Makeup Revolution’s Romantic Smoked Redemption palette

After being gifted the Hot Smoked palette, I wanted to try some other MUR goodies. This looked like a good mix of reddish neutrals with a few purples and the two obligatory grey/blacks. About half of the colors are matte, so I have to pay more attention when I’...

My Pretty Zombie’s Ojo de Gato

The original SNAP Cats benefit color, released in April 2014. Definitely a liner shade for most people, with a pretty heavy blackening component. The shimmer is fairly sparse - I tried smoking this out, and it took away most of the color and left behind a faded-soot effect.

My Pretty Zombie’s Bear

Originally released April 1, 2016, then brought back with the other SNAP Cat colors in April 2017. I’m not sure if this is a frost or a pearl finish, but the base color is almost whited out by it. There’s some gold interference in the finish, but not quite enough to...

ColourPop’s Lippie Stix in BYOB

My Pretty Zombie’s Drugs Like Me: Chloroform blush

This looks a little intimidating, and it’s a color that I can’t wear easily - but it’s not a strong rust-red, it’s a bit more coral. I prefer wearing this on my lids as a softer wash of color - a bit like BE’s Warmth...

Maybelline’s Color Sensational lipstick in Lilac Flush (725)

Almost a pastel lip color…admittedly, not what I was hoping for. Something a little deeper would have looked better on me. This was part of the limited-edition Rebel Bloom collection, and I’ll try just about any mid-shade-range purple lipstick. This one is a little too light/pastel-ish for...

Shiro Cosmetics’ 나 잡아봐봐

There’s a lot going on with this color, but since most of it is neutral-ish it doesn’t come off as an “everything-and-the-kitchen-sink” chaotic shadow - more like pointilism. I see gold, green, pale blue, and silver. It all combines into a faded chrome-ish when angled away from the...

Shiro Cosmetics’ Short Skirt Long Jacket

Extremely pale brown (or maybe just flat-out ‘ecru’) base color with faint-gold shimmer

CND’s Vinylux Splash of Teal (247)

ColourPop’s Gone Coastal collection

All of these are sheer - they’ve got some color payoff, but for folks who like reds and purples but don’t routinely go Full Vamp, these were fantastic colors. (I say “were” because as of this writeup date, almost all of the sheers have vanished from ColourPop’s...