BareMinerals’ King

BareMinerals’ Crown

Maybelline’s Pure Nude Color Tattoo cream shadow

A very light, not-quite-sheer frost finish that - for me - makes a better highlighter or base than an actual all-over lid color. Not that this is a bad thing. Using cream shadows as additional layers on top of my eye primer gives me interesting effects and generally more intense...

Urban Decay’s 24-7 Eye Pencil in Corrupt

Your standard medium-deep brown liner, neutral color, but with scattered gold and bronze shimmer for highlighting. The pencil applies well, no problems with skipping. If you have deeper skintones you may not get much definition from this, but you will get the subtle shimmer highlights.

Meow Cosmetics’ Dwarf Star blush

Maybelline’s Color Sensational lipstick in Coral Gleam (730)

Shiro Cosmetics’ The Tears of Retail Employees

I admit it - I picked this color up primarily for the name Having been a retail employee brought on board specifically for the Christmas season (okay, well…post-earthquake-recovery segueing into the holidays) I had all the memories to accompany this one. I think this was the first of Shiroâ€...

Femme Fatale Cosmetics’ Wildvine

Another great not-quite-neutral! As much as I love jeweltone shades and some bright primary colors, neutrals are a great complement, change of pace, or way to accentuate the main color. I love neutrals that aren't just soft brown, solid grey, or varying shades of white. This shadow is a dusty...

Meow Cosmetics’ Seaspray

Tiffany-blue! Or possibly slightly deeper. But a very attractive color that isn't the easiest thing to wear, when you have blue eyes. Cobalt? Navy? Not a problem. Green-leaning seafoam? Gimme! Tiffany blue, though…presents its own problems. Which is a shame, because I love the color!! This shadow from Meow...

Star Crushed Minerals’ Blue Green

I kept seeing pictures for a color called Ariel, and when I ordered it…this is what I got. It's not called Ariel. But the shade is what I expected. It has just a little bit more depth than a light green, and some turquoise tones when near other blue...