Hello, everyone! I'm new to posting on the site, so be gentle!
I just got my little black box in the mail and I'm so overjoyed! I bought everything besides the nail polish since I was waiting on the lipstick to arrive to make my own nail polish to match SLN. It's waaaay cheaper than just buying it without knowing the formula well enough, honestly. I thought DD was going to be more red since everyone I've talked to said it was more cranberry than orange, but I'm so delighted to say it's way more orange than I thought it would be! It's definitely darker and more red than Paradisco, but it's nowhere near the same red as Cranberry. It's like a happy medium, actually, only it's definitely closer to Paradisco than Cranberry. SLN is definitely the best orange lipstick I could have ever hoped for. It's way more orange than Morange which is wonderful. It's super matte, but it's not drying at all. The texture is exactly like Russian Red--matte but moisturizing. The MSF is definitely the best highlighter I've ever used. I was worried about getting no veining, but there's loads of pink in it. Not so much blue--it's noticeable, but the pink definitely overshadows it. Here's a picture of me wearing all three products:
I've got DD on the eyes over NYX Jumbo e/s pencil in Milk, Urban Decay's Naked 2 on the lower lashlines, UD's W.O.S. on the brow and inner eye with Lightscapade layered over top to really highlight my eyes. I haven't got any face makeup on since I was going swimming after, but I've got SLN on my lips with no liner or balm under it. Also, because my face is bare, I retouched my spots and scarring pretty poorly since no one needs to see that, ha. Also, this is just an iPhone photo, so the quality is crap, but there's no filter and this is in daylight. The lipstick isn't quite as bright irl--I don't know why it looks so neon here. Here's an additional swatch of the lipstick that's more accurate to the color.