NYX Cosmetics’ Faux Whites eyeliner in Lavender Blush

This is supposedly the warmer of the two purples. The color is almost invisible. This looks like a slightly dulled white - not a bright white, but definitely not any overtly visible tint. All of the other pencils in the Faux Whites collection actually show some color. Lavender Blush is...

Zoya’s Chit Chat collection

A collection of brighter colors, rendered in a near-pastel format. Many of the formulas were sheer or semi-sheer, requiring at least three coats to get close to opaque. I picked up Erika and Bekka in the mid 2010s.

ColourPop’s Lippie Stix in Tiger

Looks more like a cool fuchsia, because it’s so sheer. Which means it’s actually easily wearable, for me. (Tutu is a dark purple that applies about as dark as this stick looks, and I flat-out can’t wear that one.) It applied well and stayed put fairly decently,...

Tarte’s Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blush in Royal

This color doesn’t work for me as a blush…or much of anything, really. It’s almost invisible on me. The brown or neutral blushes are often my least favorite from this line, precisely because they don’t show up. I can’t even try to use them for...

Bite Beauty’s Matte Crème Lip Crayon in Red Velvet

My Pretty Zombie’s Insectodeth

Shiro Cosmetics’ Look For The Helpers

There was supposed to be a pink-shift component to this color. It’s there…it was just a bit faint, and I couldn’t catch it on film.

CND’s Vinylux Palm Deco (247)

A very spring-summer-tropical-looking shade! The formula was good, and I didn’t get any staining, which sometimes happens with deeper green polishes.

My Pretty Zombie’s Vintage Pharmacy collection

There is essentially one full “cool” look and one full “warm” look in this collection. The eyeshadows are soft enough that they can be used in just about any combination without too much clashing; but the blushes are a little different: Chloroform looks best when not paired with cool eyeshadows,...

Fyrinnae’s Arcane Magic: Intergalactic Bookstore

The colorshift in this is pretty subtle…but it’s there. (It’s more visible if you use a primer like Pixie Epoxy or glitter glue.) There’s no blackening to the color, so it’s a medium to medium-deep brown base that gets softened by a nearly-pearl finish. It...