Morgana Cryptoria’s Azalea Blue lipstick

Azalea Blue is a bit intimidating-looking in the tube; but apply it lightly and blot, and you can get good coverage without the color being too dark. (Or apply it as you'd apply any lipstick, and a single coat will give you full opacity and coverage.) Azalea Blue is just...

Morgana Cryptoria’s Cotton Candy lipstick

There's a slight similarity to MAC's limited-edition color Big Bow…but not enough for me to actually list these as dupes. Both are lighter, hot pinks; both have the blue sparkle. If you really wanted to get Big Bow because it looked like the perfect color, check out Cotton Candy....

BareMinerals’ Soft Focus Romance

Zoya’s Jasmine

Aromaleigh v1’s Hot Stuff

This is a bit more coral than “red”. I was actually mentally anticipating a red, based on the site photo of this color. When I opened my final Aromaleigh order and saw the color in the jars, I honestly wondered if she hadn't run out, then mixed a batch that...

Beauty Blogger Challenge: week two

Welcome to week two of Shatteredshards' weekly beauty bloggers' writing prompt/challenge. It's a bit like Beauty Blogs' Backstage, in that it gets us to share a bit about ourselves and our blog…but all the questions come from one source, they're available in advance (if you're the preplanning type),...

Aromaleigh v1’s Sinisterrouge blush

I'll have to be careful to see that I don't apply this too heavily. It's a deeper red, and I can see myself applying it too heavily, too easily. Definitely will need either a fiber optic or a fan brush for this - something synthetic so that the bristles only...

BareMinerals’ Applause blush

This color almost disappears on me. Possibly I can use it to mute darker colors like Compassion or I'm Amused, or Sinisterrouge.

BareMinerals’ Promise blush

BareMinerals’ Harmony

According to Bare Escentuals, this color is a “plum-brown matte”...which initially put me off of getting it. Bare Escentuals has released a lot of “plum-browns” and on me, the color ends up making me look like I've just gotten hit in the eye. I finally did get this color,...