This blue is gorgeous…almost the exact same shade of blue as Zoya’s limited-edition Edie polish, which is a favorite of mine. I’m so glad to find this shade a) part of a regular collection; and b) in a formula that will easily last 7 days on my nails!
More glitterbombs!! About half of these colors have a very heavy frost finish that - sadly - is fairly quick to flake away. (It also doesn’t apply smoothly, and has the nastiest tendency to clump up.) But there are a few really gorgeous shades in here as well. My...
Four full-size white or neutral colors, all of which were later available for individual purchase and as mainstays in other kits. Not supremely useful as a color ensemble, but this is kind of like the Nude Beach and 7 Ways to Bare kits: it’s a group of neutrals. It seems...
The color of rain…or your favorite old pair of jeans. Just a slight bit of grey undertone, so this can easily be part of a more elegant, “office” or semiformal look. (The previous color, Cannonball, cannot be made formal/workplace safe/refined. It's not garish, but it's not going...
Can lean periwinkle-ish or navy-ish, depending on lighting and surrounding colors. It's a lovely “ocean-water” blue with a very soft shimmer finish. Just barely dark enough to be used as a non-“bright” eyeliner. It also buffs and blends nicely, if you wanted to just have a hint of this...
I have been…cautious of the new Buxom lineup and kits. Not because the quality has gone down. Not because the value has gone down. But because a) I already have a gracious plenty; and b) with 100 in the new collection, if I start on the Gotta Catch Em All...
One of the earlier BE kits, and part of what was probably (not sure, but just guessing because of the timeline) one of their first quarterly-AD kit series. The colors look good together - something which can’t be said for all the BE kits - and, wonder of wonders...
Soft pink, almost looks like it might be semisheer (it's really difficult for me to tell, since this is so close to my skintone.) The finish is just over the line into frost, but it applies evenly - most frost cream shadows don't go on smooth. A pretty enough color,...
This…this is more orange than I'd expect a “beige” to be. It really doesn't look as good on me as I'd hoped it would. Still, if you have warmer skintones, this will be a great near-neutral for you. The finish is a softened pearl, not a harsh super-reflective pearl...
A pretty enough brown, vaguely warm with some gold highlights…but really not good application. I don't know if that's because of the pearl finish ingredients, or something else; but I cannot get this to apply smoothly using any of my other standard “liner-stick” tricks (warming the product up, dotting...
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