BareMinerals’ Wanderlust Rainforest kit

One of the four Wanderlust kits released in 2012 - one for Ulta, one for Sephora, one for the webstore, one for the other channel partners. The color palette in Rainforest isn’t necessarily what I’d expect, based on the name; but I like all of the colors, and they...

Aromaleigh v2’s Cabaret

LaurEss’ Best Friend

Another of the mattes and near-mattes I picked up from LaurEss in its final months of operation. The near-pearl finish is not my favorite, because it cools the color a bit; but otherwise, this is a great basic shade.

Scaredy Cat Cosmetics’ Kid You Not

Red. Very very red. It's not kidding. If you've been looking for straight-up red eyeshadow, here it is. Matte finish, I think this is a truly neutral red, with excellent coverage. I don't see anything on the vendor's site indicating if this is lip safe or not, but I'm betting...

First Impressions: ColourPop’s Lippie Stix

I like that the bottom of the tube has the color, and a sticker with the color name. (No problems trying to read the holographic writing, as with ColourPop's gel liner sticks.) I also like that the caps click closed - so you know that it's not going to suddenly...

BareMinerals’ Get The Look: Everyday Chic kit

This color combination isn’t the most exciting…but they are two good, solid, basic performers. The brush is one of my favorites from BE, as well - it’s best for larger-area application rather than detail, and isn’t quite soft enough to be used as a softer blending...

ColourPop’s Crème Gel Liner in Frill

I wish this was available as part of the regular line. I'm not a huge fan of metallic liners, but this one applies very nicely, and I really like the shade!! (Not enough to buy 2 of this kit just to get another one of these, though…) Piggy Bank is a...

BareMinerals’ Citrine Radiance glow powder

This is almost more of a highlighter than a glow powder - for me, at any rate. The pale older-gold color is a little heavy for me, and doesn't work great with my coloring if I use it on my face; but I can use it on my eyelids for...

Rimmel’s Lasting Finish Matte lipstick in 103

A perfect non-pink rose shade. I initially thought it would be closer to a medium-light rose pink, but it does have salmon/coral tones…which, surprisingly, look really good with my hair and eye color. This lipstick does tend to need more reapplications throughout the day than other lipsticks I...

Aromaleigh v2.1’s Oculus