Entries for Thursday November 03
BareMinerals’ Drop Red Gorgeous kit
- Manufacturer: bareMinerals/Bare Escentuals
- Availability: beginning October 2011 through the webstore, boutiques, and channel partners
- Contains: two eye colors, one eyeliner, one mascara, one lip color, and one brush
- Cost/Amount: USD$39
- Would you purchase again: undecided
Initially I wasn’t too sure about this kit. Then I decided, what the heck. It’s got Strength eyecolor, which looks interesting; I’d like to try Strength lip color just to see if I can pull off bright red lips; charcoal eyeliner pencils look good on me, and BE’s Big and Bright eyeliners are somewhat decent, the shadow brush is one I kind of like…so there’s four pieces that I’m interested in. Let’s give it a shot.
Meow Cosmetics’ Pandora’s Box collection
- Vendor: Meow Cosmetics
- Availability: October 2011 (and presumably, Octobers thereafter)
- Availability: from the company's webstore
- Contains: 14 eyecolors, one glow powder, and one blush
- Cost/Amount: USD$8 for 1.6 grams; $1 for a sample baggie
- Would you purchase again: yes
I picked up Chaos, Debauchery, Indecency, and Scourge. I am debating on Misery and Hope, both: Hope looks a little similar in color to some of Meow’s other blushes that I own, not an exact duplicate but similar enough (and with no iridescent effects) that I don’t need Hope as well. Misery…I’ve lately become something of a sucker for glow powders, and Misery is a pretty shade…but it’s very sheer, and there isn’t much “glow” to it. I may be able to find a way to use this, and it may make an excellent addition, but I’m not convinced of it quite yet. I also have to compare the sample I got to Moonstone glow powder, which I do own, and see if it’s a close enough duplicate that I don’t need both.
OPI’s Russian collection
- Manufacturer: OPI
- Availability: beginning spring/summer 2007 through salons, retailers, and some etailers
- Contains: 12 nail colors
- Cost/Amount: USD$8.99 for 14 ml / .5 fl oz
- Would you purchase again: yes
Yet another collection that I entered the nail / beauty scene…just in time to watch this one pretty much disappear. Only a few of the colors caught my eye - then, or now.