Color Club’s Island Vibes

Sally Hansen’s Sun Kissed (329)

Orange is not a primary color. Never the less, this is the shade I think of as “primary orange.” It’s the orange in a box of 8 crayons in first-grade classrooms. It’s the orange in most rainbow merchandise and flags. It’s also the orange that was part of...

ColourPop’s Blush Stix collection

I picked several of these up in July and August 2019. The line has been halved since its initial release. There’s a mix of warm and cool blushes, but there are fewer of each. These are mostly on the lighter-pigmented side. I had to work to get more visible swatches....

Zoya’s Calm collection

Zoya’s Spring 2020 collection, released in January 2020. Half the colors are cool, the other are some variant of lighter peach/bronze.

My Pretty Zombie’s Overrated

This is a lovely color! Saturated metallic green with blue undertones and gold flashes. It’s my favorite shadow from this collection - the others are nice, but this one’s gorgeous. It reminds me just a little bit of Meow Cosmetics’ Ugly Sweater, but a bit more saturated.

Notoriously Morbid’s Coven Muffin

I thought this would be a bit brighter…and definitely more metallic. Unfortunately, when applied (either wet or dry) it just kind of morfles up and goes all muddy-mauvey. The texture and finish are kind of weird: a bit chunky, a bit like stucco. Not a great thing for an...

HoneyBunny Lacquer’s Spring Haze

For those who prefer their thermals to be subtler, this is a great polish. Honey Bunny is back and active on Etsy after a few months’ break, so orders are open! All of HB’s polishes are available in 7ml or 15ml size - the brush with the 7ml bottle...

Milani Cosmetics’ Ludicrous Lights Duo Chrome Highlighter in Peach-ella

These were in drug stores in early March 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic was picking up speed, and people in my area hadn’t yet cleared the shelves of antiseptic wipes. (That came next week.) These are very different from other Milani highlighters I’ve picked up. For one, they’re glitterbombs....

Maybelline’s Color Sensational Shaping Lip Liner in Beige Babe

This is a pinker-leaning version of Jordana’s Natural Silk. It’s a bit more dry and crumbly, but it lays down a much more even layer of color. It’s more of a pink-nude liner shade than any brown, and it doesn’t appear “beige” to me - I’...

Jordana’s Classic Lipliner in Natural Silk

A lighter, soft brown with some pale terracotta tones. It applies a little patchily over larger areas, but this color’s formula applies more smoothly than some of the other shades in this collection. I don’t have many lip colors in this shade, so I don’t know how...