Concrete Minerals’ Blitzkrieg

Good basic all-over shadow that also works (for me) as a natural-looking, softer liner for “no makeup” looks.

Aromaleigh v1’s Pure Hue 14K

A mid-weight yellow-gold with a good amount of shimmer. It can go on a bit thin, so you'll want to modify your application technique - stipple rather than sweep, even if you're foiling this or applying it with some mixing medium. If you want a layer of scattered medium-yellow sparkle,...

Beauty from the Earth’s Sunkissed

The pearl finish lightens this color a bit. Not ‘softens'...it just reflects the light while retaining a bit of tanned-orange undertones. Good for an inner-vee highlight, or a browbone highlight - especially if this happens to match or be close to your skintone. You'll get highlighting effects that aren't...

Morgana Cryptoria’s LE 108

Very soft almost brick-dust red base that applies almost semisheer…but not quite. (But very nearly.) I was hoping for something with a little bit more color depth - at least something closer to the color that it looks when it's in the pot. It's a nice color, and I...

BareMinerals’ Shimmer

BareMinerals’ Vintage Ruby

MAC’s Layin’ Low paint pot

Stila’s Waterproof Smudge Stick in Turquoise

I can see how this color would not be everybody's favorite. It's very bright, and if you're not a fan of bright eyeliner or blue eyeliner, then this would not be something you'd gravitate toward. I'm not generally someone who reaches for white or bright eyeliner too frequently, but I...

Urban Decay’s 24-7 Eye Pencil in Binge

I love this color, and how easily and cleanly it applies and how solidly it lasts. So of course this was one of the discontinued shades. Its closest equivalent is one of the few matte pencils that applies rather well…but I kind of wish that it was either metallic...

Sally Hansen’s Sterling Silver colorfoil

A good metallic silver...that, sadly, seems to have a few application problems. It seemed to take a bit longer to set and cure than the other polishes. There were a few spots in this manicure, where the brush would pull away the previously-deposited polish, leaving behind a few bald...