A little more blue and a little less turquoise than the vendor’s illustration would suggest. Also a microglitter, and not quite as even as other Vinylux polishes. I don’t know if this is because it’s a microglitter, or because this is one of the few Vinylux polishes...
elf's Studio brushes are good quality. I like their eye brushes better than their face brushes, but their face brushes are decent. I also supplemented this kit by pulling out the brushes that I liked the least, and adding my own tools. The carrying case is great for travel or...
Another of the “face color” kits - and not necessarily all that thrilling, since they were pieces that were easily available for individual purchase, probably even as early as 2005. Clear Radiance and Warmth are both such staples of the BE lineup…though Warmth as a face color does nothing good...
This is such a gorgeous neutral shade on me! On deepest skintones with cool to neutral undertones, this might be a lovely highlighting/brightening shade. It's a neutral…almost. It's a pink…almost. It's definitely a pearl finish, though it can act nearly metallic. It's also straight mica, so it...
This color is right at the border of red-orange and orange-red. Which way the color will lean depends on the lighting! The entire collection has since been discontinued, so I'm glad that I got this one when I had the chance. It looks good on me, and it has enough...
The first and last “volumes” of these four blush kits had colors that worked best on me. I do get quite a bit of use out of Beauty, which is a pretty versatile shade. Morning is a bit soft, and is probably very difficult to make visible on deeper skintones ...
This kit came out as I was beginnign to get heavily into BE…but honestly, at that point, I was more interested in just the eyeshadows than the brushes. I waited until they hit Ebay, and snapped them up. (I never did end up getting the blush, though from online...
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