The aqua isn't overly apparent in this shadow. Mostly what you get is a dried-blood red (hey, don't give me that look! it's called ‘Blood and Guts', so the comparison is apropos) with occasional hints of turquoise. Color payoff is excellent, and the color doesn't try to migrate or fade....
This is a slightly brighter blue than Countdown - but otherwise, they're both fairly similar. This is almost exactly the same base color as Eyes Like Sapphires…which is still available from a few stores, but not necessarily as easy to find. I think it's the same base color as...
This was actually a little darker than I expected. Application is good, and the polish is fairly sturdy. But…this just isn't the shade I was expecting. I thought this would be just a little closer to Carey, in terms of brightness. “Not as bright as I thought” seems to...
I like polishes that I can use for layering…if I know that they're that sheer when I'm buying them. I was lead to believe that this was semi-sheer, but that after three coats it would show more of the pink and not show quite so much VNL. As you...
As with most NYX collections, there’s a little bit of confusion. The color names don’t match up from site to site. The online swatches may or may not be acdurate representations of the colors themselves. And NYX’s own web site says that there are 30 colors available…but...
I didn’t buy these kits because by the time they came out, I already owned all the eyeshadows - so it made more financial sense to just buy the lip balms individually. The four colors complement each other well, with Lolita and Rocked being among my favorite softer shades...
Applied dry, this doesn't have much color payoff, and resembles Bare Escentuals' Showers. Applied wet, more of the blue is apparent and it's got a bit more shimmer…but the chief effect is the higher pigmentation level. There are faint hints of purple in the color that are only really...
A very soft neutral when applied dry, with no overtly visible shimmer. It's slightly brighter than many other browns that I have, so that it subtlely lightens without adding any yellow tones. The turquoise shimmer is light even when applied wet, so you're still working with what is predominantly a...
While I have loved most of the colors I've purchased from My Pretty Zombie, and liked the idea behind the Geekily Ever After collection, I was less pleased with a few of the colors in that kit. Drunken Toast doesn't look attractive when applied wet. It, and the other colors...
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