What are your favorite and least favorite parts of each season? In winter, I love the snow and those moments during a snowstorm - light or heavy - where the wind falls off, there's a lack of sound, and the whole world seems muffled. In a world with so much...
Based off of the Eye Plush collection - which I did not like because the color payoff was so softened - these are a fairly good collection of neutrals and softer shades with a softened-pearl finish. The color payoff was fairly solid for all of them. They’re not individually “...
I've tried red eyeshadows from various makeup companies (mostly indies), and the results have been a bit uneven. Either the color will be too orange-based, or the pigmentation levels will be disappointing…or the red will be gorgeous, exactly what I'm looking for, and a limited-edition color. EJPCreations has good...
This one's right on the border between black and dark navy, with a great color payoff. It doesn't leave a sooty residue behind, like some eyeliners do; but it does have pigmentation level similar to what you'd expect from other companies' darker eyeshadows. I liked finding a cool black-navy with...
About the same color as chocolate milk, or cafe au lait (heavier on the milk). The pigmentation level is decent, but not the best color payoff Aromaleigh has offered, in either incarnation. Vera is a neutral brown - I think that people with obvious olive undertones in their coloring might...
Meow Cosmetics has re-released one of its summer-seasonal collections, Caribbean Escape. No additions this year to this collection, but they're holding a Memorial Day weekend sale. Register for their mailing list to get in on all of their sale information. They have a new collection coming out June 1 (in a...
I had a sneaking suspicion that Fiery, a red matte, might be just a bit too much for me. I was right. It's a nearly fire-engine red, but when applied it loses some of the color depth and becomes a little too bright for my preferences. It's still a bright...
A gorgeous cool fuchsia-red sparkle finish. There isn't quite as much sparkle as in the various Diamond Buxoms (Sarina, April, Clair, Starr, Dominique) - the sparkle is a little sparser (though barely so.) I like the sparkle as much as I like both the shade and color payoff. I like...
To my eyes, this is a neutral green: no overt blue or yellow tones. The shimmer isn't very strong, and it's a little less opaque than I expected - especially when applied wet.
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