Miscellaneous Swatches

Purchased

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Hi all!

I just have some misc. swatches I wanted to post. Some of these companies I have not purchased from  directly before and some I have. Also, some colors may be discontinued, but you could possibly find them on blog sales like I did with these!

If the color is still available to purchase, I will link it in the description of the color. All are swatched over Glamour Doll Eyes Foil Me.

Fyrinnae- Mephisto (old formula)- A royal purple with a red/copper duochrome. This shade IS still available (I think?) but the website is down at the moment.

Geek Chic Cosmetics- We Are Coming- "Rich, velvety milk chocolate gleaming with shifting golden copper highlight, studded with a moderate scattering of ruby and sapphire glitter."

Geek Chic Cosmetics- Katamari King- "a pastel purple with ton's of sparkle in the light."

Geek Chic Cosmetics- Solid Snake- "a black/blue duochrome with tons of blue sparkle."

Black Rose Minerals- Luna- "A sheer ethereal light purple with lots of blue, red and purple shimmer. In certain angles it has a blue sheen."

Persephone Minerals- Mars Crystal Power- A red orange with a gold sheen.

Persephone Minerals- Spirit Realm- "an eerie zombie-like green with a strong violet shift plus gold, green & violet sparkle."

Innocent+Twisted Alchemy- Shooting Stars- A dark blue/navy with gold and orange glitter.

Innocent+Twisted Alchemy- Hidden Present- A army green with pink glitter.

de Leon Cosmetics- Squeaker's Ride- "Deep purple base with a peacock green duochrome."

My Pretty Zombie- Anthrax- Anthrax is part of the Husbandry Affliction Collection- " Purple to Green with a gold to red shift"

Aromaleigh Mineral Cosmetics- Miuccia- "It is a very soft satin buff tone (will probably blend in and disappear on a lot of skintones) and has a strong blue iridescence."

Detrivore Cosmetics- Glacier- A matte periwinkle blue.

Darling Girl Cosmetics- Obviously A Wig- "a shifting magenta that reflects sugary blue in some lights."

Darling Girl Cosmetics- Boy with the Bread- A medium brown with a slight blue shift.

Sorry about teasing you with some colors, but I just wanted to post them in case you have the chance to buy or swap them or if you already have a color but just haven't gotten around to using it.

~Emily

Glamour Doll Eyes- Matte Squared: Feminine

Press Samples

Hi all!

I'm so lucky to have the chance to swatch upcoming collections for Glamour Doll Eyes! I love it! With that being said, these are swatches of the new collection- Matte Squared: Feminine. All of the shades in this collection are matte with a hint of glitter or sheen. This collection will be released on May 12th along with glitter tubes!

All are swatched over Foil Me!

Conceited: having an excessively favorable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc. Matte light gray with a soft blue shift and a purple/pink sparkle.

Coquette: a woman who flirts lightheartedly with men to win their admiration and affection; flirt. Matte baby pink with a blueish purple sheen and sparkle.

Heartless: unfeeling; unkind; unsympathetic; harsh; cruel. Matte bright pink (semi red) with a slight purple sheen and a holographic sparkle. Because of the nature of one ingredient in this color, we have to deem this NOT VEGAN.

Jolie: beautiful, pretty. Of French origin. Matte mint green with a blue sheen and blue to green sparkle.

Paramour: an illicit lover, especially of a married person. Matte pinkish maroon with a very strong green sheen/sparkle.

Pretentious: characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved. Matte dark purple with a strong copper undertone.

Provocative: tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing. Matte darkened violet with strong blue shift and a golden green sparkle. 

Silhouette: the outline or general shape of something. Matte lavender with a strong blue green sheen.

Tawdry: gaudy; showy and cheap. Matte blueish teal with a very subtle purple sheen and a silvery gold sparkle.

Tease: to irritate or provoke with persistent petty distractions, trifling raillery, or other annoyance, often in sport. Matte light yellow with a subtle orange sheen and a silvery pink sparkle.

I absolutely love all of these! These colors are so unique and I don't think I have anything like them within my collection. Matte Squared: Feminine collection will be released May 12th on Glamour Doll Eyes' website. 

~Emily         

Femme Fatale Cosmetics Review

Press Kit

Hi Everyone!

It's been a while since I've reviewed/swatched Femme Fatale Cosmetics. I received a Press Kit back in November and this review has been in the works for a while. I had a lot going on back in November and since then with my daughter being born. I've had these swatched for a while, I just never got the chance to sit down and type up a blog post. I finally have a moment to post (baby naps are the best, huh?)!

My feelings about Femme Fatale Cosmetics (FFC) haven't changed much since the first time I swatched them. I still absolutely love the formula of their shadows and the colors are amazing! The shadows/blushes are buttery smooth when they're applied and they're richly pigmented. If you're a fan of duochromes, this is the shop for you!

All shadows are swatched over Glamour Doll Eye's Foil Me.

"Arcanomicon is a pale blue with strong lavender tones, and aqua shimmer which shifts to violet depending on the angle of the light."

Desecration- "A striking bright green shimmer over a base mixed of cool grey, subtle brown and pearly purple tones."

 

"Endless Winter is a deep prussian blue based eye shadow, with a vibrant azure duochrome shine and aqua sparkles."

 

Efflorescence- "A light orchid purple with violet tones, and a soft green shimmer."

 

Fire Bloom (Blush)-"a mid tone rose pink blush with coral undertones and a flattering copper gold shimmer."

