If the bolder, “new-minted” metallic gold eyeshadows are a bit offputting, Temple is a great color to pick up. It's a medium-light color, a bit softened, definitely gold but leaning toward “neutral.” If I apply this with a regular brush, I get the smoother metallic finish. If I use a...
A great orange for folks who are cautious about wearing orange. It's almost a neutral, with some softer brown undertones. The coverage can get a little thin, but since my skin is lighter I can't tell if this shade would disappear or show up semi-sheer on deeper skintones. When I...
This color is very close to being brown. It's also…well, not exactly sheer, but it doesn't have as much visual heft as other colors even in this collection. It's a bit on the ashy side, so people with very warm or very cool skintones may have to be extremely...
So I'm not doing so good with putting these up every week. I am managing to hit every other week...which, well, considering that I'm composing these pretty much real-time at the keyboard (rather than writing them out weeks in advance like I do for most of my other posts)...
I originally didn't expect to be interested in this color. Warm greens and I generally don't do too well. But while I won't be wearing this as an all-over shade…it does make an interesting, highly visible contrast or accent. I don't know if it's the combination of olive and...
A little deeper than bright-ish beiges like Just Beige or Barely Beige - but not as deep as to be closer to an actual brown. It doesn't make my eyes look deeper-set, but it doesn't have a brightening effect like some lighter/brighter beige cream shadows have. Aside from the...
Dime was one of the first silver eyeliners that I tried - and while it had a few problems with not being the most even application, it still went on fairly nicely. The color was silver, but leaned just a little bit pewter.
Very similar to Undead, but with a bit more purple tones. If Undead is a bit too ashy for your preferences or coloring, Brains over Beauty may work better for you. Coverage is good, though the finish seems to flicker between “gritty pearl” and “sparse shimmer.”
When I bought this blush, I just looked at “coral-pink with gold shimmer.” I didn't read the entire description to realize that this was Femme Fatale's eyeshadow Sunfire, but in blush form! (Which is fine, since I love Sunfire. It was just a neat factoid to find.)
One of the shimmery colors in the line - also, one of the new Kat Von D lip colors, released in this collection. It's a deeper red, not quite vampy but definitely a darker shade. I get a little transfer with this, but not much. It's one of the easier...
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