NYX I Dream of St. Thomas Eyeshadow Palette ($8.75 for 0.28 oz.) contains five eyeshadows and is part of NYX's Caribbean Collection of eyeshadow palettes. (I reviewed St. Lucia previously.) NYX is one of my favorite brands...
NYX Purple Smokey Look Kit ($11.00 for 0.32 oz.) is an eye and lip palette; it contains nine eyeshadows and two lip colors. If you're a fan of cool-toned, purple eyeshadows, this is a palette with your name on it! The palette...
NYX Very Berry Lipstick ($4.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a darkened red-brown with a glossy finish. It's opaque, and it has a very creamy texture, so it applies beautifully. It does fade away within three to four hours, but it's a lovely color while it lasts. ...
Maybelline Plum Paradise ColorSensational Lipcolor ($8.29 for 0.15 oz.) is a reddened raspberry with a soft frost sheen. It's nearly opaque, and the strength of the color helps this shade last a solid three hours, almost four, on my lips. ...
NYX Violet Ray Round Lipstick ($4.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a deep raspberry red with fuchsia sheen. it's semi-opaque and goes on a touch streaky, but it's a great affordable option for a sultry lip this season. It wears about three to four hours, but it's not...
Maybelline Bit of Berry Lipstick ($8.29 for 0.15 oz.) is a beautiful plummy pink cream with rich, opaque color and a slightly glossy sheen. This is what I consider a drugstore gem, and it's definitely one of the best Color Sensational lipsticks...
Rimmel Dizzy Lasting Finish Lipstick ($5.19 for 0.14 oz.) is a beautiful shade of brightened medium pink with a soft blue undertone. It has a subtle frosted sheen, but it doesn't feel or lean too frosty to me. The color coverage is...
Milani Royalty Runway Eyeshadow ($5.99 for 0.07 oz.) is a medium fuchsia purple with a lilac sheen. It's like a purple version of MAC Stars 'n Rockets (without the duochrome). It's semi-sheer when used dry, and it's still a little...
Milani Leaf Green Runway Eyeshadow ($5.99 for 0.07 oz.) looks like a medium grassy (or leafy, I suppose) green, but in actuality, it swatches as a chartreuse green with stronger yellow undertones. It's semi-sheer when applied...
Milani Caribbean Sea Runway Eyeshadow ($5.99 for 0.07 oz.) is such a pretty shade of aqua blue... if you use it wet. When used dry, it's rather lackluster and almost takes on a greenish cast; it's also on the sheer side. ...
