MAC’s Desert Cloud pigment

This has a similar issue as Moss Garden: it looks like the pigment may have dried out a little bit, it has its coloring but the metallic finish is nearly gone and it doesn't apply as smoothly as other MAC pigments (non-metallic ones, most notably.) The color itself is nice....

Shiro Cosmetics’ Baker’s Boy

A lighter color payoff than expected, unless I make a conscious effort to apply more. It's warmer, but not so yellow that I have problems wearing it with my cool undertones. There's a good shimmer finish that doesn't disappear when the color's applied dry, and a nice underlying brown to...

Aromaleigh v2’s Down the Chimney

Almost-but-not-quite a color changer. It changes color (for me, at least) depending on application, not light angle. Foiled, you see the faded-denim blue. Applied dry, the primary color is a cool slate grey. There's a bit more shimmer in this color than in some of Aromaleigh's more recent “shimmer” shades,...

Saturday Soundtrack: Dead Man’s Party (Oingo Boingo)

So last week I went to Chris Nolan's final Batman film, and Dad and I were talking about Tim Burton's versions...which lead me to start thinking about Danny Elfman, who wrote the orchestral score for the first movie (you didn't know that? Yep, he did) which in turn got...

NYX Cosmetics’ Twinkle Star Black Label Lipstick (193)

NYX Cosmetics’ Twinkle Star Black Label Lipstick (193)

There isn't any twinkle, just a softer shade. It's a little lighter than Tea in the Afternoon, but not so light that it's a pink or a pastel.

MAC’s Moss Garden pigment

I don't know why this applied the way it did, so patchy even when applied wet. Maybe these metallic pigments don't like sitting in my standard 10-gram jars for long periods of time? I know that most other MAC pigments don't have a problem…but these seem to be a...

BareMinerals’ Glamtastic

For a color named “Glamtastic”, there isn't much “glam” in this shade. The shimmer finish is very sparse and scattered. In older BE parlance, this color might have been named a “glimpse,” it has such a low-sheen finish and a low color payoff. The finish isn't even enough for pearl...

Silk Naturals’ Velvet

Almost a cool medium-dark brown, with purple and blue tones on top. It reminds me a bit of Concrete Minerals' Mad Hatter

Aromaleigh v2’s Femme

Almost semisheer, when applied dry. It's like a dark watermelon shade. The shimmer that appears in the pot didn't show up very much for me (this seems to be something of a trend with the new Aromaleigh shadows, in that even the “shimmery” ones have less shimmer than expected) but...