These two vampy cremes are from Avon’s 2007 winter collection, Midnight Hues.

Midnight Plum is a deep, blackened plum creme. With two coats, it is just a smidge lighter and warmer than OPI’s Lincoln Park After Dark, but with three coats, it is close to black. Unfortunately, while I prefer its colour with two coats, I like its coverage with three coats (a problem with most vampy cremes). Rating: 3.5/5.

Warm Black is slightly misnamed, in my opinion. It actually has a strong blue undertone, which seems to indicate that it’s cool-toned rather than warm-toned. In any case, with two to three coats, it basically just looks black, anyway. Only worth it if you don’t already have a black creme in your arsenal. Rating: 3.5/5.