When the collection was previewed, I wasn't too sure about Song, Ray, Elisa, or any of the metallic shades. Zoya has an interesting track record with the metallics, in that sometimes they're metallic-looking and cool (Richelle, Jules, Trixy) and other times they're more along the lines of a high-shine creme ...
Similar to Zoya's Lotus, but not an exact dupe. DYJLO is a deeper, bolder violet while Lotus' base color is a dusty deep lilac. Both have sparse red sparkles and the same kind of finish. I personally prefer Lotus, but if you prefer richer, more jeweltone shades you'll gravitate towards...
This collection appears to be on its way out. The Stila and Sephora websites each list five colors, and four of them are out of stock at Sephora. (I hit Stila’s Last Chance section and cleaned UP!!!) The lip color is in a glass tube, and the tube glass...
I think this color is what a lot of people refer to as “oxblood.” (I say “I think” because I don't really have a good mental picture of what color “oxblood” is. So it could be fuchsia-heliotrope for all I know.) This polish applies very smoothly, and is pretty durable....
One of three Chanel-Peridot-dupes released this season. (Three. Yes, really.) Most of the really intense duochrome shift that is seen in the bottle…didn't show up on my nails. It's due to the curvature of the bottle, and how light hits the polish - and my nails aren't utterly flat...
Emotion (the original color) only had a few short release windows. I don't remember if it was ever added to the regular lineup, but starting in 2010 Bare Escentuals created matte versions of some of their most requested colors, and released those shades in kits exclusive to QVC. Emotion Matte was...
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