Fyrinnae: Eye Shadow Pigment Swatches

I love, love Fyrinnae and I love, love swatching their eye shadow pigments, all the while wishing my camera was able to pick up the complexity of their colors. When their store opened back up, I was able to snatch up a couple of colors I had been eyeballing. This was a haul I'd received about 2 months ago. I know, I'm extremely behind on my swatching. I still have a bunch of Meow collections to get through. :X









Apparently, they had sent me a free sample of Sumatran Tiger before but I had forgotten about it. Haha, well now I've got me 2 of these. While swatching, I realized that I had also gotten a Nijiro as a freebie before but since I cannot locate it, purchasing it was a good idea. I'm hoping I find it because I love the color.

Digital Faerie is such a lovely, shimmery teal. True fact: Dinosaur Plushie is impossible to take a picture of. Sakura is aptly named. It's white in the jar but swatched, it's got a very beautiful pink/lavender duo-chrome going on.

Gosh, it's so hard to pick a favorite!

A preview of reviews/swatches to come...

The beautiful, sweet Luna over at Sparkling Luna gave me a blog award so YAY! Thanks so much for the shoutout! *heart*

I came home to a lovely Fyrinnae surprise yesterday with the holy grail of all items - Pixie Epoxy. Anyway, I've been waiting for that to do my shadow swatching. I've also held off on a couple of reviews because I've been swamped at work. But as things start to taper off, here's a preview of things to come:

Fyrinnae Haul:



Anderson Soap Company Haul:



It's been a while since I've purchased these. I originally bought 5 and I'm pissed off I've already lost 1 of them :( Maybelline Haul:



Avon Haul:



Face Candy Couture Haul:



Meow Cosmetics Haul:

Every single Scandals collection.



A few samples from the Ideal Eyes collection.



The entire Wild Child collection.



The entire Vandal Eyes collection.



Even though this isn't available for purchasing anymore...the Holiday Wishes collection.



And the entire Egyptian Treasures collection.



Talk to you all soon!

Playing with my new lashes - another pink look!

Nothing big today. I just wanted to post my millionth pink look with my new lashes. I can't wait to go out this weekend with a crazy colorful look! (Probably pink and purple again. xD)

Nothing too fancy. I can be super lazy with these eyelashes, haha.





Items used for the top lid:

- UD Primer Potion
- Fyrinnae's "Nijiro"
- Meow's "Glacial Grove: Brisk"

Items used for my bottom waterline:

- Dior's Diorshow
- Basic black eyeliner

I used my phone's camera because it has a really good focus feature that my camera does not have. The lighting isn't as good though.

EOTD: Playing Apartment Sales Agent (Purple look x8,927)

So the creepy girl moved out of our apartment - yay! I put the notice up on Craigslist (stop that wincing, it's not that bad) and we had a bevy of really nice girls come through yesterday. There's one more coming in a few minutes and then after that, my current roommate and I are going to make a decision.

Anyway, I figured I should probably look presentable. I was able to get some decent pictures of my eye. It's another purple look - I know, I know. Super boring. For some reason, these are the only pictures that come out looking alright.







Stuff used:

- UD Eyeshadow Primer Potion
- Fyrinnae Sequined Master (lid)
- Fyrinnae Freya (outer corners)
- Aromaleigh Butterscotch (inner corners)
- CG Perfect Point Plus in Black Onyx
- L'Oreal Lineur Intense in Carbon Black
- Dior's Diorshow

Seriously, how do you ladies take such good pictures of your eyes? Teach me, please. :3

EDIT: OMG LMFAO!! My roommate just found this odd crystal shaped thing in the refrigerator. We didn't know what it was so we Googled it. Turns out it was a refrigerator deodorizer. HAHA shit, I guess my Asian foods and roomie's Italian cooking was stinking up the fridge. :)

Fyrinnae Swatches

Good afternoon! I had been meaning to do these swatches for a while now and I knew it was gonna be dangerous! There's not a single color I don't like. I've already got my shopping list made out for my next Fyrinnae haul. I was going to go on a low-buy but psh. Who am I kidding? You get so much with a mini-jar of product which for me just means, I somehow rationalize that that gives me even more reason to purchase more colors.

