The Shades Of U: Bare Minerals Holiday 2013

bareMinerals Degrees of Dazzling

Every year, I look forward to the entire gamut of holiday collections from bareMinerals. This is the time when the company goes all out when it comes to holiday kits. When I say all out, I do mean it: bareMinerals has the most number of holiday kits from one brand that I know of. One of the best kits they have is the huge eyeshadow kit.

bareMinerals Degrees of Dazzling contains 20 eye shadows that are divided into 4 amazing finishes. The kit has Velvets (matte), High Shines, Glimmers and Liner Shadows. The Velvets are the mattes, the High Shines are the truly metallic ones, the Glimmers have a nice subtle sheen to them, and the Liner Shadows are just that - dark, uber-pigmented shadows that can be used as a liner or as crease/outer lid colors to create more dimension to the eye look.

Each pot of shadow is not a full-size one, but it is substantial enough that it can last a long, long while, since a little goes a long way.

This set contains:

- 0.01 oz x 5 Velvet Eyecolor in Mauve, Emerald, Lavender, Nude, Charcoal
- 0.01 oz x 5 High Shine Eyecolor in Pewter, Stay Golden, Deep Sea, Iridescent Iris, Rose Gold High
- 0.01 oz x 5 Glimmer Eyecolor in Silver Dollar, Ginger Sugar, Violent Spell, Golden Pear, Strawberry Mousse
- 0.01 oz x 5 Liner Shadow Eye Color in Black Liner, Starry Night, Toasted Espresso, Lagoon, Yoga

Here are the shadows. They are divided according to their finishes. Let's start with the Velvets: