tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73202222627319294572024-03-13T08:02:18.907-07:00The Indie Makeup BlogBeauty Product Reviews & Tips Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15988772155607450165noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320222262731929457.post-35633024005643565322016-02-26T18:44:00.000-08:002017-01-25T13:27:28.803-08:00My Pretty Zombie Review <div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Today I have swatches and a review of my first order from the indie company </span><a href="http://www.pretty-zombie.com/" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">My Pretty Zombie</a><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">. MPZ is a long-standing brand, known for their eyeshadows and blushes that often have rather morbid and unorthodox names. Names notwithstanding, the shadows themselves are quite lovely. I placed my order on Black Friday during MPZ's 30% sale. I believe I received my order around the 2-week mark. Their current TAT is only a week so they're a nice option for short-notice gifts or earlier arrival gratification ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Eyeshadows are available as full sizes for $5.00 while samples are available in packs for $1 each. If you plan on purchasing more than 5 full size shadows at once, there are bundle listings available at slight discount. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Just a note on these swatches, I've switched over to swatching half on primer, half on Brija's Adhesive Wax. It gives a similar foiled finish to my old standby of Darling Girl Glitter Glue but a lot less hassle. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Trepanation </i>(vegan, lip safe) is a tawny taupe base with an icy blue shift. Stunning, this was one I've wanted a long time. Neutral with a twist lovers need this. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Anthrax </i>(not vegan, not lip safe) is a warm violet with gold shimmer. I pressed this shade just to see how well it took to the process and it seems I've lost some of the green shift that I've seen from others' swatches. Unfortunately I don't have any loose Anthrax but it makes a nice shade even without the green sheen. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Everything Looks Better on a Meathook</i> (vegan, lip safe) is a maroon with an intense blue shift. Other photos I've seen of this color pull way redder than what it looks like on me. Nonetheless, it's a beautiful shade, another great color for a one shadow look. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Meal of Me</i> is a blackened base with heavy green shimmer. This was a Halloween LE shade and is no longer available. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Overall I'm very pleased with my order. There are a lot of nice duochromes in there, although a good chunk of them need a sticky base to shine. 13 Gypsies is absolutely awesome, as well as Brisket and Trepanation. I don't see this brand mentioned much and it's really a shame because they make nice shadows and have a short turnaround time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hi! Hope everyone is having a nice weekend. I'm still fighting a persistent cold that doesn't seem to want to quit. For those who were affected by storm Jonas I hope you all made it through okay. Today I have my review on the rest of the DG Friends Central collection. Here's <a href="http://www.theindiemakeupblog.com/2016/01/darling-girl-friends-central-collection.html" target="_blank">part 1</a> in case you missed it. This collection is actually being released tomorrow along with another small collection and their Ka-Pow brow powders. As per usual, petits will retail for $2.50 and full sizes for $6.00. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Smell the Fart Acting</i> is a vivid orange with a green shift. I couldn't for the life of me get the shift to show in direct lighting so here is how it looks in indirect lighting:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Smelly Cat</i> is a dark purple with pink and blue shimmer. This is one of the two Diamond Dust shadows in this collection, with the other being Oh My God. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>How You Doin'?</i> is a pinkish berry with a slight blue iridescence. I haven't talked much about DG's blushes but they're one of my favorite indie blush formulas. Some indie blushes are very pigmented and can be a bit difficult to apply on pale skin without looking garish. These always blend out nicely and last all day. There's a lot of color options, including more unique shades like duochromatic blushes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hello! Today I have swatches of half of the upcoming Darling Girl Friends Collection. I've only ever watched a couple of episodes but I know there are a lot of diehard Friends fans out there. If you're one of these people, DG has delivered! Luckily you don't have to be an avid watcher of the show to appreciate these products. There are 17 eyeshadows, 1 Spectral Shift, 2 inner glow blushes, and 2 Pucker Paint liquid lipsticks in this collection. It's set to make it's debut on January 25 along with the All The Men You Can't Have mini collection. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As an aside, DG also plans to release their brow powders that day which is based off the recipe used by Chinovi Cosmetics, a company that unfortunately closed last year. I have been looking for an indie alternative to products like Anastasia Beverly Hill's brow powder so I'll definitely be picking up a jar. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Princess Consuela Bannanahammock</i> is a mustard yellow with light green and pink shimmer. Of all the name references, this one I actually understand! It has a similar base color to DG <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-__i6NYINILw/Vmn-XuUyLxI/AAAAAAAAEHg/hIw0nuiRRyg/s1600/3.png" target="_blank">This is Lemonade</a> but has small pink shimmer as opposed to large glitter sparkles and has the addition of green shimmer. I wore this on the inner lid in one the looks below and it looks more yellow gold from a distance than a distinct yellow. I'm torn on whether I want this one or This is Lemonade in mini jar. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Ms. Chanandler Bong</i> is a rusty red base with a coppery orange shift. Another stunner, I knew this shade was going to be a favorite. It's like two of my favorite DG Shades, Bronze Dawn and There Is No Dana had a baby. It pulls slightly more red than those two, but I know for sure I'm going to need a full size of this one. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Could I Be Wearing Anymore Clothes?</i> is a beautiful shimmery aqua with pink sparkles. I don't reach for bright blues too often but this is a great take on it. I know I sound like a broken record but these shades perform incredibly well over regular primer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Oh My God</i> is a dark brown with pink, purple, green, and orange sparkles. I bet this would look awesome foiled with DG Superstar Serum and worn as liner. As with Crap Bag, using a glitter base will help the glitter stand out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy Friday readers! I'm back with the second installment of swatches from the Corvus Nevermore collection. <a href="http://www.theindiemakeupblog.com/2016/01/corvus-nevermore-swatches-pt-1.html" target="_blank">Here's</a> the link to yesterday's post on the cooler shades in case you missed it. I'm so glad the sun decided to cooperate during swatching today to do these warm tones justice. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Thy Love Lenore </i>(vegan, not lip safe) is a pale pink with a blue shift. This color is feminine and girly while the blue gives it some visual interest. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Berenice</i> (not vegan, lip safe) is a dark red-brown matte. I've been looking for a good deep reddish brown and this fits the bill perfectly. Berenice was originally released as an old COTM but was reintroduced into this collection. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My favorites from this half are The Last Jest and Catalepsy. I think this collection has a nice mix of colors in here, ranging from cool to warm. I'm glad that Corvus is now doing minis since I always prefer those to full size jars. I'll definitely be grabbing minis of those two plus Phantasm, Putrescence, Scimitar, and maybe Hellusion since it's such an interesting color!