Sula Cosmetics’ On My Mind cream shadow

I first saw this brand in Atlanta GA, but picked up this color after I'd returned home. I bought it because it looked vaguely like MAC's Half-Wild (from the Posh Paradise collection), which a) was out of stock everywhere and b) I wasn't sure I wanted the color…and if...

NYX Cosmetics’ Jumbo Eye Pencil in Rocky Mountain Green

This color isn't available everywhere that carries NYX…but it's easier to find than Cherry, Hot Pink, Orange, or Yellow. So obviously NYX doesn't have it in for brights or jeweltones. This color is very lush and rich, and applies well. I did have some problems with spotty application the...

BareMinerals’ Pretty Amazing Lip Color in Allure

Not my favorite color ever. It's not an orange-red, which looks absolutely horrid on me; but it is orange…which doesn't look good on me. I think I picked this one up in the Pretty Alluring kit I got at Ulta, during my Atlanta trip. I might be able to...

A little spot of retail therapy

I picked up two of the new Maybelline Color Tattoos: Pomegranite Punk and Edgy Emerald. If I spot a good sale I may head back for Tenacious Teal, Tough as Taupe, and Painted Purple. I like what I've read about their application, opacity, and durability; and I like that there...

Meow Cosmetics’ Nudity blush

Some brick-red tones under the rose; and this seems a bit more sheer than other blushes in this collection. It has a little more depth than other red blushes, but less color payoff - so you won't end up looking clownish. This isn't my favorite blush in the Taboo collection...

Milani Cosmetics’ Digital

This is a medium pink, about on par with China Glaze's Adore in terms of color depth. The color is fairly durable, and has good coverage - no thin spots or splodgy application. These might be found at your local drugstore (or maybe not any more, by this point) but...

Sally Hansen’s Rockin’ Hard

Zoya’s Glimmer

Another “effects top coat” from Zoya. This is very, very similar to Shimmer - so similar, in fact, that when viewing a single coat of each side-by-side over a dark nail polish, one cannot tell the difference. It both whites out the underlying polish, and adds a bit of shimmer....

BareMinerals’ Strike It Rich Primer Shadow kit

Three of these colors are available as part of the regular line…but I had only purchased one of them, Sundance. The others, I hadn’t purchased individually. So I was in for a stroke of luck when not only was this collection available, and the price had been reducedâ€...

Meow Cosmetics’ Crystalline Cat Glow Powder collection

I use these as all-over eyeshadows, as highlighters on my eyes and cheeks, but I haven’t used any as an “all-over face” color. I like the opacity levels, the color payoff - very slight hint of tint, not a heavy color. I like the slight shimmer effect that doesnâ€...