Hi everyone! Hope you are having a nice week. Today is my day off and I plan on spending it pressing my Siren Song Cosmetics and Brija Cosmetics samples into 15mm pans. Are any of you into pressing your eyeshadows? I'm currently going through a phase. I usually depot my samples into 5g jars because sample bags drive me crazy but lately I've been loving the storage-saving and convenience of pressing. I still depot colors I can't press - those that contain Ultramarine or Ferric Ferrocyanide are not recommended to press, as well as matte shades. I love the feeling of satisfaction when I look at all those 15mm pans all lined up neatly in my Anothersoul palette. 

I have been shopping for new indies quite a bit this month. I'm participating in a Spring Exchange over at the subreddit r/IndieIslandofMisfits and have been having lots of fun picking out items for my partner (no spoilers here Briana! Mwuahaha) plus picking up various odds and ends for myself. My Notoriously Morbid order containing the Wave 4 Line of Mattes from their Slay Me Collection and the GWP's is on its way to me and should be here hopefully early next week so expect a review and swatches on those. Without wanting to give away much else to my partner just in case she sees this, I have some exciting posts coming up in the next month :)

I have to admit: I own an obscene amount of eyeshadows from Shiro Cosmetics. Shiro was my gateway brand into indie makeup and after receiving my first order, I knew I was never going back to mainstream brands for shadows.

Shiro is one of the more well-known indie companies, offering collections based on popular fandoms such as Game of Thrones, Avengers, and Pokemon. Shiro is often recommended for indie beginners because they have a wide selection of shades and products, an easy to navigate website, and generous samples for only a dollar. They offer a variety of other products too, including lip balms, blushes, face powders, and custom lipglosses.

Today I have some swatches of my favorite green shades or shades with green shifts from Shiro. There is also one shade from Notoriously Morbid that I threw in here as well. I will probably be changing up the way in which I do my swatches next time around, I just wanted to get these up. Swatches are over Urban Decay Primer Potion and Darling Girl's Glitter Glue.


From top to bottom in outdoor light: Shiro Moon Prism Powder, Notoriously Morbid Stripper Zombie, Shiro Hero of Ages, Shiro Last Homely House, Shiro You Dropped Your Rod. YDYR came out looking a bit patchy here, but it applies just fine on the eyes.




From top to bottom in outdoor light: Shiro Moon Prism Powder, Notoriously Morbid Stripper Zombie, Shiro Hero of Ages, Shiro Last Homely House, Shiro You Dropped Your Rod.



From top to bottom in natural light: Shiro Moon Prism Powder, Notoriously Morbid Stripper Zombie, Shiro Hero of Ages, Shiro Last Homely House, Shiro You Dropped Your Rod.
Moon Prism Power isn't showing it here but it has quite an intense green duochrome.
Stripper Zombie is a light green with gold shimmer.
Hero of Ages is a midtone forest green.
Last Homely House is a reddish brown base with a dark green shift.
You Dropped Your Rod is a dark brown with a tarnished gold duochrome shift. This one isn't actually green but I included it in here because it pairs great with other green shadows.


From top to bottom in natural light: Shiro Moon Prism Powder, Notoriously Morbid Stripper Zombie, Shiro Hero of Ages, Shiro Last Homely House, Shiro You Dropped Your Rod.
I usually like to use Moon Prism Power as a highlight/inner corner shade to brighten any green look. Last Homely House can be tricky for me to pull off because it can either look very grungey or just make me look ill. I tend to try to pair it with cooler shades so it doesn't overwhelm my complexion!