MAC’s Vanilla pigment

This is just slightly similar to Meow's Past, only less pigmented (ironic, for something marketed as a “pigment”) but more easily buildable.

MAC’s Old Gold pigment

Happy first Sunday of 2011

I'm working behind the scenes, prepping a “favorite colors” list (project in concert with Turtle Beauty/@CydonianMU, Stay Beautiful/@robynheartsslap, and Makeup, Art, and Life/@KimmieKarmaLove), and getting ready to…well, not exactly overhaul things, but close. This is what happens when you've got an insomniac with OCD and a...

Zoya’s Wonderful collection

Autumnal cremes partnered (in most cases) with microglitter counterparts from the Wicked collection.

Zoya’s LA Pop

When I first saw this on Zoya's site, I didn't think much of it. Then I saw someone else's photos of it, and thought that it just might be kind-of sort-of a flaky polish like Sally Hansen's Hidden Treasure, Nubar's 2010, or China Glaze's Fortune Teller. Not so much. It's a...

Zoya’s Ibiza

I wore this for New Year's Eve/Day, under a coat of Zoya's LA Pop (which is essentially an iridescent-green-glitter topcoat.) Zoya calls this a metallic polish with some shimmer…I have to confess, while the polish isn't a creme finish, I was seeing neither metallic nor shimmer. Most polishes...

Beauty Blogger Challenge: week one

Shatteredshards is kicking off 2011 with a 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),...

BareMinerals’ Gold Rush kit

Two new colors, and two colors which were only sparsely available…so that’s good. Only $26? Nice. Minis? ...er. (The main beefs with mini jars include “not easy to store with all my other fullsized BE jars” and - my personal favorite, because this honestly does make a lot of...

Aromaleigh v1’s Pure Drama collection

When I initially started buying Aromaleigh colors, I steered clear of this collection. I wasn't all that fond of blackened colors in general - I preferred rich colors with good pigmentation levels, as opposed to blackened shades. Turns out, the reason I was unfond of blackened shades was that most...

Aromaleigh v1’s Drama Green