Femme Fatale Cosmetics Review and Swatches

It’s been months and I’ve finally got the Femme Fatale Cosmetics review up! It’s a testament to their product how much trouble I had photographing the swatches. The Basic Picture Femme Fatale Cosmetics is an indie company based in Australia.  Their main attractions are their complex eyeshadows and glitter polishes.  The latter cannot ship out of Australia, but you can find them at third-party stockists. Eyeshadows cost $5.75... Read More

Silk Naturals Mineral Glows Review and Swatches (Halo, Cupid, Heavenly)

Silk Naturals Mineral Glows ($7.50 for 1.5 tsp) are SN’s versions of MAC Mineralize Skinfinishes: somewhere between a highlighter or blush, depending on the shade. They impart a sheer wash of color and a dewy, luminous finish.  Samples come in 5g jars, while the full-size products are packaged in 10g jars with sifters.  The labeling is rather sparse and includes no ingredient list, though this seems to be the norm at Silk Naturals. Ingredients: Mica,... Read More

Sonia Kashuk Super Sheer Shimmering Highlighter Review and Swatches

Sonia Kashuk Super Sheer Shimmering Highlighter (0.57 oz for $9.79) is part of Sonia Kashuk’s core collection, and one of two liquid highlighters available. (The other comes in different packaging at a higher price.) I deeply adore Sonia’s brushes, but I never purchased any of the makeup since it was a little high-priced for Target. A $2 off coupon and my abiding love of all things highlighter conspired against me, and now here I am. Sonia... Read More

Meow Cosmetics Eyeshadow and Blush Swatches, Part 2

Here are the rest of the Meow Cosmetics swatches! (View Part 1 here.)  As of this posting, the 25% off coupon WildRide is still active! Plus, you can get free shipping on orders of $35 or more. :) Meow Cosmetics Cheek Products: Bombastic blush, Charisma blush, Immortal glow powder, Isis blush, Corona bronzer     These are assorted cheek product samples I purchased.  All of these have smooth, ultra-blendable formulas. Color Descriptions: Bombastic... Read More

Fyrinnae Swatches (Purgatory, Callypgian, Fire Opal, Gilded Wings, and In the Spotlight Highlight)

I recently placed a small order at Fyrinnae and picked up three mini jars of Purgatory, Callipygian, and Fire Opal, as well as a sample of the In the Spotlight highlighter.  I received a sample of Gilded Wings for free. Fyrinnae Swatches: Purgatory, Callipygian, Fire Opal, Gilded Wings Swatched over Kiss My Sass Cosmetics Matte Primer. Aren’t these the most gorgeous jewel-tone colors? So perfect for fall. Color Descriptions: Purgatory –... Read More

Meow Cosmetics Blush Review and Swatches

I have a habit of letting drafts languish in my dashboard for months…and months…and months.  This should have been finished a long-ass time ago.  It would have also included coverage of the Glow Powders and a couple of the blush samples I own, but in the interest of just getting this done I’m going to stick to the full-size ones. This post is the third in a series of Meow Cosmetics product reviews. Previously Covered: Eyeshadows... Read More

Maybelline Summer Glow Illuminator Review and Swatches (Ray of Gold)

I don’t know why I keep trying new Maybelline pressed powders when most of them prove to be utterly disappointing, but I’m a huge sucker for highlighting/illuminating products. These illuminators are part of Maybelline’s Summer Glow collection for Summer 2012, which also includes some bronzers in pressed and Bouncy Blush form. I picked mine up at Walmart. This review is going to be short, because there isn’t much to say about... Read More

Shiro Cosmetics Curaga Mineral Highlight Review and Swatches

It’s been way too long since my last review! Let’s get things back in gear. I picked up a jar of Shiro Cosmetics‘ highlighting powder during Caitlin’s Black Friday sale, since I’ve been on the hunt for a highlighter that will work with my lighter winter skin tone.  Caitlin used to offer all of her cheek products in pressed form, but discontinued them since they broke too easily in shipment.  They are now packaged in... Read More

Kiss My Sass Cosmetics Bronzer and Highlighters Review and Swatches

This is a mini-review of a Kiss My Sass Cosmetics (affiliate link) order I actually placed in early July, so this is embarrassingly late, haha.  I got several eyeshadow samples, full-sizes of old favorites Charcoal and Sleepy Hollow, two highlighter shades, a bronzer, and a 10g jar of the new eyeshadow primer.  All of the products covered in this post are 20% off until the end of the month! I’ll be covering the primer in a separate post. Suntan... Read More