Written Reviews

When Christine reviewed these "lipsticks", I wanted almost all of them but started with this one - Rouge Cape. The colour is gorgeous though on me, it doesn't look especially "warm" - it's more a neutral, slightly warm-ish red. For me, the issue is wear time. Christine gets 5 hours wear from this but I'm lucky if I get 15 minutes. This product is more like a gloss or lip balm and not a very long-wearing one at that. That experience coupled with the high price these were stopped me from buying any more of the very beautiful shades because this was just not long wearing enough at all. They were "billed" as lipsticks but this doesn't wear on me at all like lipstick, which is disappointing. Also, not a huge deal but I find the packaging sort of gaudy.

Initially, I thought this was a really ugly colour and one of the shadows I'd never touch in the Game of Thrones palette but was I ever wrong. This is perfect for a natural, subtle looking crease (as opposed to a cut crease type of look) and for blending out. I'm surprised by how much I've used this, even though I don't find the colour all that appealing in a general sense. It reminds me somewhat of UD's Tyranny (I think that's the one) from the Pulp Fiction palette. It's another shadow I thought I'd never use but it, too, is good for the same sort of purpose.

This is one of my 3 or 4 favourite eyeshadows from the Game of Thrones palette. I like it so much that I was desperate to find a dupe or two (not that I've actually ever finished a single eyeshadow in my lifetime!) because this is such a flattering shade of warm (but not orange) bronzed light brown. One of those great all over the lid shades or a "one and done". Texture is typical of the best shadows that UD used to produce.

I love this product but HATE the packaging. It's so time consuming to press out just the right amount of product and way, way too easy to press out way too much, which is why I tagged it "hard to apply". The colour itself is a perfect berry shade for my cool-toned, pale skin. It blends easily and looks very natural but if I'm in a rush, I find myself reaching for a more "solid" type cream blush or a powder blush instead.

I loved this shade when this duo first launched but didn't buy the duo because I thought I would really dislike the dark green shade (I don't but that's another story). Then I found this deeply marked down at Winners so I grabbed it. The left side is such a flattering and easy shadow for me to wear all on its own on my mobile lid for a quick and wide awake look or with other shadows when I have more time. I'd love to be able to purchase this duo or get this as a single but, alas, that's not going to happen. I did purchase Sephora's Fall Leaves, which is a close dupe for this, and I have All That Glitters (another dupe from Christine's extensive list) because that's how much I love this shadow.

This is such a pretty highlighter for my skin tone (much better than Precious Petals, the shade I got first and which was the only one available in Canada at the time) - this pale, icy pink is so flattering as a cheekbone highlight or on the Cupid's bow or even as an inner corner eyelid shade. And you simply can't beat the price.

It's not often that I will order a makeup product online without getting to see it for myself, "for real". But Christine's review highlighting the good quality of this palette and the eye look she did - well, it did the trick. These shadows are - with one less than fabulous performer - are so good and the colours - those murky khaki/taupe mixes and that warm, glowing gold - are just so appealing and are my real Achilles heel when it comes to eyeshadow colours. What really surprised me is the bottom left shade. I thought it would be too peachy, blah and dark to work for me as a lid shade for "no makeup" looks but it is actually really good and a natural and flattering shade. Great little palette with nice packaging too!

I was very much on the fence about getting this palette because the very red and orange shadows - Wildheart, Baja, Hellride, Stillshot....several others - are colours that really don't flatter me, nor do I like them. But there's SO MUCH in this palette that is GREAT so I caved and bought it anyway. I'm glad I did because in addition to the colours that are "in my wheelhouse", I've made a point of trying Ignite, Accelerate, Double Life - shades that are more orange toned than my "comfort zone" shadows and no one has recoiled in horror. The quality of the shadows is excellent in all the colours I've worn - blendable, well-pigmented, easy to apply and little to no fallout. Colours like Drift, Smog, Radio, Big Sky and Wanderlust, to say nothing of the lighter shades in the top left row are all wonderful every day, wearable shadows for me. I'm glad I did buy this in spite of the few colours that I don't use at all, ever.

At some point in 2022, the Sephora near me started to carry Charlotte Tilbury in-store and that opened the flood gates for me because I prefer shopping in person. I purchased The Rock Chick immediately after swatching it and seeing how the colours and textures played out on my skin. I love taupe and grey shades and this is a beautiful interpretation of these colours. As "edgy" as the name sounds, I find this extremely wearable for day/work. I use the top two shades the most but all 4 of these are lovely and I don't experience any fallout (which seems to be a common complaint with this palette).

Even putting aside the fact that I lucked out big time and got this for super-cheap at Winners during the Lockdown, this is a fabulous little e/s palette. Ever since the original Naked palette was discontinued, I have been searching for something "replaceable" to travel with (lest the palette gets destroyed or lost entirely in my checked luggage) and THIS palette would have been the perfect replacement except it too is now no longer available. But this is a wonderful neutral palette with shimmer and satiny/matte shades and wonderful pigmentation and texture. What a shame it is discontinued now (at least at Sephora).

