Aromaleigh v2’s Petalsweet

Friday Miscellany: Why am I doing this ‘blogging’ thing, anyway?

I created and continue to run this site as a hobby. It’s a place to play with my CMS development skills, including how to make it as secure as possible and how to optimize performance. It’s a place to learn about content scheduling and management. It’s a...

Mattese Elite’s Black Queen

Fyrinnae’s Agenda

Persephone Minerals’ Falling Angel

Shiro Cosmetics’ Lingered In Twilight

L’Oréal’s The Muse’s Attitude

I don't know why this color applied so nicely…and Mystic's Fortune, a polish from the same collection with the same finish, had a horrid spreadability problem. There are very faint visible strokes in this manicure, but barely anything compared to the blue-purple metallic frost. On the “down” side, it...

Sally Hansen’s Angel Bite

So dark a red, it almost passes out of ‘vampy' into ‘reddish-black'. I like it, though! I think I'll use this most often as an accent, rather than a full manicure - the color's just a little deep for my preferences.

Meow Cosmetics’ Gloom and Bloom collection

A smallish collection, available in the spring (April to mid-June.) I tried not to go nuts on the blues, because I’ve got a gracious plenty; but I wasn’t as thrilled with the “bloom” shades - most of them are yellow-ish, and chartreuse-yellows and I have long since agreed...

Aromaleigh v2’s Chestnut