Julep Halloween Set, The Bogeyman, Review

Ok, so technically this was October as well, and I know I just said the last post was the last review for October, but this isn't a subscription review. It's just a purchase I wanted to review!

In the middle of October, Julep announced that they were releasing a few Halloween deals including a few sets, a few duos/trios, etc. I honestly wasn't terribly sure it would arrive by Halloween since I knew it would ship via DHL (the monthly boxes go out USPS which is quick, but any other purchase goes out DHL which suuucks), but I found one set, The Bogeyman, that I thought was pretty fun and decided to just go for it. The box had a bit of an adventure, getting lost somewhere for a day, causing DHL to label it as "missent" with a big angry red exclamation point. I called Julep and they found out it wasn't lost lost yet, it looked like it was just sent to the wrong post office or something. They said they'd resend it if it didn't arrive by Halloween. Thankfully, it did arrive around noon ON Halloween. So, at least I got to use some of the stuff that night!

Opening the box

These were, I think, my 5th or 6th baggie of these wretched things.

So, the set I bought included some polish, a ring, and a scarf! The ring is a white and gold snake wrap around ring with some rhinestones. I hardly ever wear rings other than my wedding set and my ring with Emily's birthstone, but I thought it was pretty fun. Emily likes it too.

Snake ring

It was a little big on most of my fingers, but it seemed to fit best with only a little looseness on my right pointer.

The scarf was similarly fun. It's a black thin gauzy material with a skull print. I don't wear scarves often either, mainly because I have big boobs and I don't want to make myself look even bigger, but this one was nice and thin and I really like it! I thought it looked pretty cute!

Skull scarf

The 3 polishes that came with the set were Nicolette, a white cream, Cleopatra, a matte black, and Marjorie, a shimmery orange. Very Halloweeny colors! I already had Cleopatra, but when I saw the set, it struck me that I didn't have a white! What a basic color to not have!! Marjorie was pretty fun and I didn't have a shimmery bright orange. In addition to these, I also bought (not added on, just bought) Missy, a metallic silver, which was part of October's collection. At the time, I didn't go for the It Girl box because I thought Missy would be too close to something I had. I'm so glad I bought it anyway! It's by far the best silver I've ever used! It's so shiny and sparkly!

Julep Nicolette, Cleopatra, and Marjorie

Not part of the set, Julep Missy

Swatches of Julep Marjorie, Nicolette, and Missy. I don't know why I didn't put Cleopatra in here, but you can see the swatch here.

Also, apparently, this purchase came with a free Cabochon ring. I thought it was a mistake at first since it's not listed as part of the set on the website, but it is listed as included for free on the packing slip. Maybe they just needed to get rid of them? It does have kind of a cheap feel to it, but for free, I can try it out. It's basically a clear stone you paint the underside of with polish and then set into the setting. What I don't know is whether it's reusable. Like, can I use polish remover to change the color of the stone from time to time or would that ruin it? Or does the polish just not come off once you've painted it? It is adjustable size, so I did get it to fit quite easily, but it's a big stone. I'm not used to seeing something that large on my hand, so I'm not sure if I'd like it once it's painted, or if I just think it looks cheap. It kind of looks like a big bottlecap.

Free Julep Cabochon ring, unpainted

Julep Cabochon ring, unpainted

Julep's Bogeyman Halloween set

I just thought this was a fun set and I'm glad it came in time for Halloween. I do wish they had started selling it at the middle/end of September instead, so we could have had these goodies for more than the day of Halloween. I'll still wear the scarf often, the ring occasionally, and polish is polish (although I use oranges infrequently), so I'll still get a lot of good use of everything but it would've been fun to use it throughout all of October.

As always, if you'd like to sign up for Julep's subscription, I'd love it if you'd sign up with my link! AND! If you use promo code, FREEBOX, you can get your first box free! You just pay shipping! I started my subscription with a similar deal! :)

(And just a disclaimer: I bought this box myself and was not compensated for this review in any way. All opinions are my own. I have included referral links.)