Fyrinnae’s Exquisites: Hauntingly

A dusty blue-violet base with strong pink interference effects. This color is purple enough that it should appeal to folks who are a bit borderline on blue eyeshadow. It tends to be a little finicky when I try to mix it with water, and it doesn't mix well. The dry...

Crown Brush’s Pro Detail Concealer Brush (C509)

Crown Brush’s Pro Powder Shadow Brush (C507)

I first bought some Crown Brushes in 2012, the one time I attended IMATS. I got a brush there that was my primary swatching brush for years, and I bought a handful of face brushes around 2013, but didn't didn't make a repeat purchase until 2020. Their brushes are sorted by collection. Not...

Milani Cosmetics’ Metallic Glitter Lipstick in Sticks and Spells

Metallic black with a thin layer of purple and blue microglitter. The color goes on even and smooth, no skipping or gaps. When I applied a second coat, just to see if the base shade or glitter were amplified, the stick didn’t pull up the first layer. The color...

Milani Cosmetics’ Metallic Glitter Lipstick in Poison Apple

Love Bites' more elegant older sibling. It's the "vampy red" in this Halloween-centric collection. The color goes on smoothly, and I didn't have the adhesion issue near the center of my lips that I had with Love Bites. I think I have another lipstick with a similar shade to this...

ColourPop’s Won The West kit

Another of the NBA-collab eye liner pencil duos. I loved how this purple looked: rich purple without being blackened or candied, and a metallic gold with a solid payoff. The gold puts down a smooth line, with none of the skipping that sometimes happens with gel pencil liners. The purple...

Polish Me Silly’s Army Girl

Another holographic polish with a base shade you just don't see too often. The green base is even and solidly opaque after two thin coats. The holographic effects may be more intense after a third coat, but not extremely so. This polish is a bit warmer than Camo Queen, another...

Milani Cosmetics’ Metallic Glitter Lipstick in Once Upon a Time

I can wear purple lipstick. I can wear vampy red lipstick. I can wear black lipstick. Heck, I can wear blue lipstick. Green, though, is just a color that's outside of my personal-preference zone....unless it's a lush evergreen like this one. This color goes on solid, with none of...

Milani Cosmetics’ Metallic Glitter Lipstick in Make Believe

This shade is not an ultra-cool red, it isn't a magenta-pink, it's PURPLE. I appreciate having a very strong purple in this collection! Not quite a neon purple, and not candied violet, but it's definitely brighter. It isn't quite as deep as the vendor artwork makes it look though, which...

Milani Cosmetics’ Metallic Glitter Lipstick in Love Bites

A “standard red” lipstick with a metallic finish and scattered glitter. It applies very smoothly and holds a crisp line, but I had trouble getting the color to adhere to the very center of my lips. The glitter also isn’t as obvious in this shade as in Sticks &...