Femme Fatale Cosmetics’ Cake

A very light, almost white mauved brown with a smooth, pale gold duotone shimmer. When I first saw the photos of this color, I wasn't 100% sure that I'd want it. It seemed like another neutral, pretty enough, but probably fairly close to something I already had in my collection. It...

Stila’s Waterproof Smudge Stick in Lionfish

Neutral-warm brown with a near-metallic shimmer finish. Application was just a little on the patchy side - once this cures, you can add additional coats or touch-up without moving the color that was previously deposited, though. I don't care for how this shade looks smudged out, because the metallic finish...

Sephora’s Contour Eye Pencil in Black Lace

Solid black, even coverage…not tons to say about this one, except that it's really great seeing this kind of color payoff and ease of application in a non-prestige liner collection! Once I apply, I have about 5 minutes where I can still smudge the line out or manipulate it relatively...

Meow Cosmetics’ Tease blush

Revlon’s Colorburst Lacquer Balm in Vivacious (120)

The biggest positive when the Lacquer and Matte Balm collections were released was - for me, at least - that there were new colors of a product that I loved. Some shades were of greater interest than others. This was one of the first that I turned to! It's a...

Shiro Cosmetics’ 2013 Graveyard Blend

A mixture of all of the colors in the 2013 edition of Shiro's Halloween collection.

Victorian Disco’s The Fett

Part of the first version of the Galaxy Far, Far Down the Street collection, but discontinued once Victorian Disco re-launched. The wet application is more attractive and definitely provides better coverage, unless I use a still-slightly-damp cream base. The dry application doesn't seem to stay in place too well, either....

Shiro Cosmetics’ Durr

An attractive shade of medium blue with turquoise tones, especially when it's sheered out. This was part of the “mistakes” group of shadows, so the formulation isn't as good as Shiro's shadows usually are. Application was even for the most part, but thinner. I got more of a “watercolor” effect...

Persephone Minerals’ Cunning Comet

An attractive shade with highlights of red and silver shimmer. The greyed tones in the green give it a little more depth, and make this “not just another Christmas green.” The coverage was a little on the lighter side. Layering was possible; but since this is a discontinued shade, no...

Zoya’s Rue

Softer color, full opacity, good coverage, great dry time and durability. Very similar to Sally Hansen's Complete Salon Manicure shade Gray-t Escape, but there are more buff undertones than grey. It's not an exact match to Zoya's Kennedy, a brighter shade that is a little more pink than buffed-pink, but...