Meow Cosmetics: Legal Scandals Collection Swatches

Wow, I cannot believe how long it took me to finish this set of swatches up. Also, I haven't been doing a very good job of keeping up with everyone's awesome blog posts so I'm going to try and get through most of them today. Work has been a bit rough and the weekends haven't left me with much free time either. It's a good thing but sometimes it's also good to have some time to yourself. :)

For me, I use that time to do some pretty, pretty swatches! This post features the Meow Cosmetics collection, Legal Scandals. Take a looksies below!















Easily, my favorites from this collection are Wanda H., Billie H., Lana T., and Martha S. Martha S. came out a bit patchy but the color is really pretty to use for work. I liked Patty H. also but I'm not well-versed enough in make-up application to know how to wear it. Lol. I tend to stick with colors I can swipe on and breeze out the door. Nothing too bright, too bold, just soft and versatile enough to wear for any occasion.

How about you? Any favorites from this collection? What color(s) do you prefer wearing all the time?

Meow Cosmetics: Mysterious Scandals Collection Swatches

More swatches! This is one of Meow's smaller Scandals set. It's called Mysterious Scandals:







Peg E. looks like it would work wonderfully as a highlighter and Marilyn M. was a big surprise. Nothing exciting in this set but I think it's meant to be a bit more subdued. Great colors for daily wear. :)

What do you think?

Meow Cosmetics: Meow Scandals Collection Swatches

Hi all! Sorry I've been away for a while. I started a new job this week and I have been trying to get acclimated to the new work culture. My old job gave me a really great farewell and I received this in the mail sent by my (ex)boss the Friday I left:



I almost had a conniption when I saw this. Wrote a thank you to my boss and well, I still haven't taken it out of the plastic packaging because I'm afraid I'll get my fingerprints on it, haha! I'm really going to miss those guys. I hope I do well at this new company. Wish me luck!

I am also going on a month long no buy. It started on June 2nd - not June 1st because I bought something on June 1st and decided June 2nd I needed to stop buying stuff. I hope I can do this! I want to see if I can actually go a whole month without purchasing anything. =X

In the meantime, whenever I feel the 'buying' itch, I just have to remind myself that there are still a lot of swatching to do. :)

Moving onto less boring matters, here's Meow Cosmetics Meow Scandals collection:









Neuter is a really pretty olive green, Jessica R. is a really pretty purple but nothing out of the ordinary, Prissy was super patchy - perhaps the matte pigment didn't work well with PE, and Feral was a gorgeous navy blue.

It's not one of my favorite collections but there are definitely some lovelies in this collection.

Have you tried these colors? What do you think?

Meow Cosmetics: Wild Child Collection Swatches

Hello all! Happy, happy weekend! I did not realize the last two weeks were going to be so crazy. I mean, it was month-end but I honestly did not think it would be quite that bad. I am terribly happy it is the weekend now and knew that I had to post something to show that I am alive.

I'm not sure why these swatches turned out not so great. :/ I may redo them in the future. For now, here is a reference point for Meow's Wild Child collection of eye shadows and blushes!























I love how bright this collection is. However, the blushes really aren't my thing. I tend to like just a little bit of shimmer on my cheek. Otherwise, I look like something from outer space and not the pretty kind like Katy Perry in E.T.

Favorite colors are: OMG, My Bad, TTYL, Sexy Time, ROFLMAO, Flixting, GMTA, LOL

I actually did a couple of swatches from this collection in my past. If you dig way, way back, you'll find the crappy pictures I did, haha. I think this time around, the picture quality is a bit better. :)

What are your favorite colors? Anything from this collection that you wear daily?

Meow Cosmetics: ScandalEyes Political Scandals Collection

I am extremely behind in swatching which is great because this means I will always have pretty colors to post about. :D This was a collection I picked up way back during the 2010 holidays. Yes, I know...it's more than 4 months after the fact and only now am I getting around to swatches. Yikes! Since some time freed up for me, I promise to post a bit more often than I have been.

I picked up a set of their Political Scandals eye shadows which is part of their Scandal Eyes collection. It's one of their permanent collections so no worries on having to snatch these up before they disappear!







I love how soft these colors are. I think the formulas for these are a bit better than some of the other Meow eye shadows I've come across. Sometimes, their colors will come out patchy when swatching/during regular use and tend to be a bit hard to blend. These colors were NOT like that.

My favorite colors are Mata H. and Paula J.

Have you tried out anything from this collection? If so, what have your experiences been? Favorite colors?

Meow Cosmetics: Egyptian Treasures Swatches

How is everyone doing today? Finally, some stuff about makeup! First thing on the list, the wonderful and lovely Amanda over at Glitter and Toucans gave me an award - that is so cool! Awe, it made my week. :)

I am slowly but surely responding to comments. In the meantime, I finally did the entire Egyptian Treasures collection by Meow Cosmetics. These are such *beautiful* colors. Take a look:





















Thoughts: I love this collection simply because of where they got their inspiration. My major was Financial Economics (plus another, more boring, pre-law one) but I would take whatever Egyptian history classes that I could find and fit into my schedule. I wish I could have taken the Ancient Hieroglyphics class - BAH. I still wish I could have taken it. Grr. In any case, I love, love the colors. I think Meow did a great job with this collection.

I do wish there was more variety. This collection had a lot of shimmery golds. Where are the blues, the purples? I know the Ancient Egyptians used blue. Although, the materials they used to achieve this color was at times, unstable and over the years, changed colors. So that's prob why we don't see much evidence of it, archaeologically. Also, Cleopatra was known to have LOVED purple.

I remember when I was just starting out with my research on indie companies, people had said the colors in this collection were too similar and I agree. Still, they're pretty so I don't mind. :) Great for the lovers of gold eye shadows.

S&H: As always, absolutely no problems on this end. Fast and prompt. :)

Favorites: The blushes are too shimmery and not the right colors for my skin tone but still very gorgeous. My favorite eye shadow colors are Obelisk, Miw, Royal, Sand Dune, and Nile (love the blue-grey color).

What are your thoughts on this collection?

Meow Cosmetics: Ideal Eyes Swatches

So sorry for the lack of posts; I've been swamped at work, I thought it would let up but it just keeps getting busier. Plus, I've been running around trying to get my grad school applications finished. That's another bit off my time. In any case, today's my birthday so while I'm lounging around, I thought I'd get some swatches in. :D

Here are some colors from Meow's Ideal Eyes collection. I LOVED the colors from this collection. So many neutral and creamy colors I can use everyday.













What are some colors that interest you in this set?

Meow Cosmetics: Vandal Eyes Swatches

Hello all! So I was planning on driving back to New York this weekend to celebrate Chinese New Year's with my family. Due to Upstate NY being the dumping grounds for all that snow, I may need to reschedule. My weekend does not free up for a while after that. :( Cross my fingers for clear weather!

When I first got into mineral makeup, I had trouble finding good swatches. Even more difficult was finding swatches of older collections that were good! So I started this blog in hopes of sharing my own experiences with these shades and hope you guys find it informative as well. :) My old swatches were HORRIBLE. Terrible lighting and some of the shades do not even come close. I will be redoing those once I finish up my current pile of swatches.

Today, it's the very vibrant Vandal Eyes collection set by Meow.

Onwards to the swatches:













Solicitation looks like one of those colors you can wear everyday. I love it. :D

Have you checked out this collection before? What are your favorites?