An Update: Life!

Hi Everyone!

Sorry I haven't been around much! I recently found out that I'm pregnant with my first child! It's SOOO exciting! I'm still in my first trimester, so I have a while to go until my baby is here. I had been dealing with horrible morning sickness for about a month, but it has gotten better for the most part.

I realize I haven't posted Part 3 of my Dawn Eyes swatches. I'm going to try my best to have them up within the next few days. It seems like every time I say I'm going to do something blog related I jinx myself and I'm sick for a few days. Blah. But I promise it will be up!

I have some eyeshadow I completely forgot to swatch when I got it a while back and recently found those again, so I will have those up eventually.

I've been thinking about my blogs a lot and what new stuff to add. I may start adding reviews of products I love or hate. I've also thought about re-doing some of my older swatches. I hate looking back at them sometimes! I know people from all over the world see them since the colors are still being sold, so I'll hopefully be re-swatching those. Also, thoughts on makeup looks? Maybe just the eyes for now? I'm not the greatest with eye looks, but practice makes perfect!

I think this is all for now! I'm so excited for the future! Thanks for being followers/fans/friends! I appreciate everything!

-Emily

Dawn Eyes Cosmetics Swatches- Creep, Echo, etc. (Part 2)

These are more random swatches from my last order. You can see Part 1 HERE.

All are swatched over LA Splash Eyeshadow Sealer/Base.

Midnight Bloom- "Dark grey/black matte base has been turned into a blue/purple/pink shifting glitter powerhouse through the use of copious amounts of color shifting sparkle, primer truly should be used!" 

Firestarter-"Red base that glows with a copper satin overtone, sparkling with bright golden glitter and tiny pink sparks."

Creep-"Bright yellow/green with a shift in one direction to a nearly neon green and in the other to a coral, scattered with golden and blue sparks."
*I don't really see this as a neon green. Although it is a nice color.*

Green Gables-"Fresh green frost fancied up with golden glitter and laced with color-shifting glitter that ranges blue/purple/pink."

 

Own It!-"Incredibly lush purple base drenched in blue to purple to pink color-shifting glitter!"

 

Echo-"This mysterious color looks nearly taupe head on, but has strong shifts to pink and green, and loaded with silver glitter!"

 

Fresh-"Light pretty green with green sparks and red/gold color shifting glimmers."

 

Coraline-"Beautiful coral peach with a shift to a more orange coral, loaded with lovely pink to gold color-shifting sparkle!"

 

Sunkissed Cloud-"Rich red base with beautiful aqua to purple to pink color shifting overlay, glittering with gold and purple sparkle!"

 

 

 

I really love Midnight Bloom and Sunkissed Cloud. I'd really love to see Dawn make more color shifters/duochrome-y colors like Sunkissed Cloud. It's not glitter packed and it's just gorgeous in my opinion. I can't wait to see what she'll come up with next! I will have my last part (Part 3) up later this week!

 

~Emily

Dawn Eyes Cosmetics Swatches- Jaded, Dragonfly, etc. (Part 1)

Seems I'm always posting Dawn Eyes swatches, huh? I love this company. So many color choices, great prices, super fast shipping, etc. Here's more swatches of some of the colors I picked up up. This is Part 1 of 3, so keep an eye out for the others!

All are swatched over LA Splash eyeshadow sealer/base.

 Jaded- "Grassy green base dripping with color-shifting glitter that makes it look like pink, gold, or coral!" 

Dragonfly-"A lush purple base with a strong green overtone that has a slight shift to a purple, graced with green and violet stars!"

Tequila Sunrise- "Lush orange base with a strong pink overtone, especially over primer, glistening with tiny silver stars."

Strawberry Shortcake- "Sweet, soft, strawberry pink glowing with green, silver, and red sparkle, delicious!"

Brilliant- "Bright bright blue with a shift to a larkspur lavender, gleaming with blue to purple/pink color-changing glitter!"

Mint Julep-"Pretty light green with green and silver sparkle."

 

Seashell-"Lovely pale lilac with a shift to pale pink, and shimmering with matching color-shifting glitter."

 

Mystic Dawn-"A pretty light blue with a strong pink shift over primer and graced with sparks of blue." 

 

My favorite colors have to be Jaded, Brilliant and Mystic Dawn!

~Emily

Black Rose Minerals Swatches Part 3

This is the final part for now. Here is part 1 and part 2. ON TO THE SWATCHES!

