Unlike some of TKB’s mattes, this mixes well with water. It’s hard to get the balance right, though: too much and you end up with a shadow that shows any brush strokes, a little less than that and it’s harder to mix. Once applied and dried down,...
Color Club does have a lot of these bright-reds. (This looks pink in the bottle, but gains a little depth when applied to my fingernails.) This wasn’t my favorite color from this collection, but that’s because I’m less of a fan of neon or bright pink nail...
This color was one of the reasons I was initially interested in this eyeliner collection. While most eyeliner collections since 2013 or thereabouts have included a navy and a grey, burgundy still hasn’t been a standard shade. This doesn’t swatch the loveliest - you can see some thinner spots...
When I initially applied this, it did feel just a little bit sticky. Oh good, I thought, this will indeed help my balms and stains and sticks stay on my lips longer! I tested it by applying it to the right half of my mouth, and then applying lip colors...
This is elf’s thinner, softer full fan brush that was pretty much the only kind of fan brush I’d seen in 2010. I will confess, I haven’t yet figured out how to best use it…and I haven’t looked really hard. I can tell you that this...
The way this was described, I thought there would be a bit more of the base shade. The frosty shimmer almost overpowers the pink color. Then again, for a highlighter, this isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It does apply as smoothly as the other Lite Stix, and is nicely,...
As soon as I tried this on, I knew that I had to have several back-ups! This color might be a bit too bright for some, and just flat-out too purple for many others, but for me it’s a great shade. It does stain my lips a little bit,...
If you’re looking for a deep red, this one may work for you…if you use three coats. The formula is rather thin, so it spreads well and has a smooth finish. Unfortunately, it doesn’t apply evenly. You can see how, with two coats, the edges are thinner...
I like that Maybelline has this alternate line of lip liners - twist-up instead of pencil. I also like that they included a clear one, for people who want to apply anti-feathering countermeasures. I do wish that they’d had more matches, and better matches, for their Loaded Bolds lip...
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