Beauty from the Earth’s Gun Metal

Meow Cosmetics’ Vicious

There are faint fuchsia tones in this…that I can't tell if they're in the base color, or somehow the result of the very slight iridescence overlaying the barely-warm purple base color. Either way, it's interesting.

BBAC 2014, Day 25: Merry Christmas!!

<h4>Today's Featured Site(s): ...everybody!</h4> <p>And by that, I mean "all 24 sites that I've featured in this year's BBAC." Rather than try and pick one favorite, or add yet another on to a day when (realistically) not many people are going to be reading,...

Zoya’s Madeline

Color Club’s Runway Muse

This is definitely an effects-coat. It's sheer, barely tinted, it has a nice enough finish, but…there's no visible color to speak of. It looks cool over deep, dark blues, blacks, greys, browns, or reds. I haven't tried it over golds or oranges. I'd imagine it looks good over deeper...

Sally Hansen’s Grape Gatsby (373)

The brighter of the two purples added to the CSM lineup in Fall 2014. I am more drawn to Fee Fi Fo Plum - it doesn't look quite so Easter-Eggy. The formula is fine, and if you're a fan of deeper medium-bright purples this is a great shade to pick up....

BBAC 2014, Day 24: Glitter Gradient NoTW

I found some glitter gradient tutorials online, including several at <a href=“http://www.lucysstash.com/p/how-totutorials.html” target=“_blank”>Lucy's Stash</a> (though I tend to prefer written-with-text as opposed to video, at least I can see how things are done in the video and even...

Meow Cosmetics’ Secret Santa collection

Meow Cosmetics’ First Night collection

Fyrinnae’s Winter 2013 collection

There wasn’t necessarily a theme running through this group of items, other than the names. They included jeweltones and neutrals, mostly shimmers (but that’s kind of a Fyrinnae thing), and…I waited a bit too long to get these in full size. The winter of 2013 was particularly brutal...