Aromaleigh v1’s Sweet Pea

Despite the description, this color really isn't similar to <a href=”/such/obsessive/addictions/the_shespaces_ride_the_wave/”>Ride the Wave</a>. It has more white than green in it, and (of course) is far more pigmented than Ride the Wave was. This will work well as...

Meow Cosmetics’ Xmas Rant collection

“For anyone who wants to start taking hostages during the holidays…” This collection capitalizes on the joyous dread with which we all approach the holiday season. (For some of us, this dread first makes its presence known when schools open back up and we realize that it’s only a...

Aromaleigh v1’s Magnolia

For some reason, I gravitate toward two color groups: jeweltones, and greyed colors. When I found Aromaleigh and saw that they had an entire collection of greyed matte colors, I ordered an entire sample package. Most loose-powder companies will have a few faded greyed colors that aren't very heavily pigmented ...

Meow Cosmetics’ Xmas Ghost Stories collection

Three new glow powders in colors that are not necessarily “natural”, but could be quite interesting. There’s also always the option to use these as sheer eyelight colors, which I do quite often with the various body powders from this and that vendor - especially if they’re too...

Neat things companies do: Meow Cosmetics

I was writing up Meow's Xmas Rant collection, newly released this November (watch for a review and swatches later this week, from this and three other Meow holiday collections). I was speculating (as one does) on which colors might be a close match for things I already owned, which didn't...

Aromaleigh v1’s Ego

>When I made my first passes through the Elemental Lusters collection, I wavered on some of the yellows, but ultimately decided to just get <a href=”/such/obsessive/addictions/aromaleigh_v1s_astonish/”>Astonish</a> and <a href=”/such/obsessive/addictions/aromaleigh_v1s_gleam/”>Gleam<...

Zoya’s Envy

This is pretty much <a href=”/such/obsessive/addictions/zoyas_suvi/”>Suvi</a>, without the metallic…so the color looks darker, even though it probably isn't. (It's just not reflecting or refracting any light.) This color almost looks like something I might describe as “a dark moss-green”. I...

Aromaleigh v1’s Pyro

Beauty Blogs’ Backstage for November: Interviewing Louise of Get Lippie

This month for Beauty Blogs Backstage, I got to interview Louise of Get Lippie. Louise has had a love affair with makeup ever since she was a smallhuman! She's been doing makeovers since she was a teen, and she celebrated her one-year blogiversary in September. Louise's partner Matt occasionally contributes...

Zoya’s Suvi

This color definitely needs two coats before it's opaque - in any way, shape, or form. It's watery, like <a href=”/such/obsessive/addictions/zoyas_ki/”>Ki</a>; but two coats gives you opacity and three coats (thin coats, but three of them) gives you a gorgeous blackened...