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The ribbon is so festive! |
December 2017 Hello Waffle Visage
Tuesday, December 19, 2017
I'm slowly making my way through my backlog of swatches! This time I've got this month's Visage up for viewing. It's based on The Nutcracker and I was pretty impressed with the Hello Waffle products in this box! The color scheme for the eye products was right up my alley.
Labels:
Beauty box,
Eyeshadow,
Hello Waffle,
Makeup,
Swatches,
Visage
Black Friday pt. 2: Corvus Anthology
Monday, December 18, 2017
More of my Black Friday orders have begun trickling in! Actually, this arrived on Friday, and I just got a delivered notice for my Notoriously Morbid order, right in time for me to finally finish editing these swatches. *silent screaming* Anyway, Corvus Cosmetics did an amazing sale, where not only did you get 30% off, but you also got an exclusive full size shadow free with purchase! On top of that, if you were in The Corvus Nest Facebook group, you got an additional full size shadow. So I ended up ordering the entire new Corvus Anthology collection in minis, and receiving both GWP shadows.
Limited edition Corvus Cosmetics highlighters: East of the Sun, West of the Moon
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Disclaimer: I purchased all of these with my own money and I am not a member of Corvus's affiliate program.
Corvus Cosmetics recently participated in a collaboration with Nui Cobalt Designs, Blooddrop Clothing & Fineries, and Arcana Wildcraft where all four companies created a collection based on the Norwegian fairy tale, "East of the Sun and West of the Moon". Corvus's contribution was this gorgeous set of 5 highlighters that I immediately had to pick up! As of this post, all five highlighters are still available in samples, minis and full sizes, but don't wait too long because when the current stock runs out, they won't be back.
Corvus Cosmetics recently participated in a collaboration with Nui Cobalt Designs, Blooddrop Clothing & Fineries, and Arcana Wildcraft where all four companies created a collection based on the Norwegian fairy tale, "East of the Sun and West of the Moon". Corvus's contribution was this gorgeous set of 5 highlighters that I immediately had to pick up! As of this post, all five highlighters are still available in samples, minis and full sizes, but don't wait too long because when the current stock runs out, they won't be back.
Tonic Golden Girls: The (formerly elusive) Multichrome Madness customs
Monday, December 4, 2017
Recently, a friend of mine decided to sell her bottles of the Tonic Golden Girls quad, which was an exclusive custom for the Facebook group Multichrome Madness. Seeing her bottle shots had me thinking of my own set, which had been sitting in a helmer drawer with my other Tonics, half unused for quite some time. Being the procrastinator that I am, I immediately swatched all four, left them on my desk, and then promptly didn't touch them for two weeks.
Then, three days ago, Multichrome Madness announced that not only is Tonic returning with three new group customs, but the original four customs from last year are also going to be available for purchase again! Suddenly my random swatch craving is relevant! I figured I'd better hurry up and post before it becomes irrelevant again. So, without further ado, the Tonic Golden Girls: Sophia, Dorothy, Blanche, and Rose!
Then, three days ago, Multichrome Madness announced that not only is Tonic returning with three new group customs, but the original four customs from last year are also going to be available for purchase again! Suddenly my random swatch craving is relevant! I figured I'd better hurry up and post before it becomes irrelevant again. So, without further ado, the Tonic Golden Girls: Sophia, Dorothy, Blanche, and Rose!
Labels:
comparison,
Multichrome Madness,
Nail polish,
Swatches,
Tonic
Black Friday 2017 Part 1: Shiro Cosmetics
Sunday, December 3, 2017
Alternative title: tfw u order 2 much
Thanksgiving is over, and Black/Cyber/Fri/Mon/Week/end has come and been gone for long enough that my slew of perhaps ill-advisedly plentiful purchase have started to trickle in. Among those was my Shiro Cosmetics order. It wasn't the same magnitude of order as I made last year; in fact, it was quite a bit smaller, but I did panic a little when receiving it as for some reason, instead of the usual nondescript white bubble mailer, the order was packaged for the first time ever, in a box. I feel like that probably doesn't convey the sense of wait crap how much did I get oh god what have I done?? that I felt upon seeing said box, but I assure you it was much panic.
In this year's order, I grabbed minis of the brand new Cozy and Bright collection, as well as some other miscellaneous shadows, some lip glosses, and a liquid highlighter. Swatches after the break!
Labels:
CotM,
Eyeshadow,
Makeup,
Shiro Cosmetics,
Swatches
November 2017 Hello Waffle Visage
Sunday, November 19, 2017
We-ell, I meant to have this up and ready to go like... two weeks ago, but one thing led to another, and my personal penchant for procrastination drew it out a bit longer. We're cool though, right? I have some pretty makeup pictures for you!
Today I've got for you some swatches as well as a full face look using the November 2017 Hello Waffle Visage subscription box. This month was a great one! Super wearable and 100% perfect for fall. It even came with some super precious bronze pumpkin earrings!
