I was a little leery of this collection when it came out. The Friday the 13th collection is also billed as “metallic duochromes” and while some of them are duotone or duochrome…most aren’t. I bought two shades full-size and a sample set. After sampling the colors, I decided...
This is the “neutral” shade of the collection. Works as a highlighter, but it’s got fairly solid color payoff, so it’s almost a better eyeshadow than highlighter. The sparkle isn’t a thick layer of glitter, just larger light-catching particles that (for me, at least) stay with the...
Very autumnal! I have some similar shades in my collection, but no exact matches. Either there’s a little less saturation, or it leans more orange, or it’s a different finish and isn’t metallic. Of the four colors released in the Winter 2015 collection, this and Snowflake Waltz are...
This is a bolder red that I’m more easily able to wear. It’s definitely cooler than shades like Bossy, and while it’s saturated, it isn’t quite as intense.
Sea-blue-green shimmer that, sadly, loses a bit of its impact when applied. It’s not semisheer, but it doesn’t apply evenly when I mix it with water. Even applied dry and stippled on, some of the primer/skin beneath shows through.
It looks like there’s a faint pink interference element in the pearl/satin finish, when applied wet. Otherwise, though, it is (was) a fairly solid-performing green, not too light nor too intense. It was discontinued a few years ago, when Shiro pared the collection down and removed some of...
I am not a huge fan or follower of Nails Inc, mostly because another brand has taken over as my go-to polish. But the photos of this duo intrigued me, so…I got on the waitlist. Then I bought three sets. Rainbow Wishes is not totally opaque, and the formula...
The other Simply Lip Cream kits had one neutral, one midrange pink or red, and one darker color (either a deeper red, or a “vampy” shade.) This one was more of a “fuck it, we’re shoving the vamps front and center” composition! Leading Lady is a bolder blue-red, while...
Can be a pretty color, but it applies rather light and doesn’t layer too well. I got best results when I put it over a cream base or an eyeshadow pencil.
Vivid emerald-green shimmer, similar to Chromium Oxide Green in terms of color saturation. This was part of Aromaleigh’s initial collections when they were just populating their store and wanted to add a variety of colors to the storefront. These are largely mica, with very little base-additives to help with...
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