Beauty from the Earth’s Soleil

A brighter color than Chance, slightly less pigmented than Okul, but deeper and with more color payoff than Beautiful. It's still soft enough that it works best as an edge or quasi-highlighting shade, or as a counterpoint to a more vivid color like Aromaleigh's Isadora or Whirl, or Fyrinnae's Pteranodon....

Femme Fatale Cosmetics’ Flowers From Flames

It took me a while to try out Femme Fatale Cosmetics because they had some attractive-looking colors at launch, but nothing that I couldn't find from stateside companies. And then they began adding duochrome colors to their line! (Actually, these are more often duotone than duochrome; the base color doesn't...

Meow Cosmetics’ Lit

It looks, in the pot, like a medium-bright cherry red; but it applies just a little bit deeper. Foiled application got me better color payoff than dry application, unless I apply it over something like Liquid Luster or Pixie Epoxy. I have a few other colors similar to this, and...

Urban Decay’s 24-7 Eye Pencil in Zero

For a while, Zero was included in nearly every kit that Urban Decay sold. As a black creme, it was fairly versatile and more likely to go over universally well than a green or a navy or even a dark brown…but it became a mini-joke with some beauty writers...

Urban Decay’s 24-7 Eye Pencil in Uzi

Urban Decay’s 24-7 Eye Pencil in Smog

A near-copper liner color with smooth application. I like how this contrasts with navy eyeshadow, or how it pairs up as a waterline shade with navy or blue-black liner. This doesn't look as good on my lid-lashline, I think because of my coloring; but it does give a hint of...

Maybelline’s Bad to the Bronze Color Tattoo cream shadow

This is a bit similar to Rich Mahogany. It's more neutral, less red hints; and the base color is a little bit lighter.

Revlon’s Colorburst Balmstain in Precious

This shade isn't quite a nude lip, because it is a sheer color; but it's very close. This would be good for days when you want to wear minimal makeup, but EXTREMELY minimal. You're almost going for a full mannequin look, but you don't want your lip color to be...

Fyrinnae’s Mauve-o-matic

Technically, I think this is supposed to be classed as a “red”. I see it as being right on the border - could go either way, either be pulled more toward a red or more toward a plum depending on what other colors were worn with it. The coverage is...

Fyrinnae’s Arcane Magic: Mermaid Masquerade

Bright rich sapphire sparkle with hints of violet and pink color changes. The color change isn't quite as apparent in this Arcane Magic shadow as in others - for example, Dark Fantasy or Sorceress - but it's there. Initial coverage was a little softer, but the color is buildable and...