Fyrinnae pressed eyeshadows!

First off I am a huge Fyrinnae fan. I have owned around 98% of every color they have produced since 2008. Their colors are so unique and fantastic, but as we all know; loose eyeshadow takes more effort to apply. When I found out that Fyrinnae was releasing a pressed eyeshadow collection I KNEW I had to have some of these. I originally ordered 1-2, then ordered a few more. Lets just say that the USPS managed to rough up one of the packages and pulverize Steampunk eyeshadow. If you think that Fyrinnae just shines with their eyeshadow making skills, you are wrong. They really really shine in the customer service department. They were very happy to replace Steampunk for me and did so very promptly! They are such sweet guys that they included some extra goodies to make up for it too! Totally unnecessary and made me feel bad, but wow. As an internet business owner, I look up to them as an example of how to treat your customers! Anyways, onto the fun stuff.....swatches!!!

 Clockwise from the top: Jade Ghost, Polar Bear, Rapunzel Wears Extensions, Steampunk, Parental Advisory, Sleepy Hollow, Bitey Tyrannasaur



Daylight swatches on bare skin (L-R with BT on bottom): Jade Ghost, Polar Bear, Rapunzel Wears Extensions, Steampunk, Parental Advisory, Sleepy Hollow, Bitey Tyrannasaur



Weird indoor lighting swatches on bare skin (L-R with BT on bottom): Jade Ghost, Polar Bear, Rapunzel Wears Extensions, Steampunk, Parental Advisory, Sleepy Hollow, Bitey Tyrannosaur



My faves are Jade Ghost and Polar Bear. They are insanely pigmented, I mean whoa. I havent worn them yet, but you can barely touch your finger to the eyeshadow and get loads of color. The others are all buttery smooth and very nice! I wish Parental Advisory was as "in your face" bright as it is in loose form but I can tell it is very build-able. Sleepy Hollow skipped on my hand for the swatch pic, but I think it was because of the bones in my hand (weird, sorry).

I did get to wear Steampunk on Halloween and it is super pretty and smooth as a crease color! I had great wear for 5-6 hours but then took my makeup off...I can imagine it would have lasted much longer!

Updates...

Sorry that I havent posted anything new since Monday. A) I have no idea how many people are actually reading this besides Kay ;) and B) I have been busy preparing for a week vacation that begins on Saturday (praise the Lord). Im hoping to post some new things when I return.

About my Archetype situation...I contacted Holly 4 times via email and never heard back so I filed a Paypal dispute. I then gave her an additional 4-5 days to respond and still heard nothing. So, this morning I escalated to a claim. I really hate to do that, but really, why not just respond to me and say that she is really overwhelmed etc. and will get my stuff to me eventually? I would have accepted that. I think the saddest part is that I now do not get to own "Yowie the Night Beast". I really loved the name of that eyeshadow!!! I think that that would be an appropriate nickname for my cat Charlotte. Anyways, once I hear anything else I will be sure to post it here.

One more thing, my latest Fyrinnae order shipped yesterday. I got about 80% of the new shades and a few old ones. I am crossing my fingers that it will come tomorrow so that I can do some quick and dirty swatching but we will see.

Smoky Purple EOTD

Here is my attempt at a bold yet smoky purple EOTD!





What I used:
WnW cream E/s - pink - as a base
Fyrinnae Sennyo - lower 1/2 of lid
Fyrinnae Lemmus Sibiricus - upper 1/2 of lid
MAC Grain - blended up to brow
Fyrinnae Fyre and Ice - crease
MAC Parfait Amour - lower lash line
L'Oreal HIP Eggplant - top liner
Jordana Blackout - bottom liner

***note, I did photoshop a little of this because I did a really messy application, just wanted to be honest about that!

Yellow Eyeshadow Swatches

Today I got a request for a recommendation for an eyeshadow that is similar to MAC Chrome Yellow but with shimmer...so, I decided to swatch all of my yellow eyeshadows :) I apparently own a few, and I didnt even venture into gold. Hey, you never know when you need to wear yellow!



L-R: Fyrinnae Banana Mochi, Fyrinnae Magic Missiles, Taylor Made Minerals Sunflower, MAC Chrome Yellow, Fyrinnae Leo

These are all a bit more shimmery IRL, but the pic doesnt show it!

Green and Yellow EOTD

My offering for today...an uninspired Green and Yellow EOTD. I tried 4 different looks last night and didnt like any of them that much...this was the best. Sometimes you just don't have it!







Used UD Graffiti, Fyrinnae Leif, Fyrinnae Dragonmagic, MAC Chrome Yellow and Clinique Cream Shaper Duo in Mink/Sable (Love this!!!!)



I really wish Clinique would make the colors in the CS Duos permanent...they are so nice!! I got 2 Mink/Sable and I'm very glad I did. These are so creamy and they last pretty well too.