Aromaleigh v2’s Nettles

Silk Naturals’ Conjure

My Pretty Zombie’s Pelodera

The blue looks very intense - almost intimidating in the pot. Then you apply it and…it's still pretty, but not so overpowering! It looks a little aqua-leaning in the wet application, but overall it does stay true to color. The finish is a bit rougher when applied wet, but...

Polish Me Silly’s Mesmerizing

The multichrome effects in this one are a little less obvious than some of the other PMS multichromes. It’s a lovely deep violet-blue that occasionally flashes a metallic violet. The formula was a little bubbly, though - I haven’t noticed that tendency in too many of Polish Me...

Kiko Cosmetics’ Long Lasting Stick Shadow collection

I own about 20 of these colors - I bought the first batch last summer when they were on 50% off sale, and I bought the second batch a few weeks ago during another sale, because who doesn’t love sales? - but I haven’t swatched more than 10 of them. The...

Aromaleigh v2.1’s Galactic Mission Three collection

These are all duotone highlighters: sheer base colors with a complementary duotone effect. They work for cheeks, eyes, anywhere you want a highlight. They can also be put alone over a colored base, to serve as an “effects” layer. If you don’t already have several highlighters in your collection,...

Aromaleigh v2’s Maurelle

elf’s Wild

Medium-deep neutral brown. It has almost a satin finish - the reflectivity is not very strong, and the color shows through pretty clearly. The shimmer particles are also small and scattered. The brown is…well, it's dark enough to work as an eyeliner on medium or lighter skintones. (I don't...

Shiro Cosmetics’ A Bit of Light Reading

This color is a little bit softer than other similar shades from other indie vendors. It's not semisheer, the color is just a little less intense.

BareMinerals’ Buxom Emily (II)

This is the second lip polish named Emily. The first one was also sheer, but had a tiny bit more pigmentation…and was brown, not mauve-rose. Both colors are soft enough and sheer enough to be considered “neutrals”, though.