Italics are necessities, bolds are Holy Grails.
THE BASICS
- About Face The Performer Foundation, L2OLIVE
- This is soooo close! Apparently I'm an even cooler toned olive than their line, because a bit of blue corrector fixes this right up for me
- Danessa Myricks Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder, Universal
- e.l.f. Camo Color Corrector x2
- L.A. Girl Pro.Conceal HD Concealer x2
- Rituel de Fille Levitation Lash, Midnight Black
- This actually holds most of a curl?! I got this as a GWP and was pleasantly surprised
- Maybelline Lash Sensational Sky High Waterproof Mascara, Very Black
- Honestly beginning to think as long as it’s waterproof, it’ll work for me lmao. I like both this one and the Falsies waterproof one
- Wet ’n’ Wild MegaLast Eyeshadow Primer
- Yves Saint Laurent Touche Éclat Awakening Concealer, 2 Luminous Ivory
- Okay, I LOVE this formula. Shade is slightly light, but the tone is correct and I think going with 2.5 may have been too warm. Great for undereyes
MULTIPURPOSE
- Milk Makeup Lip + Cheek Cream Blush Stick x2
- Muse
- This is an amazing deep cherry red on me
- Quickie
- Last time I got one it got stuck in the bottom so as to be unusable. I missed it though, so I repurchased
- Glad I did! It’s become a total MVP in my collection
- NUDESTIX Nudies Cream Blush All-Over-Face Color, Moodie Blu
- This is surprisingly versatile!
- Rituel de Fille Color Nectar Pigment Balm x2
- Rituel de Fille Inner Glow Crème Pigment, Intuition
- Rituel de Fille Rare Light Crème Luminizer x2
CHEEK STUFF
- Basma The Cream Blush - Fuchsia (mini)
- Got this for free and it’s super nice
- Merit Flush Balm, Rouge
- NARS Blush - Sin
- Aw shit, baby’s first NARS and I absolutely love it. Was specifically recommended for winters, and I’d say it’s spot on. Doesn’t resemble anything else in my collection either. Worth every penny
- rom&nd Juicy Roll Cheek, Bare Grape
EYELINER
- ColourPop Chrome Creme Gel Eyeliner, Ventura Blvd
- ColourPop Crème Gel Eyeliner x2
- NYX Epic Ink Liner, Black
- My fave from Wet'n'Wild started underperforming. I've used this one before and I remember liking it, so now I'd say it's the best liquid liner on the market haha
- NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil x2
- Sephora 12H Contour Eye Pencil, Sangria
- Urban Decay Heavy Metal Glitter Eyeliner x2
- Glamrock
- Midnight Cowboy
- Mainly bought these for performances, and they work a treat
EYESHADOW
- About Face Matte Fluid Eye Paint x2
- New Karma
- This was kiiiiind of an impulse buy, but damn does it work!
- No Queen Blues
- Exactly what I want in a blue
- About Face Shadowstick, 2002
- NGL I bought this for both free-shipping reasons and nostalgia. It reminds me of an eyeshadow stick I wore to junior prom in... you guessed it, 2002
- ĀTHR Beauty Moonlight Crystal Palette
- They are back in business now! Not sure if this is available again though? Either way, it’s full of perfect cool-toned colors and is fairly unique in my collection. Love it!
- ColourPop 9-Pan Pressed Palette x2
- Blowin' Smoke
- Fellow winters, this palette is for you
- Gone Metal
- If you’re cool toned, buy this palette and thank me later. It is everything
- I’ve hit pan on three colors and a couple more are close. I may actually finish the whole thing
- ColourPop Super Shock Shadow, Frog
- Huda Beauty Pretty Grunge
- Okaaaaay, this might be my absolute favorite palette ever. Half tempted to throw a lot of my other ones out. I won’t, but I could definitely cull them now. This one is that good. Winters (and summers who like a moody look), this one is for you
- Sleek Makeup i-Divine palette x2
- Under a Spell
- Soooo pretty. I tend to forget how great Sleek eyeshadows are
- Vintage Romance
- Received as a gift. One of the most beautiful palettes I own
- But that’s the thing: the color story is amazing in the palette, but I almost never use it because I have a lot of dupes across my collection. Plus if I want a performance look, I tend to go more for other palettes, including Under a Spell. Not sure I need both anymore. I may Project Pan this and see how I feel
- Sugarpill Cosmetics Pressed Eyeshadow x2
- Tako
- Fun fact: I bought this because I was tempted by a certain rather large palette released near the end of 2024. Problem was, I have dupes for most of the palette… except for the matte white shade. So glad I bought this instead because it’s exactly what I wanted
- Velouria
- Obviously it’s beautiful on its own, but unexpected use case: cooling down certain warm browns
- Urban Decay 24/7 Glaze-On Shadow, Frost Boss
- Viseart frankenpalette: 1 part Petits Fours Lilas, 2 parts Cashmerie Étendu