Sephora's pencil liners have featured heavily in my liner collection, though all the various "reformulations" (I wish they'd leave well enough alone) and the disappointment of so many wonderful colours having been discontinued. I'd never tried Cocoa until recently (a "points multiplier" made it make sense to try a new colour or two). This is a more red toned brown than I usually wear, though applied, the redness isn't an issue - it's just a nice warm brown and it wears very well. How I wish I could achieve the fine point these have when new but even with a great sharpener and putting these in the freezer for a few minutes before sharpening, that perfect point eludes me but in reality, that's the case with all pencil liners and it's not the end of the world for me.

MAC re-released Greystone several years ago and, having read the reviews from the past on MakeupAlley, I thought it would be a good addition to my collection. I think I only really got this because it was a repromote and I feared it would be gone shortly. I should have saved my money. I have many better grey eyesadows and I find this one to be dry and patchy and difficult to blend out. Putting a bit of translucent powder over my eyeshadow primer does help with the blending out issue but it's just really not a great eyeshadow.

I was excited to get this when it first released but returned it within a month! There were testers at Sephora for all of these new palettes from Marc Jacobs EXCEPT for this one. Had there been, I would have passed on this for sure. All the colours but one were just really ugly on me. The wear of the shadows was impressive though. I really wanted this to work for me so I'd been experimenting, wearing this around the house without any primer underneath and I was really impressed because these did not crease on me. But they were so unflattering on me and at the price of this palette, it made no sense to keep it.

Genevieve, another Temptalia regular, frequently praised this lovely quad and once it became available in-store at the Sephora near me, I tried it out and - BAM - it was love at first swatch! These muted green and bronze shades are colours I have a weakness for because they suit me and appeal to me. These shadows have some shimmer (or outright glitter) but I don't find them messy or unwearable. The shadows apply and blend like a dream and the 4 colours all work really well together or individually.

This is a lovely blush with a flattering glow. It's a pale pink that that light colour makes it almost impossible to "overdo" it or look clownish. I love a cheek product that imparts a bit of sheen to my face (long gone are the days when I was all about "matte everything") - and like all the ED blushes, this one does that beautifully. It's almost like a blush and highlighter in one!

I absolutely love every Extra Dimension eyeshadow I have (and still crave Soul Serenade which I wasn't able to get when these were LE and sold out quickly). When MAC made some of these shadows PERMANENT (and then started discontinuing them, clearly NOT understand what "permanent" means to those of us who love makeup), I figured I'd better grab this before MAC got rid of it. I am so glad I did because I think it's now (as of 2022) gone again. It's a lovely darker peachy-champagne shade that it perfect for me for all over my mobile lids with something neutral and a bit matte in the crease for a bit of definition. Just a perfectly lovely and useful shadow. Now if only they'd bring back Soul Serenade, my Extra Dimension life would be complete!

I picked this up in December of 2020 for a mere $14.99 - and that's Canadian - at Winners. This is a fraction of its original price 2 years ago. Winners had all the shades of this blush and I was surprised, having looked at them, that both Rose Cliff and Pink Sand weren't great shades for me (the left hand side of both was really warm and unflattering for me) and, to my surprise, Grapevine seemed perfect. This is a lovely blush and when I use it, I swipe my brush across all the gradiants rather than trying to pick out one or 2 shades (I generally don't have the patience or the time for stuff like that). It's a pretty product but one that I often set aside to lessen the clutter in my bathroom and then forget about entirely. I thought I'd be more excited about this blush but while I do like it when I use it, it's a bit "forgettable". My "Great Value" rating is based on the discounted price I paid for it.

I bought this in the fall of 2021, really on a whim (after so many Lockdowns, I was just itching to buy "something"). This is such a pretty, fresh shade for my skin tone. I love that (like some of MAC's best Mineralize blushes) this buffs out to a beautiful, glow-y sheen. I just need to remember to use it more often. I also like the packaging (the flat-topped compact makes it so much easier to store than those products with domed lids).

I've wanted this shadow for years but even back when Sephora was carrying an extensive range of Buxom shadows, they didn't have this one (or at least didn't have it "in store" - not sure if it was avail. online or not). Just the other day I was, once again, browsing in Winners and what do I see but THIS and for $4.99. I nearly freaked and couldn't believe my good luck. This has to be one of the most gorgeous gold shadows I've ever come across - certainly every bit as good as (and perhaps better than) those from Pat McG, Natasha D and many other brands. I am so happy to have found this at last! The texture of this shadow is lush and almost "liquid" feeling and the colour is so rich and flattering.

I’ve never been keen about red toned eyeshadow until falling for UD’s Weirwood Leaves. I have several of these Tarte metallic singles and love this formula so figured this burgundy brown shadow would be a safe bet. It’s more than just safe; it’s gorgeous and I love wearing it, especially at this time of year (autumn). It pairs beautifully with other lighter coloured neutrals in gold, ivory or beige.