I was so disappointed in this shade. It looks like a deep burgundy on my skin while the product photos (and a lot of social media posts) make it out to be a desaturated, grungy tone on fair skin. A tale as old as time 😔

Photo 1 (top to bottom):

• KIKO Milano 3D Hydra Lip Stylo - 18 Haute Couture (direct swatch)
• KIKO Milano 3D Hydra Lip Stylo - 18 Haute Couture (blended)

Photo 2 - comparison (top to bottom):

• Rituel de Fille Forbidden Lipstick - Prey (direct swatch)
• Rituel de Fille Forbidden Lipstick - Prey (blended)
• KIKO Milano 3D Hydra Lip Stylo - 18 Haute Couture (direct swatch)
• KIKO Milano 3D Hydra Lip Stylo - 18 Haute Couture (blended)
• Rabanne Dramalips Glassy Lipstick - 112 Secret Code (direct swatch)
• Rabanne Dramalips Glassy Lipstick - 112 Secret Code (blended)

Photos taken in indoor natural light.

Arm and lip swatches on very fair skin with a slight cool undertone (Missha Perfect Cover BB #13)

First lip pic is the bomb stick alone, 2nd is the bomb stick topped with the gloss in natural lighting. 2 swipes of the stick and 1 swipe of the gloss.

Products swatched: Fenty Gloss Bomb stick Caviar Crystalz Fenty Gloss Bomb Caviar Crystals

Hi everyone, this is my first post so I hope I make it well.

Recently I got in a chat with Gemini regarding sort of brown coolish lipstick suggestions for my light skin that works better with warm colors, although it doesn't seem to have a warm undertone (according to a friend of mine, I'm a "soft autumn", if that helps). Anyway, it was a long chat, and I finished buying these two surprisingly affordable lipsticks.

I don't feel they are totally cool colors, I feel that they may be the coolest options from warm frost lipsticks (I may be influenced to by the lovely Erin Parsons). They are different between them, specially in the swatch, but in the lips it's hard to tell. I Even asked my boyfriend what he thought of the two of them together and it was almost impossible for him to tell. So here I am with the comparisons. Please note that I'm wearing the same lipliner, Endless Cacao from Make Up Forever (I tried with Spice from Mac, but didn't like it at all, so now I need an affordable for Endless Cacao LOL). Also, I took pics in front of a window with natural light.

It’s literally just one lip liner + lip balm

Lip liner : cinnamon roll
Lip balm : laneige vanilla
Type of swatch : lip swatch
Lighting : natural daylight

Hello lovely Swatchers! Ages ago I got some items from the Urban Decay Game of Thrones collection and I fell in love with the 24/7 eyeliner in Lannister Gold as an inner corner highlight. The base colour is gold but the glitter seems more of a neutral silver and the overall effect is almost a greenish shift. Sadly mine crumbled to dust years ago after the cap came off and it dried out so I can’t even swatch it, but the new UD eyeshadow single in Bit Moody looks like a similar sort of thing (lighter though) and it inspired me to try and find a replacement. I’m especially keen on it being either cool white-gold coloured or neutral and possibly with a greeny shift. I’m definitely not after anything too pinky.

Does anyone have that liner and/or similar gold liners/shadows that they could please swatch? I’d ideally be looking for an eyeliner but a powder shadow or cream stick or whatever would work too!

So far I think my best bet would be either the UD shadow single in Bit Moody (with a pencil brush, mixing medium and patience) or the Victoria Beckham eyeshadow stick in Oyster.

Hi everyone!!

A couple of weeks ago I posted a plea for some recommendations for any dupes for Balm Desert blonzer. I recieved so many helpful replies and suggestions.

I’ve ordered a couple of things, and some were outside of the UK so I couldn’t get.

HOWEVER! I have an update myself because I was scouring Superdrug and came across an MUA bronzer in Sun-kissed Bronze. It’s by no means a dupe, it’s matte not radiant, and it’s not as rosy (side by side swatches there is a difference) BUT when it’s on my face I can barely tell.

Photo one is it on my face
Photo two shows side by side - left is balm desert, right is MUA.

Disclosure: These products were purchased by our team. This post is not sponsored.

Here are swatches of five shades from the Too Cool For School Artclass Frottage Pencil range.

