Physician’s Formula Shimmer Strips Warm Nude Eyes Eyeliner Trio kit

These three are a little better than the Nude Eyes trio…but compared to the original four Custom Color Trios, the color payoff is still a bit on the lighter side. I don’t know if the formula changed, or if it’s the “metallic” element that’s messing up...

BareMinerals’ Unbelievable Grand kit

I purchased the colors off of Ebay - because I have a huge backlog of BE brushes, I don’t use the foundation or mineral veil or lip glosses, and…yeah, well, I’ve never been a big fan of the various makeup totes. Even for the ones that were...

Meow Cosmetics’ Shades of Meow Vol IV collection

There was a long delay in this collection’s release - it was originally slated for an August 2013 release, but was pushed back four months. I’m guessing that this collection will go away some time in January 2014, to be replaced by the fifth and final SoM collection.

BBAC 2013, Day 17: Makeup Geek’s Lipsticks

I first tried the Makeup Geek lipsticks at IMATS 2013. I bought three shades at the show, and bought three more after I got home and wore my show purchases for a few weeks. They are extremely pigmented, apply very smoothly, the color stays true a long time…they're a good...

Meow Cosmetics’ Merriment

Aromaleigh v2’s Drama Topaz

MAC’s Follow Your Fancy pigment

Femme Fatale Cosmetics’ Sunfire

BBAC 2013, Day 16: Tarte’s Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blushes

The Skin Project: Toning

Thanks to the joy of email filters, I'm actually a day late posting this I've posted about skincare before, in my Beauty Basics tutorial series; but that was kind of generalized advice with a few bits of personal experience. This series is specifically about my skin and skincare routine. I'm 44...