2 coats

OPI Baby Please Come Home is a greyed out lilac liquid sand. I'm a fan, but there's not  much else to say about this. If you like liquid sands, you'll probably like this. The color's really pretty, and it applied very easily.

3 coats

Gap Bright Pool is a turquoise with a pink flash. The pink is visible n direct light and at certain angles. The color's pretty enough, but I'm glad I never bought RBL Aqua Lily because I would have been disappointed in the hidden shimmer.



The formula was thick and streaky. If it had a better formula, Bright Pool could have been opaque in two coats. A third coat was needed to hide the streaks, 



Gap Bright Pool retails for $6 and is available at Gap.

I was instantly drawn to the Blue Sepia palette because I'm a neutral hoor. Plus, half the shades are matte, so it obviously had to come home with me. I've been using it for a couple weeks now, so I think I know how I feel about it.

128 (satin), 28 (matte), 152 (shimmer), Petrol Blue, 04 (matte), 17 (matte), 127 (satin)

Petrol Blue is supposed to be the star of the palette, but I actually haven't used it on my eyes yet. I think it would make a nice pop of color on the lower lash line, but I wouldn't wear on my lid because it's a bit too garish. Anyway, onto the swatches.

swatched on bare skin

I already owned 28 and 128 before purchasing this palette, so it's no surprise that those two are my favorites out of the bunch.. I've used all the shades except for Petrol Blue more than once, and they all blend really nicely and last all day over my NARS primer. The texture on these is pretty decent. Soft and a little powdery, but no fall out. 04 swatches kind of patchy, but it's actually a nice, buildable black.



Overall, I don't regret the purchase but would probably just repurchase my favorites individually rather than buying the whole palette again.



Here's a super simple look I did with this palette.

2 coats Rolling in the Deep, 2 coats Catalyst

Deborah Lippmann Rolling in the Deep is a deep navy with fine blue shimmer. The shimmer is mostly hidden but shows up in direct light.



Formula X Catalyst is part of the Lusters line. Talk about a stunning glitter! The navy jelly base is sheer enough to let the brilliant blue glitter shine through, but pigmented enough to add depth.



Both of these applied with no issues.

I love Wicked. I love Deborah Lippmann. Obviously, this is a match made in heaven...right?

2 coats

Deborah Lippmann Defying Gravity is a green creme. This could have been so much more!

lost count at 5 coats

Deborah Lippmann Popular is a pink jelly with a blue flash.

2 coats

Deborah Lippmann One Short Day is an emerald jelly packed with emerald glitter.





Defying Gravity and One Short Day applied really well. Popular also has a great formula, but it's just too sheer for my liking. I read a review that said Popular could be opaque in 3 coats, but there is no way! I don't even mind VNL, but I had to pile on the coats in order to make Popular look presentable on me. I will definitely layer this if I choose to wear it again in the future.



Overall, I don't love this set. I barely like it, to be honest. Maybe my hopes were too high because I'm such a big Wicked/DL fan.



The Dbeorah Lippmann Wicked set retails for $29 and is available at Sephora.

2 coats

OPI All Sparkly and Gold is a dense, gold microglitter. I don't often love golds, but this is stunning! The gold isn't too warm, which is why I think I like it so much. The formula is great, applied with no issues. All Sparkly and Gold also dries with a smooth finish, so that's a bonus.



The OPI Mariah Carey Holiday 2013 collection retails for $9 each and is available at Ulta.