2020 was the year of smaller-sized eyeshadow palettes--less mega-sized palettes--which meant I ended up having more space on my reviewing calendar to explore indie brands as mainstream brands' releases slowed down (at least for the first half of the year). This post, and the one that follows (for...
Liquid lipsticks have been trending down--at least in terms of reviews here, which is a partial reflection of trends, what readers are into, and what is releasing!--since 2019, though I think more readers reached for some past releases to get through mask-wearing during 2020! That being said, there...
As promised, next in gloss favorites is all about more pigmented glosses that I reviewed in the past year that I enjoyed! I was particularly drawn to Lisa Eldridge's new Lipgloss formula, while Pat McGrath OpuLUST fulfilled all sparkling, metallic gloss dreams!
If you're unfamiliar with how I like to do...
Despite 2020 being NOT the year for lip product wearing for many readers, I managed to review more glosses this year than in 2019; I tested and reviewed over 180 lipglosses! I find that with gloss, it's helpful to break them out by opacity, so these are ones that caught my eye during the past year...
It turns out, 2020 was not a particularly breakneck-release year for cream and liquid eyeshadows, though we certainly saw some new formulas, particularly ones delivering multichrome finishes. That being said, I didn't fall head-over-heels for most of those new formulas. Late in 2020, Sydney Grace...
Despite 2020 being a year where releases slowed down, whether deliberately or as a consequence of what's been going on this year, I still managed to review around 200 eyeshadow palettes (which does include duos, trios, and sets) across 30 brands, which isn't far from the 216 I reviewed in 2019.
While a quieter year for highlighters, there were still plenty of new (and new-to-me) shades that caught my eye. Pat McGrath and Natasha Denona both released individual highlighters, but both brands could stand to have full ranges of highlighters/blushes in general.
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I also tested out JD Glow's...
I was surprised to find that there were more bronzers reviewed in 2020 (43) than in 2019 (30), since the trend for 2020 has been a decrease in most product categories (at least for what I reviewed).
There were several notable releases this year, like NARS revamping the shade range and formulas for...
After years of being inundated with highlighters, 2020 was a much "slower" year with respect to highlighter releases--just over 100 that I reviewed myself--so keeping this a short, edited list wasn't difficult at all. I've broken up my highlighter favorites by price, effectively more affordable...
With just over 80 blushes that fit the criteria (over $15), there were lots of lovely shades and formulas to choose from, but I narrowed my list of favorites from my reviews this year to 15, which did include a few re-reviews that were rereleased this past year.
It's no surprise that several Fenty...
