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Entries for Tuesday, September 01 2015

Beauty from the Earth’s The Color of Magic collection

Beauty from the Earth’s The Color of Magic collection

Posted on Tuesday, at

Not a kit, but definitely a themed collection. This was released before I became a regular BFTE customer, and by the time I found out that, yes, these colors had indeed formed a collection, BFTE had already passed into its v2 phase. Customers collaborated with Crystal, the original owner of...

BareMinerals’ A New Leaf kit

BareMinerals’ A New Leaf kit

Posted on Tuesday, at

I don’t have a price on this one, but based on other three-eyeshadow kits from QVC I feel safe saying that it was probably USD$32.00. The colors were all warmer - even the green, leaned yellow/olive. They aren’t a combination that I personally find appealing, but Glamorista...

Entries for Monday, August 31 2015

BareMinerals’ Plush Purple

BareMinerals’ Plush Purple

Posted on Monday, at

This color is…really interesting. It leans warmer applied dry. Applied wet, it's a cooler purple - even after the mixing medium (plain water, in my case) has dried and set. The color payoff is good, and it's very even. This was a limited-edition color. I think it only ever...

Lost in Makeupland’s Libertine

Lost in Makeupland’s Libertine

Posted on Monday, at

Not one of my favorite shadows from Lost in Makeupland. In the pot, this color looks like it will be a deep navy shimmer; but when it's applied, the shadow loses a good portion of its saturation - whether I apply it wet, or dry. What's left behind is a...

Entries for Sunday, August 30 2015

My runaway brain: makeup organization

My runaway brain: makeup organization

Posted on Sunday, at

I knew that I would need a larger train case, because even if I only had 20% of my items in said traincase, it would have to be pretty big. Here's a photo of my eyeshadows, in their normal storage place. (In my closet. I know, I know…but the bathroom...

BareMinerals’ Get Started Complexion Enhancers kit

BareMinerals’ Get Started Complexion Enhancers kit

Posted on Sunday, at

I have no idea when this kit was originally released, or how much it cost. I can’t even really guesstimate, because I don’t know if these items were small (eyeshadow-size) or large (regular size for blush/radiances). They’re all fairly good “stock” items to have in your...

BareMinerals’ Perfect Blushes Volume III kit

BareMinerals’ Perfect Blushes Volume III kit

Posted on Sunday, at

Three of BE’s warmer-leaning blushes. I have all of these, but they aren’t colors I find myself reaching for very often, simply because they don’t suit my skintone as well as other blushes that I have (generally, more neutral or cool-toned shades.)

Entries for Saturday, August 29 2015

BareMinerals’ Big and Bright eyeliner in Sage

BareMinerals’ Big and Bright eyeliner in Sage

Posted on Saturday, at

I really had hopes for this color. Unfortunately, there isn't enough olive, and there's too much blackening. The end result is sparse gilded-olive glitter and a little bit of green eyeliner over an uneven sooty undercoat. This liner is difficult to apply. This was the case with most of the...

Entries for Friday, August 28 2015

Meow Cosmetics’ Crystalline Cat Opal glow powder

Meow Cosmetics’ Crystalline Cat Opal glow powder

Posted on Friday, at

I don't see the flashes of blue and green and gold that I normally associate with opals (or, well, fire opals)...but there is the pale pink, almost milky base color with a faint shimmer. (All told, that's a much better look for a glow powder.) I don't know how...

NYX Cosmetics’ Jumbo Lip Pencil in Narcisse

NYX Cosmetics’ Jumbo Lip Pencil in Narcisse

Posted on Friday, at

Vampy - definitely a deep, vampy color. I can't wear the color as-is on my lips, I have to blot significantly. It's just too dark for me to wear easily. Blotted…it's a litle bit uneven, but not too much. And if I'm able to wear a lip primer, the...


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