OPI’s Cosmo-not Tonight Honey

I got fully opaque coverage with three coats - two coats and I still have a slight bit of VNL. The polish has some minor spreadability issues. It's a frost, so it shows some brushstrokes, but not as obviously as (for example) China Glaze's Romantique colors. (As far as frosts...

Zoya’s Andi

This is what I personally would call “pin-up / arrest me red”. (I know others' idea of “pin-up red” is warmer or brighter…but this is mine. And hey, guess who's writing this and therefore gets to decide!!) This color almost gave me one-coat coverage!! I say ‘almost' because there were...

Morgana Cryptoria’s Fusion lip balm

This one's another color that works well for me! I wasn't one hundred per cent sure how the lilac-toned balms would look on me, so I tried Fusion first - thinking, it looks the closest to a pink-lavender, that might work the best. (Especially since I can wear some plum-lilac...

BareMinerals’ buxom Nantucket

This color was released exclusive to Sephora, along with Acapulco, Athens, Fresno, London, Tokyo, Sydney, and Vienna (well…Athens, Fresno, London and Vienna were just added to the regular lineup. Previously they'd only been in kits.) The descriptions on Sephora's site are always a bit dodgy, but I wanted to...

NYX Cosmetics’ Rose Diamond Sparkle Lipstick

LaurEss’ My Idol

This color isn't a duochrome, but it changes its character when applied dry versus wet - and not just “more intense color payoff”, either. Dry, you see the silvered sage green. Wet, the green is more apparent, the shimmer is brighter, and there are blue undertones to the color that...

Meow Cosmetics’ Black Crystal Abyss

There's enough saturation in this color that it can be used as a liner shade, but not so much that it's too saturated and pigmented to use as a regular eyeshadow. It's highly reminiscent of The SheSpace's Blueberry Crush Haze…except that BCA isn't as chalky as BCH.

BareMinerals’ High Shine Frost

Saturday Soundtrack: The Sea Whisperer (Lisa Gerrard)

Meow Cosmetics’ Phantoma glow powder

This looks rather yellow-ish in the pot, but with a pink-red iridescence. Applied, I see some of the yellow, with the faint iridescent shimmer when the light hits just right. So I could use this either when I wanted just a tiny hint of red iridescent flash and a bit...