</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15988772155607450165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320222262731929457.post-40084255830672704462016-01-14T16:35:00.002-08:002016-01-14T16:35:54.432-08:00Corvus Nevermore Swatches Pt. 1<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have a review on the first half of the Corvus <a href="http://www.corvuscosmetics.com/collections/collections/products/nevermore-full-collection" target="_blank">Nevermore collection</a> today! This collection is inspired by Edgar Allen Poe's stories. There are 16 shadows in total. In this post, you'll be seeing the cooler half of the collection. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Formula on these are on par with other Corvus shades, pigmented and blendable. There's a lot of different looks you could do with this collection, although you'll probably need to borrow a blending color or two for transition shades. Corvus has recently discontinued their individual samples but have left them available as full collections. They've also introduced mini jars which retail for $3.50. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Hellusion</i> (vegan, lip safe) is a canary yellow with a blue shift and violet sparkles. This is a pretty unique shade and I appreciate that the shift is fairly strong. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Scimitar</i> (vegan, not lip safe) is a metallic gray with a red shift. I wasn't expecting much from this shade since I tend to not look so great in grays but this color is lovely on. If you're the kind of person who has a hard time with cool grays, you may want to check this one out. </span></div>
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The sun has proven to be illusive these last few weeks so while I wait for an opportunity to swatch, I have another tutorial! I've been trying to use up more of my existing collection instead of the buy buy buy approach I've had before. Today I had a basic color palette picked out and just went to town swatching on my hand to find the right colors. This was the end result! It photographed a little less warm than it appeared in person. </div>
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<li>Notoriously Morbid I Call It Mr. Pointy Eyeshadow</li>
<li>Fyrinnae Rapunzel Had Extensions Eyeshadow</li>
<li>Shiro A Perfect World Eyeshadow</li>
<li>Urban Decay WOS Eyeshadow</li>
<li>Femme Fatale Wizard's Only Fools as Liner</li>
<li>Hello Waffle Emma Highlighter</li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For NYE, my boyfriend and I were invited to a masquerade party. My friend Christine recommended I do a jewel toned look to go with my black dress so that's what I did! I used <a href="https://i.imgur.com/quO0ohX.jpg" target="_blank">this</a> gorgeous look as inspiration. I think it came out fairly similar, minus the pink tones in her crease. You'd think with all the eyeshadows I've accumulated over the last several years I'd have all the colors I'd ever need but I'm seriously lacking in the hot pink eyeshadow department! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the next coming weeks, the site will be undergoing some construction. I've hired a good friend of mine who's also a web developer to give the blog a facelift, all of which I'm very excited about! I'm hoping to integrate some new features that will help you stay better connected with updates and such, including an email list. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello readers and happy new year! Hope everyone is having a lovely holiday. Today I'm going to be sharing my favorite products of 2015. Some of these products have been reviewed here previously, but for any that haven't been, I've provided swatches below. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Availability: The shop has been closed through 2015 but the owner announced very recently that she plans on reopening sometime in early 2016. In the meantime, she is taking foundation requests through her email. You can reach her at dreamworldminerals@gmail.com. Full size foundations are $24.50. Halfings are $14.25 and samples go for $2.25.</span></div>
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ik4pj1OsDhw/Voav4PX4AOI/AAAAAAAAEJw/Sj8N_5vMgEY/s1600/2.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ik4pj1OsDhw/Voav4PX4AOI/AAAAAAAAEJw/Sj8N_5vMgEY/s400/2.png" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lip Theories are pigmented liquid lipsticks similar to OCC Lip Tars. They were originally packaged in squeeze tubes but are now sold in doefoot wand lipgloss tubes. There are currently 36 colors available, ranging from bright hues to MLBB shades and basic primary colors as well. I have several of them but my favorites are Chaos and PkA. Like the Lip Tars, these can be easily mixed to custom create colors. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These have a vanilla scent upon application. Unlike a lot of liquid lipsticks on the market, Lip Theories don't dry down to a completely matte finish. I find them neither moisturizing or drying. They are very lightweight though. If you like bold, opaque colors but don't like the feeling of matte formulas or heavy products on your lips, you would love these. The deeper shades are pretty long-wearing and leave behind a nice stain. I will have swatches and individual shade reviews on these up soon. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blackbird is one of only a handful of indie companies who offer pressed matte shadows. They're lineup was originally available in a loose formulation but that's been recently discontinued. If you're a regular visitor to my blog, you'll have seen me use these shades countless times. I own Thirteen, Dog Days, Vintage, Fire Pledge, Lucid, and Half Full. Dog Days, Fire Pledge (!), and Lucid are my favorites. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blackbird's formula is very opaque and smooth, and I personally find them easy to blend out. The exception to this is Half-Full, which I originally bought to use as a base shadow color to help blend colors over. When applied over primer, this is slightly chalky and hard to blend. I find this color actually works much better without primer, so I use it on my no-makeup makeup days to cover up some minor lid darkness. The only negative about this product is that it's very fragile. I have lost small chunks of the pan from dropping the palette that houses them a small distance, so I wouldn't recommend these for travel. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.corvuscosmetics.com/products/skin-walker-the-cryptozoology-collection" target="_blank">Corvus Cosmetics Skin Walker Eyeshadow</a> - </span></div>
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qTck5bLjJrM/Voa1MuRp13I/AAAAAAAAEKI/SGDmGiLvmeg/s1600/5.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="290" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qTck5bLjJrM/Voa1MuRp13I/AAAAAAAAEKI/SGDmGiLvmeg/s640/5.png" width="640" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Skin Walker is what I wanted Blackbird Half Full to be. It's my perfect base shadow. The purpose of a base shadow is to have a powdered surface to apply colors and do your blending overtop. Prior to discovering Skin Walker, I had been using Urban Decay Foxy and WOS from the Naked Basics palette, both which I've hit pan on. Skin Walker is a matte, peachy toned nude which matches my eyelid color pretty well. No matter what brands or colors I'm using on a particular day, I always start off with Skin Walker as a base.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is No Dana is a bright orange copper with a gold shift with pink sparkles. It makes a gorgeous lid shade and pairs well with other warm colors. Bronze Dawn is a reddish golden bronze with pink undertones. Although it has a shimmery finish, I use this a lot in the crease and most of the shimmer blends away. I've used these paired <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/7300_ljhw6/?taken-by=theindiemakeupblog" target="_blank">together</a> and separately many times [<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/3Fxq6JDh3d/?taken-by=theindiemakeupblog" target="_blank">1</a>] [<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/2pbC1Ajh3S/?taken-by=theindiemakeupblog" target="_blank">2</a>]. Pigmentation on both shadows is great and I highly recommend them if you're planning on making a DG order soon! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It comes packaged in a matte black compact with the wax in the center. You rub your finger into the wax until you get a decent amount built up, then dab all over your lid. It'll leave it slightly tacky. I usually find that one layer of application is enough. Occasionally I'll add just a little in lid areas that I feel didn't get enough wax down on the first pass. With this product, less is more or you might get creasing if you over apply. Once you've applied, you can go ahead and put your eyeshadows over top. