Zoya’s Stella

Zoya’s Aria

Sally Hansen’s Blizzard Blue

This one really is meant to be an effects-coat. On its own, it needed five coats for full opacity, though it was pretty close to that point with four. Later coats show brushstrokes. I don't know if this was because the coats weren't allowed enough dry time, or some other...

Sleek Makeup’s Chaos i-Divine Palette

China Glaze’s Cherish

This color was actually very pretty. I don't have many greens, and a paler neutral green would be a nice addition to the collection - so I purchased a bottle in early 2011. I don't know if it's the age, or the formula for this particular color, or both; but of...

OPI’s Designer Series Original

This color looked very similar to IDK, in the bottle...but the polish was very watery and thin. The purple base color takes four coats to fully appear, and even with four coats I had a tiny bit of VNL. I wonder if, because this was one of OPI's first...

Zoya’s Tart

Two coats for full opacity and even coverage. Three coats deepened and intensified the color. This might be an interesting single coat beneath shades like Raine, Deidra, Lime Lights, or Blizzard Blue. This may be one of the better non-metallic “metallic” polishes Zoya has - many of their colors classed...

Revlon’s Hazelnut Colorburst Lipstick

The application is smooth, it stays in place well, and the coverage is good. It's a lighter shade, but still a little too brown for me to easily wear every day. I might be able to use Joy, or one of the brighter polishes like Tonya (which otherwise doesn't really...

NYX Cosmetics’ Saturn Round Lipstick

Kind of an interesting raspberry-peach shade. It's -=almost=- too orange for me to wear easily, and I don't like the color all that much either - it looks just a little brassy for my preferences. When I saw this, I was interested how it compared to Coraline's Kiss,...

Aromaleigh v1’s Flying Flower