I really love this color of red. It's rich, it's not orange-ish, it's not bright or garish, but it's not dark or verging onto burgundy. It's -=red=-. The pigmentation level is great, and while it doesn't have tons of shimmer, it does have some. But mostly I love...
Ever since I missed my chance to get Infernal Chaos, from one of Aromaleigh v1's final collections, I keep looking for a dupe. I find some nearly-there colors, but nothing exact. I didn't know if Pass the Glogg would be similar, or if it would be too bright. I...
When Concrete Minerals debuted their Pro Matte line of highly-pigmented eyeshadows, they created the “Mineral” collection for their previous eyeshadows. The colors all debuted in 2010 and ‘11; the collection wasn’t grouped as such until spring 2012. It didn’t contain any new colors when it was introduced, and if CM’s...
I don't often define things as a “frost” unless it's fairly obvious. Well…this is a frost. Or a shimmer-with-a-white-overlayer, if you prefer. The shade is a light brown with gold highlights and mauve undertones. The gold and brown are most visible when it's applied, but the hints of rose...
I’d almost call this a watermelon-berry…there’s a brightness to it that I’ve seen in lots of other “watermelon” shades. (And I’ve gotten in the habit of having a cup of fresh-cut fruit for lunch every day, so I’ve seen lots of chunks of watermelon...
This is not the best pink I've ever come across. It's an attractive enough color, but it isn't dreadfully unique, and its pigmentation is a little on the lighter side of average. Shiro's /kiss(Ditto) is a very similar shade, and has better color payoff. This was not available for...
Yes, I'm just getting around to swatching these colors now, when they're totally utterly unavailable for purchase. (I know. I'm a horrible, awful person.) On the plus side of things, I can tell you that other indies have occasionally come out with slightly similar shades. I think one of Meow's...
A cinnabar-red with light silver shimmer. I wasn't too sure how this would work for me - if it would be too orange a red, without the depth, and so not look quite like I hoped. Luckily the shade has enough depth that it looks like either a deep orange...
I was only mildly worried that this might end up being an icy pink, because this is the complement to Shelby - which is a lighter pink than Lara, but definitely isn't an “icy” shade.
Remember how I mentioned that Reagan was a surprise? Well, Zuza is the surprise from the Surf collection. Sadly, it's not an entirely pleasant surprise. This color is a very intense bold aqua-green. It's a bit too vivid for my personal preferences. And it's a glass fleck, which means it's...
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