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.
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...
If there's one type of product that I have more "room" to review... it would be cheek products. Brands release plenty of them, but compared to eyeshadow palettes and lip products, I can make a decent dent into the new releases (whereas with lip products, it feels like an avalanche). In 2020, there...
This year, there were a lot less cheek duos, trios, and palettes that were released compared to 2019, and I'll be curious to see if that trend continues into 2021 or if it was one-off due all that made 2020... well, 2020! I love a good duo or trio when they're offered in more than one colorway, as...