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I decided to go with a highlighter concept because I firmly believe HW excels in their highlighters and I've been wanting a warm highlighter with the pigmentation of HW Lavender Cream. Emma is a warm-champagne with a coppery pink iridescence to it. It can be applied lighting for a subtle look or packed on for a more intense effect. It came with <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/-MydQCDh8h/?taken-by=theindiemakeupblog" target="_blank">this</a> picture of her on the label! <3. I've worn it pretty much nonstop as a cheek and inner corner highlighter. It's really a stunning color and I couldn't be happier with it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Good afternoon! Darling Girl Cosmetics does a holiday collection each year and the theme for this year's release is Edward Scissorhands. Although you wouldn't necessarily think of the film as Christmas-related, there are a lot of winter-esque qualities to it and I think it's a really unique approach for a holiday collection. There are 12 eyeshadows, 2 pucker paints (DG's version of a matte liquid lipstick), 2 creme blush/lip colors, and a lip conditioning treatment in this set. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On an unrelated note, Theindiemakeupblog reached 100,000 views this week! December 13 will be the one-year anniversary of this site so it couldn't have come at a better time. I want to take a second to thank each and every one of you who have taken a moment of their day to read my posts. Blogging has been an awesome experience and I truly appreciate all of the sweet comments I've received in the last year. I ordered the ring light I've been drooling over finally and I'm excited to be bringing you better quality eye looks and hopefully more tutorials as well! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Getting back to today's post, I have swatches of 11 of the 12 shadows. Unfortunately I cannot for the life of me find the 12th shade, I'm Not Finished. I used it in one of the looks below and it's nowhere to be found now. If/when it shows up, I'll edit this post to include a swatch of it as well! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In regards to the other products in the collection, I've tried them all except I Have a Doctor Friend Pucker Paint and the Show and Tell Baby Blush. I've tried the other shades in the Baby Blush range and like them a lot. They last well on the cheeks and leave behind a pretty stain on the lips. I have a sample of the lip conditioning treatment and the maple scent is strong, VERY strong. I'm not a big fan of heavily scented lip products so it's a bit of a miss for me. I'd be interested in a non-scented version though. The other Pucker Paint in this set is Ambrosia Salad and I absolutely love it! I haven't discussed the Pucker Paint line much here on my blog but they're one of my favorite matte liquid lipstick formulas. Ambrosia Salad is a beautiful deep pink with gold iridescence. It's long-wearing and more comfortable to wear than a lot of other matte liquids I've tried. Here's a shot of me wearing it from my sister's wedding rehearsal!</span></div>
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Hi readers! Today I'm finally getting up a complete look at my pressed palettes. I've previously posted a tutorial on how to press your eyeshadows and also an in-depth comparison on the different palette brands I own that you can view <a href="http://www.theindiemakeupblog.com/search/label/Pressing%20Series" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
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Pressing my collection has been a huge labor of love. However, I'm very happy with the results I've gotten and I feel like I get more use out of my eyeshadows this way. I've been fortunate in that I've only had a few shadow casualties (DO NOT press FF Star's Sorrow guys!). At this point, I've basically pressed all of my shadows except for mattes and shades that are heavy on the glitter or ultramarines. I didn't go over each shade name except for my Darling Girl palettes so if you'd like to know which any of these shadows are, leave me a comment below and I'll let you know! All of my palettes except for the large flower one are divided by brand. I know some people like to organize theirs by color but I found myself forgetting about a lot of shadows that way so by brand works best for me. </div>
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Here are all my filled palettes! I have two extra Mini Mint palettes waiting to be filled with shadows from my black friday orders :D </div>
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The two on the bottom are Ebay palettes, the two on top of those are Anothersoul palettes, and all the others are from MiniMint. </div>
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Both of the Ebay palettes house my Darling Girl collection! Unfortunately a lot of these colors were either GWPs or have been discontinued. I'll notate which ones are no longer available with an asterisk. </div>
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L-R: If I Only Had a Heart, Jeweled Taupe, Jaycee Boo, Fanciful*, That's a Big Twinkie, Marzipan Nipples, Ladyhawke, Donger Need Food. </div>
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L-R: My Little Pony, Brocade, Mass Hysteria, Don't Cross The Streams, Taystee Girl, Sakura Season*, We Need a Bigger Boat*, Blue Grotto*.<br />
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L-R: Enigmatic*, Wrecking Ball*, Bittersweet*, Walkers*, There is no Dana, Bronze Dawn.<br />
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Shot of the second palette. Most of these colors were picked up during the Clearout and Pink Friday sales.</div>
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L-R: O RLY?*, Fisticuffs*, Silly Sea Lion*, Woogy*, Beso de la Muerta*, Papercut*, Bubbles, I Smiled Once*, Mr. Wonderful*. </div>
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L-R: Barbarella*, Pretty Mistakes*, Hell's Belles*, Sex on Fire*, Impervious*, F Bomb*, Perfect World*, No Fate*, Baby Groot*, Lucky 13*, Mistress*. </div>
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Anothersoul Pro palette. This was my first palette and has held up well, apart from some makeup smudges that don't want to come off the cover.</div>
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This palette holds a variety of brands but the pans are primarily Dreamworld, Siren Song, AFK, VDC, and Ten Three Labs. </div>
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Right side. That obnoxiously bright blue is VDC Sailor Saturn (Hotaru) in case you were wondering. Thinking about it now, so many of these brands have either closed down or have discontinued these colors :( </div>
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Here is the small palette from MiniMint. It houses my Blackbird pressed mattes.<br />
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On the left side going down is Thirteen, Dog Days, and Half Full. Right side is Lucid, Fire Pledge, and Vintage. The random circular shade is Mac Brownscript. I love my BB mattes and use them all the time, but they're quite fragile as you can see. </div>
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This palette and the next several MiniMint palettes below were custom orders. You can read about my order experience in the palette comparison post. I just checked the shop and they're currently not taking any custom orders but I'd highly recommend the process when they're up and running again!</div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">This is another mixed bag of brands. The large pans on top are Geek Chic, the rectangular cluster on the lower left is VDC, and the circular pans in the middle are Uponaworld.</span><br />
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Femme Fatale palette! Let's all take a moment of silence for this beauty, which I promptly dropped after taking this shot. Perspecto-Illusion got EVERYWHERE. For shame. </div>
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Of all of the shadows I've pressed, my FF ones have benefited the most. They're very pigmented even without a sticky base and the duochromes apply smoothly. </div>
