OPI’s Designer Series Illuminate

There's a noticeable green flash to this polish even in the bottle. It's a slighter flash - on par with some of Zoya's middling duochromes, or the green flash in Laney - but it's there. One coat gives me a light tan with barely any of the green flash and...

Aromaleigh v1’s Erebos

As another of Aromaleigh v1's “last hurrah” colors, this one is a dark color, but not as rich as some of Aromaleigh v1's previous colors. It shows up best when foiled. It's definitely a dark indigo, with no blackening - so that's a positive.

Aromaleigh v1’s Phoebe

I'll admit it, I'm a sucker for good rich blues. Aromaleigh had so many of them, too: Loretha, Drama Teal, Frigid Gloom, Destinationunknown, Infidel, Ozone, Spaceoddity… I wavered on this color for a while, then decided to go ahead and get it. (It's not like she's going to be re-releasing...

BareMinerals’ Get The Look: Bronze Ambition kit

One of the first wave of “get the look” kits released - buy three colors, get a slight discount - was later reconfigured to add a brush. This also increased the kit price, though…by $14. Since the various brushes come in just about everything and are available from dozens of...

L A Colors Shimmering Loose Shadow collection

I recently placed an order with an etailer who carries all kinds of drugstore brands, including L A Colors; and these loose shadows were not only inexpensive, but on sale. I decided to give them a try. The colors come in a plastic jar with a screw-top lid. All of...

OPI’s Designer Series Opulence

Zoya’s Jules

I really like this color. As an elegant metallic, it almost looks out of place in this collection…but I'm not so sure I care, because I like the color. It's more muted than Jingle Bells, and it does look a bit like Swing Baby with a foil finish instead...

BareMinerals’ buxom Sarina

This is the latest diamond buxom - meaning high sparkle factor. I do like these, but be aware that the glitter loses its adhesion and will migrate / fall away throughout the day. The fallout isn't as bad as some glitter eyeshadows, but it is present. If this bothers you strongly,...

Revlon’s True Red Colorburst Lipstick

You want a bright, bold, take-no-prisoners red? It's right here. Whereas many of the other Colorburst lipsticks needed a stroke or two to give me full opacity and color payoff, one stroke of this gave me full color right out of the gate. Actually…it gave almost too much color...

BareMinerals’ Lucky

I really really like this color. Maybe it's because it's a warm reddish-brown that isn't a red-brown. Maybe it's because it applies well and is nicely opaque either dry or wet. Maybe because, out of this entire kit, I only really fell deeply in love with the eyecolor and so...