If this applied more smoothly, I could use this as a softer liner shade. Unfortunately…it's just a bit patchy. I love the shade and the finish, but the pot that I purchased isn't the easiest to apply. I haven't seen too many cream shadows that are this color of...
This color almost makes me think of Easter candy! It's exactly the right shade for those hollow plastic easter eggs, the marshmallow-fluff egg candies, the color on a lot of easter baskets… This is also one of the few cremes in this collection, and if I apply it too thinly...
Even though this is a metallic-finish jumbo eye pencil, I don't see uneven application with this shade like I do with almost all of the other metallic shades from this line. I think this one seems to have fewer problems with patchy application because it's so very close to my...
MAC's Artifact is almost blackened. This shade is the burgundy-red, minus the blackening. Again, I see what others have commented on, regarding the less-than-ideal application of the frost-finish Color Tattoos. I had to be careful not to apply it too thin, or overload the brush. On the up side, the...
I'd say that this color is what MAC's For Effect wanted to be, but I think it's more accurate to say that this color is what I wanted MAC's For Effect to be. It's an opaque dark charcoal grey with silver sparkles. It's definitely opaque enough to be an eyeliner. ...
Very pale pink - almost like a “nude-pink” color that you find in some eyeshadow primers. It doesn't add much either to my lips or my cheeks. I haven't tried using it as an all-over face primer, but I think that since this is such a close match with my...
Beige is kind of a misleading way to describe this color…but it's a difficult one to pin down. There is another color of glow powder that will work for deeper skintones, but since I'm on the paler side of the fence I chose Translucent. The overriding color is a...
I am not a fan of this color. In fact, I think this is my least favorite of the Milani 3D Holographic polishes - and not just because of the color. It's a bit thinner than the other shades. I used as many coats, but I had some patches where...
Before encountering this color, if you had asked me if I'd pay $25 for a bottle of nail polish, I would have looked at you as if you were insane. Now, there is precisely one nail polish that I will pay this much for: Chanel's Peridot. I've never been a huge...
For those wondering about the manufacturer: I listed both companies because L’Oreal has owned Maybelline since 1996, when they purchased the brand to get access to the mass cosmetics market (interesting, since these days I see L’Oreal sold in the same stores, alongside Maybelline…but no matter.) These Color...
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