Special thanks to guest swatcher Alexandrarc, who graciously photographed Dior's Rouge Dior lipstick ($27).

Christian Dior, Rouge Dior lipstick: 976, Plum Plot, 882, Pink Legend, 713, Must See Mauve, 475, Pink Preview, 365, VIP Pink, 626, Brown Ceremony, 357, Gala Pink, 526, Action Red, 312, Brown Flashback

Chantecaille Lip Sheers and Lipsticks are $26. The Lip Chics are $30. To see more lipsticks, click here, here, or here.

Chantecaille lipstick: Pluto, Mercury, Meteor, Saturn, Nebula, Titan, Orion, Eclipse
Chantecaille Lip Chics: Ceylon, Geranium, Amaryllis, Zinnia

Armani Sheer lipsticks (also called Sheer/Transparent, not to be confused with Shine or Silk lipsticks) are $25 each. If the names weren't confusing enough, the lipsticks are also numbered (not in any logical order). I also find the Armani website somewhat confusing — depending how you navigate there, you may find yourself on a product page with

Smashbox single eyeshadows are $16 each and I'm totally in love with both the colors and the texture.

Of those swatched here, Vanilla, Sand, Nude, Java, Walnut, and Blackout are matte shadows. (Shell and Rapture were missing from the display).

The differences between Obsidian, Envy, and Blackout are shown best by the last picture: Obsidian

MAC Richmetal Highlighters, another Nordstrom-exclusive item from Colour Forms, are $16.50 (for pre-sale now, and regular sale on July 18).

Though I was drawn to the pink-and-gold of Rose Bullion and the gold of Quick Flash, these two have good sized sparkle in them, which I thought looked over-the-top on my face. Female is a frosty,

Guerlain Kiss Kiss Pearl Gloss is the extra sparkly, special-for-summer color range of Guerlain's regular Kiss Kiss Gloss. It is $27, and has a brush applicators. To see the regular Kiss Kiss Gloss, click here.

Guerlain Kiss Kiss Laque is $28, and has a doe's foot applicator. In comparison with the Kiss

Guerlain Kiss Kiss Gloss is $27, and has a brush applicator. Of these, 842 Real Beige was the only one that seemed to have no sparkle or shimmer at all. They are quite pigmented, though some are more sheer than others.

To see Guerlain's Kiss Kiss Pearl Gloss (the limited-edition, extra-sparkly shades of Kiss Kiss Gloss) or Kiss Kiss

Special thanks to guest swatcher Alexandrarc, who graciously photographed all of Stila's eyeshadow duos ($20 each).

Eyeshadow duos: Punaluu, Promenade, Kajiki, Fandango, Lily, Vieux Carre, Borealis, Salome, Tatiana, Orchid, Seafoam, Terracotta, Dragonfly, Mara Simba