My 2015 Secret Santa gift from Christina

This year I participated in the Secret Santa run by Beauty is Perfection. I agreed to mail internationally, and was matched with Christina (owner of Lifestyle Counter) from Greece. Christine sent along very lovely Korres skincare items: the Wild Rose set, and a bottle of 3-in-1 cleansing emulsion. I have...

Stila’s Waterproof Smudge Crayon in Midnight Blue

Stila’s Waterproof Smudge Stick in Bluefin

Sleek Makeup’s Glory

Meow Cosmetics’ Oomph blush

I can wear purple or purplish blushes. Which is great!..except that the majority of them are brown, tan, coral, red, pink… Any time I find a cool-toned blush, I am So There for that color. Oomph is rather sheer, with a satin finish. It's buildable, and it leans mauve...

Kat Von D’s Studded Kiss lipstick in L’ecole des Femmes

As soon as I saw the online swatches of this shade, I knew that I wanted it. It looked like a perfect shade for my coloring.

Meow Cosmetics’ Full Moon

I have other whites with gold shimmer, but they're pretty much neutral whites. This is a blue-white base, very much like a full moon. The color is very opaque - this is most definitely not a “soft highlighter” shade (though with a soft enough brush and a careful hand, you...

BareMinerals’ Vivid

There isn't much shimmer to this, but there's a good deal of pigmentation.

Meow Cosmetics’ Coven

There's a deeper base to this color, but it isn't really a blackening. The shade itself is mid-range, with a softened metallic finish. This blue stained just a little bit when I swatched it - not as badly as some blues or purples, but I still had to work a...

Zoya’s Marnie

Not too easy for me to pin this one down…it's got some reddish tones, undertones of brown, it's deep enough to start veering into ‘oxblood' territory almost… It's a more elegant-looking color IMHO because of the color depth. The formula is decent, though a little bit thick. It didn't...