This green is very vivid!! It almost looks like it's glowing. Star Crushed Minerals has yielded some strong “hits” as well as some “misses”, and this color is definitely a winner. It reminds me of Stila's Emerald Smudge Stick eyeliner. I think that extremely cool and extremely warm-toned people might...
I love this polish! When I originally saw the collection promo pics, I was not super-impressed. But then I started seeing swatches. It looked attractive, subtle, elegant, refined, with just a bit of an edge. The color applied is a little bit softer than it appears in the bottle -...
Straightfoward almost-hot-pink creme with very solid application. I can get away with a single coat, if I apply the polish a little heavier…but personally I prefer to apply two thinner coats of a given polish than apply one, and worry about imprinting the surface of a not-yet-thoroughly-dry manicure.
Can I tell you how much I love these liners? So the chance to get five of them - three which were not previously released, and which weren’t added to the lineup later - was a great value. The colors were a mixture, too, of the standard dark-definition and...
Three nicely complementary shades - two on the warmer side of things, but not so warm that cool-toned folks have trouble wearing them. You save a bit by buying the sample set, so even if you’re unsure of one of the colors…get the set. (DOOOO EEEEEET.) Aurora drew...
A great neutral shade, a soft taupe-ish brown that's neither too ashy nor too gold…but the finish is a very reflective pearl that can almost hide the color. I've been happiest when I use this as a blending shade or an edge-color. If the shadow matches your skintone or...
Yellow eyeshadows and cool-toned people are an interesting mix. Honey-mustard yellows like this one are an especial challenge for me to wear well…but it is possible. (And honey-mustard yellows look better on me than pure mustard-yellows. Go figure.) This shade also has gold and pink scattered shimmer, which adds...
I'll freely admit, this shadow wasn't one of my first choices. Once I swatched a sample, though, I had to add it to my makeup drawer. It's a really great neutral-with-a-twist. It's not quite orange, not really brown, the metallic finish helps it brighten up the eye while the brown-orange-gold...
I don't know that I'd call this red, “ruby” red. It's a darker color, deeper and cooler than brick. It's definitely a darker red. It's dark enough that it can be worn by just about anyone - regardless of skintone or surrounding colors - and it won't make the eye...
As part of the redesign, I found that I needed to tweak my image dividing and watermarking. I spent time messing with that, got it looking the way I want it (check the Midnight Clear collection write-up for an example of the new image styles)...and now am going to...
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