BareMinerals’ Buxom Ella

Sephora’s Colorful Shadow Liner in Dark Taupe Shimmer

This is more of a pearl finish than a shimmer. It has a little bit of reflectivity, but it's softened a bit. The color is nice, very flattering on neutral or near-neutral skintones and works well with almost any coloring. This is another pencil I reach for when I want...

L’Oréal’s Infallible Silkissime Eyeliner in Silver

Metallic silver eyeliners, especially in pencil form, don't always have the very best track record for good formulas. This one, though - like all of the other Silkissime pencils - applies very easily and smoothly. It also stays in place very well once it's applied and set, there's no flaking...

BareMinerals’ Rarest Rose blush

Tarte’s Lipsurgence Skintuitive Lip Tint in Energy

I picked up the Skintuitive shades - both of them - more out of interest than anything. A pink that was supposed to change to be the most flattering sheer pink for me? Sure, I’ll give that a try! It does change color with my skin chemistry, but the...

Aromaleigh v2’s Saiph

Femme Fatale Cosmetics’ Phantasm

My Pretty Zombie’s Bettie

Kind of a turquoise-aqua with very minimal visible finish. It's brighter, but not a full-on neon; but I can see folks who are not generally blue-eyeshadow people having trouble deciding how to wear this color. (Hint for those who want to try this shade but aren't sure how: it makes...

Speciallità‘s Chameleon

Metallic medium green with a faint - very faint - red duochrome effect. (Toe-tally Cosmic, from Polish Me Silly, is the same color but does a much better job of a pronounced colorshift.)

BareMinerals’ Simply Irresistible kit