other shades, especially some that aren't cream shades as some other reviews mentioned a major difference in consistency between shade types.This review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 3 of 5 people said helpful
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Very resistant to chipping!
I have this polish in two shades and am seriously considering adding more to my collection. I've been a hardcore OPI fan for years and years, but Julep really impresses me! The brush is not my favorite design, but it isn't my least favorite, either. It could be flatter and wider and the polish would be a little easier to apply, but it certainly wasn't difficult or impossible to use. Both of my sha...read moredes are cream formulas that were opaque after two coats. The first time I used Julep, there wasn't even the tiniest hint of a chip for a FULL WEEK after application. I am not exaggerating. On the 8th day they finally started chipping a teeny tiny bit at the tips. In full disclosure, I'm pretty serious about my at home manicures. I use a buffer to rough up the nail surface a little, which in my experience helps polish from any brand last a bit longer. I use a Sally Hansen base coat and top coat, and the top coat I've also noticed helping to prevent chipping. But these are the steps I take with every at home manicure and none of them last as well as the Julep did. I did get some bubbles in that first application, but that is a user error--I often accidentally put the top coat on too thick, which always causes bubbles for me. The 2nd time I used Julep that didn't happen. It also chipped a little sooner the 2nd time, but only after I spent the entire day deep cleaning my almost 1100 sq ft apartment. That's going to trash any manicure! I'm interested in trying other shades, especially some that aren't cream shades as some other reviews mentioned a major difference in consistency between shade types.This review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 2 of 4 people said helpful
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I liked it
I love the Julep colors! They are so pretty! The good: the color are very vibrant. It is also fast drying and I only had to apply two coats, vs three or four with others that I have tried. It really does not leave any streaks and once it has dried you get a solid, attractive finish. That is the good. The bad (in my experience): I got one because one of my friends had it in a pretty pastel color, b...read moreut really, $14 dollars is a bit too much for nail polish, in my opinion. It also did not last as long as I had wished, chipping within three days. This is a good one, but definitely not my favorite. For two more dollars I get MAC nail polish at Sephora and it lasts longer. Would I buy again, probably, because it is not a bad product, and I do think the colors are super cute. Lots of people seem to love it.This review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 6 of 9 people said helpful
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