Kiko Cosmetics’ Long Lasting Stick Shadow in Pearly Calypso Rose (35)

NYX Cosmetics’ Bright Idea Illuminating Stick in Brick Red Blaze

Buxom Plumpline in Covert Affair

I was hoping for a little more red in this color. It’s definitely warm, but more of the warmth is orange rather than red. The formula is good, it applies easily and stays in place well. It just isn’t a lip color that I can see myself wearing...

Color Club’s Rum Running

A very bright neon yellow that’s awfully sheer. I had to use four coats to get full opacity. This reminds me of Zoya’s Bekka, except that this yellow is just barely warmer. I like brighter yellow polishes, even neon - but if the cost is a thinner formula,...

Emily de Molly’s Light the Way

In the bottle, it looks like it will be a cool grey with a colored shimmer finish. After three coats - which I needed for full opacity - the red shimmer is VERY strong! The color becomes a smoky purple-grey as the nail turns away from the light, and on...

Zoya’s Luscious collection

I ended up getting the whole collection, because Zoya had one of those deals that had you pay the equivalent of 7 bottles and you’d get all 12…plus they’d also send you 12 Z-wide brushes and a Naked Manicure Gelie Cure system. Since I was originally interested in 7 of the...

Notoriously Morbid’s Pope Lick Monster

Many of these State of Fear eyeshadows are a neutral base with a very strong colored shimmer layer. This is soft enough that the base shade looks like a near-invisible neutral on my skin. It doesn’t blend very well - the base is, as I’ve said, very soft;...

Concrete Minerals’ Aurora

A pale tan-orange that can appear a light gold-tan in some lights, with a fairly strong blue shimmer layer. This color applies fairly well even dry, but it does better over a cream base or primer. I have other colors that are similar, but none are exact dupes. I also...

Femme Fatale Cosmetics’ Box of Butterflies

Deep blue - almost black - with a strong teal-green shimmer effect base. This does blend, but most of what blends is the base. The teal-green shimmer doesn’t blend out nearly as easily. It applies with little fallout (unless you overload your brush) and removes very cleanly. It’s...

Exotic Lacquer’s Purple Haze