*Fire Bloom is a blush, but it is eye and lip safe. In this swatch I used it as an eyeshadow and used it over Foil Me.*

Fire Bloom from left to right- Used as an eyeshadow, blush built up, blush blended, used as a lip gloss.

I used nothing but bare skin for the blush swatches (built up and blended). With the lip gloss I just wanted to see how it would look as a lip gloss so I just found some clear no named gloss I had in my makeup drawer. I actually like the color of it! I may start wearing it as a gloss too!

You can find my older posts about FFC and older swatches here.

~ Emily

 

 

Glamour Doll Eyes- Spring 2014

 All products were sent for consideration.

 I did not purchase any of these products.

A few weeks ago I was sent the Glamour Doll Eyes Spring 2014 collection to swatch. I love doing GDE's swatches, I never know what beautiful colors I'll be receiving. 

As always, application was great. It's almost buttery smooth. No patchiness at all.

All eyeshadow is swatched over GDE's Foil Me. Blushes are swatched over bare skin.

 Delilah- A bright medium pink with a bit of gold, green and purple sparkle.

 Disguise- A medium blue with a pink/purple sheen and a few green sparks.

 Evacuate- A bit of a burnt orange color with gold and pink sparkle.

 

Marquee- A soft orange with green and pink sparkle.

 In Memory- A soft green with a strong white/silver sheen.

 Pipe Dream- A dark brown/black base with purple sheen along with loads of green and pink sparkle.

 

Old Money-  A medium yellow with pink and gold sparkle.

 

Surrogate-  A medium purple with green, gold and pink sparkle.

 

 Reality Check (Blush)- On the left the color is built up, on the right the color is blended. This is a bit of a dark red/cranberry with a hint of blue/pink sparkle.

 Start A Rumor (Blush)- On the left the color is built up, on the right the color is blended. This is a medium pink with golden sparkle.

I hardly ever wear blush, but I have to say I may just start wearing Start A Rumor. It's GORGEOUS! I absolutely love Pipe Dream. It's complicated but it works so well together. 

 

Glamour Doll Eyes- Bloggers Collection

 All products were sent for consideration.

 I did not purchase any of these products.

Hi!

A few weeks ago the lovely Vee of Glamour Doll Eyes sent me tons of product to swatch (not that I have any issue with that!). I never expected to see so many gorgeous colors laid out in front of me. There were colors and finishes for everyone's taste. I was left speechless with some colors!

I loved all of the colors I received. I didn't have any issue with them except for the matte colors, but I believe that was part my own fault. Instead of using primer I used GDE's Foil Me and it made it a bit too tacky so the matte shades stuck instead of blending smoothy. COMPLETELY my fault for being a dummy and not thinking about it until afterwards. Oh well, live and learn. Everything was super pigmented and easy to apply and blend.

All are swatched over GDE's Foil Me.

Calypso- "a deepened teal with purple and gold sparkle. This color was named and inspired by aliciad372."

Going Green- " bright yellow, almost chartreuse with green sparkles and a slight green duochrome. This color was named and inspired by cosmeticcouturier."

June Bug- "a burgundy (more on the purple side) with lots of green sparkle. This color was named and inspired by shannnybannny."

 Lexington- "a satin white with green sparkles."

 Mackinac- "(pronounced mak-in-aw) is mint sea foam green with red sparkle. This color was named and inspired by jessFACE90."

Morocco- "a dark shimmery brown with gold sparkle. This color was named and inspired by aquaheart."

Nymphette- "a blackened purple blue with purple and blue sparkles. This color was named and inspired by Nymphette."

Obscure- "a matte greyish taupe with purple undertones. This color was named and inspired by prettymaking."

Soul Sisters- "a light tan with purple and blue sparkle. This color was named and inspired by gleamogirljoelle and rusticcomfort."

Southern Lace- " hot pinkish red with silver and red sparkles. This color was named and inspired by luckypiper."

Sparkler- "a rosy pink with silver sparkles. Might shine a bit of orange undertone depending on the light. This color was named and inspired by thatgirlshaexo."

 Super Nova- "a matte black with multi-colored shimmers. This color was named and inspired by bowsandcurtseys."

My favorite colors from this collection are Soul Sisters, Nymphette and Super Nova.

~Emily

 

A Quick Update!

Hi!

I know, I know. I never got around to posting the last set of Black Rose Mineral swatches but I have good reasoning. I had my little girl on November 23rd! She's the absolute best thing ever (of course I may be biased). I love her so much and I love spending every moment I can with her.

I will be back to blogging soon, promise! I really would like to do some new things on here (still makeup related of course) but I haven't figured it out yet lol. I will eventually make a swatch gallery through Flickr if people would like me to do so. I've been planning to do this for well over a year, but yeah, I'm a bit slow.

I haven't been completely missing though! I have been doing swatches for two bigger (in my mind) indie makeup companies. One of those being Moi Mineral Cosmetics. I had never tried anything from the company before working with the owner, but I will say I am completely impressed with the colors, formula and pigmentation. I had absolutely no issues with the application and of course everything was swatched over LA Splash Eyeshadow Sealer/Base for the swatch photos on Moi's website.

I'll let everyone know when I'm done with the other companies swatches. I'll be announcing/sharing on my Facebook page before my blog, so you can keep an eye out on there if you'd like.

Alrighty, back to work (diaper duty is work, right?).

-Emily