I want to start doing videos in 2012. I'm not quite sure what I'll do videos about, and I have no idea how frequent they'll be…but I'd like to start doing them all the same. If nothing else, it will give me another skill for my professional toolbox. I own...
I discovered this brand while in Atlanta, at the larger (and better stocked) Ulta. These were just hitting the shelves of my local Ulta in mid-September 2011. I picked them up because they were inexpensive, the colors looked interesting, and I hadn't ever heard of the brand and wanted to check...
This is, essentially, the metallic version of Milk. The color is also just a little different, though that could be due to the “metallic” finish additive: Cottage Cheese is more of a cream-white, while Milk is definitely a pure bright white. Like the other NYX metallic-finish jumbo eye pencils, this...
A bit fainter than I'd imagined - though I can layer it and get more color payoff, the result ends up being almost too garish for my preferences. I've had better success layering this one over deeper reds or matte shades that I wanted to brighten just a little bit....
My first cream shadow-things were MAC’s paint pots. Then I branched out to Benefit’s Creaseless Cream shadows, then started trying other brands when I figured out how to use these. This past summer I picked up a few Smudge Pots from Stila. Most of them are a little...
I kicked off last year by posting my favorite eyeshadows, and I've been thinking of doing something similar this year...but for nail polishes. I've managed to showcase so many this past year, I almost haven't had time to figure out my favorite colors. (I don't know that I've worn...
I latched onto these because of MDMA: it’s a duochrome!! I saw that on toxid-lotus’ site, wandered over to the storefront, and had to get a few more. (And the coolest part, in my opinion: these are coming out next year in eyeshadow form!! I’ve seen swatches of...
Bright, gorgeous holographic nail polishes - including a deep charcoal holo! These are not quite linear holos, like China Glaze’s OMG polishes; but the holographic effects are a little smoother than the Kaleidescope or Tronica polishes. Be careful if you have chemical sensitivities, though: these are not Big-3 free....
This is another “faux-French” color. There's the barest coral-pink base color, with a blue-green duochrome flash. More coats deepens the iridescent effect, but the base color pretty much stayed “semisheer” even after three heavy-ish coats. Application was okay, though I had kind of been hoping for more of the coral-pink...
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