Dawn Eyes Cosmetics’ Champagne Chrome

Aromaleigh v2.1’s Idyllic Pursuits

This shadow is buildable, but it is a softer base with a fairly strong shimmer. Not as strong as something like Sultry Bloom, where the base color is pretty much obscured by the finish…but the base is a bit on the sheer side, and adding more layers will also...

ColourPop’s Lippie Stix in Payton

I thought this would be more of a mauvey-rose, or at least a bit more neutral. It does pull a little bit warm - not warm enough to veer into coral territory, but there are definitely warm tones.

Aromaleigh v2.1’s Sultry Bloom

If you want the pink color of this one…you’ll want a different eyeshadow. On the other hand, it’s kind of cool to have a strong highlight with a non-sheer base color!

Aromaleigh v1’s Pure Hue: Suede

Zoya’s Lake

A slightly greyed pastel blue. A little bit less greyed than Mystic Slate, and a little bit lighter too. This is definitely a spring shade. It doesn’t put me in mind of bleached-wood beach houses. The formula is a little better than average, for Zoyas. It applies evenly and...

Zoya’s Charming collection

This spring collection was released at a time when I was paying less attention to Zoya, and more to CND. (Vinylux polish just works better for me - it’s much more durable, and it stays on longer.) This collection is half creme finish, half shimmer finish. The colors are...

Aromaleigh v2.1’s Ceres

The coverage is even and solid, but this is a very soft shade - suitable, because it was created as a multipurpose color for face, lips, and lids. I can’t reliably tell if it would pull a bit ashy on deeper skintones, or if the gold shimmer would just...

Beauty from the Earth’s Wildfire

For me, this works best as a highlight or effects-layer over cream shadows. It’s semi-sheer, which softens the color a little bit; and while it’s buildable, applying extra layers means more of the shimmer-particles which either need to be carefully removed before they can become fallout, or they...

NYX Cosmetics’ Simply Red lip cream in Russian Roulette

Used by itself, it’s a brighter, more saturated red than I’m personally comfortable with…but I have a different definition of “killer red lipstick” than most people. The formula is on par with the other Simply Lip Creams, and - like all of the reds - this color...