NYX Cosmetics’ Dazed and Diffused Blurring Lipstick in Day Drink

Polish Me Silly’s Indulgence

I’ve seen black holographics, pale tan holographics, even some light brown holographics, but no holographic polishes with a black-coffee base! I love PMS’s holographic polish lineup because it includes base colors that aren’t often seen, and base colors that have just never been seen in holograph polishes...

Concrete Minerals’ Ravish

Concrete Minerals’ Guilted

This applies very bright yellow - not quite “new-minted” gold, but a deeper bright gold. I think this might be a little too pigmented to work as a highlighter unless your skintone is closer to this shade - very warm, and about medium-deep. It’s a lovely all-over lid color,...

Concrete Minerals’ Cleopatra

Softer but not pale, near-neutral green. This is close enough to “neutral” that it might even work on people with warm skintones. It applies smoothly either dry or wet, and doesn’t have a lot of fallout or flaking.

Concrete Minerals’ Burnt Offering

Concrete Minerals’ Jinxed collection

Four eyeshadows from Concrete Minerals’ (relatively) new Metallic lineup. I like all of the shades - they remind me of Meow’s Stripped collection. Actually…they could be a subset. Still, it’s nice to be able to have these colors available year-round, and in larger-size jars. The brown shadows...

Aromaleigh v2.1’s Chateau Vert

One of the two strong greens in the entire Six Wives collection. In Name Only, the other deeper green, has more blue tones. This one is more of a forest-green. This almost has a shimmer finish, but it doesn’t reflect the light so firmly - this has a softer,...

Kiko Cosmetics’ Long Lasting Stick Shadow in Copper (55)

This would be utterly fantastic…if it applied evenly. As you can see, it doesn’t lay down a smooth layer of color. I can get more color to stick if I apply a second coat after about 30-60 seconds; but its performance is still a bit disappointing.

Milani Cosmetics’ Bold Color Statement Matte Lipstick in I Am Strong

Another deep berry red. (I kind of went on a binge in 2019, buying All The Deep Berry Reds.) This one is just a little bleedy, so I try to use a clear lipliner and make sure that the skin around my lips is properly moisturized to give the color fewer...