Released to celebrate 35 years of Bare Escentuals…which may explain the price for a kit containing five full-size items. (Not that I’m complaining…) Originally these items didn’t interest me, but then I actually tried the Love Radiance. This may be my “no-makeup” blusher/highlighter that I’ve been...
A range of blues, blue-greens, green-blues, and blue-greys - mostly shimmers, a few duochromes, and one “satin” / near-matte. Initially I wasn’t sure how I’d feel about a collection of all blues and blue-greens. I was also concerned about too many of the colors being ultra-sheer. Thankfully, that wasn...
Yes, I know it was the “Smoke and Mirrors” release, and the common English phrase is not “mirrors and smoke”, so perhaps ideally I should have previewed this collection first. (But I liked the Mirrors collection better!) These are all cremes, most are darker but there are two softer shades....
Lovely softer yellow-gold metallic…that, sadly, is a bit on the fragile side and has less-than-good spreadability. The brushstrokes aren't as visible with this polish as they are when I use some of the other polishes from the Romantique collection (like Awaken), but they're still visible. China Glaze effectively redid...
This one was dense silver holographic in a seemingly clear base. Two coats gave me full even coverage in terms of the holographic effects - but there were a few bald spots. There wasn't any VNL, though - that was a little odd, but nice. I think this might work...
Really, really, REALLY like this shade!! It's kind of a slate-cadet-blue-grey - a bit like Caitlin's edgier, slightly darker-toned sibling. I don't know if the finish will lend itself well to being used in nail stamping, but the color is one of my favorites from the 2011 fall Zoya lineup. Two...
Sadly, this was another color-experiment that didn't work out too well for me. If I can find a way to make it less orange, that might work…provided I put the color on with a light hand. Application is fine, consistency is good, it feels good on my lips. The...
When it comes to lip colors, the word “peach” and I generally have an agreement: we'll see other people. This is a pretty neutral peach, though. I'm actually able to wear this color and it doesn't look awful on me - which is surprising, since I have cool undertones and...
In hindsight, this is not a color I would have chosen. I was originally going off of pictures on the web site, and thought that this might be a semisheer gold sparkle. Nope. It's more of a metallic bronzed gold sparkle. Definitely not a great color on me (though, hey,...
I don't know if I can adequately describe my love of this shade. Look!! It's red, it's vibrant and gemstone-clear rather than vampy or die-away wispy; it's amped up even when applied dry. I love this color!! If you're into red eyeshadows, or want to try them out, this really...
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