Femme Fatale

The goodies!!!

The order:

The loot:

The samples:

Loving the heavy breathing cat! meer-ow!

Let me know if you want to see these guys swatched :)

Femme Fatale Haul!

Look at that magic!!

Blackbird love!!

My latest order (but not my most definately last) from blackbird arrived today!

A small order, but of very important things to me.

I ordered two pressed shadows, one loose shadow and was generously given 2 eye shadow sample baggies. 

A hand stamped "Thank you". 

An accompanying handwritten note.

I cannot believe the attention to detail on this label.

Samples I suspect were chosen because they go will with Juliet. 

Juliet was shipped with a sealed shifter.

Again, so pretty. 

The pressed shadows were wrapped with tons of care.

I ordered two more pressed shadows that I honestly thought I had added . When I realized I hadn't (because they weren't on the packing slip) I tried to search for dupes in my hundreds of shades. I haven't found one yet for Everest (a taupe-like green) and Ruca (a blackened rust red).

This is my last Blackbird order for a bit (hello No Buy July!) but I think I will be ordering again in 2016. I love the products and although the Blackbird line is small compared to other indie companies I love, I honestly can not find many dupes. 

What are you Blackbird favorites? Have you found any good dupes? Have you had any problems with shipping? Where you able to get a anniversary (happy one year Blackbird!)?

Eccentric cosmetics lips sample size!

God save the Queen! 

Shortly after my first order, Etsy let me know that Eccentric Cosmetics had added sample sizes. As I had put full-size Petra in and out of my cart several times but just couldn't pull the trigger not knowing if the shade would work for me, I jumped at the chance to test a sample. 

I added a second lip colour for a total of my two favorites in the shop. A sample eyeshadow was kindly included in my order. 

Both samples are labelled at 1.2 mL. This should be enough for several uses and for me to decided if/when I want to order the full size.

Petra in natural light.

Some Petra love. The consistency is nice, very similar to Darling Girl's pucker paints. They slide on e wet and dry. I did have transfer, less with Petra. So far I'm getting about three hours wear - but I do have a baby literally clawing at my face when I have lip products.

And on my face. My gut reaction was this coral did not have enough blue hue to match me.

On my lips! Almost dry. This is a lovely deep purply red. 

A second angle of Aurora Australis. Note it is so odd to not say "BOREALIS". It is also so amazing how small our world is becoming. 

Safety Net is a lovely chamange and I was impressed with how smooth this sample applied.

Here you can see it really packs the sparkle!

I look forward to testing these shades out. Petra is a bit out of my comfort zone, but I think these pictures are more flattering than I remember. Perhaps this shade might actually work for me. I'm still working through my sample order, and so far, I'm really liking them. After No-Buy July (which may extend to 100 days of no buy), I think I will place a third order.

What are your favorites from Eccentric Cosmetics?

Brija Cosmetics Anniversary Sale!

It's another mail day! This is an exciting one as it's from the Brija Cosmetics Anniversary sale!

As always, packaged with care. Brianne who owns/runs/created the company is such a sweetie who appears so passionate about what she does. I have no problems supporting her creativity (and getting pretties!).

This was packaged in a padded envelope and made it well ahead of TAT. The USPS and Canada Post worked well this time. 

My gifts with purchase! A beautiful eye shadow and a lip jelly. Also shown is the birthday shadow :) happy two years Brija!

Wow! My sample Baggie of Pink Frosting was generously upgraded! 

This blush! I am looking forward to trying it. Last moment I decided I should try the same, and not dive into the full size. Best part? It reminds me of my baby as this was one of the dates they really wanted to induce me. 

These are the Harry Potter collection. 

I saw some searches of the one tree hill collection and knew some had to be mine. 

Another pic. I typed these on my phone so I'll take out the one that doesn't look as nice. 

I just barely made the cut-off for the the lip product bonus Sprinkles. 

Which looks so much like the very pretty Phoenix Tears! I'm not in natural light, but inside they both look orange and sparkly. Love. 

These are the jars I picked up. I must be in a sparkle mood as I adore premonition.

I always feel so cheap ordering sets of sample baggies, especially during a sale. But it is better if I promote them on my blog, right? And I truly intend on getting some of these in full sizes. 

These are the ones I am most exited for bases on finger swatching. We have Game, sunrise, sawyer's heart, comet, choices trump abilities, the boy who lived, and Phoenix tears.

Have you checked out Brija yet? What did you select in the sale? What are your favorites? 

Mail Day! Aromaleigh (and some gloss swatches)

Aromaleigh is another company that is rising to the top of my favorites. *update* Spoiler I love the gloss!