Far left: Melt Cosmetics lip liner in I’m Not Complete. I personally love this lip liner formula, not too dry, not too creamy, long lasting, great application. Very cool toned, more grey in it than the MOB, slightly darker than the MOB.

Second from left: MOB Beauty lip liner M159. I do love this lip liner colour, but for me the formula is a bit dry, I find it can wear down in a patchy way on me, and it amplifies imperfections - like dry skin. I have to have something on the lip first to ease application.

Top right: MOB matte lipstick M102. I find it’s hard to perfectly capture the nuance in photos, and of course lip colours look way different on the lips vs hand swatch. To me M102 has a light beige aspect to it. I do like their matte lipstick formula, it remains creamy on the lips for a few hours for me, but I struggle with dry lips so I usually have to add a bit of a gloss or balm on top.

Middle right: Unearthly x Courtney Quarantine cream lipstick Secrets. I find this colour has a bit more pink - ever so slightly, and on the lips I feel it pulls a little purple. Very similar to M102 in colour, but a teency more pink/purple vs beige. I also find this formula to be thinner, and can wear away a bit quicker, but still love it.

Bottom right: Melt lipstick Laced. More brown than the other two, but still very close in colour. This formula - I’m still getting to know it, it’s my first melt purchase, but first impression is that the coverage is great and the creaminess lasts longer than the other two. Love!

Again, photo does not depict exaaact nuance of shades, but pretty close. Tried my best while accounting for lighting and camera. Liners look a bit darker in the photo than IRL.

Excited to be building my cool toned taupey brown lip collection :) Would love to hear others’ favourites! Kaleidos Java lip liner is on my list.

Sharing swatches of my bronzer/contour roster. I am a light to light-medium with neutral warm olive undertones. For shade references, I am N5 in Natasha Denona Hy-glam line, NARS Cafe Con Leche in the concealer line, B20 in Chanel bases, 5 in Hourglass Skin Tint and Illusion Glow, Fawn in HG Concealer, 5.0 in T28 Concealer, and 2N in Dior bases. My preference leans towards brontours as I find bronzers too toasty and contours too daunting.

Swatched in Natural Light (2PM) top-down:
[*] rhode pocket bronzer (sunbed) - this appears a bit warmer on my face
[*] vbb contour stylus (marble) - i use sparingly but is a bit neutral warm on my face
[*] rare beauty liquid contour (mellow) - a neutral on me but with a small hint of warmth. i like this for brontouring
[*] tanielle jai bronzour (latte) - a neutral warm on me like the rare beauty. i also love this for brontouring and even warming up other areas.
[*] hourglass ambient lighting bronzer (diffused bronze light) - since it’s a lighter shade, i can get away with a heavy hand with this. not too warm, not too cool on me which i like
[*] hourglass ambient lighting bronzer (natural bronze) - i use this with a light hand since it is quite pigmented. for some reason it has a tiny red undertone on me
[*] gucci powder bronzer (03) - like natural bronze, this is pigmented so i use it lightly. it is deeper and on my face but no orange cast. it has this more chocolate-y appearance for some reason.
[*] saie supersuede baked bronzer (amalfi) - this is like the diffused bronze light. it is easy to build since it comes on a bit sheer. this is one of my bronzer go-tos which i use to set my brontour.
[*] armani luminous silk powder bronzer (100) - another buildable powder bronzer which appears warmer on pan than on my face. this is my other powder bronzer go-to.
[*] mbm skin enhancer (light medium) - the goat of my cream/liquids. easy to use, buildable, sheer enough so you can use it with a heavy hand. my perfect brontour.

I gotta see all these colors next to each other, and find out which look the most similar but it's so hard finding swatches side by side or getting all the shades next to each other. If someone manages to find a few pictures of those I would love to see them. Ive been trying to compare the blue shades, similar but so far they all look a little different. Different enough not to get the palette? I don't know. Apparently I have to add more for the guidelines. I'm fine with finger swatches of palettes but seeing them side by side pulled out of the package would make it easier to differentiate, however they aren't released yet so I understand if it's hard to find. Just trying to compare.

Hello,
does anyone own the Dior Lipstick (velvet or matte, doesn’t matte) in the shade 683 Rendez-vous and the Mac lipstick in Brick-o-la? I was wondering if the Dior lipstick is warmer oder cooler than brick-o-la👀

Thank you in advance!!🙏😊

I'm on the search for a good BB cream for my skin, and I think I've got it down to three, but I don't know if the shades will match. They are: the Wet N' Wild Tinted Hydrator in shade Fair, the Covergirl Clean Matte BB Cream shade Fair or Shade Light, and the Maybelline Dream BB Pure in Shade Light. I have fair, cool-toned skin & I do struggle with some redness. If anyone has 1 or multiple of these to swatch, it would be much appreciated!