Beauty.com Friends and Family 2012 update

Now, though, others are reporting receiving a different email, and I was contacted by the Beauty.com people who said: We received a customer inquiry indicating that our Beauty.com Friends and Family Event is only available through the affiliate channel. Customers are actually able to access this event through...

Aromaleigh v2’s Get Cheeky collection

Among the first collections brought back from Aromaleigh v1 was the retooled Rocks! Sonic Rouge line. The names are different, there are fewer colors (five instead of seven) and the blushes are slightly less vivid…but they aren’t washed out or near-invisible. They’re richly-hued pops of color that...

Meow Cosmetics’ Chick Flick

I originally held off on getting this one because I figured, I don't need another pink. (But who am I kidding? Reds, mauves, purples, blues, beige-browns…they call to me.) I finally did buy this when the collections came around for their second visit, and I'm glad that I got...

Beauty from the Earth’s Winter Blues

For a brief while, there were two colors named Winter Blues: this one, and one that was a bit less teal and a tiny bit brighter. (I prefer this one!) Winter Blues almost looks like it has a navy “undertone” to it, a bit like the colors in My Pretty...

Shiro Cosmetics’ Huge Success

A very bright silver, almost more of a dulled silver-white rather than a “grey”. The sparkle is a bit more subtle than in Whitewedding or Whiteriot, but it's definitely there. I like the coverage better when applied dry, than when applied wet. The eyeshadow looks smoother. There are the faintest...

Holiday 2012: eyepencil fanatics’ paradise

Sephora's partnership with Pantone this past year means that it's got an entire Sephora + Pantone Universe line. I'm not personally super-wild about this year's color - Tangerine Tango - because on my cheeks, lips, and fingernails, this color really doesn't work well for me. My eyes, though…those are another...

Pure Luxe’s Risque

I remember when I first got into mineral makeup, I was really looking for a good rich maroon-red eyeshadow. Now, while they're not *everywhere*, they're certainly easier to find! Risque looks very similar, but not exactly like, a few other colors that I own. It's got a scattered gold shimmer...

Shiro Cosmetics’ Incinerator

Sugarpill’s Stella

Dry application is a little on the lighter side; but wet application gives good color payoff and shows plenty of the sparkles. You get a fairly good amount of product for the price paid (broken down, Sugarpill loose shadows are approximately $2.67 per gram, which is definitely on the lower end...

Meow Cosmetics’ Tequila Sunrise

This is about the color of diluted orange juice - which makes sense, since that's one of the primary ingredients in a Tequila Sunrise. The coverage is fairly good, but the color looks like it loses just a little bit of its intensity when applied, as opposed to in the...