Like so many of the other colors in this collection, any kind of wet application gives you a finish that takes visual precedence over the base color. The base color itself is fine, if not incredibly original (reminds me of Soft Focus Pure, a color that I use quite a...
Almost a silver with lilac undertones. It works just about any way - except contour shade - you want to use it on your eyes. Both the dry and the wet application have the near-metallic finish, though it's much smoother when the shadow is applied dry rather than with some...
Two of these same colors appeared together again in a later kit: the Nordstrom-exclusive Carnevale.
Similar to the Sun Proof Eyes kit, but more inclusive with cheek and lip colors…and one of my least favorite eyeshadow brushes I’ve ever come across in a Bare Escentuals kit.
Almost a “grass” green - definitely bright! The large crayon tip makes it difficult to use this pencil as a liner unless you cheat like I have and use a liner brush to pick up and apply the product. Then you can get some very interesting “near-neon” definition and color.
I have a few other eyeliners that are similar to this, but not quite exact. I have a few more loose eyeshadows that have this combination of violet base and blue duotone shimmer layer. It does provide some nice definition, though the pencil doesn't apply as smoothly or solidly as...
Not quite as opaque as Vanilla Sugar eyeshadow…but not as sheer as many of the other glow powders in BE's lineup. This can make a nice softer highlighter, if you want the highlighting but white or cream is too bright. I think I may also use this as a...
A little deeper and a bit warmer than I thought it would be. (I wavered between this and Matte Innocence, but decided against Innocence because I wanted -=some=- color.) It applies smoothly and stays in place well. It's just not my favorite color. Good news, for folks who...
I like the dry application of this shadow far, far better then the foiled version. There's more actual color to it! The purple base color is a little faded, but it's still the second-deepest color of the entire Velvet Escape kit. It's similar to a few indie shadows that I...
I was really expecting more heft from the color. This very softened greyed-navy-ish is attractive enough, but it isn't what I expected. It also doesn't smoke worth a damn, so it's useful to add this exact color…and that's about it. This isn't the worst performing loose-powder shadow that I've...
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