Clionadh Cosmetics: Series 2 Iridescent Multichromes

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

Clionadh Cosmetics: Series 1 Iridescent Multichromes

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

Clionadh Cosmetics: Glitter-Type Iridescent Multichromes

Welcome to the Clionadh Cosmetics swatch party! In 2019, Clionadh took the indie makeup world by storm and released a huge collection of multichrome shadows. With 55 shadows, the Stained Glass collection was the largest collection of multichrome shadows on the market. Now, the collection is even bigger — and still expanding! If you have … Read more

Devinah Cosmetics: Multichrome Madness and More

As promised, I am sharing more swatches of Devinah Cosmetics’s shifty shadows. As expected, I did manage to leave out two shadows in these updated swatches. So I am included a few very old photos to show those two shadows. Sadly, I don’t even think the shadows are available anymore (more on that below). This … Read more

Shine by SD Cosmetics: The Brighter Days Collection

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

Kristen Leigh Cosmetics: Birthday Bash

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!

Shine by SD Cosmetics: The Reserve Collection

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