All are swatched over LA Splash Eyeshadow Sealer/Base.

 Sinister Urge- "A light blue with a red sheen." Part of the Not Another Zombie Collection.

 *I think this has a bit more of a pinkish red sheen than an outright red sheen, but it's still amazing*

Medusa- "This deep green glitters away worn dry and shimmers like scales when worn wet."

 

Fearless-"rich lavender that shimmers away with aqua sparkles."

 

Insect-"This is a sparkly shimmery light neutral brown with lots of iridescence. Strong notes of green and gold give this one depth."

 

Ice Queen-"This baby blue has touches of aqua and shimmers with rainbow highlights."

 

Annabele Lee-"A slightly deep bright ocean blue with copper sparkles"

 

Ocean Potion-"A beautiful shimmery aquamarine."

 

Candy Floss-"This pearly pink has a golden duotone and a touch of green sparkle."

 

Starfire-"A true duo-tone, this bright star shines with a warm orangy base and a gold shimmer that can’t be beat. Wear it dry for a slightly more sheer look or wet to bring out a deep orange and more metallic golden tone."

 

 

 

 I plan on making another purchase soon. I really have fell in love with BRM!

 

 ~Emily

 

Black Rose Minerals Swatches- Part 2

Hi all!

This is my second part of three. You can find the first part here. On to the swatches!

All swatches are over LA Splash Eyeshadow Sealer/Base.

Halflings-"A bright grassy green with copper shimmer."
This is from Collection To Rule Them All.

The Eye- "A hot orange with red undertones and a splattering of gold sparkles."

This is from Collection To Rule Them All.

Fascination- "This shining pale, golden tone has a very light touch of silver sparkles."

Dr. Farnsworth- "Shimmery mint green."

 This is part of the New New York Collection.

Nightingale-"A blue black base gives way to multiple color highlights."

Mochi-"A light brown with pinky red sparkles."

Hecate-"light lavender with a slight green duochrome"

Minky-"Our very favorite color! Is it purple? Is it red? Is that green I see? Yes, all of the above. This shimmery duochrome is great for a smoky eye look."

Blood Moon-"An eerie ethereal bluish-lavender with loads of red and purple shimmer and a pinkish/reddish/coppery/purple shift."

I think I'm going to have to pick up a full size of quite a few colors. I'm IN LOVE with Hecate. 

~Emily

Black Rose Minerals- Mini Review & Swatches-Part 1

First things first, if you haven't ordered from Black Rose Minerals (BRM) before, you really should.

Okay, now that's out of the way, I made my first order from BRM a couple weeks ago. I purchased during a sale so I got a great deal on everything. I purchased 25 samples (because I'm a chronic sample buyer) and they arrived at the beginning of the stated TAT (14-28 business days). My samples were packaged nicely along with lots of stickers, a handwritten note from Rosa and two extra samples. The swatches on BRM's website are great and are amazing at helping you choose the colors you'd like. I will say though, I was a bit iffy on some of the colors I picked, but I bought them anyway. If you're iffy about a color, JUST GET IT (at least a sample). I promise, it will amaze you once you see it in person.

Okay, on to swatches. All are swatched over LA Splash Eyeshadow Base/Sealer.

Pacific Oil Slick- "A black base with a blue green shimmer."

Mother Sunflower- "A vibrant, warm and very bright yellow with a delicate shimmer."

 

Minty-"A pearly light mint with a touch of shimmer."

 

Demonoid Phenomenon-"A deep rose bordering on soft red. Lavender and blue sparkles give it a slight sheen in certain lights." 

This is part of the Not Another Zombie collection based off of the one and only Rob Zombie.

 *Sidenote: I absolutely LOVE Rob Zombie. I've seen him live (which is absolutely amazing) and I'm a huge Rob Zombie fan. This is my all time favorite song. I need to get the rest of this collection!*

Lost-"an alluring bright aqua and pink glitter"

Moonlight-"This delicate sheen of violet blue shimmers and shines with iridescent hues."

 

Poppy-"Delicate golden and copper highlights add to the warm coral tone."
*This is color actually leans towards a lighter coral than my camera captures. Swatches on BRM's website are color accurate*

 

Confused-"What color is it? We don't really know. But our sources tell us there may be violet, gold, green and/or blue. What we do know is that it's a great sheer neutral."

Sushi-"A light beige base with purple/lavender sparkles."

 

 I'll have two more parts coming up soon! Keep an eye out!

~Emily