Mattese Elite’s Kaleidescope

Rich brown with good pigmentation and a lovely color, and a solid duotone shimmer layer. Works as an all-over color, but also works very well as a liner. This isn't the deepest color from the Star Dust Powder line, but it's very rich and alive-looking.

Shiro Cosmetics’ Philosopher’s Stone

Great red eyeshadow for folks who want red without a full-on, highly-saturated red…but definitely do not want a pink or maroon. The finish has a little bit of shimmer, but not much - this is almost more of an extremely softened pearl. The color itself leans just a bit...

BareMinerals’ Soft Focus Face kit

Technically, these are three eyeshadows…or one eyeshadow, one blush, and one face color…or two eyeshadows and one blush…or…well, you get the picture. The Soft Focus colors work well a lot of ways. The Beach Bum Trio from Silk Naturals was similar, because you could use the...

BareMinerals’ Go Bare kit

This kit was released during my time heavily buying Bare Escentuals, but the color combination was rather neutral, and leaned warm…so if I did notice it, I would have gone right by. The items are nice enough, and the coordinate well. The kit even included a mini brush -...

Physician’s Formula Cream GelLiner in GlamBlue Silver

I really like the cream trios, so when I spotted the “glam” versions with different colors and metallic liners, I was intrigued. They look lovely! Unfortunately…they don't apply smoothly. It's very frustrating! I've tried and tried, and I can't get even coverage no matter how carefully I apply, even...

Stila’s Sparkle Waterproof Eyeliner in Sequins

Dark black that keeps that “wet leather” look even after it's dried, with scattered silver microglitter. This went on very smoothly and evenly - no skipping or thin spots. The brush is very carefully shaped, no flyaways and no going every which way and causing lots of “coloring outside the...

Meow Cosmetics’ Vim blush

Softened red, with an extremely faint shimmer. It's not quite a satin finish, but it's very close. The finish is as noticeable as it is, in the swatch photo, because all of my blush swatches are just a little bit heavier than I apply them on my face. It's easier...

BareMinerals’ buxom Roxy

Roxy was one of the original “full color” Buxoms - I think she might have been in a small kit as well, but I don't have records of that. The color was nice, almost too warm for me to wear easily, but neutral enough that cooler-toned people could wear it...

TKB Trading’s Soft Violet

Meow Cosmetics’ Phantasm

Not quite as deep a purple as Femme Fatale's Nightmare, but close - and similar, in that it's a deep violet with the blue interference. This one doesn't stain the skin like The Nightmare does, which can make it the better choice for people who want dark violet that will...