Category Archives: Brown and bronze

Essence – Pure Beauty Trend Edition

Essence - Pure Beauty Trend Edition

Pure Beauty is the newest Trend Edition from Essence. It is based on natural and earthy colors, dominated by brown. There is some apricot and gold tint to it. The collection is nothing special, but it certainly follows today’s fashion … Continue reading →

Posted on March 20th, 2009 by Maestra | Posted in Brown and bronze, Concealer,corrector, Creme, Essence, Eyeliners, Frost, Gold and Yellow, Lipgloss, Orange and coral, Sheer, Shimmer | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 11 Comments

Nude shades are on their way

Essie - Nude Attitude

It seems this spring nude shades are in. I consider this a boring trend. There are just too many sheer nudes out there. And a sheer nude is just doubly boring. But there are also some interesting opaque nudes. I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted on March 9th, 2009 by Maestra | Posted in Brown and bronze, China Glaze, Creme, Essie, Rescue Beauty Lounge, Shimmer | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Essence – 50′s Fever

Essence - 50's Fever - Rockabilly

Finally it’s out. I already wrote about the new Essence collection 50′s Fever. Today I only have one nail polish for you and a quick review for the blush brush. Rockabilly is dark cream burgundy shade, which applied flawless. I … Continue reading →

Posted on January 27th, 2009 by Maestra | Posted in Brown and bronze, Brushes - Face, Creme, Essence | Tagged , , | 10 Comments

Essence week: Why Not Spicy?

Essence - Why Not?

Today I have the last two shades from the Multi Dimension line in this Essence week. The first is a coral shade called Why Not? which has the frost finish. It applies well. Bush strokes are visible, but this is … Continue reading →

Posted on January 19th, 2009 by Maestra | Posted in Brown and bronze, Essence, Orange and coral, Shimmer | Tagged | 3 Comments

NOTD: Sinful Colors – Color Scare #281

Sinful Colors - Color Scare #281

Here is a quick NOTD… Sinful Colors – Color Scare It is such a stunning color, packed with tons of gold and bronze shimmer. It seems like the base color is watery red or maybe orange-red, but it is so … Continue reading →

Posted on January 15th, 2009 by Maestra | Posted in Brown and bronze, NOTD, Shimmer, Sinful Colors | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Impressed by Revlon – part 2

Revlon - Raven red

Last week, I presented three Revlon shades and you can read about them HERE. I also promised to show two more shades and here they are … Raven Red is a cream shade. The color is darker cold red. The … Continue reading →

Posted on January 13th, 2009 by Maestra | Posted in Brown and bronze, Creme, Red, Revlon, Shimmer | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Impressed by Revlon

Revlon - Craving Coral

On the last day of the old year the postman made my day with a package of five Revlon nail polishes. Shades that have been hiding in the package were: Hot For Chocolate, Brazil Nut Brown, Craving Coral, Raven Red … Continue reading →

Posted on January 4th, 2009 by Maestra | Posted in Brown and bronze, Creme, Orange and coral, Red, Revlon, Shimmer | Tagged , , | 1 Comment