CND’s Vinylux Pink Pursuit (215)

My Pretty Zombie’s My Pretty Parasite collection

I initially was interested in two of these colors. Then I got another one. Then another two…the only shade I didn’t get, before this collection was discontinued, was Toxacara. Osedax is a gorgeous color - I’m not sure why it wasn’t kept in the main MPZ...

Femme Fatale Cosmetics’ Afraid of Bees

The interference layer is pretty prominent. It doesn’t completely block the orange base color (which, thankfully, is NOT Cheeto-orange) but it definitely changes it. The top layer can lean gold, but it’s definitely greenish. I’m not sure that this color can be universally easily used, but if...

Shiro Cosmetics’ Fill a Super Soaker with Ketchup

The finish on this color dilutes the base shade a bit. It's a bit rough to be a pearl, and definitely too textured to be a frost. I'm not 100% sure which color Shiro's folks were making when they accidentally created this one - possibly A Bit of Light Reading.

Maybelline’s Color Sensational lipstick in Shocking Coral (870)

When applied, this looks more like a coral-ish hot pink than a coral-red. If I wear orange-leaning colors, or warmer browns, it appears to have more coral tones, but I can still wear it fairly easily. It does not look good when worn with rust- or terracotta- shades. There’s...

CND’s Vinylux Ecstacy (241)

There is at least one other Vinylux color that’s similar to this one…but I can’t recall the name right now. (Blame the cold meds…) I also think that it (the alleged near-dupe) might have been discontinued in the last year.

CND’s Vinylux New Wave collection

Interesting to release bright/primary colors in winter. The colors kind of remind me of the 90s - though my strongest visual memory of the 90s is neon-camo Hammer pants that a friend of mine owned and wore Far Too Often - but the names are late 80s all the...

Femme Fatale Cosmetics’ Dreamland

A good near-neutral shade for lighter skintones. I think it might work as a highlighter, but you’ll have to use a lighter touch when applying since this color is fairly well pigmented.

My Pretty Zombie’s The Vapors

The aqua shimmer that I see in the pot...really doesn't show up much when applied. It's there, it's just a much sparser accent than I would have thought. This is good news, if the interference layer initially put you off of this color. It

ColourPop’s Lippie Stix in Aquarius