- They finally had 12-pan empty palettes back in stock AND on sale. So I let go of the untouched warmer colors in Cashmerie and replaced them with Lilas, since I tended to use them together a lot anyway
- Viseart Petits Fours x2
- Garnet
- Mostly too warm toned for me, but I love that red and garnet is my birthstone sooooo
- Tyrian
LIP GOODIES
- AppleDoll Lovers Lip Blur, Wine
- I wasn't sure about it on its own, but it's become a quintessential layering product
- AppleDoll Tinted Nectar Salve, Forbidden Fruit
- This on the other hand I loved IMMEDIATELY
- Cocokind Ceramide Lip Blur Balm x2
- Be Bold
- DUPE ALERT: This color looked exactly the same as a sample of Rituel de Fille Rose Fruit on me, just a different formula
- Be Kind
- This is straight orange on me, so I've been using it as an overnight mask. Would repurchase it in clear though
- ColourPop Lippie Pencil x5
- Bichette
- On Ice
- Seduction
- Shot Clock
- Twisted
- ColourPop Lippie Stix x2
- Bichette
- I DID IT. I found MY red. I see why this is always out of stock
- My Bad
- ColourPop Lux Lipstick x2
- Enemies to Lovers
- Toxic
- Yes, I bought THOSE lip kits. And I’m glad I did, because the Twisted/Toxic combo reminds me so much of the late, great NYX Euro Trash which used to be the only nude that looked good on me
- e.l.f. O Face Satin Lipstick, Shameless
- I think I found my 90s style neutral! Really impressed with how lovely this formula is in general, and this color is so nice to use with different liners and glosses
- Etude Dear Darling Water Tint, Cherry Ade
- Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Stix, Is It Fu$$y
- Reminds me of the old Revlon lip butter in Pink Truffle, but with a better, more pigmented formula. In other words, it’s MLBB for winters with a similar complexion to mine, and I'm gonna wear it a loooooot. I’d be interested to try a couple of other shades, but my wallet and limited space would not be happy lol
- MAC lipliner pencil, Nightmoth
- Folks… when in doubt, get the OG. It’s probably exactly what you wanted in the first place. I had a dupe that was the right color but the wrong formula, and lordy it smelled bad too
- MAC lipstick x2
- D for Danger (mini)
- Picking a favorite lipstick is damn near impossible, but this might be the one. It’s everything I wanted Revlon Cherries in the Snow to be back in the day. I hope the color didn’t change in the new formula. According to video reviews it looks about the same, but we’ll see eventually, maybe
- Russian Red
- Make Up For Ever Artist Color Pencil, Endless Cacao
- Maybelline Lifter Gloss, Pearl
- Necromancy Cosmetica Embalming Stick, Undead
- NYX Butter Gloss x3
- Cranberry Pie
- Red Velvet
- Vanilla Cream Pie
- I’m actually happy lip glosses are back in style, because these colors are all lovely
- NYX Lip IV Hydrating Gloss Stain, Grape Gushin’
- Ooooo, interesting product! Feels nice when applied fully, and blots to a pretty stain that is truly not messing around. If I didn't already have so many other lip products I might try a few more of these
- NYX Smushy Matte Lip Balm x2
- NYX Suede Matte Lip Liner x2
- Cherry Skies
- This might be one of the only lip liner pencils I’ve ever worn down to a nub. About halfway through pencil #2
- Sao Paulo
- I’m a big fan of these pencils
- NYX Suede Matte Lightweight Lipstick, Cherry Skies
- My perfect red - fellow winters, take note. Wears down well and reapplies nicely
- Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick x2
- Heartbreaker
- This formula! The color by itself is maybe a tad bright on me, but if I wear it with something like MAC D for Danger as an ombré, it works beautifully. That combo is my go-to Barbie lip
- Vampire Love
- Not as intense as it looks in the tube. On me it’s a very wearable cranberry color that can be sheered out or built up. I’ve worn it way more often than I expected
- Rituel de Fille Enchanted Lip Sheer x2
- Rituel de Fille Thorn Bite Peptide Plump Crème Lip Oil x2
- rom&nd Glasting Color Gloss, Grapy Way
- rom&nd Glasting Melting Balm, Veiled Rose
- I might actually like this better than the Fenty gloss stick?!
- rom&nd Lip Mate Pencil, Plum Burgundy
- Also yes, I bought THAT kit and it was absolutely worth it. I kinda want a backup of this pencil in particular though; it goes with damn near everything
- Sephora Cream Lip Stain, Red Velvet
- On my fourth tube. It’s my perfect true red
- Unfortunately people are saying the reformulation sucks, and they didn’t reformulate this shade anyway… might have to look for something close to this. Boooooo. Maybe I’ll just stick with Russian Red even though it’s lighter
- Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm x2
jan 24 2014 ∞
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