BareMinerals’ Tortise

This was one of BE's eyeliner colors…and for some reason, it was discontinued a few years ago. It's a smoked version of one of the colors from My Pretty Zombie's Blue Period Trio.

Color Club’s Crystal Baller

This really is a lovely blue! It isn’t a deeper navy holo (I’d still like to see one of those COLOR CLUB ARE YOU LISTENING???) but it’s not a pale blue, either. This blue is deeper than robins-egg blue, but not quite into “cerulean” territory. The color...

Meow Cosmetics’ ScandalEyes: Political Scandals collection

I don’t have to warn folks that these are sparklebombs, right? Because you’ve gotten that from the last several reviews of the various ScandalEyes subcollections…? These are mostly neutral shades - browns, greys, and one blue.

Aromaleigh v2.1’s Dryades collection

Dryades is one of four seasonal collections, named after groups of nymphs: Dryades in the fall, Asteriai in winter, Anthousai in the spring, Okeanides in summer. This set was one of the more problematic sets of samples to swatch, for me. They all appeared slightly hydrophobic: they would not blend...

Aromaleigh v2.1’s Monoceros

Shiro Cosmetics’ Alpaca Picnic

This was the first color from the New Leaf Trio that caught my eye. It looked like it could be a multitask color: either eyeshadow or blush. It can be a blush, if I apply it with a lighter hand. Since I have similar-ish blushes, I prefer to keep using...

Fyrinnae’s Arcane Magic: Alchemist’s Curse

Not as blackened as Fyre and Ice…but I also didn't see much colorchanging action in this one. It was supposed to change to a lighter purple as the color got close to a light source, so possibly this was discontinued because it was so very subtle. But I seem...

BareMinerals’ San Francisco Summer Eyes kit

Despite the kit name, I don’t know if this counts as three eyeshadows…or two eyeshadows and a blush. (Could be either.) I have no idea when this kit was released, either. But I do know that, over the past six years, all of these colors have been available...

BareMinerals’ Cabana Lounge kit

Not sure how to make a look out of two yellow eyeshadows that are fairly close in color intensity. Still, it’s a welcome change from more browns. Sunshine was not available for individual purchase when I began buying BE, but Butterfly was - and still is. The brush included...

Fyrinnae’s Arcane Magic: The Alchemist