You logicians would hate me, haha.







I speak truths, yes. What are your favorites? Mine is all of them. I don't want to choose.

Craig Ferguson at the Walter Theater

I saw Craig Ferguson tonight. The man is hilarious. Some great phrases that I think you guys should know and incorporate into your daily lives: "magic baby door", "shame branch"

Here's a picture of the Warner Theater where we were at:



Here's a picture of him and his men doing a hilariously bad dance to "Oops I Did It Again". Unfortunately, our seats were not conducive to good photos so you might have to use your imagination...



And the EOTD I wore to the show:



Items used:

- MAC Paint Pot "Soft Ochre"
- Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy
- Meow "Erato" (inner v)
- Meow "Calliope (outer v and crease)
- Meow "Terpischore" (lid)
- Dior's "Diorshow"
- CG Perfect Point Plus "Black Onyx"

Fyrinnae: Dia De Los Muertos Swatches

It's almost 1am here so this is my last post for the night. I know I've been spamming your blog notifications, my bad!

Celebrating All Hallow's Eve in their own way, Fyrinnae's newest collection, Dia De Los Muertos are definitely colors to die for.

HA. I tried really hard with that pun.

I can see why people have been raving about them. Take a look at these complex shades.



All swatched over Pixie Epoxy, of course.



Madame & Eve's sounds like a swanky bordello name. If I ever own a bordello, I will name it Madame & Eve. This was a particularly difficult picture to take due to all the magnificent aqua sparkles.



Sugar Skulls is gorgeous. Is there anyway we can implore the men to make us a lip lustre? Lol, probably not. It's really pretty though. By the way, Danse Macabre is a total conundrum. It's such a cheerful color, so spring-like and not...dance of death (which is what "Danse Macabre" translates to right?). But what if it is a cheerful thing? Hmmm, ponder ponder ponder.

These guys are super generous with their mini-jars. For $2, you have 20-30 applications worth. For me, it's more like 40-50 applications. I use so very little. Also, whichever one of the guys filled up my Te Amo - many thanks! There's so much product!

Edited: The lovely PrettyBottles just notified me (many thanks!) that some of the pictures weren't loading. Are you guys getting an error message? A broken link? Let me know. I may have need to have words with Photobucket.

Aromaleigh, Fyrinnae, Meow Cosmetics, Dormant Dream Haul

Here's an idea of swatches to come your way.

My Mythos, Wonderstruck, and Spells collections finally came in from Dormant Dreams/Aromaleigh!



Spells collection based off of the ever-so-popular Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling.



Mythos, the first of the Adieu collection to debut.



Wonderstruck, based off of the classic literary novel, Alice In Wonderland.



My full-sized jars from the Mythos collection that I splurged on. I couldn't possibly wait. I've already started using Eos. It's such a pretty color.



Freebies. :D



Fyrinnae's "Dia de los Muertos" collection, Arcane Magic, and a couple of random eye shadows here and there. Aren't the stickers adorable?



The remaining three eye shadows of Meow's "Alien Abduction" collection.



Release of a previous collection from earlier this year: Friday the 13th.



Older collection called "Dance of Death." Vampire looks stunning.



Yay, freebies!



I have been waiting for you Verve, my love. I keep hearing a ton of fabulous things and finally, I got you all to myself...*end creep* Of course I had to throw in some Victoria's Revenge in thuuur.



Oo, I've never tried the Rocks collection before. More Perle powders, yay!

