BareMinerals’ Buxom Purple Haze

Meow Cosmetics’ Wildcat Lynx glow powder

ColourPop’s Lippie Stix in Contempo

This is my ultimate lipstick shade! I think that I have five or six colors that are very similar to this. It’s definitely a visible color on me, it isn’t a complete neutral, but it’s a (in my opinion) nicer, subtler, flattering, slightly elegant shade on me. ...

Aromaleigh v2’s Greenman

elf’s Outdoorsy

This is a pretty…well, sooty color. It definitely works best used as a liner, or as an accent and not blended very much. When I tried blending it into another color, I got a lot of sooty carry-over and muddiness. This definitely needs a transition shade between it and...

CND’s Vinylux Bloodline (106)

I can’t help compare and contrast this intense deep red creme…with Oxblood, from the Craft Couture collection. Actually, Bloodline is a bit deeper and a bit cooler than Oxblood. It also covers more evenly. So unless you’re looking for a warmer deep red, grab this color (which...

CND’s Vinylux Craft Culture collection

CND has stopped removing colors from their Vinylux line up for a while…and stopped having one repromoted shade per collection. (Not that this is necessarily a bad thing, because it did spotlight some of the “original lineup” polishes that folks may have overlooked.) The palette is fairly autumnal for...

BareMinerals’ Shimmer and Shine kit

The first release in the holiday-2010 wave of kits from Bare Escentuals. Just like most face and “grand” kits, there was a little of everything. The only bit of the line that was not included, which was always in the QVC “grand” kits, was foundation! Everything else was there: blush,...

Aromaleigh v2’s Spectacularly Ignorant

BareMinerals’ Kindred Spirit

Straightforward enough. Kind of a simpler color. The pearl finish blocks a lot of the base color, especially when applied dry. Buffing diminishes it somewhat, but it also buffs away the base color along with the pearl finish. I was much more fond of Heart's Desire, the other eye color...