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This one holds my Corvus shadows. I really love this one since there's a lot of different tones and finishes here. This would be the palette I take with me if I'm traveling because I can create a variety of looks from it. I have a few more 15mm pans that didn't fit in here. </div>
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Hello Waffle palette. I still have quite a few HW colors to press plus what's coming with my Black Friday order! I'm super excited to get the Mystery pack I ordered. </div>
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And last but not least is my Notoriously Morbid collection, housed in this Anothersoul Basic palette.</div>
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I don't really purchase from Notoriously Morbid anymore but I have a lot of favorites here. I think there's a couple of Shiro shadows mixed in here too. See that purple, second from the bottom right? This is why you shouldn't overfill your pans, kids. I am constantly getting that color stamped onto the inner cover of the palette. </div>
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And that's it for my pressed collection! If you made it this far, thanks for sticking with me. I hope this was helpful for people looking to press, and if not, well I hope you enjoyed the pan porn :) </div>
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Hi readers! I've taken a couple of weeks off from posting but I'm back today with a couple of eotd's I've done recently. Just as a sidenote, I post all of my makeup looks on my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theindiemakeupblog/" target="_blank">instagram account</a>, even if I haven't posted them here. If you're on IG, let's be friends! Full product lists will be provided for each look. </div>
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- Alone in The World (transition shade)<br />
- Ireland (crease)<br />
- F is for Friends (inner half of the lid)<br />
- Not a Kilt (outer half of the lid. This is my new favorite blue!)<br />
- Inglot Gel Liner in #90 Dark Brown<br />
- Maybelline Colossal Mascara<br />
- ABH Brow Wiz in Medium Ash<br />
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- Nars Primer<br />
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- DG Hot Black Dress (black base for the lid)<br />
- FF Ghost Beach, Camp Nightmare, Wicked Wax Museum, and Afraid of Bees (lid shades)<br />
- FF Vampire Breath (inner corner highlight)<br />
- Inglot Gel Liner in #90 Dark Brown<br />
- Maybelline Colossal Mascara<br />
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- DG Bronze Dawn (crease)<br />
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- UD Faint (outer corner)<br />
- Inglot Gel Liner in #90 Dark Brown<br />
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- Nars Pro Primer<br />
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- Blackbird Dog Days (transition shade)<br />
- FF Candied Apple (lid)<br />
- Corvus Thesalonikke (crease)<br />
- Inglot Gel Liner in #90 Dark Brown<br />
- Maybelline Colossal Mascara<br />
- ABH Brow Wiz in Medium Ash<br />
- Dreamworld Powder Foundation in Nanna III<br />
- LA Girl Concealer<br />
- ABH Fawn and Banana Powders<br />
- Tarte Blushing Bride Blush<br />
- Life's Entropy PkA Lip Theory<br />
- NYX Plum Lip Liner<br />
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- Makeup Geek New Year's Eve Pigment (inner corner highlight)<br />
- Nars Rue Bonaparte nude liner<br />
- Maybelline Colossal Mascara<br />
- ABH Brow Wiz in Medium Ash<br />
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Baby's first pictorial! I've been wanting to do these for a long while but haven't had good enough lighting to do so until now. Please be gentle on me as this is my first one, and I'd really love to hear any feedback you have. If these go over well, I'd like to make this into a continuing series. Maybe do some beginner friendly tutorials or recreate old looks. This look was inspired by my girl /u/cassandraisright, she posted swatches of her collection to one of the indie makeup subs and the main two shades looked so beautiful next to each other. </div>
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Apply your transition shades of choice. The transition shade works to help tie together your lid colors and your crease shade. Using a large fluffy blending brush (Sigma E40) I applied Blackbird Thirteen and Fire Pledge.<br />
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Take a deeper color (I used Geek Chic We are Coming) and apply that to the crease and on both outer edges of the lid using a small dome brush.<br />
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My eyes have pretty heavy folds so it's a little hard to see the crease shadow in this shot. If you have hooded eyes, make sure you're blending your colors up high enough so they can be seen when your eyes are open.<br />
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Apply Alpine Skies on either side of the We are Coming we put down on the lid edges with a medium flat shader brush. Try to leave the centermost part bare.<br />
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Pack on your center highlight shade (Corvus The Devil Told You That) in the center with a small shader brush.<br />
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This step is optional but I put down a layer of my sticky base Notoriously Morbid Shadow Bind and reapplied Alpine Skies and The Devil Told You That to get a foiled effect.<br />
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Now that you have your main colors on. Go ahead and add in more color or blend where necessary. I felt my crease needed more depth so I went back in with some more We are Coming and added a little to the inner and outer lid.<br />
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One of my favorite brands <a href="http://www.theindiemakeupblog.com/" target="_blank">Femme Fatale Cosmetics</a> recently released the second installment of their "You Choose the Scare" collection inspired by Goosebumps. I saw some interesting brights in there so I decided to pick up their sampler pack. Femme Fatale only offers the sample set during the first weekend of the collection launch but the products are available <a href="http://femmefatalecosmetics.com.au/product-tag/you-choose-the-scare-vol-2/" target="_blank">here</a> individually. There are a total of 14 shades (11 eyeshadows, 2 blushes, 1 highlighter) in this collection. Since there are a lot of duochromes here, I did some video swatches as well. </div>
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<i>Vampire Breath</i> (vegan, lip safe) is a dusty light lavender with pink sparkle and a blue sheen.<br />
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<i>The Scarecrow</i> (not vegan, not lip safe) is a medium-dark purple base with a golden copper shift. This one is very similar to FF Nightmare in Werewolf Woods and FF Xenomorph. It really needs a sticky base to show the duochrome.<br />
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<i> Dead House</i> (not vegan, not lip safe) is a bright magenta with blue shimmer. </div>
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<i>Chicken Chicken</i> (vegan, lip safe) is a goldenrod orange with very slight blue shimmer. I was hoping the blue sheen would be stronger on this one, because I don't have anything like this. If you have any suggestions on a similar shade with a stronger shift, I'm all ears!<br />
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From left to right: Chicken Chicken, Dead House, The Scarecrow, and Vampire Breath.</div>
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<i>Ghost Beach</i> (vegan, lip safe) is a light pastel blue with soft turquoise undertones and golden shimmer. </div>
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<i>Wicked Wax Museum</i> (vegan, not lip safe) is an olive taupe base with lots of gold shimmer.<br />
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<i>Camp Nightmare</i> (vegan, lip safe) is a yellowy-lime green with blue sparkle. I love this one! It's very summery and is my surprise favorite.<br />
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<i>Afraid of Bees</i> (vegan, lip safe) is a burnt orange with golden sheen. </div>
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<i>Fever Swamp</i> (vegan, not lip safe) is a lilac with blue and silver shimmer.<br />
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<i>Curse of the Mummy</i> (vegan, not lip safe) is a dusky blue with purple shimmer. This color was patchy and sheer over primer alone so I recommend using a sticky base for this one. </div>
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<i>The Lost Legend</i> (vegan, not lip safe) is a muted rust red base with golden-copper overlay. This color is gorgeous and very fall appropriate.</div>
