Happy Thanksgiving or, if you don’t celebrate, happy Thursday! Today we are continuing the Devinah Cosmetics swatch party with some shimmers! Devinah’s shimmers really show you why indie brands are so well-loved. Many of the shimmers are extraordinarily shiny and the range of colors is huge. After trying some of Devinah’s, you will not want … 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
In May 2019, Devinah released two collections at the same time: Xploders and Galaxy Dust. I’ve already posted swatches of both on my Instagram, but felt it was time to give those swatches an upgrade. Unfortunately, I left out a shadow in the Galaxy Dust swatches so I had to reswatch those. But the first … Read more
Yeah, yeah, I know, I know. Summer 2020 is long gone. But you know what’s not gone? These shadows. In June, Devinah added three new shimmers to their catalog. I will be posting all of the Devinah shimmers in my collection shortly, but I had to start with these three. Again, because I’ve had these … Read more
In honor of the impending super sales, I am going to be posting a ton of swatch photos over the next week. I’m starting with the Sugar Drops collection Devinah Cosmetics, mostly because these flatlay photos have been sitting in my files since July 4th and elders deserve respect. The Sugar Drops collection consists of … Read more
Emme Cosmetics just released two versions of their new Monet Jasper palette, inspired by the beautiful gemstone of the same name. Both palettes are comprised of existing shades, so you can pick up singles if you do not want the full palettes. I’ve got the deeper version (obviously), Version II, to show you all. Version … Read more
Almost a year later, I am finally ready to reveal my custom Lethal Cosmetics palettes. There’s no reason these took nearly eleven months to post other than the fact that not everything can get posted right away. I’m slowly making my way through my huge backlog of photos. For those who don’t know, Lethal Cosmetics … 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!
Sometimes you can’t stand to see a swatch party end. Thankfully, the good ol’ Internet allows us to relive the past — for better and for worse. But let’s focus on the “for better” side of things for now (we can always chat about those embarrassing photos from 2007 that just won’t die in the … Read more
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