ColourPop’s Lip Crayon in A Go Go

Even if I did like these lip tints, this shade would be just a bit too warm for me. As it is, these are like sheer lip balms - and I’m not a huge fan of sheer lip balms. When I lay down color, I want to lay down...

ColourPop’s Lippie Stix in Jingle Ladies

This was part of a holiday Lippie Stix kit several years ago - I forget the name. I originally wasn’t interested in buying this, but when I started getting into bold lip colors, this was still available for individual purchase. The red has cool undertones, and excellent pigmentation. It...

Color Club’s Take a Hike

CND’s Vinylux Silhouette (296)

TKB Trading’s Get Down With Brown collection

A dozen brown makeup colorants that can be used by themselves as eyeshadow, highlighter, brow powder, or whatever else you can dream up. Chameleon Glitter works less well on bare skin but works when combined with just about any mixing medium, or over glitter glue. The colors are all types...

ColourPop’s Gimme a Slice kit

These lip tint kits were…well. You did save $2 by buying the kits instead of the individual shades; and the kits did include shades that coordinated, as opposed to one warm color and a cool variation. The kits were almost always out of stock, which was frustrating. The two colors...

L’Oréal’s Infallible 24HR Eye Shadow in Smoldering Plum (556)

Despite the name, this is more of a very cool red, or a warm plum. The coverage is fairly good, and it blends better than many other shadows in this collection.

My Pretty Zombie’s Stab You Forever

I like the combination of the metallic navy with the green shimmer! I’m less fond of how this eyeshadow looks when I try to apply this wet. Fortunately, when I apply it dry over NYX Glitter Glue, not only does the saturation hold, the eyeshadow stays put all day...

Maybelline’s Color Sensational Lipstick in Rose Embrace

I kind of wish that this was opaque rather than semisheer…but for all of that, it does provide good coverage. It reminds me of the Lip Tints from ColourPop: strong initial color, can be layered, but will fade faster than totally opaque lipsticks.

Color Club’s What’s The Matte-r?

The vendor image of this one is…lacking. It isn’t just a matte green, the “metallic” aspect shows a bit more strongly, with gold shifts and flashes. It’s a brighter olive that still has a nice visual depth. I never ever would have twigged this as such a...