Today I've got for you some swatches as well as a full face look using the November 2017 Hello Waffle Visage subscription box. This month was a great one! Super wearable and 100% perfect for fall. It even came with some super precious bronze pumpkin earrings!
Labels:
Beauty box,
Corvus Cosmetics,
Eyeshadow,
FotD,
Hello Waffle,
Makeup,
Shiro Cosmetics,
Swatches,
Visage
The Hound of Hades + new nail shape
Friday, October 27, 2017
Disclaimer: polishes purchased by me!
4/13/18: Pictures updated.
I held strong to them for so long, but I'm finally letting go of my squares (cue dramatic sobbing) Anyway, I've been pretty bummed about my new shape, so I've been leaving them naked for the most part. Today I received my October Polish Pickup order, though, and Supermoon Lacquer's The Hound of Hades brought me out of my slump a little bit.
4/13/18: Pictures updated.
I held strong to them for so long, but I'm finally letting go of my squares (cue dramatic sobbing) Anyway, I've been pretty bummed about my new shape, so I've been leaving them naked for the most part. Today I received my October Polish Pickup order, though, and Supermoon Lacquer's The Hound of Hades brought me out of my slump a little bit.
Pusheen says hi! |
Swatches after the jump break.
Labels:
ILNP,
Nail polish,
Supermoon Lacquer,
Swatches,
Unicorn Pee
Cirque Colors Maison Collection pt 2
Thursday, October 26, 2017
Well, I definitely did not mean to take that long of a break, but now I'm back and I have the rest of the Cirque Colors Maison collection for your viewing pleasure! Again, I won these polishes in a giveaway. This half includes Lapis Lazuli, Magic Turquoise, Patina, Estate, and Druzy. I have to admit that the first half was my favorites, but honestly, this half ain't shabby, either. I'm a tiny bit sick and it has me very sniffly, plus I'm not writing this while I'm running on the magical muse of sleep deprivation, so this post will be a little less verbose (read: word-vomity) than you may be accustomed to from me. Swatches after the jump!
Labels:
Cirque Colors,
Maison Collection,
Nail polish,
Swatches
Cirque Colors Maison Collection Pt. 1
Monday, October 23, 2017
As alluded to in my previous post (and bragged about on IG), I won the mailing list giveaway that Cirque Colors runs whenever they release a new collection! As a result, here I am sitting on the full LE Maison Collection, itching to share all my swatches. It's a 10-piece collection, so in the interest of brevity (or maybe just manageability for me?), I've very arbitrarily split it into two 5-piece parts.
This first half will include swatches of: Velvetine, Succulent Garden, Plush Suede, Rothko Red, and Stoneware. Like I said, very arbitrary. Let's get on with it.
This first half will include swatches of: Velvetine, Succulent Garden, Plush Suede, Rothko Red, and Stoneware. Like I said, very arbitrary. Let's get on with it.
Velvetine
The polish I immediately put on and my first pick from the collection, Velvetine is a creamy denim-blue marked by a scatter of holo and a sexy copper shimmer. If you've ever seen the cold state of Vapid's Sweaters 'n Denim, this is similar to that, but the shimmer shifts a little bit between copper and gold, and the Vapid is missing the holo. Velvetine is my must-buy of the set and I think you can see why just by looking at these pictures. 3 coats and top, but I think most people would be happy with two.
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Direct lighting |
Labels:
Cirque Colors,
comparison,
Maison Collection,
Nail polish,
Swatches
Quixotically shimmery polishes from Quixotic Polish
Sunday, October 22, 2017
Quixotic Polish is one that's been on my list to watch for a while now, so when they recently announced a sale to show off their beautiful new bottles and labels, I had to snatch up these sleek shimmers! This purchase included the Vere Suo trio and two bottles from the She Sells Seashells collection.
Mustard and navy indie makeup look
Thursday, October 19, 2017
I wore a kind of orange-y mustard shirt today, and I kept looking at how my nails (Baroness X Anthracite!) looked against it, and I just really really wanted to pair navy and mustard on my eyes. So I did! This look didn't come out quite as well as I was picturing it, but I still want to share. I have swatches and the actual makeup look for you.
Swatches
Swatches first!
Labels:
Beauty box,
Corvus Cosmetics,
Eyeshadow,
FotD,
Fyrinnae,
Hello Waffle,
Lipstick,
Makeup,
Shiro Cosmetics,
Swatches,
Visage
Baroness X Anthracite
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Baroness X Anthracite, an X Army group custom. I like this polish a lot so I took a lot of pictures and I'm going to dump them on you with very little comment. It's a little sheer, so this is 4 coats and top coat, although I got away with 2 on my right hand. My left hand just has a harder time with VNL because of the overlay, especially on my cruel, prone-to-breakage index finger.
