Stardust swatches #2

Here are the swatches from my last Stardust order. I got a sample of Sateen free with my order.
I'm going to start putting the names of the shadows onto the swatch pictures, I think it will make it easier to figure out which color is which.

All swatched over TFSI, natural light.



This set makes it pretty obvious what my favorite color is.
Juno, High Maintenance, and Royal Kiss all made me go "wow" when I swatched them. Juno and High Maintenance both have a slight duochrome to them I'm also glad that I was given Sateen- it's a beautiful neutral but I probably wouldn't have ordered it on my own. I tend to get unexcited about ordering neutrals, but I may have to start giving them a closer look.

Now for the descriptions on the Stardust website:
Sateen: High frost purple toned taupe. Stunning.
Tempted: Shimmery blue gray. Perfect with blue jeans!
Satin Sheets: Purple frost with a subtle green pearl.
Juno: Gentle purple blue with with delicate pink and blue twinkles.
Nebula: Deepest of the deep purple frost.
High Maintenance: Luxe purple with golden pearl.
Downtown Purple: Deep purple with purple mineral glitter.
Amethyst: Rich gem toned purple. Like sparkling amethyst.
Maggie: Flirty warm purple shimmer.
Royal Kiss: Shimmery reddened plum.















And an extra one because the colors are just so pretty.

New posts soon!

First of all, I hope everybody is having a lovely weekend!
Yesterday, I made my way up to Sephora to grab a new tube of...

It certainly makes a big difference if your primer has gone bad. I am quite excited to have a new tube of it.






I have three things to post, I just haven't had the time until now. I was more or less away from the internet this past week, as I had some rather large things to work on. I've now managed to catch up on my beauty blog reading, so now I'll work on the posting! There will be three posts heading your way: Stardust swatches, Aromaleigh swatches, and an Aromaleigh look.

I'll give you a sneak peek of those three posts since you're so nice and sparkly.

Stardust look and TFSI frustration

I have come to the unfortunate discovery that my Too Faced Shadow Insurance appears to have gone bad. It has gotten seperated and it is difficult for me to blend shadows over it, and has been creasing quite a bit. Out of frustration, I haven't been doing much eyeshadow lately. However, I do have some swatches to post and one recent look. I'll work on getting my hands on some new primer, but will have to order it online or wait until the weekend to get to a town that actually carries such things in stores.

Now for my most recent Stardust look:

I was inspired by several blue and purple looks I came across recently. I hadn't thought to pair blue and purple together before, and I love the way it looks!

I used:
Sateen- Stardust
Tempted- Stardust
Amethyst- Stardust
TFSI
Physician's Formula mascara

Stardust's descriptions:
Sateen: High frost purple toned taupe. Stunning.
Tempted: Shimmery blue gray. Perfect with blue jeans!
Amethyst: Rich gem toned purple. Like sparkling amethyst.


All photos in natural light.

Stardust swatches coming soon!

Sorry I've been MIA, some less sparkly matters kept me away from makeup the past week. Today was the first day I put any makeup on since the last post I made.
Unfortunately, I did not take pictures until the end of the day, so the pictures aren't the greatest. I plan on re-doing this look in the future, since it looks so lovely in person. The photos just don't do it justice.

For this look, I used the following:
Virtue- Aromaleigh
Neon Femme- Stardust
Temptress- Stardust
Too Faced Shadow Insurance

I was initially worried that Temptress would be too dark for this look, but it works beautifully with Neon Femme.

As a side note, look how lovely my latest Stardust order looks, I love the little black ribbon.

Stardust Swatch Time

When my order from Stardust arrived a few weeks ago, I immediately swatched every color I recieved.
Since I haven't put any makeup on today, I figured it was a good day to post the swatches, along with some swatches done today.

First, a photo of my order.

Magical Muse, Temptress, Tranquil
Super Woman, Semi Precious, The Total Package
Siren, Neon Femme, Krista's Blue

Same order as previous photo:
Magical Muse, Temptress, Tranquil
Super Woman, Semi Precious, The Total Package
Siren, Neon Femme, Krista's Blue

Descriptions from the Stardust website:
Magical Muse: Blue toned purple, low shimmer.
Temptress (sold out): Naughty blackened purple with bewitching pink sparkles.
Tranquil: Vivid aqua frost.
Super Woman: Super hero blue with immortal red glitters.
Semi Precious: Vibrant multidimensional teal.
The Total Package: Aqua with gentle glitter.
Siren: Fuchsia with a subtle blue sheen.
Neon Femme: Futuristic purple with blue undertones.
Krista's Blue: This is a custom shade created for Krista. It is a vibrant blue pearl with a smoky base.

Krista's Blue deserves a close-up. In the bag, it looks very dark, but in reality it is a dark blue with some lighter blue tones that seem to work their way to the surface of the dark base. I promptly ordered it in a full size.

After looking at these swatches, I realized that Semi Precious and The Total Package look very similar. This morning, I decided to swatch these two in more depth.

Semi Precious on the right, The Total Package on the left
Swatched dry on bare skin, over Too Faced Shadow Insurance, and foiled
The two colors are similar, but certainly not identical, with Semi Precious being darker and slightly more blue.

When I first examined my samples, they seemed to contain a larger amount of product than the Aromaleigh samples I have become accustomed to. When I looked on the respective websites, I learned that Stardust's samples are indeed larger- 1/8 teaspoon versus Aromaleigh's sample size of 1/16 teaspoon. I'm loving this sample size!


Overall, I was very pleased with my order, and have already placed a second order.

Mermaid!

Yesterday, I wanted to feel like a mermaid. I was very happy with the result.

I used:
Sylph- Aromaleigh
Phlox- Aromaleigh
The Total Package- Stardust
Tranquil- Stardust
Super Woman- Stardust
Too Faced Shadow Insurance

Natural light

Natural light

With flash

Natural light


All the colors are much more vibrant in real life, they seemed to get a bit washed out in the photos.

Welcome!

And so begins my new blog, dedicated to makeup. It will primarily focus on mineral makeup, at least for the time being. The many lovely ladies who have beauty blogs have been an inspiration for me and have provided so much valuable information, that I have decided to join the world of beauty blogging!

I've decided to kick this off with a look using my two favorite eyeshadows:
Temptress from Stardust Cosmetics
and
Satin Laces from Aromaleigh

Temptress is a gorgeous dark purple with some pink sparkles. The Stardust website describes it as, "Naughty blackened purple with bewitching pink sparkles."

Satin Laces is a beautiful gold, which works well with many different colors. Aromaleigh describes it as, "Satiny smooth golden copper patina with the slightest smoke undertone and a kiss of subtle rose tones."

Eyeshadow applied over the Too Faced Shadow Insurance.

Indoors, with flash

 

Natural light, outdoors. This one does the best job of showing how beautiful Temptress is.

Outdoors, direct sunlight.


Do you have any all-time favorite eyeshadows? I'd love to hear about them!