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A Pinch-Me Moment: "Dianna" by Julep

'Dianna' a mint blue nail polish by Julep, named after The Budget Babe blogger Dianna Baros
Yesterday afternoon, a small and unexpected package showed up on my doorstep. Inside was the prettiest mint nail polish — and when I turned the bottle over, I noticed a label with my name on it.

It turns out Julep (one of my longtime favorite nail polish brands) named a shade after me, which honestly still feels a little surreal to type. The team shared that they follow my blog and had seen a post I wrote earlier this year about my fashion dreams — and decided to turn one of them into something real.

The shade "Dianna" will be included in Julep's June Boho Glam boxes and will also be available for purchase soon. I'll be sure to share when it officially launches.

As for the color — it's a beautiful minty blue with great coverage and shine, and yes, I'm probably biased… but I really do love it.

Thank you for letting me share this little moment. It's not a big life achievement, but it meant a lot to me — and I'm incredibly grateful to the Julep team and to you all for being here.

I'd love to know what you think of the shade — would you wear it?

'Dianna' a mint blue nail polish by Julep, named after The Budget Babe blogger Dianna Baros

'Dianna' a mint blue nail polish by Julep, named after The Budget Babe blogger Dianna Baros

Photo credit: TheBudgetBabe.com
Comments
This is so amazing - congrats!! And I agree with you - loving the hue of this polish...they made a great choice :-)
#1 Kimberly (Homepage) on 2013-05-18 18:49 (Reply)
Julep is SO AWESOME. I love that they sent this to you! ♥
#2 Krista on 2013-05-18 19:02 (Reply)
That is so exciting! Congrats! Definitely a beautiful color!
#3 Amber - Real Girl Glam (Homepage) on 2013-05-18 19:19 (Reply)
This is my absolute favorite color, Congrats!! What an awesome gift ;-)
#4 Megan on 2013-05-18 19:54 (Reply)
Congratulations! What a beautiful color!
#5 Primadonna (Homepage) on 2013-05-18 20:15 (Reply)
I love it! where can I buy it??
#6 karma on 2013-05-18 20:20 (Reply)
The polish will be available at http://www.julep.com/ sometime in June, I'm not sure about the exact date so I'll keep you posted!
#6.1 The Budget Babe on 2013-05-19 08:07 (Reply)
it's gorgeous color perfect for u!!!! I would def wear it happily :-D what a huge honor congrats!!!!!
#7 Bunniexoxo on 2013-05-18 22:55 (Reply)
Lovely color!
#8 Melissa M. Stovall (Homepage) on 2013-05-19 00:01 (Reply)
OMG this is awesome!! Congrats, beauty! :-)
#9 Broke And Beautiful (Homepage) on 2013-05-19 00:53 (Reply)
Love the color! #julepdiannarocks
#10 Audrey (Homepage) on 2013-05-19 08:09 (Reply)
Really pretty!
#11 Davina W. on 2013-05-19 10:41 (Reply)
How sweet to get some recognition for your awesome blog. And by having a pretty nail color named after you! Congrats!
#12 Roxanne on 2013-05-19 14:02 (Reply)
Congratulations, seriously so amazing! Love the color!
#13 Megan (Homepage) on 2013-05-19 14:02 (Reply)
Yes! Love it and would wear it!
#14 Jill Seidner | Interior Design (Homepage) on 2013-05-19 17:25 (Reply)
How amazing!!! And very well deserved for your awesome blog! I visit everyday and look forward posts, truly love your blog. I can't wait for the polish to come out, have never bought a Julep polish but will buy this one for sure.
#15 Jessica on 2013-05-19 22:39 (Reply)
Love the color!! It's so cool that you had a nail polish color named after you!!

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#16 Jordan (Homepage) on 2013-05-19 22:46 (Reply)
This is SO awesome! Now I'm gonna subscribe to Julep ;-)
#17 cathy (Homepage) on 2013-05-19 23:24 (Reply)
Wow this is huge news!! Congratulations!
#18 MizzJ (Homepage) on 2013-05-20 03:13 (Reply)
That's super cool!!! The shade looks scrumptious!
#19 lisacng @ expandng.com (Homepage) on 2013-05-20 10:34 (Reply)
Wahoo! Congrats, beautiful! What a fun surprise.
#20 Sally (Homepage) on 2013-05-20 11:06 (Reply)
Awesome! I am a Julep subscriber so I made sure to pick the group with yours in it! Perfect color! Congrats!
#21 Christina G on 2013-05-20 13:06 (Reply)
That is so cool! This is one of my favorite nail colors and you are one of my favorite bloggers! I will have to get myself one of these. Congratulations to you! :-) That is a great surprise to have.
#22 Seepz (Homepage) on 2013-05-21 14:08 (Reply)
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