Not a pinup-red (which the name seems to imply). Just a very nice, barely-muted cool red-mauve shade. For many folks, this might be an ideal “my lips but better” shade. For me, this is an excellent touch of color that's “just enough” for everyday looks. The shade reminds me of...
The name ‘lilac' made me think that this would be a paler, cooler color. It's actually a cool berry-mauve, not a predominantly purple shade. The color-tile on the end of the tube makes it appear that this shade will be more pastel and more purple than it actually is…so...
The newer high-shine colors from BE look a lot like the Aromaleigh Elemental Lusters…and this one strongly resembles Entangle. It's a great neutral-but-not-boring brown metallic. There's not a whole lot of difference between wet and dry application for these colors, as is the case with most metallic-finish eyeshadows.
Looks beige-tan in the pot, but cream-gold on the skin. This is from one of Aromaleigh v1's final collections, so while it isn't sheer, it's got a little less color payoff than shades from older collections.
If you're interested in hearing more, check out any music by Azam Ali (that's the vocalist on this song.) Her career in the US was launched with the duo Vas, then she went solo for a few albums before joining forces with two other musicians in the group Niyaz. Super...
I think I've found a new favorite nail polish: Sally Hansen's Virtual Violet. I really really really love this shade, it's bright and near-neon without being neon; it's got a high-shine finish that mimics metallics without having most metallic polishes' traditional fragility; it's got a duochrome effect; it's...it's just...
While the first “high shine” color released was Sand Dune, in Siren of the Sea/2009 (followed by Charisma and Gold Medal), those colors were not officially part of the “high shine” collection. Those first high shine colors were released in pots, like all of the other Bare Escentuals colors; and...
These were like the Dynamic Duos and the Buxom Duos: pair up two items (usually one hard-to-find and one permanent item), sell one set, then change the pairing. Bare Escentuals seems to be introducing the High Shine colors this way: while seven were available for individual sale through the BE...
This is a semisheer color, like Knotty. It didn't give me totally opaque coverage even with three coats - though it was awfully close to opaque, there was just a hint of visible nail line. A single coat isn't totally sheer, though. The fourth photo below shows one coat of...
I've linked to this excellent post by Issendai - everyone should read the entire post and the comments - but here are the basic steps to creating a sick system (or recognizing that you're in one): Rule 1: Keep them too busy to think. Rule 2: Keep them tired. Rule 3: Keep them...
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