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<i>Beast from the East</i> (not vegan, not lip safe) is a matte purple base with red shimmer. I wasn't expecting to like this one as much as I do. </div>
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<i>Toy Terror </i>(vegan, lip-safe) is a champagne pink with golden shimmer.<br />
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<i>Creeping Coffin</i> (vegan, not lip safe) is a medium purple with golden shimmer.<br />
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<i>Monster from Mars</i> (vegan, not lip safe) is a warm rusty red. This pulls significantly redder on me than on the site, which describes it as a berry with cool undertones.<br />
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I like that there is a nice mix of colors here. There's the usual purples that accompany Halloween collections but there's also a bright blue, a bright green, etc. You could create a neutral look, a vampy look, or a tropical look using this collection which I appreciate. Chicken Chicken and Curse of the Mummy were the weakest performers of the set, with Chicken Chicken's shift being so elusive and Curse of the Mummy being patchy over primer. The blush colors correspond well with the eyeshadows so you could use one or the other to pair with your looks. I just purchased Monster from Mars blush off of my lovely IIoM friends but I also plan on picking up Camp Nightmare, The Lost Legend, and Beast from the East with my next order.</div>
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Hi readers, today I have swatches of the Corvus Cosmetics Roses collection. It is made up of 5 eyeshadows that are mostly satin finishes. This is part of a permanent range comprised of different color groups. <a href="http://www.corvuscosmetics.com/collections/collections/products/the-bronzes-full-collection" target="_blank">The Bronzes</a> is another one, and The Reds will be released on November 19. Although I applied these in my usual method of half UDPP, half Glitter Glue, none of them actually needed it. </div>
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<i>Soirée</i> (not vegan, lip safe) is a cool blackened purple. It looks a lot like Mac Sketch so this would work well as a cruelty-free alternative. </div>
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<i>Madamoiselle</i> (not vegan, lip safe) is a pink-toned white highlight shade. </div>
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I didn't love this collection as much as I thought I would. There's nothing inherently wrong with any of the shades (on the contrary, they're nice colors and perform well in terms of formula), I just think I have similar shades. I also wish Champagne looked more like a true rose gold on me. </div>
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I'm back with swatches on the rest of the Uponaworld seasonal collections! <a href="http://www.theindiemakeupblog.com/2015/10/uponaworld-autumn-and-winter-palette.html" target="_blank">Here</a> is my review of the fall and winter sets in case you missed it. For sake of not sounding repetitive, the formula on these is good - They perform similarly over regular primer and Darling Girl Glitter Glue. They also blend out nicely on the eye. </div>
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<i>Bud of Life</i> is a gorgeous reddish brown with heavy green shimmer. On my eyes over a sticky base, the shimmer becomes a golden green shift. I love this one and I think it's the must-have of this collection. </div>
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<i>Golden Trillium</i> is a rusty orange base with heavy golden shimmer. This shade is the only one in these palettes that really needed a sticky primer to pop. It blended out easily in my crease. I'm definitely going to be giving this a go as a lid shade soon though; the golden shimmer is beautiful. </div>
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<i>Dried Hydrangeas</i> is a warm chocolate brown with slight shimmer. This is a nice deep brown that would look good blended into the crease or foiled as a liner. </div>
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<i>Golden Sun</i> is another warm gold with microshimmer. It's ever so slightly darker and less warm than Sandy Beach but they're nearly identical. They're pretty, but that's kind of a bummer since they make up 2 of the 4 shades in this set. </div>
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The Spring set is really pretty, I especially love Bud of Life and Golden Trillium. I know Uponaworld just came out with a new collection that has some nice pops of color so I'm excited to try out some of their non-neutrals! If you're interested in these palettes as a pressed set, Manuela will be selling the rest that are left on Black Friday, along with her J Fashion palettes. Otherwise they will continue to be sold as loose products. </div>
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I think for being a relatively young shop, Uponaworld has landed upon a good formula and the lineup provides a lot of work-appropriate shades. They apply well over regular primer and for the most part aren't <i>too</i> sparkly. I'm looking forward to trying their more funky colors.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15988772155607450165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320222262731929457.post-84225084157971220622015-10-27T18:51:00.000-07:002015-10-27T18:51:38.242-07:00Contrasting Tone Eye Looks<div style="text-align: justify;">
Lately I've been fully enjoying the warm color palette that comes along with the fall season - lots of deep reds, emerald greens, smokey purples, tarnished golds, and coppers. Orange and red were two colors I never used to like and surprisingly they are now some of my favorites to wear. I still like to mix it up and do cool tones when the mood strikes though! I'm going through another "press all the things!' phase so all of these shadows used below have been pressed. I've mentioned this elsewhere but pressing is a great way to avoid making impulse purchases and it helps me get rid of clunky jars so it's a win-win. Should the weather decide to cooperate, I should have a new review up on Thursday. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15988772155607450165noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320222262731929457.post-82113118033681016552015-10-23T10:27:00.001-07:002015-11-01T20:39:03.298-08:00Darling Girl OUAT Operation Sparkle Swatches<div style="text-align: justify;">
Happy Friday everyone! I have a rather large backlog of products to review but I received the latest installment of Darling Girl's Once Upon a Time collection and it immediately got pushed up to the front of the line. This is a continuously expanding collection and is permanent. This release includes three new eyeshadows and a new lip product, DG's matte balm. The balm retails for $7.00 and the shadows are available as petits for $2.50 or full sizes for $6.00. I have part 1 and 2 swatched <a href="http://www.theindiemakeupblog.com/2015/05/darling-girl-cosmetics-fairy-tale.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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<i>Charming</i> is a light beige with green and gold sparkle. Without primer, the finish is mostly matte with a scattering of shimmer, while over a sticky base the green shimmer is much more intense. I think it looks nice both ways. This shade is inspired by Prince Charming/David and is my favorite of the collection. </div>
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<i>Truest Believer</i> is a warm pink with a matte finish. This was my first experience with this product. Since it's a matte formula, it does have a tendency to emphasize dry patches so I'd suggest exfoliating first. I hate extremely drying matte finishes so I'm happy to report this one is comfortable to wear, even for extended periods. Wear time was about 4-5 hours for me. </div>
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Overall I think these are nice additions to the collection. Charming in particular I can see pairing very well with some of the older shades like Let's Hook Up. The Savior? would look stunning paired with Dearie. I like that Susan included a lip color this time around. I'm excited to see what the future brings for this collection. I'd love to see maybe a blue added in for the blue Fairy and a rich emerald green for Zelena! </div>
