Milani Cosmetics’ Hypnotic Lights Powder Highlighter collection

I am such a sucker for duotone highlighters. When I first saw Beaming Light and Flashing Light in the store, I was highly interested in this whole collection. These are larger pressed-powder highlighters, about the same size as Milani’s Rose Powder Blushes or Maybelline’s Master Studio Chrome Highlighters....

L’Oréal’s Infallible 24HR Eye Shadow in Bottomless Java (800)

Not the most glamorous iten in the 24HR Eye Shadow collection…but it’s a rich neutral brown with very good color payoff. This is an excellent “pitch it in your bag” shadow that could complement just about any look that I might put together.

TKB Trading’s Orange Oxide

A muted muddy autumnal orange that can look like an orangey tan in some lights. I like the dry application better than the foiled - this is a bit clayey, so any foiling will end up reflecting that. Foiling also seems to wash out the color a little bit.

CND’s Vinylux Rebellious Ruby (330)

I was really looking forward to this intense dripping-with-jewels red! It was released in the Crystal Alchemy collection, both for the holidays but also for CND's anniversary. I was less than thrilled to find that I needed four coats to get full opacity.

Maybelline’s Define-a-Lash Lenthening Waterproof Mascara

Your basic average lengthening mascara. It does lengthen a bit, the brush separates the lashes well, and the formula doesn’t clump or flake. The brush has a very slight curve to it, but not enough of a curve to make the brush potentially dangerous. The bristles are thicker, and...

Makeup Revolution Colour Books: yea or nay?

The first is that “pressed pigments” bit. That means that, despite these looking like the more common eyeshadows-in-pans-and-palettes, they don’t contain binders, so you won’t get longevity without some additional precautions. They also don’t blend as well as proper eyeshadows - you can learn to apply these...

NYX Cosmetics’ Proof It Waterproof Eyeshadow Primer

NYX Cosmetics’ Bright Idea Illuminating Stick in Lavender Lust

This was the first of these that I bought. I knew that I’d be using it a lot! This is actually one of my go-to brow highlighters (the other two being Pinkie Promise and Chardonnay Shimmer), though I do use it as a cheek highlighter occasionally. On the upside,...

LA Colors’ Euphoric

Color Club’s Spell It Out

I’ve got several holographic polishes - most of them from Color Club - but none with this base shade! I love this particular vivid color of blue. This polish applies very easily, with full opacity in two coats. This is a scattered holographic rather than the smoother linear, smoother...