Benefit Cosmetics’ Samba-dy Loves Me cream shadow

Not as “flash” as some of Benefit's colors, and a rather obvious color to boot (which probably explains why it wasn't made regular.) It's not a satin finish, not a frost or metallic, but has just a hint of glimmer so it isn't really matte, either. Think of it as...

NYX Cosmetics’ Jumbo Eye Pencil in Gold

Burt’s Bees Lip Shimmer in Guava

My first experience with the lip shimmers was when I picked up a holiday-packaged set of three. I liked them well enough that I decided to try out a few of the other shades, to see how they worked for everyday wear. Guava looked like it might provide a little...

Tarte’s Lipsurgence in Flashy

This is another excellent color - there's a bit more body to it than there are to some other Lipsurgence pencils. Tarte did something to the formula, and the non-matte colors in the Lipsurgence collection stay in place much better and have more color payoff than the previous ones. This...

Everyday Minerals’ Disco Inferno blush

Concrete Minerals’ The Vaccine

All monitors display colors just slightly differently. Add to that, even on the same monitor, two people may perceive colors differently. Still, there are some vendor photos and descriptions that make me strongly question just how skewed my perception of color is from the rest of the world. This is...

Concrete Minerals’ Quarantine

I think I have some colors that may be similar - mauve-pinks that change based on lighting, what colors they're paired with - but nothing that's exactly this shade. Quarantine is very muted, and applies a bit deeper than it appears in the pot. I like how this looks with...

Concrete Minerals’ Nightmare

This color really stands out from the rest of the Zombie Girl shades. It's an extremely vivid indigo-blue-purple that almost reminds me of Aromaleigh's Bluemonday. There isn't much shimmer once the color is applied, but there's definitely pigmentation! In my opinion, this shade would have coordinated with the others in...

Concrete Minerals’ Living Dead

The shimmer is pretty sparse, almost invisible...but the pigmentation is excellent. Once I applied it, there were less yellow undertones than appeared in the pot, which was nice. I was a bit worried that I was going to end up with a green that I couldn't wear! This color...

Concrete Minerals’ Graveyard

This is like a deeper, slightly cooler version of Smut. There are some faint red tones in the color, but it's a darker, cooler brown. I don't know if this one is deep enough to use easily as a liner. I think it works better as a crease or contour....