Beauty from the Earth’s Grape Leaves

The green shimmer almost overwhelms the brown in this color. Think of it as an intensely amped-up Riddle, tilted in favor of the duotone top color rather than the base color. (And this one isn’t semisheer.) I definitely see more of the brown when I apply this one dry,...

Beauty from the Earth’s Champagne

Too sparkly to be used as a regular highlight - and if you want to avoid sparkle altogether, you may prefer a different brown-white from BFTE (Butt Naked is very similar, though it's less bright and has a shimmer/pearl finish.) When applying this dry, I get more of the...

Maybelline’s Ready Set Green Color Tattoo cream shadow

Lots of people weren't impressed by this Color Tattoo. They were hoping for a solid green that was near-primary, but a bit brighter than Edgy Emerald. This is brighter, but it also a bit softer. The color loses some depth when applied. The shimmer finish is nice, but people who...

Stila’s Waterproof Smudge Stick in Peacock

Not quite the darker near-navy blue of liner pencils like UD's LSD, but deeper and richer than Summer Cruisin' or Electric Blue. Great for blue or brown eyes, not so sure how well this would work with green or hazel eyes - unless you've got blue-green, or it's more of...

Urban Decay’s 24-7 Eye Pencil in LSD

This pencil was originally released with the first Ocho Loco kit. It's a deep blue with no blackening - just color. I wish this applied a little more smoothly, but it gives better coverage than many other UD pencils. This deeper shade of blue works better for my coloring than...

Femme Fatale Cosmetics’ Moonberry blush

This turned out to be a softer shade than I thought. Also, a bit less lavender. There are definitely cooler tones in the pink, but it still isn't quite what I expected. Moonberry is a very very soft pink with a matte finish, no shimmer at all. It has a...

Kat Von D’s Studded Kiss lipstick in Thin Lizzy

The color is difficult to describe - it's a richer red with some brick-ish tones, but it's a cooler shade. (Hence the “berry-brick” description.) This is also one of the shimmer-shades, so it was much easier to work with. It also stains ever so slightly, so you get the impression...

Concrete Minerals’ Storm

Fairly solid medium cooler grey with the barest pearl to the finish…and something extra going on, under certain conditions. When I apply this dry, I get solid wet-cement grey, maybe a little darker; but when I apply it wet, I see some reddish or dirty mauve undertones, particularly when...

Femme Fatale Cosmetics’ The Masquerade

Concrete Minerals’ Saint

This is a gorgeous shade of blue-violet with a satin finish. I have similar - not exact, but similar - colors from other indies…but this one doesn't look good when applied dry. It will fade away unless I apply it over damp primer, or a base, and/or use...