A softer purple - not quite “bleached” or “sunfaded”, just…softened. This works as a wash of color, and it blends out very nicely. They color payoff is nice and solid - no fading, or problems with semitransparency. (And yet it was the velvet-finish shadows that BE added to their...
This is the brightest of the “Navy” named eyeshadows that I own. I'm sure part of that is due to the sparkle finish; but BE's French Navy is a deeper, almost blackened blue. BFTE's Navy is a deeper blue that leans just a tiny bit teal-ish. And then there's this...
A really gorgeous, very saturated shade - almost a “scarab-beetle green.” The finish picks up a faint hint of the brushstrokes, but I think that's just something endemic to these metallic-frost finish polishes. The coverage is great, the formula covers well without being too thick. I did get some residual...
This polish has the brightest shine I’ve seen on any of the Vinylux cremes. It’s a brighter red, almost a “candied” red but not quite that bright. You can see that I slopped a bit onto my cuticles wit this manicure! The polish was not watery, but it...
The latest collection from Shiro, full of brighter colors (though there are a few softer shades.) I ended up liking more of these colors than I thought I would…so once I’d swatched most of the collection, I headed back and got more in fullsize. (Shiro’s samples are...
This isn’t the first “grand” kit released through the QVC/BE partnership. That would probably have to go to either the 2000 or 2001 Grand kits. I haven’t been able to find price or cost info on this kit - it’s just too far back - but I’d...
This is supposed to be a matte. So what's it doing with a very visible pearl-ish finish in both wet and dry application? It's a pretty enough color, but I wish that it didn't pearl up so much - another good solid-performing matte of this shade would be nice to...
Near metallic finish with a base color that leans red-brown or red-purple, depending on - I suppose - lighting, surrounding colors, and planetary alignment. It's a good “raisin-red” shade with decent coverage. The adhesion isn't quite as strong as other Silk Naturals eyeshadows that I have used, but it doesn't...
Another “cheek and eye” kit from QVC. I’m going to guess that this one was USD$32 or thereabouts, like the other similar kits. Real Deal and Exquisite are not a pairing I would normally put together - too yellow-toned a combo for me - but either eyeshadow works well...
Neutrals and softer items…not a thrilling kit, but everything is a good, solid, versatile piece. (Except maybe the gloss, and that’s because I am SO not a gloss fan. It’s the texture.) YCNBTR is a slightly warm deep brown that blends out fairly well. Rose Radiance is...
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