Super Shimmery Duochrome Eye Makeup Look

There was so much pretty, crazy duochrome goodness going on here. Unfortunately, as usual, the camera could not capture it all.

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Eyes (all applied in this order):
Coastal Scents Shadow worx eye primer (applied to upper lid, blending in gently with ring finger) 

Darling Girl Cosmetics Glitter Glue (applied all over upper lid with ring finger)

NYX - Hilight (applied under the brow and blended downward lightly toward just above the crease)

Archetype - Burnt Love Letters (outer 1/3 of lid, crease and V)

Archetype - Suicide Bride (inner 2/3 of lid and lash line)

Archetype - Moonbathing (inner 1/3 of lid)

Archetype - Glass Coffin (inner corner)  

Avon Extra Lasting Eyeshadow Pencil - Smoky Plum (applied with a synthetic liner brush to upper lash line and winged outward) 

Essence Maximum Definition Mascara - Black (2 coats)

 

Eyebrows: e.l.f. Baked Eyeshadow - Burnt Plum (applied with a synthetic angled liner brush)

Lips: Sobe Botanicals -Neglige

 

Face: 

InstaNatural Niacinamide Vitamin B3 Serum (I find it helps my powder foundation stick better than

my usual lotion)

Sobe Powder Foundation - Light Warm (applied with Coastal Scents bionic buffer brush)

Sobe Tinted Illusionist (applied all over face/neck with a large powder brush) 

NYX blush - Taupe (applied just below the cheek bones to contour)

e.l.f. Studio Pressed Mineral Blush - Wanderlust (applied to cheek bones and blending back toward the hair line)

e.l.f. Studio Baked Highlighter - Blush Gems (applied just above cheek bones to highlight)

  

Review/Swatches: Aromaleigh Halloween 2014 Diavoli Eyeshadow Collection

Ah, the collection many of you have been waiting for!

Aromaleigh's description of this collection:
"Aromaleigh Halloween 2014 presents the “DIAVOLI” collection. Diavoli translates to devil in Italian, and this collection is inspired by the devilish demons of Dante Alighieri’s Inferno. There’s 13 colors inspired by the Malebranche of the 8th circle of Hell, which in italian is called “Malebolge”, which translates to “evil ditches”.  The Malebranche (which means “evil claws”) were 13 devilish demons who patrolled the 5th Bolgia. (only 12 are named in the Inferno). Bolgia 5 was where extortionists, blackmailers, politicians and unscrupulous businessmen: sinners who used their positions in life to gain personal wealth or other advantages for themselves) are punished by being thrown into a river of boiling tar. Should they try to escape, the Malebranche, armed with grappling hooks and barbs, stand guard over them.  Visual inspiration comes from my own reader’s eye, as well as illustrations and paintings by Gustav Doré, Sandro Botticelli, Giovanni di Paolo and Giovanni Stradano.
The shades in this collection all feature a plush matte base with strong color-traveling duochrome/multichrome pigments. You can experience this color traveling effect by altering the angle of light as it reflects off your eyeshadow. The easiest way to do this is to move your jar/swatched skin underneath a direct light source, such as a desk lamp. As you move it, you’ll see the color switch from one to another. The effect is very dramatic in some shades."

Get ready to "ooh" and "ah" as you look through the swatches!

Click below for the pictures!

Review/Swatches: Aromaleigh Mineral Cosmetics Dryades Eyeshadow Collection

It has been a long time since I have reviewed anything, but here I am to show you Aromaleigh's Dryades Eyeshadow Collection.

Here's what they have to say about this collection:
"Autumn 2014 welcomes the DRYADES collection at Aromaleigh… ten dramatic duochrome shades imbued with the tones of Fall’s splendor. Dryads and Hamadryads were the Greek nymphs of the forests and trees. These colors were all inspired by specific Dryads or groups of Dryads, and incredible classic paintings portraying them."

We all know how difficult these types of shadows can be to photograph, so I did my best to capture their beauty.

Now onto the pretties!

I swatched these on the back of my hand with Fyrinnae's Pixie Epoxy Primer.

From the top left going clockwise: othreis, dryope, ekho, kyllene and dapnis

 indirect natural light

 direct sunlight

 with flash

 flash at an angle

 From the top left going clockwise: hesperides, kraneia, heliades, byblis and pitys

 indirect natural light

  indirect natural light at an angle

 direct sunlight

 direct sunlight at an angle

 with flash

with flash at an angle

Here are a couple looks I have put together using this collection.

More pictures of this look and what I used to create it, are posted HERE.

(Aromaleigh put together this collage of my look and I lovingly stole it)

More pictures of this look and what I used to create it, are posted HERE.

 

Here's what I have to say about this collection. This is one of those sets I believe anyone can wear. While these are more on the softer, wearable side, there is a bit of magic to these lovely shadows. They seem to have this glow about them and from different angles, shimmers of different colors can be seen.
Each shadow has such complex color shifts that they can look completely different in the package compared to when applied and worn. They are quite difficult to photograph and are so much more amazing in person. I really love this collection. I have had it for a couple of weeks and wanted to wear and play with it before I could give a thorough review.
A good thing that I noticed when doing some makeup looks, was that even when blending, the shimmers and duochrome don't rub off a lot. That's a common problem with duochrome/shimmery shadows. Blending can wipe away most or even all of the shimmers and multicolored finishes. But I didn't experience much of that with the shadows I have tried. My technique for applying such shadows involves patting the product on and then gently blending with a soft brush. :-)

I hope you enjoyed this review and found it helpful. If you have any questions, please let me know.

I received this collection from Aromaleigh for review purposes. All opinions here are honest and my own.

Nails/NOTD: NYX Girls - Genesis + Kleancolor - Poppy

Depending on the lighting, this combo can look like a sparkly orange/red, coppery red or shimmery metallic red. Very pretty! Too bad it wasn't easy to photograph.

indirect natural light

direct sunlight

flash

I achieved this look with:
1 coat of Avon's NAIL EXPERTS Smooth Beginnings Base Coat 

2 coats of NYX Girls - Genesis

1 coat of Kleancolor Chunky Holo - 229 Poppy

1 coat of Avon's NAIL EXPERTS UV Gloss Guard Top Coat