BareMinerals’ Honey Diamond

This is so close to a pearl finish rather than a shimmer! Except…it's a little rougher than a pearl finish. It does let a little bit more of the base color show through, though. This is a warmer brown, but not so gold-leaning that cooler-toned folks will have a...

BareMinerals’ Enchanting Diamond

The base color is attractive, but it's nearly overwhelmed by the rather reflective pearl finish. The color applies evenly and stays in place well, though - as always - I personally get better results if I use a primer. But when selecting this color for a look, I have to...

BareMinerals’ Dancing Glimpses kit

Four eyeshadows that are grouped together…by name. They sort of coordinate - they’re all in roughly the same luminance-range, there isn’t one super dark color and a bunch of lighter shades - but they don’t coordinate especially well. The names all worked together. Based solely on...

BareMinerals’ Vintage Beauty kit

Sephora’s Colorful Shadow Liner in Taupe

There's a bit more orange in this shade, than I'd expect in something called “taupe.” (Then again, the same holds true for the “Beige” and “Beige Glitter” pencils from this line. They're not quite as neutral as I had hoped for.)

Stila’s Waterproof Smudge Stick in Purple Tang

Good choice if you want strong definition in something other than black or blackened brown. The sparkle is there, but not too front-and-center.

BareMinerals’ Clear Radiance glow powder

And ANOTHER BE color that managed to escape the initial “get-them-on-the-site” round of posting. This is in so many kits, I'm surprised that I didn't notice its absence from the site sooner. This is a near-neutral, and a very soft shade. I think that deeper skintones would not be flattered...

NYX Cosmetics’ Jumbo Lip Pencil in Coffee

I have no idea why this is called “Coffee.” I have never seen coffee this color, no matter how much creamer is added to it. Aside from that, this is a decent shade for paler skintones. It could look striking on medium skintones, as a contrast. I don't know that...

BareMinerals’ Bunny Hop

I don't know why I missed photographing this color completely, when I first started putting up all of my colors on the site. But I did. (Don't ask me how…but there's a good deal of BE shadows that I've owned for a while, that were not in my “product...

Beauty from the Earth’s Wanted

The photos on the vendor site make this color look deeper than it is - it looks closer to “Harvest Gold”, that shade from the 70s that still kind of traumatizes some of us…but nope, it's closer to a softened primary yellow. I didn't see the “hint of pink...