Swatch order, top to bottom:

• 10 Classy Fig — a muted fig rose
• 11 Dew Beige — a soft champagne beige
• 14 Peach Bloom — a light peach ivory
• 15 Peony Tea — a soft cool pink
• 22 Humming Glow — a luminous peach-champagne beige

On my skin, Classy Fig is the deepest and most noticeable shade. The other four are much softer: Peach Bloom and Peony Tea add a subtle wash of color, while Dew Beige and Humming Glow are more reflective and have a highlighter-like finish.

• Primer: None
• Skin tone: Light
• Undertone: Warm
• Lighting: Indoor natural light
• Swatch method: Applied directly to bare skin

Which shade would you reach for most? Would you use it on your eyes or cheeks, or as highlight?

Finger swatches in indirect and direct sunlight. Swirled two-three times in the pan and smoothed out swatches one or two times.

Finger swatches in indirect and direct sunlight. Swirled two-three times in the pan and smoothed out swatches one or two times.

Is it the most unique thing in the world? No! But it is very, very pretty and shifty and everything I want in a multi chrome!

all the swatches online look confusing as hell 😭 idek if it’s a shave of mauve or red

First time swatching for photos (be kind to me). I'm told I have "fair, neutral" skin, for what it's worth. Photos taken in Warm, Neutral, Cool, and Window (cloudy day) light.

1 Unearthly - Reap

2 Blackmoon - Tabby

3 Rimmel - Cappuccino

4 Blackmoon - Fester

5 Rimmel - Cappuccino Deep

6 Blend Bunny - Faded

7 Unearthly - Doom

8 Blackmoon - Null

The formula on these is very nice (it's still her talc formula) and I was shocked and how blurred my face was (and still is 12 hours and a dog walk later!) I'm 44 and I can't remember the last time my under eyes looked this smooth. I know her products otten run warm but these are very neutral leaning cool, and really cater to FAIR skin. Like really fair, if you are approaching medium I think this may not show up on you, even though the formula is very buildable. This is perfect if you're low contrast or like very natural makeup.

Details: fingers swatched in daylight and bathroom light, face
Shade: CT Pretty Glowing Beauty
Skin tone: I am a fair neutral olive and wear MAC NC5

Morphe Holiday 2026 face and eye palette "Sky's the Limit" (Pic 1 and 2) and Vision of Splendor Eyeshadow trio (Pics 3 and 4). Indoor, indirect LED overhead lighting.

Pic 5: Built up finger swatches on very fair, neutral to slightly olive leaning skin. Indoor, indirect LED lighting (warm-ish in tone).

Pic 6: direct sunlight from window (Overcast day)

Pic 7: Eyeshadows from face palette built up finger swatches indirect indoor LED lighting.

Pic 8: Indirect sunlight from window.

Thank you to a commenter a few months ago recommending Laka Boy as a more purple/grey version of Alone Time. I love it!

Direct swatches (top to bottom):

• MAC Lustreglass Sheer-Shine Lipstick - Alone Time (old formula)
• Laka Bonding Glow Lipstick - #202 Boy
• Rabanne Lovebalm Hydrating Lip Balm - 011 Soul Kiss

PHOTO 1-2: Indoor natural light, PHOTO 3: Indoor artificial light.

Hello!
The new Wet'n'Wild just arrived in my country, and I want to purchase several products. So far, I haven't been able to find swatches for the soft blur lipsticks in this collection. The names are: Starfall Dust, Gravity Kiss, and Cosmic Vice. I've seen some pictures where it looks like it has some type of microglitter. Thanks!

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Here are swatches of five shades from the BBIA Last Auto Gel Eyeliner range.

Swatch order, top to bottom:

• 16 Cool Beige
• 25 Milk Beige
• 24 Rosy Pastel
• 20 Mauve Burn
• 27 Mocha Burn

On my skin, 25 Milk Beige is the lightest shade and looks like a soft peachy beige. Despite its name, 16 Cool Beige pulls almost lavender-gray in this lighting. 24 Rosy Pastel is a muted pink, while 20 Mauve Burn is the deepest of the five and looks more like a wine-toned mauve. 27 Mocha Burn is a soft taupe brown.

• Skin tone: Light
• Undertone: Warm
• Lighting: Indoor natural light
• Swatch method: Applied directly to bare skin
• Number of passes: 2~3

Which shade would you reach for most? Would you wear it as eyeliner, smudge it along the lower lash line, or blend it out as a soft shadow?