Fyrinnae’s Conjured Tempest

I'm utterly at a loss as to how to define this color, other than “intriguing,” “multifaceted,” and “not what it seems.” Which still barely scratches the surface. It's similar to Femme Fatale's Close Encounters, which both came out after Conjured Tempest was released and was a limited-edition shade. By contrast,...

Fyrinnae’s Lorem Ipsum

This blue applied lighter than I expected. It's also a bit brighter than you might think, looking at it in the pot. The coverage is a little thinner than I personally love, but the upside to that is that you can layer it when you want more solid coverage, or...

LaurEss’ Thunderstruck

Not necessarily a thrilling color, except that it's a solid performer with good color payoff and a satin finish. (No pearl, no shimmer, but not quite matte.)

LaurEss’ Mood Swing

Another of the utterly gorgeous matte shadows that I scored in LaurEss' final weeks of operation. There's a slight blue tone to this green, and the coverage is solid and completely opaque. It's possible to apply it more softly, but it's easier to get a very small area of application...

CND’s Vinylux Tropix (154)

Not quite a neon color…but yeah, it sort of is. I found that it leans just barely more coral on me, which is nice. I get the coral tones without making my hands look reddened. Tropix was one of the original shades in the Vinylux lineup.

Meow Cosmetics’ Masterpiece Blush collection

Some interesting shades in here…! They’re similar to Meow’s Original Blush shades, but these are more pigmented and apply and blend a bit better. Even with only 11 shades, they manage a fairly good color range - though these colors may not show up on the deepest skintones, even...

BareMinerals’ Beaming Beauty kit

I knew I wanted this as soon as I saw it! The colors are warmer, but they didn’t look too orangey - which is a color that doesn’t look great on me. Turns out that Honey Blossom is more of a mauve-red, and Velvet Peach is a great...

Aromaleigh v2’s Giacinta

Shiro Cosmetics’ My Mind’s Telling Me No

I don't know whether this qualifies as a matte, or a satin…so I'm going with satin. The foiled application does lean a little cooler and has a little bit of a light-reflective finish, but not much of one. But still…for people who absolutely must have matte shadows, no...

Fyrinnae’s Kurisumasu!

This shade…could almost be a blush, if it wanted to. It's a softer shade with good pigmentation. (I can see using this as a blush, actually - it's a good color for me. Actually, I could see using this color) This shadow has reviews posted online as old as 2008,...