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Entries for Monday March 14

BareMinerals’ High Shine Meteorite

Posted at 07:18 PM in Eye CandyRate or comment on this entry
BareMinerals’ High Shine Meteorite
  • Manufacturer: Bare Escentuals (purchase)
  • Availability: released as part of the High Shine Longwear Eyecolor Duo kit; added to the regular line in May 2011
  • Color Range: metallic cocoa pearl shimmer
  • Staying Power: 3 out of 4 stars
  • Cost/Amount: $16 for .05 ounces / 1.5 grams
  • Would you purchase again: yes
  • Similar shades: Aromaleigh v1's Entangle

The newer high-shine colors from BE look a lot like the Aromaleigh Elemental Lusters…and this one strongly resembles Entangle. It’s a great neutral-but-not-boring brown metallic. There’s not a whole lot of difference between wet and dry application for these colors, as is the case with most metallic-finish eyeshadows.

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Aromaleigh v1’s Wonder-ous

Posted at 08:32 AM in Eye CandyRate or comment on this entry
Aromaleigh v1’s Wonder-ous
  • Vendor: Aromaleigh v1
  • Availability: released as part of Aromaleigh v1's Wonderstruck collection
  • Color Range: cream shimmer
  • Staying Power: 3 out of 4 stars
  • Cost/Amount: USD$5 for 1.2 grams
  • Would you purchase again: yes
  • Similar shades:

Looks beige-tan in the pot, but cream-gold on the skin. This is from one of Aromaleigh v1’s final collections, so while it isn’t sheer, it’s got a little less color payoff than shades from older collections.

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