Released about six months after the Touch collection, I still count it as the “complement” - it’s six neutral cremes, but ranging across a bit more of the spectrum than the “nude” neutrals in Touch.
I held off on getting any of the colors from the Uptown collection for the longest time, because I didn't need a whole slew of red polishes…and then I get them and fall in love with Paige, Coco, and Quinn! (Andi's pretty, but I think she's my least favorite...
A good everyday lipstick color - a bit of rose, but not too heavy; smooth application and great longevity, and no drying (either perceived or actual.) It stays in place very well, and I love the way these lipsticks feel on my lips. Longevity doesn't quite live up to L'Oreal's “10...
Oddly enough for a pencil that looks so...orange, this color applies as a very sheer coralish baby-pink sheen. It added a miniscule amount of tint to my lips, and a very slight reflective finish. The color seemed to stay in place decently (for a sheer Lipsurgence), but honestly, it...
This is definitely a yellow-green, to my eyes. The application is good, the shimmer is excellent, opacity is solid…but it's less gold and more green than I expected from the vendor photos. I may have a bit of a challenge using this one. I don't know if it's my...
Clear midrange emerald green shimmer. This has the same base color as Marni, but doesn't have Marni's blue shimmer. (In the pot, Swamped looks deeper than Marni; applied, the base color is almost identical.) Color payoff is good, but for whatever reason it applied a little less rich than it...
This color is a lovely green…but based on the ‘inspiration' photo and the manufacturer's photo I expected it to be a bit darker. When I was resizing my swatch photos, I had to go back and check: wait, is this really Marni? Really?!?? Yep, it is…okay… (I thought...
Applies a little less “dark” than it appears in the pot, with a bit more of the violet visible. Adhesion is good, and so is pigmentation. I think this would make a better liner shade than some of Meow's Feliners..! This is a very rich deep violet, with a suggestion...
This shade is…interesting. It's a tauped green…or a greenish taupe. Depends on how the light hits it I find that I prefer the taupes-with-cool-duochromes from Aromaleigh (Miuccia, Tracy) to this shade. The color payoff for Mothman is good, and it stays in place. I just like it better...
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