Aromaleigh v1’s Elegie

This was the “black” of the collection - I the iridescent white shimmer was Sylph. I didn't buy either of those colors when Aromaleigh was open, but received Elegie in the final-days grab bags that I ordered.

BareMinerals’ Brass Roots

Meow Cosmetics’ Heliconia blush

I wasn't too sure about the color of this one. The photo on Meow's site made it look like it would be barely too orange for me. Then again, I have a bias against any orange-seeming blush. (The MUAs at BE keep trying to put Golden Gate on me, and...

NYX Cosmetics’ Jumbo Eye Pencil collection

These pencils are inexpensive, and you kind of get what you pay for. They apply smoothly enough, no tugging (at least not with the ones I have), and with one exception, they’re not supersheer. But the metallic shades go on a bit patchy, and without a primer these will...

OPI’s Night Brights collection

The darker counterpart to the ever-expanding OPI Brights collection (I’m guessing.) But…this one doesn’t seem to be expanding. New colors don’t get added to this “collection.” At any rate - some interesting colors in here, a mix of semisheer and dark with effects.

Zoya’s Masquerade collection

Another pack of semisheer polishes, so not something I was originally interested in (though I did go back and forth over Lillith, because just about any duochrome will catch my attention.) I finally decided to get Celeste when I saw Scrangie’s swatches, and decided to add Stella to my...

China Glaze’s Awaken

There's more cool steel grey than blue in this shade - and the spreadability is kind of bad. The polish shows brushstrokes fairly prominently. For all-over manicures I'll stick with Zoya's Freja, which is about the same color. This will work quite well for nail stamping, though.

OPI’s Designer Series Tapestry

A very warm rose - there are almost orange undertones to this color. As with most of the Designer Series polishes, I needed four coats to completely banish VNL. I might try this as a layer over some darker reds, like Zoya's Sasha or Riley, or even some of the...

Zoya’s Arielle

This is a fairly cool mauve. I originally held off getting it because it didn't really thrill the daylights out of me - and I couldn't find any mani photos. Then finally I found some, AND I was in the market for some cooler pinks, AND had recently gotten Zoya's...

Morgana Cryptoria’s Coventry lip balm

The swatch photo is atrocious…it's too dark to properly see the color! It's a tiny bit darker than it appears in the tube, but only a little. Excellent for a ‘nude lip' look! This was one of my first purchases from Morgana's lip balm collection, and a quick favorite....