24 Dec 2012 Uncategorized

My latest Julep manis + an amazeballs Oprah’s Favorite Thing GIVEAWAY

It’s that time of year … when a little extra sparkle just makes you smile. I didn’t always love adding sparkle to my manicures, but ever since I became a Julep Maven and they’ve been sending me different polishes to try out, I’ve been experimenting more with accents. 
Here are two of my recent manis … one with just a little bit of sparkle, and another with a whole lotta sparkle … 
(Images courtesy of NYC Recessionista)
The gunmetal glitter color is called Jordan and the polish is called Toni. The colors to choose from on their site are endless. 
Now for the exciting part!  Julep recently sent me this amazing collection which was actually named one of Oprah Winfrey’s Favorite Things for 2012 … and I can’t think of a better way to thank y’all for such an amazing year than to give it away to one lucky reader!
(Image courtesy of Julep)
Even though it’s on sale for $84 for a limited time (with promo code OPRAH at checkout) it normally retails for $168! The 12 colors were hand-picked by Oprah herself and they come in a really sleek white lacquered box.

To enter, visit Julep and leave a comment here telling me which polish color is your favorite. 

For extra entries, you can:

  • ‘Like’ BOTH NYC Recessionista on Facebook AND Julep on Facebook, and leave a separate comment here letting me know that you did or already do.
  • Follow BOTH @NYRecessionista AND @JulepMaven on Twitter, and leave a separate comment here letting me know that you did or already do.
  • Follow both NYC Recessionista and Julep on Pinterest, and leave a separate comment here letting me know that you did or already do.
  • Tweet about the giveaway – your tweet must link to this post, encourage your followers to enter, and include both handles (@NYRecessionista AND @JulepMaven) in the tweet. Then leave a separate comment here with the URL to your tweet.
  • Write a blog post about the giveaway — linking to it — and then leave a separate comment here with the URL to your blog post.


I’ll be accepting entries from now until Sunday, December 30th at 11:59 p.m. EST and will choose the winner at random.

Good luck, everyone!

PS – In the interest of full disclosure and just plain old honesty, Julep supplied the prize for this giveaway, but I have not received any compensation for the post.