Entries for Tuesday April 20
Pure Luxe’s Jazzy
- Manufacturer: Pure Luxe Cosmetics
- Availability: from their webstore as part of their purple eyecolors
- Color Range: indigo-grape sparkle
- Staying Power: 3 out of 4 stars
- Cost/Amount: full 10-gram jar with sifter for $9.50
- Would you purchase again: yes
- Similar shades:
Pure Luxe’s Iris
- Manufacturer: Pure Luxe Cosmetics
- Availability: from their webstore as part of their purple eyecolors
- Color Range: violet purple sparkle
- Staying Power: 3 out of 4 stars
- Cost/Amount: full 10-gram jar with sifter for $9.50
- Would you purchase again: yes
- Similar shades:
Pure Luxe’s Tantalize
- Manufacturer: Pure Luxe Cosmetics
- Availability: from their webstore as part of their Liner Ultimates
- Color Range: iridescent indigo shimmer
- Staying Power: 3 out of 4 stars
- Cost/Amount: full 10-gram jar with sifter for $11
- Would you purchase again: yes
- Similar shades:
Pure Luxe’s Electrify
- Manufacturer: Pure Luxe Cosmetics
- Availability: from their webstore as part of their Liner Ultimates
- Color Range: vivid silvery-blue shimmer
- Staying Power: 3 out of 4 stars
- Cost/Amount: full 10-gram jar with sifter for $11
- Would you purchase again: yes
- Similar shades:
The SheSpace’s Pearls and Lace collection
- Manufacturer: The She Space / About Face Cosmetics
- Availability: originally released for the 2007 holiday season through TSS' online storefront; later brought back on clearance in April 2010
- Contains: 38 mineral eyeshadow colors and 6 face/body shimmers
- Cost/Amount: USD$2.00 for a 3-gram jar, no sifter
- Would you purchase again: some colors, yes
I wasn’t even aware of The SheSpace when this collection was originally released for the 2007 holiday season (I didn’t start shopping with TSS until summer 2008.) I do not know the original prices, though I’m going to guess that they were $4.00 for a 5-gram jar, like TSS’ colors were when I started buying them.
Entries for Monday April 19
Zoya’s Meadow
- Manufacturer: Zoya/Art of Beauty
- Availability: originally released as part of Zoya's Bouquet collection
- Color Range: metallic gold-pink shimmer
- Staying Power: 4 out of 4 stars
- Cost/Amount: USD$6 for 14 ml / .5 fl oz
- Would you purchase again: yes
- Similar shades:
I bought this because I wanted a medium pink that wasn’t “just pink”. I don’t know yet how pleased I am. The color’s okay, a nice quasi-warm medium pink without being too “little girly” - but I’m just not seeing much of the gold duochrome that I saw in other folks’ photos (and that appears, minimally, in the bottle.)
This was my first manicure using Zoya’s Anchor as the base coat, and it does seem to have made a difference. Three days, and absolutely no tip wear or chips.
BareMinerals’ Kiko
- Manufacturer: bareMinerals/Bare Escentuals
- Availability: originally released as part of the Puppy Love kit; available through the webstore and boutiques
- Color Range: golden butterscotch sheen
- Staying Power: 3 out of 4
- Cost/Amount: $13.00 for .57 oz
- Would you purchase again: yes
- Similar shades:
Entries for Saturday April 17
Aromaleigh v1’s Funkytown
- Vendor: Aromaleigh v1
- Availability: available as part of the Rocks! Sonic Eyes collection
- Color Range: intense violet-blue matte (blacklight reactive)
- Staying Power: 4 out of 4 stars
- Cost/Amount: USD$6.50 for 1.2 grams
- Would you purchase again: yes
- Similar shades:
In 2010, all of the Rocks! Sonic Eyes colors were reformulated. In preparation for this, Aromaleigh discounted all of their standing inventory. I used this opportunity to buy multiple pots of many of the matte colors from this collection, for combining with the Interplanetary Traveller duochrome micas from TKB Trading. The results varied from interesting to extremely cool.
Aromaleigh v1’s Blueorchid
- Vendor: Aromaleigh v1
- Availability: available as part of the Rocks! Sonic Eyes collection
- Color Range: lush royal-indigo matte (blacklight reactive)
- Staying Power: 4 out of 4 stars
- Cost/Amount: USD$6.50 for 1.2 grams
- Would you purchase again: yes
- Similar shades:
In 2010, all of the Rocks! Sonic Eyes colors were reformulated. In preparation for this, Aromaleigh discounted all of their standing inventory. I used this opportunity to buy multiple pots of many of the matte colors from this collection, for combining with the Interplanetary Traveller duochrome micas from TKB Trading. The results varied from interesting to extremely cool.
Aromaleigh v1’s Poisonivy
- Vendor: Aromaleigh v1
- Availability: available as part of the Rocks! Sonic Eyes collection
- Color Range: lush green matte (blacklight reactive)
- Staying Power: 4 out of 4 stars
- Cost/Amount: USD$6.50 for 1.2 grams
- Would you purchase again: yes
- Similar shades: