Kris Primps!

I felt like I missed a Borghese (Almondine), so I went back. I ended up picking up Festivo Fuchsia as well from the previous collection.

Festivo Fuchsia is a shimmery fuchsia – guess that name is right on, huh? This was two coats, and it’s lovely and awesome, but totally reminiscent of every single red/pink sparkly holiday OPI. Doh.

Almondine is what I really went back for – I couldn’t believe I had missed that there was weird colored shimmer to make this not just a pale beige. It is kind of cool, as the effect is one of light granite (the shimmer is dark green). It does make my hands look kind of red, though. This was four coats.

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My mascara experimentation is going much slower as I’m working through some full-sized items (and I can’t justify opening too many at a time since they do have a shelf-life of 3-4 months once opened). But this week I started a tube of Lancome Hypnose Mascara.

All in all, nice, but still not competing with my beloved Diorshow. Decent length, not as much thickening as I like.

Face
Urban Decay Pore Perfecting Primer
Makeup Forever HD Foundation 120
Makeup Forever Lift Concealer 3
Makeup Forever HD Microfinish Powder
Lancome Blush Subtil in Cedar Rose

Eyes
Shu Uemura Hard Formula Eyebrow Pencil in Seal Brown
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Bobbi Brown Chrome Shadow in Pewter on the lid, MAC Mineralize e/s in Gilt by Association for crease, Lancome e/s in Avant Gold on the brow bone
Urban Decay Liquid Liner in Smog on the top lid
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide Pencil in Stash on the lower lid
Lancome Hypnose Mascara in Black

Lips
Korres Cherry Lip Kisses in Nude

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I wore the last two Lippmann Collection untrieds – it does feel good to have some brands that are completely swatched (well, I think there are only two… but I’m working on it!)

Good Girl Gone Bad is just amazing. I LOVE this color, a magenta, with the dense glitter throughout. This took three coats. Then I thought it kind of reminded me of Zoya’s Roxy, so when I changed my manicure, I did a quick comparison.

Yeah, not so much. As you can see, Roxy is a lighter/brighter pink with sparser but larger glitter. This was also three coats of Roxy.

My very last untried Lippmann is Devil in a Blue Dress (this was in the same mini-pack as Good Girl Gone Bad). This is a basic and lovely deep blue jelly. Definitely not as dusty as Rehab. This was three coats.

I reached for an OPI Designer Series for a customer meeting – I knew I could get away with a little bit of interested (based on which customers they were), but I didn’t want to go too bold. DS Signature is a pretty mauve, so the base color is fairly sedate, but that holographic goodness kicks it up a notch. I really love the DS series! This a was two coats.

Finally I wanted to try Nfu-Oh 51, which I had patiently waited to get back in stock, and then left it untried for over a month. This is one coat over one coat of black cream Wet ‘n Wild. And here it is at an angle:

I was kind of surprised how there was no real hint of purple. I tried a few more coats of 51 for a total of three, and still ended up with a strong red and green color, albeit more of a magenta than a straight red:

Next time I’ll try this over a purple base!

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I seem to be second guessing myself a lot on drug store purchases – I had to go back and get a few more colors of Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear.

Pacific Blue is really more cornflower than it is Pacific, and I honestly don’t think I have anything like this. I’m loving the color! It’s a really lovely cream, opaque in two coats.

The Real Teal is a very green leaning teal with just a hint of a shimmer. Not bad for $1.50 (I got this as the get one half-off with the purchase of one), but I don’t know if I’m $3 excited about it. This was two coats.

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It took some looking, but I found a CVS that had the new Milani polishes.

Cyberspace is a baby blue holographic polish. The base is colored with fairly dense glitter packed in. This doesn’t have the same extreme holographic effect that the OPI DS series has, for instance, where a stripe of rainbow shine will form, but it’s still very pretty. This was three coats.

Digital is a warm rose. It’s a nice subtle pink with the same holographic glitter. This was two coats for opacity.

Hi-Res is a dusty lavender. I love this shade of purple! This was three coats.

Hi-Tech is a yellow-based leafy green. I wish it were a little less yellow for me, but this was also the most holographic of all of the colors. This was three coats.

HD is a basic silver holographic. Perfectly nice – not as nice as Piggy Polish Sunshine on Snowflakes, but lovely (and I think nice to have if you can’t get your hands on the Piggy Polish). This was three coats.

3D is a yellowy gold holo. I’m not really a fan of this one on me, unfortunately. This was two coats.

Overall, not as nice as the OPI Designer Series polishes, which are my favorite holographics to date, but not bad either.