Swatches to come, I promise. :)

LARGE-ASS Giveaway by Crow & the Powder Puff

You guys should all head on over to The Crow & the Powder Puff for her very, very LARGE giveaway. Here's a blurb from her blog that will give you guys an idea of what's in store for the very, very LUCKY winner:

I have included 23 pigment samples most are MAC which I purchased the original jars myself from the CCO or MAC Cosmetics Online. I've also thrown in Sugarpill samples as well a Sugarpill Sticker which I think is cute as well as one of Shrinkle's business cards which is equally cute. :) I also threw in some Temptu Adorn temporary tattoos, Urban Decay Primer Potion sample, Urban Decay Doug lipgloss sample, and Smashbox Photo Finish Light Foundation Primer. I also have a Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy sample, mini shadows in, La Noche, Parental Advisory, Rapunzel Had Extensions, Boytoy, Digital Faerie, and Chaotic Evil which should be coming shortly. I plan to try and throw some more in possibly going to purchase 1-2 of my favorite Sonia Kashuk brushes as well as some other random items. :)

So head on over now, ladies and gents!

Package Notification Key

At my apartment complex, if you have a package at the front desk, they put this key in your mailbox.

I had a key in my mailbox today. And WHARRRRRRLLLBBLLLLAAARRRGHHH!



I jizzed my shorts.

Also, I am taking a big test tomorrow. I really need to get a certain score because the test is extremely expensive to take and I can't afford to take it again. Plus, if I get a certain score and get into a school, my boss is willing to pay for classes.

Please send me whatever luck you can pass along. :)

Horrible attempt at an EOTD

I tried to do a blue/green/purple look today. Didn't turn out as well as I had hoped. D:

Using these ingredients:



MAC Paint Pot "Soft Ochre"
Fyrinnae "Pixie Epoxy"
Aromaleigh Ciao Italia! "Puffo" (inner corners)
Aromaleigh Ciao Italia! "Mela" (lid)
Aromaleigh Ciao Italia! "Frutti di Bosco" (outer corners)
Aromaleigh Ciao Italia! "Fior di Latte" (highlight)
CoverGirl Perfect Point Plus "Midnight Blue"
MUFE Smoky Lash



On the flip side, I really liked how long my eyelashes looked. Here is the best closeup I could manage with my crap camera-taking skills.

EOTD - Aromaleigh Pink Eye Shadow Look

Another pink EOTD. Not satisfied with the way this came out. I should've used a darker color on my outer v/crease.



Here is a closer look at one of the eyes. Not the brightest colors. I really need to move on from purple/pink looks.



Products used:

MAC Paint Pot in "Soft Ochre"
Fyrinnae's Pixie Epoxy
Aromaleigh's "Pillow Talk" (browbone)
Aromaleigh's "Fervor" (crease, outer v)
Aromaleigh's "Baby" (lid, inner lid)
Dior's "Diorshow"
CG Perfect Point Plus "Black Onyx"

Fyrinnae: Dia De Los Muertos

Fyrinnae's been tweeting about this collection for a while now and after all this anticipation, I'm so glad to finally see them on sale!



These guys are really good at what they do (read: colors) and if you weren't convinced by their other collections, you will be now. Whee! Another collection that I am definitely going to get my hands on. :D

Mermaids!

I needed a reason to wear bright makeup tonight so I went to a house party in this look:



- MAC Paint Pot in "Soft Ochre"
- Fyrinnae's Pixie Epoxy
- Aromaleigh's "Amelia" (inner lid)
- Aromaleigh's "Trillium" (lid)
- Aromaleigh's "Flutura's Cloud" (crease)
- Dior's "Diorshow"
- L'Oreal's Linear Intense

Great times! :)

Another purple EOTD.

I know, I'm boring. This is like the 321,212,412,421,546 purple look I've done. Never mind that I haven't actually made that many posts. But I'm having fun with Pixie Epoxy now that I've figured out how to use this very, very awesome product.



I also stopped coloring in my eyebrows because I really have no idea how to do so without making it look super ridiculous. :/