I initially got interested in these from GlitterGeek’s love for Soft Rose. I checked out the line at my local store, and got a few lipsticks…then later, when they were on sale, a few more. The line added some more colors in late fall 2010. The lipsticks are very...
The first of three autodelivery kits from Bare Escentuals. Usually their A/D series have four kits, and span an entire year. This was an exception. I got this kit at a discounted price, and on easy pay - I intended to give the Prime Time primers to my mom,...
This is kind of the color I'd hoped Beachy Keen would be. This formula seems a bit thinner than other China Glaze polishes that I've used. Still, it's nicely opaque and provides good coverage. One coat was almost - almost - enough for full, even, totally opaque coverage. There was...
PSA: if you've ordered from TransDesign in the past week and your order has not processed, there are apparently delays due to all the orders for the crackle polish. The site is performing more slowly, some folks are reporting 503 errors (unable to see the site at all), and many of...
I picked up a tube of Ultra Shine Lip Gloss in Love Me Pink for a few reasons: I was in Sephora with the VIB discount code; the color appealed to me (BE's buxom lip polishes don't have anything quite this shade, though Kanani comes close); and I was curious...
I think it's a trend with MMU places, that as they shift focus or repurpose or close down, any released items are a little more sheer than previous colors. I noticed that over Aromaleigh v1's lifespan (the three years that I was aware of it) the “stock” collections were...
Very nearly to the midpoint of the month - already!! I managed to swatch a dozen eyeshadows and half a dozen lipsticks today, after a week of not really swatching anything. I have managed to get settled with the new posting schedule, though I now just need to get back...
I think this is tied in with the new skincare line - the kit-packaging is highly similar in design, and the eyecolors and the blush are described as “moisture-infused” - which sounds like the Hydrating Mineral Veil, or the Hydrating Coral colors of previous kits / releases. I don’t know...
Two coats of this light blue is still a bit sheer, in terms of the background color. Three coats got me a good solid blue backing-color, but it was a bit patchier than the other colors in this collection. As with all the holographic polishes, these look lovely in indoor...
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