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The weather has been quite lovely this week so I've been taking full opportunity of getting outdoors! BF and I have been taking lots of long walks with our dog at the local trail. We live in an apartment so she's leashed 24/7 when she's walked there so it's great to watch her go nuts running around around off her leash. Living in Florida, we don't really get to experience a real autumn season with leaves changing colors and all but the view is still pretty gorgeous!</div>
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I'll be going out of town next week to spend some time with my best friend in Orlando. We're going to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter and I'm so stoked! Work has been particularly stressful as of late and I'm looking forward to getting away for a couple of days. It's our ten year anniversary of friendship and I'm excited to dweeb out with him. I <i>may</i> have bought these <a href="https://www.etsy.com/transaction/1072303201" target="_blank">earrings</a> to wear at the park :D</div>
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For the look below, I started by applying my Nars primer. I used Urban Decay Foxy as a base shade to help my colors blend easier. Blackbird Dog Days and HW Chopin were my transitional crease colors. I used HW Burlap Sack on the inner lid, HW Static on the middle portion, and HW Photo-Negative on the outer corner. Photo-Negative was also used foiled as my liner (new favorite foiled liner!) The lid shades were applied over Notoriously Morbid's Shadow Bind. I love how glowy this turned out. The duochrome effect from these colors went very well together. </div>
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<i>Burlap Sack </i>(vegan, lip safe) is a peachy beige with sparkly green shimmer. This makes a lovely neutral wash on the lid over regular primer. Over a sticky base, the green shift comes out.<br />
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<i>Static</i> (vegan, lip safe) is a light mauve with red specks and a green shift. This color looks different on the eye than on the swatch. It's much greyer and has an intense aqua green shift over a sticky base. I really love the addition of the red, I didn't think I'd like them since they're matte but it actually makes the color more interesting. </div>
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<i>Photo-Negative</i> (vegan, not lip safe) is a gorgeous eggplant purple base with a copper shift. Colors like this that appear to be lit from within are a serious weakness of mine. I'll have to compare this to Femme Fatale's Nightmare in Werewolf Woods and see how close they are. I can say for sure I prefer the formula of this one, it's a little smoother and pigmented. It makes a lovely liner when foiled too!</div>
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I love the color combinations. The range of colors in the first palette are perfect for fall. Those are exactly the colors I like to use for this time of year. The winter palette is also gorgeous, although it does lean heavy on the purple side. I'm sad that these are no longer available as pressed palettes as there are so few pre-pressed options in the indie world and I imagine these would be very velvety when pressed. I suggest if you like these colors you try to grab one on Black Friday when Manuela is putting up what's left of them! I'm excited to check out the Summer and Spring palettes next <3</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15988772155607450165noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320222262731929457.post-66203654437229507472015-10-08T07:47:00.001-07:002015-10-09T16:44:45.239-07:00Ofra Cosmetics Miami Fever Liquid Lipstick Review <div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi readers. I didn't know whether to post this because it's cruel to show you a specific product that's no longer available, but I wanted to give you an idea of how the formula is. Recently, Ofra Cosmetics collaborated with Youtuber KathleenLights to create a limited edition liquid lipstick in the shade Miami Fever. Miami Fever is a burnt orange terracotta. I'm actually a big fan of KathleenLights, she seems to keep it a bit more real than some of the other gurus. As soon as I saw this shade on her I knew I had to have it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Edit: KathleenLights posted on Instagram that Ofra will be stocking this shade again on Oct 26 for any of those who want it before it goes away for good! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This product retails for $19.90. I used the code "kathleen40" and received 40% off my order. I just checked and at the time of this post, the code is still active. This was my first experience with Ofra Cosmetics and it went smoothly, I didn't have to contact Customer Service so I can't speak to that. I placed my order on September 30 and received it on October 7 so the TAT is pretty good. There are <a href="http://www.ofracosmetics.com/longlastingliquidlipstick.aspx" target="_blank">31 different shades</a> ranging the spectrum of color. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The lipstick formula is kind of a hybrid between Fyrinnae's Lip Lustre where it's a little thicker and has a mousse texture but the wear time and feel of it on the lips is more in line with Life's Entropy Lip Theories, which is my favorite opaque lipstick formula. I don't know if you can tell in the photo above, but it actually looks like lipstick is smushed inside the packaging, something I've also seen with Lip Lustres. It didn't impact application but I did want to make note of it. I'm quite happy with my purchase and would be interested in placing an order again, but only with a discount code. The regular price of $20 is a little steep for me, particularly when LE Lip Theory samples are hugely generous and only cost $2.00 each.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hey everyone! Today I have a post on dupe comparisons of my shadows. I've been wanting to do this post for a long time and it was a lot of fun testing out colors I suspected to be dupes. Some turned out to be right on and others not as much! Nothing is better than discovering that you already have a similar color to a shade you've been wanting. This is only half of the possible dupes, stay turned for a part 2 soon. All of these shades are shown over Urban Decay Primer Potion (left) and Darling Girl Glitter Glue (right).</span></div>
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Hi readers! Today brings another installment of the product showcase series. I haven't done one of these in a while but I'm definitely going to be doing these more often as it's nice to bust out and thoroughly review my tried-and-true products. </div>
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The product I chose for today is <a href="http://hellowafflecosmetics.com/sloth/" target="_blank">Hello Waffle Sloth</a>. Hello Waffle isn't a company I've swatched and reviewed extensively on my blog but they were one of the first indie companies I tried and they're who made me initially interested in indie makeup after seeing the owner post swatches of the Rapunzel collection on Reddit. </div>
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<i>Sloth</i> (lip safe, not vegan) is an olive brown with gorgeous gold shimmer and is part of the Ouroboros collection. This color is notoriously difficult to photograph since it looks different depending on the lighting. In direct light the color looks like a golden brown with heavy gold shimmer while indoor lighting gives it a distinctive olive-green tone. Pigmentation is good over primer, while the duochrome comes out strongest over a sticky base (I used Notoriously Morbid Shadow Bind). </div>
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This has got to be one of my favorite shadows to wear by itself. It shifts from green to gold to brown and it's beautiful. Now let's talk about the wear time on this baby. I accidentally fell asleep with my makeup on (don't judge ya'll) and my eyeshadow still looked PERFECT when I woke up. So I decided to wear see how it wore through my Zumba class. It still looked great even though a rigorous cardio workout. Talk about lasting power! I'd recommend Sloth to any of you who love neutrals with a twist and brown-eyed girls. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15988772155607450165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320222262731929457.post-50534348694520705162015-10-01T14:23:00.002-07:002015-10-10T15:27:02.307-07:00Darling Girl Queens of Horror Swatches<div style="text-align: justify;">
