BareMinerals’ Sensation

Llarowe’s Show Me Again

Cool-toned multichrome…though at certain angles, I can see magenta, gold, even bronze. I applied three coats of this over CND Stickey (which I hope that they NEVER discontinue) and the manicure lasted, chip-free, for one week. (CHIP FREE, PEOPLE!) I even applied CND's Vinylux top coat over it, and...

CND’s Vinylux Dazzling Dance (179)

Not my favorite of the three Gilded Dreams polishes. It isn’t quite as sheer as some of the Sally Hansen top coats. And it does interesting things to the colors underneath. I wore this over Indigo Frock, and got a near-purple-looking base color.

BareMinerals’ Starry Night

Meow Cosmetics’ ScandalEyes: Mysterious Scandals collection

One of the sub-collections in the ScandalEyes collection. Shades range from neutral to jeweltone, from pastels to brights. All of them are sparkly beyond belief. You WILL need a base coat and a sealant when wearing any of these shadows. (Warning: THESE ARE GLITTERBOMBS.)

bareMinerals’ Marvelous Moxie Hot to Trot kit

Released for the 2012 holiday season, this was also a good way for me to try out the fairly-new-at-the-time Marvelous Moxie lip glosses. The colors looked intriguing, and I loved (and still love) the Buxom lip polishes. Maybe these would be glosses that were not as slippery, were not as sheer,...

BareMinerals’ Galaxy

The gold shimmer in this is pretty faint, but the base color is a very rich, very dark brown. This is almost more of an eyeliner shade, it's so dark. The color does smoke out fairly well, if you want to use it for that; but it also blends cleanly...

TKB Trading’s Honey

Some people seem to love this color. It isn't a personal favorite…but I can see why people would love it. It's a softer tan-gold with enough sparkle to be flashy but not enough sparkle to veer into Terrifying Glitter Bomb territory - making it a “safe sparkle” color. It's...

Beauty from the Earth’s Black Cherry

A nearly-softened brick-maroon that sometimes…turns red-brown. Good all-over shade, but for me it works best as a contour or accent. It's a deeper color but doesn't stain…too much. (It's very faint, Just a little more pre-soaking with the makeup remover, and it comes right off.)

Milani Cosmetics’ Shadow Eyez pencil in Sand Dune

Pale, and a wee bit patchy. This is more of an “effect” liner than anything else. I can imagine wearing it the same ways I'd wear highlighter eyeshadow, and getting some good results. Just be aware that if you want to wear it beside your eye, on the browbone, et...