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2 coats

Deborah Lippmann Through the Fire is deep red shimmer. It glow like nobody's business! It's kind of lame of me that I waited a full year to wear this, but I made up for it by wearing this for a full week. My photo is day 3. The wear was awesome. No chips, just tipwear.



The formula was to die for. I had to do this mani on my lap, so I didn't have a steady surface to paint on. I still managed to get a decent manicure, even though my gaps are kind of messy.



Deborah Lippmann Through the Fire retails for $19 and is available at Beauty.com

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.