For Halloween, Darling Girl Cosmetics has released a collection of 12 eyeshadows and a 2 lip colors in honor of the famous scream-queens from classic horror films. I've had this collection waiting to be swatched for an embarassingly long amount of time but it's given me time to try out a couple of looks so stay tuned for that at the bottom of the post. </div>
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<a href="http://www.darlinggirlcosmetics.com/category_152/Queens-of-Horror.htm" target="_blank">Queens of Horror</a> is a <strike>limited edition collection and will be going away after Halloween</strike> permanent collection. Petit sizes are available for $2.50 and full sizes are $5.90. Full sizes come with custom label artwork but there is a separate listing <a href="http://www.darlinggirlcosmetics.com/item_1185/Just-the-Lid--Queens-of-Horror.htm" target="_blank">here</a> for label art stickers if you want petit sizes. The lip colors are available as full size only. The collection is heavy on the greens and purples, with a couple of other shades thrown in the mix for variety. </div>
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<a href="http://www.darlinggirlcosmetics.com/item_1175/Im-Into-Survival-Balm-Gloss-3D--Queens-of-Horror.htm" target="_blank"><i>I'm Into Survival</i></a> is a hot pink gloss with blue and purple microsparkles. DG's balmgloss line are one of my favorite items in the shop. They have a comfortable formula that's not too sticky and they're nice and opaque. They're also relatively inexpensive at $5.50 each. </div>
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The other lip color in this collection is <a href="http://www.darlinggirlcosmetics.com/item_1174/Mistress-of-Darkness--Queens-of-Horror.htm" target="_blank"><i>Mistress of Darkness</i> <i>Pucker Paint</i></a> which is described as a ruby red base loaded with violet pearl. I don't have this shade as I'm not the biggest purple fan on myself but if you like purple lip colors this may be more up your alley. </div>
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<a href="http://www.darlinggirlcosmetics.com/item_1179/Queen-of-Scream--Queens-of-Horror.htm" target="_blank"><i>Queen of Scream</i></a> is a peachy copper with lots of gold and pink sparkle. When I received this collection, this was the color I reached for first. You guys may have noticed that I've been obsessed with orange and copper shades lately and this one is a gorgeous addition. Now as is the case with most of the sparkly shades in this collection, I would suggest using a sticky base if you're concerned about fallout as they colors are heavy on the sparkle! </div>
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<a href="http://www.darlinggirlcosmetics.com/item_1180/Shower-Scream--Queens-of-Horror.htm" target="_blank"><i>Shower Scream</i></a> is an aqua blue with a subtle pink sheen and blue sparkle. The sheen was more apparent in person. I did have some trouble with lighting not showing some of these colors as vibrant as they are in real life so I'll make sure to notate which ones were more vivid in person. </div>
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<a href="http://www.darlinggirlcosmetics.com/item_1177/Possessed-Princess--Queens-of-Horror.htm" target="_blank"><i>Possessed Princess</i></a> is a chartreuse gold with blue sparkles and light purple shimmer. This is a pretty complex shade as there's a lot of different tones with the sparkles against the base color. It's more green than a lot of other golds on the market and I really dig it. </div>
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<a href="http://www.darlinggirlcosmetics.com/item_1173/Married-to-the-Macabre--Queens-of-Horror.htm" target="_blank"><i>Married to the Macabre</i></a> is a charcoal brown base with heavy bright green sheen that shifts to a bronzey gold in certain lighting. I'm really bummed with my lighting here because the green shift is super pretty and vivid in person. This color also has a wonderful formula. Take a look at that reddish bronze shift! I think this will definitely be the collective favorite and I'd love to see this made permanent. The shift on this color reminds me of Fyrinnae Steampunk so I'll make sure to do a comparison between those shades in my upcoming dupe comparison post. </div>
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<a href="http://www.darlinggirlcosmetics.com/item_1181/The-Bride--Queens-of-Horror.htm" target="_blank"><i>The Bride</i></a> is a blackened green base with green shimmer and silver iridescence. I know this is supposed to be inspired by the Bride of Frankenstein but I personally like to think of <a href="http://www.wildsoundmovies.com/images/kill_bill_the_bride.jpg" target="_blank">This Bride</a> instead.</div>
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<a href="http://www.darlinggirlcosmetics.com/item_1178/Prom-Queen--Queens-of-Horror.htm" target="_blank"><i>Prom Queen</i></a> is a red with a bronze hue and pink shimmer. This was one of the more sparkly shades though my camera couldn't quite capture it. The color lightens and gets bronzier over a sticky base. </div>
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<a href="http://www.darlinggirlcosmetics.com/item_1176/Onryo-Vengeful-Spirit--Queens-of-Horror.htm" target="_blank"><i>Onryo</i> (Vengeful Spirit)</a> is a shell pink with light green shimmer. I've been using this color a lot as an inner corner highlight and I also used it as the center lid shade in one of the looks below.<br />
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<a href="http://www.darlinggirlcosmetics.com/item_1170/Got-Face--Queens-of-Horror.htm" target="_blank"><i>Got Face</i></a> is a gunmetal grey shimmer with pink sparkles. This shade is similar to Baroque <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fAsa7DHcOQo/VS01Z4-es9I/AAAAAAAAC3U/rl_p7ECW3lw/s1600/5.png" target="_blank">National Razor</a> but has a slighter darker base and a more pigmented formula. </div>
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<a href="http://www.darlinggirlcosmetics.com/item_1171/Hello-Clarice--Queens-of-Horror.htm" target="_blank"><i>Hello, Clarice</i></a> is a dusky indigo base with pink shimmer. </div>
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Happy Friday readers! Last week I posted a tutorial on <a href="http://www.theindiemakeupblog.com/2015/09/tutorial-how-to-press-your-loose.html" target="_blank">how to press your loose pigments</a> and as promised, I've returned with a review on various palette options. I've tried different kinds of palettes to get a gist of quality as well as availability and affordability. I'll be starting with the most popular options and then offer some budget friendly alternatives towards the end. This post is quite long so let's get into it! </div>
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<b>Z-Palettes</b> are probably the most popular option. They are made from recyclable materials (the website says plastic but it seems to be more of a heavy duty cardboard wrapped in a shiny, patent-like material) and feature a clear window on top to showcase your pressed pigments inside. These are available in a variety of styles and sizes. </div>
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Small ($14 USD) - 3.18″Lx 3.18″W x 0.25″D </div>
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Medium ($17 USD) - 5.875″L x 3.25″W x 0.375″D </div>
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Fits 15 round 26mm pans, includes 16 metal stickers.</div>
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Large ($20 USD) - 7.44″L x 4.13″W x 0.25″D </div>
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Fits 27 round 26mm pans, includes 20 metal stickers. </div>
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Extra Large ($28 USD) - 8.256″L x 6.16″W x 0.56″D</div>
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Fits 35 round 26mm pans, includes 20 metal stickers. </div>
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Dome Style ($25 USD) - 8.06″L x 5.44″W x 0.75″D</div>
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Fits 33 round 26mm pans, includes 20 metal stickers. </div>
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This option is great if you are interested in depotting rounded products such as Mac Highlighters. </div>
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These palettes are more widely available (They're sold by <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=z+palette" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, the <a href="http://www.makeupgeek.com/store/palettes/empty-palettes.html" target="_blank">Makeupgeek site</a>, and from <a href="http://zpalette.com/6-shop" target="_blank">Z-Palette</a> directly) than some of the other options, but the prints do tend to run on the more plain side. The usual designs I see are animal prints so that may or may not be to your liking. Quality wise, they do feel sturdy but I can see them wearing out from wear and tear over time, especially if you fold the front cover under frequently. I've had mine for about a year and a half now and it's held up well so far. </div>
