Milani Cosmetics’ Color Statement Lipstick in Matte Diva

This is a neon color - any way you look at it. It's hot pink, and it's gorgeous! It might lean just a teeny bit fuchsia-ward, but not too much. One of the downsides of this particular lipstick - of just about any matte lipstick, really - is that it...

Silk Naturals’ Chicane

BareMinerals’ Exquisite Diamond

I'm not sure, but based solely on the names, I'm going to guess that these colors are versions of previously-released BE shades. This one is the cream-yellow of Exquisite - a color which generally does not look good on me - given more color payoff and a tiny bit more...

Color Club’s Abyss

CND’s Vinylux Clay Canyon (164)

TKB Trading’s Trues collection

Femme Fatale Cosmetics’ Spellweaver collection

Blues, greens, and purples with duotone shimmer effects. I have worn two colors from this collection - sometimes with a third, sometimes just those two shades - quite a bit. This overall palette is one of the better ones for me, that’s available from Femme Fatale Cosmetics.

BareMinerals’ Summer in the City kit

Neutrals. Lots and lots of neutrals. City Lights was part of the regular line almost since the beginning, along with Warmth; and Summer makes frequent appearances in this or that kit. The brushes were seen in many BE kits through the years, and whether they were personal favorites depended on...

Sleek Makeup’s Jet Set

A brighter color - not quite what I was expecting, but attractive. I have to be careful how I use it, because some brights (like this one) can pretty quickly overwhelm my eye color, but it's a great accent shade. The Sleek eye dusts have good pigmentation, and when I...

BareMinerals’ Charcoal Lamé

Despite the “charcoal” in the name, and the ashy brown shade, this color doesn't smoke out too well. (Not necessarily a bad thing, just…be advised.) It's a great slightly-elegant-ish color with tiny, scattered green and blue highlight-sparkles. It does apply a bit softer than it appears in the pot,...