Naughty Nauticals - Whirlwind Part I

I haven't posted in a while it feels like, and I have a whole list of things to discuss, so get ready for a whirlwind of posts.
Let's begin with Naughty Nauticals.



I intially wasn't excited about this collection and that remains unchanged. It's not that it isn't a solid collection, it is. But it just doesn't interest me. I have a lot of blues already (Blue Storm, Deep Truth, Contrast, Blu Noir, Ether, Freshwater) so I just don't feel like I need what Naughty Nauticals is pushing.

I was excited about the Lustreglasses as they have a great finish, and I've never seen a collection with Lustreglasses instead of Lipglass. I tried them all, and only "Hey, Sailor" really did anything for me.

Then there are the eye shadows. I already have Pandemonium for the Pandemonium Quad. Meet the Fleet = Blu Noir. Submarine = Freshwater. Ideal Cargo was too light, I didn't get much pay off. Shale is a much better alternative. And as for Shore Leave, well how many highlighters does one need? So I passed on all five.

But there was light at the end of the tunnel...The Pigments. They are all pretty nice actually, but again, they just felt too familiar. I actually liked Mutiny and Bell Bottom Blue, although you definitely have to use a base to get any kind of color pay off. I kept trying to find a dupe of BBB, but I couldn't. And well, Mutiny is really close to Aquadisiac, or Turquatic, but it is slightly unique it that it's lighter and brighter that the aforementioned. I knew I didn't want Lovely Lily, and Lark About, while very pretty (and not nearly as white frosted as I'd thought) reminded me A LOT of Vellum eye shadow. Of course pigments have a different texture that eye shadows for the most part, so you could always use that rationale when justifying your purchases.

I really wanted to see Port Red lipstick, but it looked like Queen Sin's twin sister, for real.

I think I called this a while ago. That NN would be inspiring but dupable, and it is.