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Sephora’s Colorful Shadow Liner in Call Girl

Ah, a near-hot-pink liner pencil!! Many moons ago when Nyx’s Hot Pink Jumbo Eye Pencil was going out of stock, I bought several. Then, in 2015…this shade turns up. It’s just a little bit deeper than Hot Pink, and it’s a creme formula so I feel like...

Maybelline’s Color Sensational Lipstick in Toasted Truffle (570)

This turned out not to be the best shade for me - when I looked at swatches online, it seemed a bit more neutral in some shots and a little deeper in others. I was hoping for a browner version of Touch of Spice, which is a color that I...

CND’s Vinylux Aura (314)

The darkest of the five shades in the Prismatic collection is a bit similar to Serene Green, but with a smooth creme finish instead of the microshimmer. This is a very dark, saturated color that would make amazing freehand nail art. Alas, I don’t feel that the formula is...

Zoya’s Trudith

Not quite as light as I thought it would be…but a very attractive neutral-ish purple. The first coat was a little uneven, but the second coat smoothed things out nicely. This color is close to Color Club’s Midnight Mulberry, but it’s just a little brighter.

Zoya’s Element collection

Zoya’s Fall 2018 collection had a few colors that caught my attention…but many looked like colors that I did not care for, or had something similar already. Of the colors that I chose, Devin and Gardner are both the speckled-sparkle finish, Maryann is metallic, and Kendra and Leighton are...

Shiro Cosmetics / Detrivore’s Fatal Flora collection

Ten clear-toned eyeshadows, three quasi-shimmers and seven mattes. I don’t know if this was intended or not, but this collection’s clearer colors make a nice complement to the muted or “dusty” Sinful Succulents.

Shiro Cosmetics / Detrivore’s Hypostasis

This turned out to be a softer red than I thought it would be. It isn’t a match for any of the TKB Softs, but it would fit in with that group of colors fairly easily. This might work as a blush on medium and fair skintones, but might...

NYX Cosmetics’ Glitter Primer

I was mildly interested in this glitter primer, but since I don’t often wear actual glitter-finish face or body cosmetics, I left it sit in the store…until the May 4th after Carrie Fisher’s passing. (May 4th being Star Wars day, and Carrie Fisher having often be-glittered convention-goers...

Zoya’s Joss

A buffed cameo-rose. It’s similar to Rue (from the Naturel 3 collection) but Rue is a tiny bit cooler. If you’re not a huge fan of buff-pinks, you could possibly pass this one by. The formula is standard Zoya creme, no outstanding application or durability issues. It is a...