Written Reviews

Excellent wear, goes on smoothly, and I love the colour (it's a brownish peach on me). My one problem with it is that it has some sort of flavor that I *really* don't like. It goes away after a few minutes, but the first few minutes after wear are unfun. (I still use it all the time, because other than that it's perf.)

This shade creases on me, even with primer, but it may not crease on you: my eyelids destroy makeup with extreme efficiency. It's a beautiful nude with just enough shimmer to not be completely matte (without being noticeably glitter), and it plays well with others.

One of my favorite things about this shade is how well it plays with others. Other than being easy to blend, it also looks well with a variety of other colours, whether warmer or cooler. As a result, it's one of the shades I use more often.

This is the palette I reach out the most to. I'm a (slightly-)ligh-medium tone with peach undertones, and I use all the shades in it except Sweet Tea (the orange, second from left on the second row). Blueberry Fizz (the deep purple, rightmost on the second row) will fade a little after a few hours, as will Mango (the deep yellow, first on the left on the second row), but they'll both last through a workday. I haven't encountered an issue with the other shades that I use. Peach will have a nearly foiled finish if you add a second layer. The primary difference between the two pinks, Pink Lemonade (top row) and Strawberry (second row) is that Pink Lemonade is warm and almost more golden than pink, while Strawberry is cooler and glitters more silvery.

This shade applies beautifully and very true, as well as long-wearing - there were times I didn\'t need to reapply it after a meal. It\'s dryer (and more drying) in texture, so what I do is apply a bit of my preferred lip balm first. That makes it quite comfortable without hurting the wear-time.

I love the colour, and typical of the Lippie Stix line the pigmentation and wear time are great, but I found this shade a bit harder to use due to how creamy and thick it is. It's very soft, too, so be careful not to break the tip off. I suspect the weather is a factor here - this lippie stix may perform better in temperatures under 25C/77F.

This coppery eyeshadow goes on beautifully, and hasn't faded on me in >8hr of wear. Typical of Coloured Raine's metallic eyeshadows it's heavy in the pan, packs on easily, and yields a full coverage in a single layer. I applied it on my waterline and my sensitive eyes didn't complain. The copper is a bit orange-y, though, so if orange sits badly on you this shadow will likely not sit well either.

This blush is quite sheer (unless one spends quite some time building it up), but I consider that an advantage rather than a downside: it's good for getting juuuuuust a little colour in my cheeks, without it being too obvious or too light-toned. I marked it as both natural-finish and luminous, because which you get depends on how much product you used; I find it works well for "breaking" a matte look and naturalizing it without the shine getting Obvious, even in harsh summer light. (My summer light is utterly unforgiving that way.) Similarly, it won't budge or fade almost no matter what, once applied. (So far the only things that made it come off are makeup remover, or my dog licking my face.) That's +12hr, easily. It's an adorable colour that'll look good on porcelain-to-medium, pink-to-neutral skin tones, but not so much on golden/olive. (Didn't get to test it on any skin darker than medium that isn't golden, but I suspect it won't work well.) I find that it's best applied with fingers.

Probably the makeup item I use most often. Subtle, complementing, and goes with anything. You can smudge it if you want and make an eyeshadow of it that way, but it won't smudge on its own. Ridiculously pigmented - full, opaque cover in one pass. Colour is a rich, warm, medium gold.

I'm yet to find a skin tone or eye colour this eyeshadow WON'T compliment. Like all Super Shock shadows it doesn't blend all that easily (you can get a smooth transition, but it'll take forever; I recommend a flat lipstick or eyeliner brush), but it'll seriously look good in nearly every context.

This is my "blender" shadow: I'll use it with highly-pigmented or very glittery shadows I want to tone down a bit, or to help any other two shades to get along. It's a real nice balance of pigmented and buildable; if on me it's somewhat prone to being not very noticeable, that'll be because it's almost the exact shade of my skin (which is why it's such a good "blender", so).

Medium beige with subtle gold sheen. Neutral-ish shadow that isn't a base, but goes great with anything and in almost every look. Recommended for fair to medium skin; liable to look grey on medium-deep skin tones.

Makes green eyes pop like nothing else - this is a rich, warm, not-quite-matte not-quite-glittery purple. Can be lightly smudged with fingers immediately after application, but after about 5 seconds will stay nice and put even through +30C, ~65% humidity summers. The one problem is the texture, or rather, the consistency. It's smooth enough in application - not as much as the properly metallic shades, but smooth still; it breaks entirely too easily, though, and requires a lighter hand than even my liquid liners! That's a fair bit of a problem; it's the perfect shade for green eyes, but I can't wholly recommend it to anyone who doesn't have serious trust in their hands.

I use this shadow to "break" a matte look and liven it up without getting (what's on me) an obnoxious amount of glitter, either on its own or over whichever matte shadows I applied that day. It's a gorgeous wheat colour, more pigmented than Anastasia's 10K yet not all that pigmented - it's possibly the subtlest Coloured Raine eyeshadow I own.

Aptly named - this eyeshadow is the exact colour of gingerbread cookied. Positively tempting to eat! Great as subtle shadowing on fair-to-medium skin, or else as a base/neutralizing on medium-and-up. It's the exact shade of my natural tan, so I use it in basically any non-glittery look. It's a matte shadow, but doesn't leave a fully matte finish, more like a semi-matte to natural depending on the amount used. (It's noticeable from the first light sweep, but can be built up to full true-to-pan cover; I can't call it "opaque" as it blends into the skin just too well.)

Easily one of my favorites. Remarkably versatile: warm brownish-purple that needs be applied with a very light hand - but if you have that hand, it'll work splendidly on fair skin as well. Mixed together with ColouredRaine's Gingerbread and applied high on the cheeks, it makes a gorgeous blush; easily more natural-seeming (on me) than any blush-proper!

This wears longer on me than most "long-wearing" formulas do, and without any drying.

Best. thing. EVER. I have thin, dry and sensitive skin that takes tons of work to maintain in good health, and the skin of my lips is *the* thinnest and most sensitive. This is the one lipbalm that's actually worth it for me, and I've been through almost everything on the market. The texture is buttery, soft but surprisingly heat-resistance (my summer is >30C). It smells like cookies of the winter-spice variety with a side of citrus. I usually apply it once daily, as a thick layer before going to sleep; that's enough in all but the worst weather. A thin layer, allowed to sit for a bit, makes an excellent lip primer. I'd say it's not so much "moisturizing" (this *is* an oil-based product) as healing-promoting, which is that much better. It'll also work for the cracked, peeling skin around the nose, better than anything else I tried (which includes medical creams/ointments). The tin will last at least half a year, so while it's on the expensive end for a lip balm (this *is* Nuxe), I'd say it's well worth the money for anyone who has need for a heady-duty lip balm and can afford the purchase.