Color Features: Shop Your Stash, July 2019

Some example products (all stuff I own, so...there are definitely others) include: BE's Chardonnay, BE's Queen Linda, MAC's Soft Ochre, Meow's Ra, Sephora's Gold Shadow Liner, Sugarpill's Goldilux, TKB Trading' Aztec Gold, Aromaleigh's Annysia, Aromaleigh's Theia, BE's Exotic Sandra, BE's Jade, CND's Art Basil, China Glaze's Starboard, Femme's Planeshift, LaurEss' Jolt, Sally Hansen's Tough Luck, and Shiro's Dance of Death. Post links to your looks in the comments all month. (For this, I allow - nay, ENCOURAGE - links...

Color Features: Shop Your Stash, June 2019

Some example products (all stuff I own, so…there are definitely others) include: Aromaleigh’s In The Mix, Aromaleigh’s Oculus, BE’s Brianna, BE’s Jennifer, BFTE’s Dew Drop, BFTE’s Metro, Color Club’s Lavendarling, Concrete Minerals’ Chrome, Femme Fatale’s Faerie Fire, Fyrinnae’s Meerkat, LaurEss’ Thunder, Maybeline’s Lilac Flush, Meow’s Endless Nights, NYX’s Oyster Jumbo Eye Pencil, OPI’s Done Out in Deco, Scaredy Cat’s Smooze, and Shiro’s Master of...

Color Features: Shop Your Stash, May 2019

Some example products (all stuff I own, so…there are definitely others) include: . Post links to your looks in the comments all month. (For this, I allow - nay, ENCOURAGE - links in comments.) List the products and techniques you used, include a tutorial or review if you’re so inclined. You can post your looks on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, your own blog, Imgur, Reddit, other forums, wherever you like. Just be a good neighbor and observe the community’...

Color Features: Shop Your Stash, April 2019

Some example products (all stuff I own, so…there are definitely others) include: Aromaleigh’s Italian Ice, Aromaleigh’s Acorn, BE’s Queen Phyllis, My Pretty Zombie’s Bear, Meow’s Turtle Bay, Shiro’s Enrichment Cetner, Shiro’s Forever A-Loan, Aromaleigh’s Gingko, Aromaleigh’s Dragonfly, BE’s Exotic Victoria, Color Club’s Le Petit Mint-seur, CND’s Sage Scarf, Femme’s Hallowed Ground, LaurEss’ Shangri La,  Meow’s Mint Julep, NYX’s Horseradish eye pencil, Sally Hansen’...

Color Features: Shop Your Stash, March 2019

Some example products (all stuff I own, so…there are definitely others) include: Aromaleigh’s Odiane, Aromaleigh’s Ocean, BE’s April, BFTE’s Faded, CND’s Aqua-intance,  Fyrinnae’s Anemone, MAC’s Rollickin’, Sally Hansen’s Barracuda, Shiro’s Glowstick of Destiny, BareMinerals’ French Pastry, BareMinerals’ Golden Sunset, CND’s Dandelion, Femme Fatale’s Princess Princess Princess, Fyrinnae’s Montalivet, Meow Cosmetics’ Flamenco, Sally Hansen’s Beachy Keen, and Sephora’s Girl Talk. Post links to your looks...

Wet n Wild’s Fantasy Makers Paint Palette: Smokey

This palette was completely new. It looks like it was made up of half of the shades from last year’s “Neutrals”, and three others (the white, the purple, and the light grey) pulled in from I-don’t-know-where. This definitely looks like “vampire” makeup! I like using them as eyeshadows, but I have to apply very carefully and build, because otherwise these take a bit of time to cure completely. They’re definitely color-rich, though, even the white.

L’Oréal’s Infallible 24HR Eye Shadow in Cherie Merie (343)

Shiro Cosmetics / Detrivore’s The Red Gallows

This color acts one way applied dry over primer, and differently when mixed with water and applied wet. Possibly the color would have been deeper if there was less water mixed in…but this was a formula that didn’t want to mix with water very much. I was hoping that this would be a deeper red, a little closer to the dry-application swatch but a little redder.

Pour one out for indie vendors past

I myself don’t know what happened to Shiro. I was also fortunate enough that my final orders placed with Shiro were delivered within stated TAT and with all items present. I could armchair-quarterback and point out ways that the closure could have been handled differently, using things that Shiro had done in the past (such as the order-fulfillment status tracker that was often deployed during the Black Friday sales.) But…why? This indie store is now closed. Moving on....

ColourPop’s Lux Lipstick in Brick

This looked a little more neutral on Colourpop’s site…and I really should know by now, Do Not Trust Their Photos. Still, even if it’s a little warm, it’s not outside of my wearable range. Of other lipsticks I own, this is a little similar to Nude Nuance, but it’s a richer shade and just the tiniest bit warmer.