Entries for Thursday April 30
Aromaleigh v1’s Angelique
- Vendor: Aromaleigh v1
- Availability: available as part of their Eye Lusters collection
- Color Range: tauped mauve pearl
- Staying Power: 3 out of 4 stars
- Cost/Amount: USD$6.75 for 1.2 grams
- Would you purchase again: yes
- Similar shades: TSS' Define Beauty (exact)
Originally I was overlooking many of the softer pinks in the Eye Lusters collection, intending only to buy Kiki and Diamanda. Then I received a sample of this color and found out that it was a match for a limited-edition shade (from another company) that I’d fallen in love with.
Entries for Sunday April 26
Pure Luxe’s Frou Frou
- Manufacturer: Pure Luxe
- Availability: from their webstore beginning in spring 2008
- Color Range: pink mauve pearl with violet iridescence
- Staying Power: 4 out of 4
- Cost/Amount: $9.50 for a 10-gram jar with sifter
- Would you purchase again: yes
- Similar shades:
Entries for Wednesday April 22
Aromaleigh v1’s Edie
- Vendor: Aromaleigh v1
- Availability: available as part of their Eye Lusters collection
- Color Range: bright pink pearl
- Staying Power: 3 out of 4 stars
- Cost/Amount: USD$6.75 for 1.2 grams
- Would you purchase again: yes
- Similar shades: exact match: TKB Trading's Pink Pearl
I originally did not have a photo for Edie in its pot. I got Edie as a sample from Aromaleigh (and a free sample at that - it came with one of my orders). I thought it looked a bit similar to TKB Trading’s Pink Pearl, so I decided to check…and, yes, an exact match. The primary differences are that TKB’s is a straight mica; and Pink Pearl is (oddly enough) marked as not eye-safe - at least, in the US.
Aromaleigh v1’s Celadon
- Manufacturer: Aromaleigh v1
- Availability: available as part of the Pure Eyes Matte collection
- Color Range: rich teal-green matte
- Staying Power: 4 out of 4 stars
- Cost/Amount: USD$6.75 for 1.2 grams
- Would you purchase again: yes
- Similar shades:
Aromaleigh v1’s Venus
- Manufacturer: Aromaleigh v1
- Availability: available as part of the Pure Eyes Matte collection
- Color Range: medium mauve-brown matte
- Staying Power: 4 out of 4 stars
- Cost/Amount: USD$6.75 for 1.2 grams
- Would you purchase again: yes
- Similar shades:
Aromaleigh v1’s Kiss
- Manufacturer: Aromaleigh v1
- Availability: available as part of the Pure Eyes Matte collection
- Color Range: lavender mauve matte
- Staying Power: 4 out of 4 stars
- Cost/Amount: USD$6.75 for 1.2 grams
- Would you purchase again: yes
- Similar shades:
Aromaleigh v1’s Fawn
- Manufacturer: Aromaleigh v1
- Availability: available as part of the Pure Eyes Matte collection
- Color Range: pale pinkish-beige matte
- Staying Power: 4 out of 4 stars
- Cost/Amount: USD$6.75 for 1.2 grams
- Would you purchase again: yes
- Similar shades:
The absolute perfect neutral shade for me. The vendor classed it as a brown; but to my eyes it’s right on the border between brown, orange, and pink. It’s almost like a matte version of Angelique. I made sure to get several spares of this color as Aromaleigh was closing its doors.
Entries for Tuesday April 21
BareMinerals’ Warm/Cool Eye Quickies kit
- Manufacturer: bareMinerals/Bare Escentuals
- Availability: in BE boutiques and through their webstore
- Contains: two iridescent eye colors
- Cost/Amount: USD$22
- Would you purchase again: no
This kit contains two interference colors - what Bare Escentuals calls “eye quickies”. They aren’t much color by themselves, but layered on top of colors or mixed into colors, they can either change a look or make an unwearable color workable. I bought this kit when I hadn’t yet found all the other places that had these colors available. Now I wouldn’t buy this kit from BE only because I can get better prices / quantities elsewhere.
BareMinerals’ Sun Goddess
- Manufacturer: bareMinerals/Bare Escentuals
- Availability: the BE webstore as part of the Warm/Cool Eye Quickies kit
- Color Range: light gold iridescent pearl
- Staying Power: 4 out of 4
- Cost/Amount: $13 for .57 grams
- Would you purchase again: yes
- Similar shades: TKB Trading's Yellow Hilite
Pure Luxe’s Opal Aura
- Manufacturer: Pure Luxe
- Availability: from their webstore under Specialty Eyecolors - part of the Aura Collection
- Color Range: blue-violet iridescent pearl
- Staying Power: 4 out of 4
- Cost/Amount: $9.50 for a 10-gram jar with sifter
- Would you purchase again: yes
- Similar shades: Aromaleigh v1's Blue Haze; Bare Escentuals' Neptune
All of Pure Luxe’s Aura colors are available from TKB Trading at half the cost for approximately five times as much product. However, I cannot figure out which is the “opal aura” equivalent. Since Opal is a reddish purple, maybe it’s a combination of red and a little blue. Or possibly even red and violet? I have no idea. But if anyone can find the exact TKB equivalent, I’d love to know.