Zoya’s Arizona

I don't have an easy relationship with orange nail polishes. Too dark, they start to verge on a warm brown which I don't prefer; too bright, and they're neons, which I'm not fond of, too yellow, they're either too bright or just don't go with my coloring (or give me...

Zoya’s Kimber

I didn't know if I wanted this polish, initially. It looked like it might be too similar to Kym, from the Wicked collection. They're both microglitter-sparkle finishes, but Kimber is brighter, with more red tones than pink.

Zoya’s Tru

My initial thought on this color was “pass”. It looked like a medium concord-grape purple creme in the promo pics, and it just didn't do a thing for me. Then I saw peoples' manicure pics. There are red and gold microflakies in this polish (larger than glitter, sparse, but smaller...

BareMinerals’ Guide to Color - Warm kit

I jumped on this kit the instant it first came available for pre-order - on Beauty.com - because of Zany. This color was touted as ‘impossible to get’ ever since I’d started buying BE, so I (and many others) were thrilled at the chance to get the shade....

Aromaleigh v2’s Plume

My ‘foiled' swatch of this is terrible…I loaded way too much water on the brush. You can see the color better in the dry swatch: a softened, dusty slate-blue with blue and purple shimmer. It's definitely a softer shade - Plume almost looks like something out of the En...

Aromaleigh v2’s Paillettes

Saturday Soundtrack: Filii Neihardi (Corvus Corax)

Aromaleigh v2’s Hellebore

This color applied a bit darker than it appeared in the pot. It's still a springier color, in keeping with the rest of the Bloom collection; it's just not a spun-sugar green or a light minty green. It's more like a slightly brightened sage with a low shimmer. It's kind...

Aromaleigh v2’s Can-Can

I had a hard time describing this color…because I wasn't quite sure what to call it. It's deeper than peach or apricot, there's a hint of red-orange with some pink highlights, and it's deeper on the skin than it appears in the pot. It's a bit less red-toned than...

Shiro Cosmetics’ Ever In Your Favor

A borderline color - it's either a very pink purple, or a very purple pink! Reminds me a bit of Aromaleigh's Diamanda, because that was another one of those “borderline” colors that could land on either side of the line depending on lighting, your own hair- and eye-color, and the...