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These two colors weren’t actually in the seven piece box set, but my understanding is that these are part of the collection.

Gossip Column is a rich teal cream. Perfection! The color is lovely, and this is the best application of the group, I think – it was a little thicker than the others, and went on easily in two coats.

I need to note that my camera did NOT like this color, and this is much more muted in the photo than it is in person. Rebel Debutante doesn’t really make sense to me – it’s a bright green neon cream. It seems out of place, you know? I’m not really a neon person, so this didn’t really do it for me. This was two coats.

All in all, I wish the bright pink, She’s Sooo Glam, in the box were replaced with the blue, Gossip Column, and then you’d have a really nice set of seven sophisticated creams. Who Are You Wearing?, Uptown Girl, and Gossip Column were my favorites!

Disclaimer: This product was sent to me for review by the company.

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Today I have the pinks and purples from Color Club Rebel Debutante.

Uptown Girl is a dusty lilac cream. I absolutely love this color – sophisticated, subtle, and interesting. This was three coats.

She’s So Glam is a pepto bismol/Barbie pink cream. It’s loud and, well, I don’t like it at all. This was three coats, and still a little streaky.

Ms. Socialite is a purple cream with a strong pink leaning to it. Very orchid in color – I really like this one! This was three coats.

Disclaimer: This product was sent to me for review by the company.

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I received the Color Club Rebel Debutante set to review. This is a nine piece set (seven in a box, two separately), which I’ve broken up into three posts. Today, I have the neutrals for you.

Who Are You Wearing? is a soft putty color that reminds me of Essie Pound Cake and Urban Decay White Widow without the shimmer. This cream was opaque in four coats, as it was sheer and I had some issues with balding on the first few coats (give this one an extra minute between coats). I love this color as it’s not as stark as white and lands in that nice “work appropriate with some edge” category.

High Society is a mushroom taupe cream. I got opacity in three coats, and I’ll also give this a nod in the “work appropriate with some edge” arena. I like the way this looks on me, as it pulls a little cool on me and not muddy at all.

Best Dressed List is a really good “mannequin hands” cream for me. I normally like something with a little more visual interest, personally. I have seen some nice black konad with the disappearing neutral base, so I might try that. This was three coats. For reference, I’m 120 in MUFE HD foundation, which makes me about a NC 20-25 in MAC, I think.

Charity Ball is a brick/rust cream. I had some issues with balding on this one too – a problem I think I’m having because these creams are thinner than say, RBL. This reminds me of the red dirt that Hawaii is famous for, which doesn’t make it my favorite color for nails.

Disclaimer: This product was sent to me for review by the company.

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I have way more Illamasqua polish than makeup products (mainly because my local Sephora doesn’t carry it and I like to see makeup in person as much as possible). I couldn’t resist Liquid Metal after seeing it on a pixiewoo video, though. I picked Enrapture (copper) as it seemed as though it would suit me better than Solstice (a pure gold).

The first time I wore this as an eyeshadow, it creased badly. Really, really badly (with primer under it). So this time I used it just on the brow bone, and then also as a blush:

Face
Urban Decay Pore Perfecting Primer
Makeup Forever HD Foundation 120
Makeup Forever Lift Concealer 3
Makeup Forever HD Microfinish Powder
Illamasqua Liquid Metal in Enrapture on cheekbones

Eyes
Shu Uemura Hard Formula Eyebrow Pencil in Seal Brown
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Nars Mekong on the lid and under the lower lash line, Stila Golightly for crease, Illamasqua Liquid Metal in Enrapture on the brow bone
MAC Greasepaint Stick in black on the top lid
Makeup Forever Smokey Lash in Extra Black

Lips
Zoya Hot Lips in Voodoo

This is nice as an eye highlighter, and I do like the look of it as a blush from afar. Every time I saw my face up close during the day, though, I felt like I had extra pores – something about the way the little shimmer particles looked. So, I’m not going to lie – I’m a bit disappointed by this, as it’s a bit spendy for just a brow bone color.

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Call Me Irresponsible is a pink-based purple jelly. I have to say, I picked this for a manicure for inspiration (I need to take on a little less responsibility at work!). It’s a gorgeous color, but it took FIVE coats for even opacity. At least it applied well, but man, that’s a lot of coats. It is absolutely fabulous, though.

Bitches Brew is a shimmery rust color. This is really pretty, but probably not the most unique color that Lippmann has. This was three coats.

Stardust is a silvery foil. There’s an extra little shimmer to this that I absolutely love. One of my favorite silvers! This was two coats, applied like a dream.

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