I thought this color was going to be a deeper red, but I didn't expect the brown undertones. I like that aspect of this shade. I don't like the slightly dry "blur lippie" formula which first resists smooth application and then feathers slightly. I can stop the feathering by wearing...
I used these weekly, six times, beginning Sunday June 20 2021 (skipping the heatdome weekend on the 27th because it was too damn hot for normal skincare). My normal skincare routine during this time was Olay Regenerist Serum, Olay Regenerist Night Cream, and elf's Holy Hydration eye cream. This mask - all...
Most of the colors in the very-early-Zoya Bouquet collection are semisheer. I need to use 3-4 coats to get them to my preferred opacity and intensity. This shade is no exception. When I have all of the coats in place, the finish is a bit glossy, and the layers are...
A palette of autumnal golds, oranges, reds, and neutrals. I liked this palette so much more than I originally thought I would! The colors are all warmer-leaning, even the reds. But they all look really good on my blue eyes, as long as I don't wear overtly cool or cool-leaning...
A palette of teal and turquoise! Of course I couldn't resist this one. I was hoping that the colors would lean just a little more green, because as much as I love blue eyeshadow, I do look better in turquoises and teals than in blues. Most of the colors have...
Just the barest hint of colorshift in this one: from metallic lavender to grey and dusty green. This is a very subtle colorshift, so this is an excellent shade for someone who generally wears softer shades, or is new to multichromes and prefers either less shifting or a more muted...
DeSmet Lake, in Wyoming US, started out as a very small, highly alkaline lake that didn't support any life. It was artificially enlarged over the years, and had no connection to larger bodies of water. But still...people who were well-known and respected in the community claim to have seen...
The base on this one doesn't seem like a 'teal' to me. More like a 'denim.' Color-name disagreements aside, I do like this polish! There are light blue, blue-white, and the occasional navy-blue holographic polishes out there, but not many midrange blues. The polish goes on evenly, and I...
When applied in a single thinner coat, this purple seems to lose some of the depth but keep the purple coloring. It's not quite like the "glowy" Sterno-purple eyeliner from Wet n Wild in the 1980s, but it's got some of that behavior. The silver sparkle is not thick, but...
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