BBAC 2013, Day 15: Sally Hansen’s Complete Salon Manicure nail polish

When I first tried them, in 2009/2010, the polishes didn't impress me. Sure the brush was nice, it painted your whole nail right up to the cuticle without slopping polish all over your fingers. And the brush was dense enough so that polish was applied evenly and smoothly without endless games...

Urban Decay’s 24-7 Eye Pencil in Tornado

BBAC 2013, Day 14: Zoya’s Cashmeres collection

The colors coordinate very well (even if one of them, Livingston, does seem like the Odd Polish Out.) The four richer shades are dark but not blackened. All of these are creme finish, and they work well for nail stamping (not all of Zoya's polishes are thick enough to do...

BareMinerals’ Buxom Full-Bodied Lipstick in Hooligan

BBAC 2013, Day 13: CoverGirl’s Lash Blast Length mascara

I've tried several varieties of LashBlast, and found that I really prefer the Length. The applicator is straightforward, longer, easy to use - not the bowed-out-in-the-middle applicator that so many of the other ones have. And while I might want perhaps a little bit of volume from time to time,...

Meow Cosmetics’ Things Refined

A nice dark grey sparkle. It's a bit more unique than I would have thought - I can't find any exact dupes in my collection. It's similar to Ring-a-Ling, but the base color is a little darker, making this better for definition and shadowing when you want something with a...

Concrete Minerals’ Ravage

Another from Concrete Minerals' smallish Pro Mattes line. A nearly royal purple, perhaps a little soft for a true “royal purple” but there are definitely blue tones in this color.

TKB Trading’s Capricorn Sea

I would not be surprised to find that this mica was part of a few colors I've seen in indie collections (Pure Luxe's Boytoy, for one.) The mica shows primarily deep blue, but shows some green tones when blended down.

Meow Cosmetics’ Forni-cat

BBAC 2013, Day 12: Bath and Body Works’ Frosted Snowberry

In 2010, I fell in love with Yuletide Pear Vanilla, which was only released for one year. Then in 2011 I fell in love with Apple Wreath, which - you guessed it - was only released one year. Then in 2012 I gave Holly Berry a try since it seemed like the closest...