I was happy to see two browns in the Runway Trends collection. I thought that Clay might make a nice spicy accent-color, if not a whole-nail manicure. The formula is a little bit on the thin side, but not drastically so. I got full coverage in two coats, but could...
I remember seeing photographs of these polishes - or some of them, at least - last fall. The individual subsets looked good, but taken all together they didn’t seem to mesh well. You have the carnival-brights from Tracy Reese; Prabal Gurung’s pastels could potentially be their complement. But...
Did you miss BFTE Cosmetics' original Coffee Shop collection, and really wanted to get your hands on the darkest shade, Espresso? Well…here it is. (Minus any ingredients to help improve adhesion, that is.) The coverage and color payoff are both solid, and there's no blackening - so no residue...
I liked seeing this color appear, because there seem to be less choices for rust or deep orange eyeshadows; and because this had the base color AND the cool duotone shimmer. I figured that the combination should complement my eye- and hair-coloring fairly well; and it was something I hadn't...
The first eyeshadow primer I used was Urban Decay's Eyeshadow Primer Potion. It had the community-wide reputation of being a miracle worker and a Holy Grail product. I hadn't ever used an eyeshadow primer before, and while UDPP seemed a bit costly, I did manage to score some little sampler...
Pale pinks and frosts have not historically been one of BareMinerals' more dependable performers, at least not their loose powder versions. Sometimes the coverage is semisheer, sometimes the formula is chalky, sometimes the color does work well…but one rarely knows in advance. I originally skipped getting this kit when...
This color actually reminds me of Maybelline's Color Tattoo in Shimmering Sea: a soft but opaque medium-light blue with a softened gold duotone shimmer on top. The color is a bit more teal than Spell. The color is a bit too light for me to use as a liner, if...
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