Zoya’s Rica

I almost passed on this because in the promo pics, it looked a bit too orange. Happily, when I placed an order and got the collection-plates of both Sunshine and Summertime, I could see that Rica was more of an orange-red. If Tiffany (from the Flame collection) is a peach...

China Glaze’s Optimistic

Pretty champagne-gold metallic, but unfortunately the spreadability isn't good. It shows brushstrokes fairly well. It's also a bit on the thin side, so I don't know if it will work well for nail stamping. I do like the shade, which is similar but not exactly like later China Glaze colors...

Sally Hansen’s Lime Lights

This is another color like VIP Pink, like Blizzard Blue, like Virtual Violet: it's semisheer, it's great for layering, but if you want to wear it by itself you've got to use A LOT of coats (4 or 5, depending on how thick the coats are.) Like Virtual Violet, this color also...

NYX Cosmetics’ Power Round Lipstick

A very pretty, simple-but-not-simplistic cool pink, fairly similar to buxom Vienna lip stick.

BareMinerals’ Ripe Fig lipstick

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NYX Cosmetics’ Eucalyptus Round Lipstick

This is a slightly warmer, slightly shimmerier version of NYX's Chloe. Either because of the formula, or because of intent, it's easy to apply this lightly enough to get a hint of color without having too much magenta. Like all of the Round Lipsticks, this won't last too long without...

Aromaleigh v1’s Morbid Curiosity

Shiro Cosmetics’ Porygon / Shiro Cosmetics’ Eye Contact

Applied dry, Porygon is similar to Fyrinnae's Sugar Skulls, but with less gold shimmer. The deeper magenta tones show up when it's foiled. I actually kind of like having shadows that have some contrast between wet and dry application - it gives me a bit more range without having to...

BareMinerals’ Honey

This color reminded me slightly of both Ta-Dah and Antique Pearl. This color's coverage is somewhat lighter than Ta-Dah, and the finish is a little less reflective than either of those two colors; but it's in the same family. The gold-beige is very light. This can be used as a...

Saturday Soundtrack: Cry Little Sister (Carfax Abbey/DJ Ferret Remix)

The original version of the song: Carfax Abbey's version: And DJ Ferret's version of Carfax Abbey's version (and my favorite, which, sadly, is not available in MP3 format): Song lyrics, for all you other Children of the 80s: A last fire will rise behind those eyes Black house will rock,...