NOTD | Julep Rachel

Hey Lovelies,
     I took a break from painting my nails recently, giving my nails the chance to breathe but last week I decided to pick up one of my autumn polishes. I selected one from my ever growing Julep collection and I think this shade is a great one for the season. 

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Breakdown:
Name: Rachel
Finish: Shimmer
Price: Regular $14 / Maven Price $11.20
Amount: 8mL
Where to buy: Julep & Sephora is now selling them as well 

What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens
- Sulfates
- Synthetic Fragrances
- Phthalates
- GMOs
- Triclosan

     If you are interested in becoming a Julep Maven, and having a monthly subscription you can check it out HERE & take the style quiz and see which box suits you the most (you are free to change this if you don't like the result!)

Review:
     Rachel by Julep is a great colour and they describe it as "Warm, rich copper shimmer" and I wouldn't disagree but you could easily call it a bronze. It has got a great shine and doesn't look dull at all.
     Applying it was easily done, there was no clumping and the polish wasn't to thick/gloopy. I used only two coats in the swatches but if I wasn't in a rush I would have applied a third. It had decent opacity (thinner at the tips - not sure why) with two coats but I think it would be perfect with three. 
     I did NOT apply a top coat and this was a bad idea, the polish was chipped by the next day and went downhill from there. I WILL reapply this polish in the coming weeks to see how much better it is with three coats & a top coat and will update this post when I've done so. I did want to share it will you now though and do a comparison with the future post.  

PROs
- applies easily
- polish had good consistency
- applies pretty opaque 
- great shimmer

CONs
- chips easily if no top coat is used

Verdict: 8/10
     I think this is a great colour especially for Autumn so minus the chipping issue I think it's a colour worth owning. I haven't seen a lot of colours that are comparable to it but if you have I would LOVE to know what they are!