HHC 2017 Hella-ween Giveaway polishes
Sunday, October 15, 2017
You guys, I have some crazy news for you: I won a giveaway! Hella Holo Customs does a healthy number of them throughout the year, and I pretty much enter as many as I can, but this time, I actually, really, truly won!
This particular giveaway was for a trio of polished from Heather's Hues, a brand that I currently only own one other polish from. They make some gorgeous creations, and I honestly would own more if I could, but unfortunately I don't quite have the funds to literally just buy every single polish that catches my eye.
The formula on these is really well done! They are slightly on the sheer side, as they have jelly bases, but that's a small sacrifice to ensure how perfectly the flakies, holo, and shimmer shine through. Unlike some jellies, I didn't feel like I had to work super quickly or risk having patchy streaks on my nails. The final results after drying were actually just as shiny and squishy with and without top coat, which is ridiculously impressive!
This particular giveaway was for a trio of polished from Heather's Hues, a brand that I currently only own one other polish from. They make some gorgeous creations, and I honestly would own more if I could, but unfortunately I don't quite have the funds to literally just buy every single polish that catches my eye.
The formula on these is really well done! They are slightly on the sheer side, as they have jelly bases, but that's a small sacrifice to ensure how perfectly the flakies, holo, and shimmer shine through. Unlike some jellies, I didn't feel like I had to work super quickly or risk having patchy streaks on my nails. The final results after drying were actually just as shiny and squishy with and without top coat, which is ridiculously impressive!
Random assortment from Shiro Cosmetics
Thursday, October 12, 2017
Hey-o! Today's post is just going to be a nice little assortment of Shiro Cosmetics swatches from my latest small order. It's mostly CotMs that I'd passed on in previous months, but there's also a little bonus of five shadows from this year's Halloween collection, Into the Unknown, inspired by the Cartoon Network miniseries Over the Garden Wall.
Let's go!
Labels:
CotM,
Eyeshadow,
Into the Unknown,
Shiro Cosmetics,
Swatches
Oct. 2017 Hello Waffle Visage!
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Are you guys ready for a makeup post? Doesn't matter, you can't stop me anyway! And today I got two packages from good ol' Shiro Cosmetics: a small order I made recently (which we will get to later), and my Hello Waffle Visage for the month. Shiro acquired Hello Waffle somewhat recently, and this is the second Visage curated by Caitlin. It came with some cute extra goodies for Halloween.
Labels:
Beauty box,
Eyeshadow,
Hello Waffle,
Swatches,
Visage
A Pair of Moo Moos
Hey! Today I just have a very quick pair of gorgeous shimmery polishes from Moo Moo's Signatures. I ordered these with a friend through NailMail.hu during a preorder period, which ended up taking long enough to get to us that I had already forgotten I ordered them. They were definitely worth the wait, though!
Painted Polish pt. 2
Sunday, October 8, 2017
Stamped in Moss
Painted Polish pt. 1
Friday, October 6, 2017
So, a few weeks ago, I made a largeish Painted Polish order. ...and by "order", I mean more like "three orders that all got combined and arrived yesterday" and I swatched all of them because they were all too pretty to not swatch immediately. It's a good amount of stuff, though, so I'm going to split it up into two posts; one for the holos and one for the cremes. Let's start with the four holos I grabbed: Dewdrop Dreams (HHC), Galaxy Gaze (HHC), Kissin' Kelp, and Moss Meditation.
Dewdrop Dreams (HHC)
Dewdrop Dreams, diffused lighting |
Labels:
HHC,
holo,
Nail polish,
Painted Polish,
Swatches
Polished For Days Aspen! plus comparison
Thursday, October 5, 2017
Hello! Today I had a very small bit of nail mail come in a day early, so I decided to do a short post swatching it. This is the only polish I ordered, Polished For Days Aspen, from their new fall collection. It's a gorgeous, gorgeous blue base with red to gold to green multichrome pigment and a smattering of holo to top it off. Purchased with my own money. This is two coats and top coat.
Labels:
comparison,
Lacquester,
Nail polish,
Polished for Days,
Swatches
I'm back! Feat. Tonic Nail Polish
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Baldur says hi! |
Well, I've decided to bring the ol' blog back around, after a nice long 2 year stint of only posting pictures on Instagram. In the time since my last post, I've largely stopped buying makeup (okay, so it's more of a very low buy than an actual no-buy) and gotten very into indie nail polish. Like, I had 20 nail polishes, mostly drugstore, and now I have at least 500, mostly indie. So, accordingly, my plan is to start posting my polish reviews and swatches here, along with the makeup looks that I still love doing.
I thought I might kick this off with some swatch pictures of the current belle of the nail polish world colloquial ball, Tonic Nail Polish! My most recent order contained a few group customs that are still available, a charity polish that is also still available, and a gorgeous one-time release that is sadly no longer available. All polishes were purchased on my own, and any links provided are for convenience.
Tracks in the Snow
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