Notoriously Morbid’s A Murder of Crows collection

One of the first colors I got from Notoriously Morbid was Effect of Atrocity. I tried getting an additional jar, but the jars I was sent didn’t quite match that first color. (This was my first experience with a downside of Notoriously Morbid.) This collection has three of the...

Notoriously Morbid’s 5 by 5

A red-leaning orange matte (yes, you can call it “blood orange” if you want) with good, even opacity. I’m not so fond of the white residue that forms on the top, whether I apply this dry or wet. I can’t get it to blend away, and it does...

My Pretty Zombie’s Creaky Pink

Jordana’s Classic Color Lipliner in Chilled Brandy

NYX Cosmetics’ Slide On Eye Pencil in Tropical Green

Some metallic eye pencils just don’t apply well. They skip, they skid, they flake away. (Urban Decay, I’m looking at you.) This beetle-green applies smoothly, stays in place, and has amazing color payoff. It ends up washing out my eye color, making it seem more slate than blue;...

NYX Cosmetics’ Bright Idea Illuminating Stick in Pearl Pink Lace

This is a very light creme with no shimmer at all. This is more of a shade-lightening stick than a "shimmer" stick that many people think of as a highlighter. I use it as a softer cheek color, but also as a neutral base on my lids. This is an...

ColourPop’s Lippie Stix in After Shock

This is a little more orange-ish than anticipated. I thought, based on the description and the swatch photos, that it would be a little deeper, but a bit mauvey. I did check other peoples’ swatch photos, but they all looked a little less salmon and a little more deep-cameo-rose.

Color Club’s Bright Night

A bright deep color. No, you aren’t reading that wrong I have a few deeper neons, mostly from Zoya; but even they aren’t as intense a shade as this blue.

Zoya’s Jack

Makeup Revolution’s Alexis Stone The Instinct palette

A gorgeous rainbow of matte colors! Everyone wants something like this, right?? Let’s start with something right off the bat: this palette mixes traditional pressed eyeshadows and pressed pigments. The reds, pinks, and purples - the left three columns - are all pressed pigments, which mean that you’ll...