Zoya’s Fern

A nice color with a subtle microshimmer and a pretty good formula that levels well and isn’t watery.

Nails Inc’s Fearless Female

I like this polish color! It’s a shade that has been released by nearly a dozen vendors in the past two years, but wasn’t really something that I saw very often before then. The formula is a little bit thick, and it tends to slub about instead of...

Nails Inc’s Bosses Be Like

Nails Inc’s Girl King polish duo

An interesting duo…pink and Army green paired up. Like all the other Polish Duos, these polishes can’t be purchased individually. I think this first came out in 2017 or thereabouts. I like both of the polishes in this duo, but I like Fearless Female best. I haven’t seen...

Concrete Minerals’ To Boldly Go

Similar to Blood and Guts, but less of a near-neutral shade and with more visible blue shimmer. If you want a dusty berry shade rather than a borderline “smoky” color, To Boldly Go is the better choice. This applies decently enough and blends fairly well.

Bite Beauty’s Line Define Lip Primer

I keep trying low-cost lip primers to find some miracle like Wet n Wild’s Photo Finish Eyeshadow Primer, but it just hasn’t happened. Until that day…this is the lip primer that works best for me.

Olay’s Regenerist Night Recovery Cream

I have been using this for a while - at least since 2012. It’s easily available, it goes on smooth and absorbs quickly, and I like how it leaves my skin feeling. This stuff is outright amazing, in terms of moisturizing. I’ll put it on my elbows and on...

Bite Beauty’s Multistick in Gelato

Color Club’s Hello Holo

This was the first polish from this collection that I bought. It’s semisheer, got a very light lavender tint and some larger, slightly darker purple glitter bits. I have to apply three coats to get full opacity, and even then there’s a hint of visible nail line. I...

CND’s Vinylux Sweet Escape collection

If you’re in the mood for pastel-ish neutrals, this is an excellent collection. Released during the run-up to Valentine’s Day, this managed to hit the “valentine” vibe without being overwhelmingly pink and/or treacly. The colors are fairly good shades with excellent formulas, though Poetry is a deeper...