TKB Trading’s Polished Silver

Beauty from the Earth’s Unicorn

This is the cool version of Oracle. Instead of a metallic medium mauve-heather, we've got a metallic medium-light dusty violet. This particular color won't as easily look good on warmer skintones - though deeper warm skintones may be able to wear it better.

My Pretty Zombie’s Bleu

If you loved the look and color-mix of Goth Mary Poppins but it was ju-u-ust a little dark for your personal preferences, try Bleu. Not quite as deep, not blackened, but it has the green and darker and deep blue and purple throughout.

Meow Cosmetics’ Catchoo

This was the first matte shadow from Meow that I purchased in full size. It's a gorgeous color, but…Meow does not have one of the better indie matte eyeshadow formulas. The shadow goes on, sure; but it doesn't like staying in place. I have to use what I consider...

Zoya’s Aubrey

Color Club’s Where’s the Soirée

Fairly straightforward black creme with a high-shine finish. I like China Glaze's Liquid Leather better - it covers more solidly, and is overall a bit sturdier than this polish. Where's the Soirée also didn't seem to durable when I wore it. It lasted for just two days (really, more...

Sally Hansen’s I Lilac You (370)

This is more of a beach-house purple than an easter-egg purple: yes, it's a lighter color, but it's slightly greyed. I ended up liking the shade more than I thought I would, even with the very slight bubbling I had. (I don't know if that was just my bottle, my...

BareMinerals’ The Big Top kit

Almost every year, BareMinerals releases one holiday kit that’s a collection of previously-released items - about half of which are or recently were in the regular lineup. Absolutely fantastic for new brand devotees, but not so great for the rest of us. This year, The Big Top is that...

Sleek Makeup’s Safari i-Divine Palette

Buying Sleek’s i-Divine palettes on Ebay isn’t always the best way to get a good price. But when you find yourself really craving a long-discontinued palette…you’ve got to forge ahead. (Well, depending on how badly you want the palette and how much it costs.) I managed...

Silk Naturals’ Parallel