I really wanted to love these. I really did. I remember Aromaleigh v1’s mattes: great consistency, applied well wet or dry, not chalky or clayey…just really great mattes in a variety of colors. Sadly, this is not a return to that formula. These work fine for dry application....
I like these three colors…used with other shades. Sitting altogether, they’re attractive enough. But Cultured Pearl can be used as a highlighter only if you’re very careful with the application. And Black Pearl can only really be used as a crease color if it’s over a...
This shade applies a bit more muted than it looks in the pot…which is a good thing, if a color this orange is offputting. The shade is muted a little, but doesn't look sheered out. I was kind of hoping for a more vivid orange, but…eh. This makes...
Dark enough that I can easily use this as a liner - I actually have trouble using it as a crease color because just a little bit of the shadow lays down a LOT of pigmentation. It's not easy to blend unless you're really really good…or, at least, a...
A kit from the first years of BE’s partnership with QVC…I’m assuming. I can’t find any release-date information for it, but all of the colors were available for individual purchase by 2007. I don’t know that I’d wear them all at the same time, because...
These “get started” kits have probably been around, in one form or another, since a few years after BE started. Currently, they exist…but they’re broken up more granularly (color depth as well as warm/neutral/cool) and the focus more on the foundation, mineral veil, and other face...
I think this may be my least favorite of the Jordana Cat Eyeliner shades that I own. (I don't own the lighter blue, the lighter purple, or the light green.) The application, the finish, the durability, all are right on par with the rest of the line. I just don't...
A near-metallic finish that applies really well, very evenly. It's like getting the best attributes of several liners: retractable, saturated color, metallic finish, excellently smooth and even application, great staying power. So, of course, it figures that not only was this line discontinued, this color was limited-edition and only found...
This works very well as a highlighter for me - it's a neutral shade, its shimmer is not a green or blue, and the base color isn't white (sometimes using white to brighten an area works, sometimes…not quite so much.) Reminds me a bit of BE's Clear Radiance, but...
The closest that these ever came to “cool toned” - not really purple, but closer than the other two shades. This is a great color on me. I think I would have loved it as much even if the shade had been just a little more “berry” than “mauve.”
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