TKB Trading’s Soft Mauve

BareMinerals’ Tempted

Rich brown with slight purple tones. This one isn't as dark as Magnifique (from a BE kit a few years back) but it's dark enough that it makes a decent liner shade. It won't overwhelm other colors, though - the shade softens a bit from its appearance in the pot.

Black Rose Minerals’ Demonoid Phenomenon

Softer base shade with a duotone finish that almost overwhelms the base color. The base pink-mauve is attractive enough, but you'll mostly see the pearl and the blue flash. It makes it a little less easy to find ways to use this color effectively.

Aromaleigh v2.1’s Agnodice

Makes a nice all-over eyeshadow - though if you have extremely cool tones, it may not complement your coloring too well. The base color is close-ish to fairer skintones, but it is not sheer or even semitransparent. You'll get solid color payoff. It can work as a highlighter shade, even...

BareMinerals’ Spring in Bloom / Field of Gleams kit

The shadows are grouped primarily because the names work together. The colors…sort of do. At least, groups of two or three coordinate decently. The aqua+purple+cream reminds me of a colorblocked silk jacket I had in the 1990s. (In my defense…it was the early 90s. I never...

BareMinerals’ Pure Pleasures kit

BareMinerals/Bare Escentuals releases a collection like this…oh, every other year or thereabouts. It’s a nice way to either flesh out an existing makeup collection, or introduce someone to BE. The colors included are usually a mix of currently-available-for-purchase shades, and colors that have been out of circulation...

ColourPop’s Crème Gel Color in Bustier

L’Oréal’s Infallible Silkissime Eyeliner in Green Ivy

Not a unique color, but super-smooth application and coverage, and drugstore pricing and availability.

BareMinerals’ Glory blush

The base color is softened a LOT by the pearl finish - which is less “reflective” than “softening/dampening.” The color would be too brown for me to use as a face color, if not for the finish. Then again, if not for the finish, I could possibly use this...

Too Faced’s Melted Liquid Lipstick in Jelly Donut

I love the color of this! I like the shade, it looks good on me. But…you know what stinks? The color doesn't last. It doesn't really stain. And it does fade away after about an hour or less. For a product that was so highly lauded, I expected better...