Dawn Eyes Cosmetics’ Universal Beauty collection

About six months after my first DEC purchase, I decided to slowly start getting sample sets of all of the older collections - both because I’m an Extreme Completist, and so that I could get a better idea of which colors I wanted to buy myself. Not long after...

Dawn Eyes Cosmetics’ Tales of Mystery and Imagination collection

About six months after my first DEC purchase, I decided to slowly start getting sample sets of all of the older collections - both because I’m an Extreme Completist, and so that I could get a better idea of which colors I wanted to buy myself. Not long after...

Dawn Eyes Cosmetics’ Boldly Beautiful collection

About six months after my first DEC purchase, I decided to slowly start getting sample sets of all of the older collections - both because I’m an Extreme Completist, and so that I could get a better idea of which colors I wanted to buy myself. Not long after...

Shiro Cosmetics’ WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

There are definite blue tones to this deep rich purple. The finish looks almost matte, but not quite. It blends and smudges nicely, without trying to overwhelm whatever color it’s mixed with I like using this as a liner. There’s enough color depth for definition, but it’s...

Shiro Cosmetics / Detrivore’s Sins Tenterhooked and Running Red

Zoya’s Cecilia

Zoya’s Mason

CND’s Vinylux Boho Spirit collection

I like these smaller collections from Vinylux. I don’t start to get overwhelmed with all the new releases they have in a year, but I still have a nice little jolt of new color every four or five months. These are all warm shades, all creme finish. Two are...

Shiro Cosmetics / Detrivore’s Beautification to the Witch

Shiro Cosmetics / Detrivore’s Carousel Calliope

This brown leans just a little reddish - it’s almost a bronzed brown, but not quite. I don’t know if it’s red enough to look very odd on olive or very golden skintones, but if you’ve ever had any problems wearing warmer reds, you might be...