Shiro Cosmetics’ Clefairy

• Manufacturer: Shiro Cosmetics
• Availability: part of the Super Effective collection
• Color Range: cool pink sparkle
• Staying Power: 4 out of 4 stars
• Cost/Amount: $5 for 1.8 - 2.0 grams
• Would you buy this product again: yes
• Similar shades: Aromaleigh's Cyanide Sorrow (close)

This color looks similar to Aromaleigh's Cyanide Sorrow. I'll have to do swatch-comparisons tomorrow to confirm - but for everyone who missed the Victoria's Revenge collection entirely, or couldn't order it because they were international...this may be a way to get a near-dupe for one of the colors.

4/5, based on 1 review

Bare Escentuals’ Dare

• Manufacturer: Bare Escentuals
• Availability: released as part of the Free to Be Naturally Adventurous kit; also available as part of the Little Wonders kit
• Color Range: deep aqua teal shimmer
• Staying Power: 3 out of 4
• Cost/Amount: $13 for .28 grams
• Would you buy this product again: yes
• Similar shades:

5/5, based on 1 review

Shiro Cosmetics’ Butterfree

• Manufacturer: Shiro Cosmetics
• Availability: part of the Super Effective collection
• Color Range: periwinkle shimmer
• Staying Power: 4 out of 4 stars
• Cost/Amount: $5 for 1.8 - 2.0 grams
• Would you buy this product again: yes
• Similar shades: Bare Escentuals' Surprise (but this color is a bit deeper in hue, and more pigmented)

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5/5, based on 1 review

Shiro Cosmetics’ Bulbasaur

• Manufacturer: Shiro Cosmetics
• Availability: part of the Super Effective collection
• Color Range: bright kelly green with gold shimmer
• Staying Power: 4 out of 4 stars
• Cost/Amount: $5 for 1.8 - 2.0 grams
• Would you buy this product again: yes
• Similar shades:

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5/5, based on 1 review

Shiro Cosmetics’ Golem

• Manufacturer: Shiro Cosmetics
• Availability: part of the Super Effective collection
• Color Range: rich dark brown with silver shimmer
• Staying Power: 4 out of 4 stars
• Cost/Amount: $5 for 1.8 - 2.0 grams
• Would you buy this product again: yes
• Similar shades: Everyday Minerals' Starry-Eyed (but better shimmer and better price)

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5/5, based on 1 review

Shiro Cosmetics’ Super Effective collection

• Manufacturer: Shiro Cosmetics
• When available: May 2010
• Where available: from the webstore
• Contains: 40 eye colors
• Cost / Value: $5.00 for a 5-gram jar (1 gram of product); discounts for purchasing multiple jars (5,10,15). Samples and mini (3-gram) jars also available.
• Would you buy from this collection again? yes

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5/5, based on 1 review

Aromaleigh’s Train Wreck

• Manufacturer: Aromaleigh
• Availability: part of the Hi-Fi Mattes collection
• Color Range: pinked red matte
• Staying Power: 4 out of 4 stars
• Cost/Amount: $8 for 1.2 grams
• Would you buy this product again: yes
• Similar shades:

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5/5, based on 1 review

Aromaleigh’s Tide

• Manufacturer: Aromaleigh
• Availability: available as part of the Carolina Summer collection
• Color Range: medium-dark greyed blue matte
• Staying Power: 4 out of 4 stars
• Cost/Amount: $6.75 for 1.2 grams
• Would you buy this product again: yes
• Similar shades:

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4/5, based on 1 review

Aromaleigh’s Palmetto

• Manufacturer: Aromaleigh
• Availability: available as part of the Carolina Summer collection
• Color Range: grey green matte
• Staying Power: 4 out of 4 stars
• Cost/Amount: $6.75 for 1.2 grams
• Would you buy this product again: yes
• Similar shades:

How I spent my Labor Day weekend

General news roundup, because I’ve spent my weekend alternately working on the site or curled up with a headache. Yes, PAX was fun…but I apparently brought home a wee tiny dose of ConSARS.

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