BareMinerals’ Gift of Giving kit

First in the 2005 A-D series from QVC (Gift of Giving, Gifted Look, Naturally Gifted, Bright and Gifted). This kit is predominantly browns, with a pink lipstick. I ended up with all of these colors in my collection - the only one I had to search out was Thank You.

Aromaleigh v2’s Drama Queen Blue

TKB Trading’s Matte Green Pop

Aromaleigh v2’s Incept Date

Medium brown that leans just slightly warm, with scattered aqua and silver shimmer. The color payoff is nice, but this eyeshadow was a bit resistant to foiling with water.

Shiro Cosmetics’ Wheeeeeee!

While the color can look like a deep rose-pink, it's more of a medium watermelon-red that leans pink. The pearl finish softens the color somewhat.

First Impressions: Makeup Revolution’s 2016 Ultra Collection

The collection is a pretty nice assortment of MUR goodies: liquid eyeliner, eye primer, 2 lip glosses, 2 lip sticks, a blush/bronzer trio, a highlighting powder, an eyeshadow palette, and three brushes. (I admit, I really wanted that palette. A rich green, a medium-deep pink, some nicely saturated cooler shades, and...

BareMinerals’ The Works kit

One of the iQuads - four loose-powder eyeshadows in a travel-friendly case. The four “pots” of shadow had plastic lids and stoppers, so those things were not coming open for anyone. The kit included two mini brushes. While these were good for travel, in terms of eliminating any mess, the...

BareMinerals’ Handbag Heroes Volume II kit

Two softer eyeshadows - one that could be used as a blush color sort of - and a softer pink-coral lip polish, all in mini size. These aren’t my favorite colors from the BE line, but they’re not my least favorite. I can actually get use out of...

Maybelline’s Grey Crystal Color Tattoo Concentrated Crayon

Grey that…somehow manages to look like it has green undertones. I do like that this color hasn't been represented in the Color Tattoo lineup to date. It's genuinely new. The finish is decent, and the application is easy enough, but I had some problems getting an even finish. Once...

Sephora’s Colorful Shadow Liner in Green Shimmer

I don't know that I have any greens that are exactly like this one. On the pencil it looks like a lighter emerald. When applied, it looks like a medium-dark lime. The coverage is nicely even - the finish is near-metallic, but there's no patchiness at all, which happens with...