This holiday-specific tutorial kit is much the same as other eye kits and tutorials before it. It includes more items, and they’re all minis…and they’re all items that have been released previously. The upside is, neither of these colors is currently available for individual purchase. And they...
This was the only duochrome color in CND’s Vinylux collection. I say “was” because…it has been discontinued. This past summer, it was available for purchase. Now…nada. (I noticed its absence and bought a few more bottles when I had the chance.) The duochrome effect isn’t as...
I personally prefer collections to kits, because then I can pick and choose which items I want to buy. I do like it when vendors (usually indie vendors) price entire collections as a unit, with perhaps a slight discount if you purchase the whole thing. I don't often purchase entire...
I was induced to try this lineup when their Color Statement Moisture Matte lipsticks came out. Before that, they hadn’t registered on my radar much. I was pretty cautious about what lipsticks I purchased because I don’t wear lipsticks much, so hadn’t paid attention to which drugstore...
These four colors are interesting…but I’m not entirely sure that I’d personally wear these four shades together. Any two works. Three? Doable. All four? I think this starts to fall into the realm of “too much of a good thing.” The color depth is similar, they all...
A medium-deep cinnamon brown. It goes on a little soft - if I want a color much closer to how it appears in the pot, I layer or put it over a colored shadow base.
Can't decide if you want a softened red or a softened purple? This color's got you covered. Seriously: applied dry over primer, it was a dusty plum with gold shimmer; applied wet, it shows up mauve-red with gold shimmer. You could do a complete eye look with just this shadow. ...
I also like eyeliner pencils and sticks because they're self-contained. Pop one in the backpack, handbag, or pocket, and you're set for the day. With eyeliner in pots (like fluidliners) you've got to worry about packing an applicator, and then making sure you can FIND that applicator if you need...
The makeup of this kit is similar, color-wise, to the Get Started Eyes kits…colors that I like individually, but not all put together. I would not have picked these three colors to put together for a look, even a neutral one…but they do coordinate well, better than either...
The fourth version of these color kits. These colors were all fairly well pigmented, with no pastels or softer shades. Brilliant is definitely a warm color, but there’s enough depth to it that I can wear it as an accent and it doesn’t make me look sallow (or...
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