Shine by SD said, “Pat McGrath, hold my drink.” ** The “Golden Hour” name is not a misnomer. Shine by SD’s Golden Hour Series 2 is all about the golds! But, as you’ll see from my swatches and review below, these are not your mama’s gold eyeshadows!
I’m excited to be continuing my Shine by SD swatch party today with the Dynamic Duos collection. The collection features five pairs (duos) of dynamic duochrome shadows (duos). Duo(ble) entendre!
Adept Cosmetics decided to end 2020 with a bang. In November, they released a brand new formula of their eyeshadows — ACI. With this new formula, they released their first premade eyeshadow palette, the Plain Jane palette, and four singles. But that’s not all! They also dropped a brand new empty magnetic palette with a … Read more
This stop will be short and sweet. While the last stop of this swatch party covered the largest group in the Stained Glass collection, this one covers the smallest — the Pastel Multichromes. The Pastel Multichromes are four grungy pastel, muted multichromes. I personally love subtle multichromes like these, because I feel I can “get … Read more
In January 2020, Clionadh Cosmetics launched the Deep Iridescent Multichromes as part of the Stained Glass collection. I’ve posted some of these swatches on Instagram, but recently decided to update my swatches of this collection. So more photos, more lighting conditions, you know the drill. This formula is a unique concept in the multichrome market. … Read more
Welcome to the third stop on this swatch party train! The Series 2 Iridescent Multichromes, which released as part of the Stained Glass collection in January 2020, are some of my favorite iridescent eyeshadows. I already loved the iridescent formula in Series 1, but Series 2 made me fall for Clionadh all over again. The … Read more
Next stop on the Clionadh swatch party train — the Series 1 Iridescent Multichromes! When the Stained Glass collection first released in 2019, the Iridescent Multichromes were sold as part of a general Iridescent line, along with the three original Glitter-Type Iridescent Multichromes. Clionadh expanded their iridescent offerings in January 2020 with the Series 2 … Read more
Shine by SD sent me one of their new additions to their catalog, the Brighter Days collection. This collection and I have been through a lot in our short time together. But after four swatch sessions, these beauties are ready for their debut! I was clearly not at my best this past week. After forgetting … Read more
Y’all aren’t ready for this one. Kristen Leigh Cosmetics is bringing back their beautiful Birthday Bash highlighter for a final restock. As you’ll see below, this is a multidimensional, shifty, one-of-a-kind highlighter. It definitely makes you want to celebrate!
I am always happy when I can find a new indie brand to support — and even happier when the brand is black-owned! So, of course, I was excited when the owner of Shine by SD asked me if she could send their Reserve collection my way. I hadn’t heard about the brand before, but … Read more