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<b>AnotherSoul palettes</b> are well-known in the indie cosmetics scene and are available through their <a href="https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&es_th=1&ie=UTF-8#es_th=1&q=anothersoul%20etsy" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a>. In terms of quality, these are the best palettes I've tried. The magnets are strong and the craftsmanship on each palette is excellent. The only con is that not all designs are water-resistant so you'll want to be careful not to get these wet or stain them with product if you get a non-resistant model. Design options range from baroque styles, to florals, to your occasional fun print. </div>
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Double Sided Travel Palette ($14.99 USD) - 4"L x 3"W </div>
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Fits 36ct 15mm round pans, 12ct 26mm round pans, or 8ct 26mm square pans.</div>
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Double Sided Medium Palette ($19.99 USD) - 6"L x 3"W</div>
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Fits 54ct 15mm round pans, 20ct 26mm round or square pans.</div>
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Basic Palette ($14.99 USD) - 7"L x 4.5"W </div>
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Fits 60ct 15mm round pans, 20ct 26mm round pans, or 15ct 26mm square pans. </div>
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Basic Palette w/ Water Resistant Paper ($16.99 USD) - 7"L x 4.5"W</div>
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Pro Palette ($26.99 USD) - 9"L x 5"W</div>
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Fits 91ct 15mm round pans, 32ct 26mm round pans, or 28ct 26mm square pans.</div>
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Deep Palette ($29.99 USD) - 9"L x 5"W </div>
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This palette style is twice as deep as the basic palettes.</div>
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Fit is the same as the Pro Palette in terms of eyeshadow count. </div>
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Double Sided Luxe Palette ($42.99 USD) - 9"L x 5"W</div>
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This palette style is twice the size of the Pro palettes as it is double-sided.</div>
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Fits 182ct 15mm round pans, 64ct 26mm round pans, or 56 26mm square pans. </div>
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Cost-wise these run about the same as the Z-palettes (barring the Luxe palette, which is a great value since it essentially works out to be two Pro palettes in one.) One thing that I do really like about this shop is that they offer double-sided palettes which helps make them more cost-effective. These palettes do not come with metal stickers so you'll want to purchase them separately if your pans aren't magnetic. Shipping runs from $3.50 to $6.50 USD for domestic orders, and $8.00 USD to $14.00 USD for international orders. If you are an avid presser, I strongly suggest springing for either the Pro or Luxe palettes since it's much more cost-effective. </div>
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<b>MiniMintPalette</b> is a more budget-friendly option found on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/MiniMintPalette" target="_blank">Etsy</a>. Each MiniMint palette is one of a kind and designs are never duplicated. Palettes are available in three sizes:</div>
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Square Mini ($5.50 USD) - 3"L x 3"W </div>
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Square Mint ($7.00 USD) - 4"L x 4"W</div>
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MiniMint ($10.00 USD) - 4"L x 6"W</div>
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At any given time, there are 3-10 different palettes available in the shop. Unfortunately this doesn't give you a ton of options in terms of design. However, the owner Jenny does offer custom designs for the same price! I recently got in touch with her about getting some custom palettes done since I wanted to pick up a couple of palettes and wasn't crazy about the designs available at the time. Jenny got back to me within an hour. On a Thursday evening. At midnight. She sent me a link to the available stock designs and I got to pick out the patterns I wanted. Designs were heavy on florals but there were all different kinds available. There are literally 100+ designs to choose from so there's something for everyone. I let her know which ones I wanted and she had my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/transaction/1061050558" target="_blank">listing</a> up by Saturday. From there, my order was shipped and I had them in my hands by Wednesday. The whole process from start to finish was made and received in six days. I've never had a faster turnaround time in my whole indie buying experience. Taking into account that these were custom designs, that's downright outstanding. Throughout the whole process, Jenny was extremely helpful and prompt at responding to any questions I had. </div>
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Jenny includes free samples in every order, as well as label stickers. I've received Innisfree Face Masks and false lashes as Gifts With Purchases with my orders. MiniMint also has a program where if you buy 10 palettes, you get a mini or mint style palette for free. Quality-wise, these do trail behind Anothersoul palettes just a tad. They don't have the same luxurious feel or heft to them. However, they're still very well-built and all of the designs are coated to be water-resistant, which is something that Anothersoul is lacking. Also, the price can't be beat. MiniMint is quickly becoming my favorite palette shop for their custom options, affordable price point, and excellent customer service. Domestic shipping runs from $2.40 to $2.90 USD and international is between $7.50 and $10.00 USD.</div>
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If you have a lot of mini sizes or full sizes to press but don't want to spend a ton of money on getting palettes, you could go with generic empty palettes like <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/201206309467?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT" target="_blank">these</a> from Ebay. Now the quality on these is not the best. The palette itself is alright. The pans do feel a bit flimsy and cheap but all in all, it still definitely gets the job done. Each palette contains 28 empty 25mm pans. The lowest price I've seen on these Ebay palettes is $7.22 each. You'll want to account for shipping time though since nearly all of these are mass-produced in China and take a while to arrive.</div>
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Alternatively, you can also order an empty duo palette from MAC for $8 to house your pressed pigments. <a href="http://www.maccosmetics.com/product/13814/22061/Products/Brushes-Tools/Tools/Pro-Palette/Pro-Palette-Large-Duo" target="_blank">Here</a> is the link to purchase. Now this palette is not magnetized so you'll need to pick up magnetic stickers or strips to adhere your shadows. If you have either of those items on hand, this is probably one of the cheapest options, especially if you utilize both sides of the palette. </div>
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Finally, another option recommended to me by some of my indie-loving friends is Artbin Magnetic Boxes. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004SMPK6A/ref=mp_s_a_1_fkmr1_1?qid=1439342939&sr=8-1-fkmr1&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70&keywords=sew+notions+magnetic+kit" target="_blank">Here</a> is the link to purchase on Amazon. This listing provides you with six palettes for $5.00 shipped, making this the most affordable option of all. If you don't particularly care about having cute patterns on your palettes and are more interested in usability and affordability, this is the option for you. </div>
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If you made it this far, thanks for sticking with me! I tried to make this is as comprehensive as possible. All in all, my favorite palettes are from MiniMint, with AnotherSoul right behind them. </div>
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