Shiro Cosmetics’ Lance the Dragon Trainer / Shiro Cosmetics’ Elite Four

This is a deep, rich, lush purple. Really. Really. This is an indigo-violet (or a violet-indigo?) royal-purple shade. If you're looking for a rich grape, you'll want Rattata. (I'm more of a fan of the indigo-purples, so chose this one.) Again, great adhesion.

Shiro Cosmetics’ Clefairy

This color looks similar to Aromaleigh v1's <a href=”/such/obsessive/addictions/aromaleigh_v1s_cyanide_sorrow/”>Cyanide Sorrow</a>. I'll have to do swatch-comparisons tomorrow to confirm - but for everyone who missed the Victoria's Revenge collection entirely, or couldn't order it because they were international…...

BareMinerals’ Dare

Shiro Cosmetics’ Butterfree / Shiro Cosmetics’ Smell Ya Later

This color looks so close to my mom's all-time favorite periwinkle color. She's not as fond of shimmer and sparkle, but I'll have to convince her that she can make it work. (Wait a minute…what am I talking about? I don't want her raiding my stash!!!)

Shiro Cosmetics’ Bulbasaur / Shiro Cosmetics’ Vine Whip

Gorgeous bright green. Not a duochrome, just a enough shimmer to add accent and flash.

Shiro Cosmetics’ Golem / Shiro Cosmetics’ Can’t Escape

A while back I picked up Everyday Minerals' color <a href=”/such/obsessive/addictions/everyday_minerals_starry_eyed/”>Starry-Eyed</a>, which is described quite similarly to Shiro's Golem. However, Starry-Eyed is well pigmented but its silver shimmer isn't very apparent on the eyes. This color does not have...

Shiro Cosmetics’ Super Effective collection

Initially when I saw these talked about on other blogs, I wasn’t interested. I had quite enough colors, thanksmuch; I really don’t need any more. When I first looked them over and saw the relative age of the company (not even a year’s steady registration for the...

Aromaleigh v1’s Train Wreck

Don't know quite why the red matte eyeshadows keep calling to me…but they do. Train Wreck's a raspberry red, just a tiny bit cooler than <a href=”/such/obsessive/addictions/aromaleigh_v1s_cranked/”>Cranked</a>. I didn't get Supermurgatroid from this set - too bright, too...

Aromaleigh v1’s Tide

I held off on getting this color because I figured I finally had enough blues, dang it. Then the company announced its closing, and I caved. I went on a matte buying spree - because while other companies do shimmer, pearl, or sparkle well, only Aromaleigh seemed to consistently produce...

Aromaleigh v1’s Palmetto