NYX Cosmetics’ Holographic Halo Eye Tint collection

I haven’t generally been a big fan of eye shadows or primers that need a doefoot applicator…but combine low price with the word “holographic” and I’ll check it out. These don’t act holographic, in that there isn’t a rainbow-effect shimmer. There’s more of one...

TKB Trading’s Sienna Oxide

Real Techniques’ Powder Brush

This brush head is softer, less dense, very thick, and slightly shaped. The handle is standard Real Techniques: metallic, medium length, and flared at the bottom so that the brush can stand on its end. I haven’t seen as many copies of this brush type as I have the...

L’Oréal’s Voluminous Butterfly Intenza Waterproof Mascara

This is my favorite of the Voluminous mascaras, with Butterfly Sculpt running a close second. I don’t feel like the wand is going to take my eye out I like the definition that I get with this mascara - the brush helps the mascara cover and then separate each...

Dawn Eyes Cosmetics’ Entrancing

Zoya’s Mirajane

This is the only color I bought out of the UltraBright Neons collection. It’s the only color I want to buy from that collection. It’s described as “neon navy,” and it’s definitely a deeper shade. It leans a bit blue-violet. When I wear it over black or...

Zoya’s Lacey

I didn’t know if I would like the colors in this collection, so I left them sit. I do like this and Amira - both slightly pastel, but faded and muted rather than only “lightened”.

Makeup Revolution’s Camoflage and Ultra Base Corrector Palettes

Two color corrector palettes, each containing the same eight shades: pink, lavender, green, putty-yellow, peach, white, cream, and orange-brown. (Yes, I take exception with some of their shade-names.) They look identical. So why the price difference? The packaging is certainly different. The ingredients also differ. And, overall, the colors in...

Shiro Cosmetics’ Beach Ball Bop

Sephora’s Professionnel Blush Brush

I picked this up a few months before the line got its makeover. I had not had great luck with blush brushes, and wanted to give this a try. The brush head is nicely dense without being rigid, so it lays down a good amount of product. I feel like...