Aromaleigh v2.1’s Kinabalu

elf’s Glamorous

I like this shade a lot! It's a cooler reddish purple that softens a bit on application, with solid coverage and a pearl-sateen finish. This entire line seems to be discontinued from elf's site - possibly they weren't getting many sales, even with their less-than-indies price point.

Mon Ennui’s Oil Slick

Another color from Mon Ennui where I just did not see the duochrome action. I bought several Mon Ennui eyeshadows because the colors looked like they did a really great shift. Nope…the colors are okay, not terrible, not amazing. They came in larger jars, so that made the price...

Mon Ennui’s Skeleton Key

A brown with a black “under-base,” and red shimmer pearl-metallic highlights. An interesting shade, even without the “duochrome” effects advertised by the vendor.

Beauty from the Earth’s Heather

Color Club’s Polar Vortex

Rimmel’s Lasting Finish Matte Lipstick by Kate Moss collection

Most of these colors were a satin or slight creme finish rather than true matte…but they were decent lipsticks, even if they weren’t true matte finishes. A few of the shades were not as easy to find in my local stores, and weren’t easy to find online...

BareMinerals’ Rekindled kit

Second in the Chandelight Glow series. Except for the eyeliner, all of the color pieces were new and exclusive to this kit. Ethereal and Dusk Gray actually make a fairly nice pairing, though in my personal opinion they’d benefit from the addition of a deeper grey contour color, and...

Aromaleigh v2’s Madame

Shiro Cosmetics’ Hurr Hurr