If there was any category that was hardest to keep short and sweet, it'd be this one: there are so many fantastic lipsticks out there, and brands release new shades nonstop. Sometimes I feel like I'm catching up on eyeshadow palettes, but I always feel buried under lip products. This category...
I'm pretty jazzed about this year's list for budget-friendly favorites in the lipstick category, as last year's list was only eight deep, but this year, lipsticks under $15 was almost a third of the lipstick content reviewed on the blog. That's in large part thanks to ColourPop Lux / Matte Lux...
This year, I decided to split lipgloss into two posts: one for sheerer shades and one for more pigmented shades. I find that how and when I reach for a particular gloss often depends on opacity. I like sheerer gloss with light to moderate shimmer, so they can work alone as well as layered. I was...
One of my favorite parts about reflecting on the last year's worth of reviews is figuring out what new formulas were released, which ones resonated, and whether any of my go-to formulas shifted as a result. Most of the top-performing products on this year's list are lip-related, which is...
There were two major single releases this year: NARS Eyeshadows were completely revamped, and I reviewed every single single and duo. When it came to some neutral favorites, I actually found that NARS won me over, particularly with the duos (which don't qualify for this list, as they're duos), but...
In a sea of palettes, there were still plenty of excellent, single eyeshadows to reflect on from the last year's worth of reviews. Notably, ColourPop had at least two major single releases (one in late spring, one in winter), I first tried NABLA Eyeshadows and Sydney Grace Eyeshadows (which won't make...
Is it any surprise that ColourPop dominates this list? They're one of the few brands that has a cream eyeshadow formula in their permanent range, and one of the fewer that regularly adds new shades to it. They also released the newer Jelly Much Eyeshadow formula, which is a nifty take on cream...
Should 2018 go down as the year of the eyeshadow palette? I felt like I was reviewing palette after palette from the beginning of the year until the end of December! Many years ago, palettes seemed primarily reserved for the holiday season, particularly anything larger than five shades. I...
I love that we're continuing to see more cheek palettes released throughout the year (not just during the holidays), though I'd definitely love to see even more iterations that are specifically designed for medium-dark and deeper skin tones. I am pleased to see more trios and quads offered in...
As I mentioned in the previous post, highlighters had another bright year with a plethora of options from affordable to luxury. My initial list of "favorites" stood at over 40 shades in the mid-end/high-end category, which I pruned to a mere--ha!--list of 20 favorites.
