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I got my 24 sample pack today! :D
Shipping from US to Sweden was super fast! I placed the order only 5 days ago and Kim sent it right away.
I really like the colors. I have only made swatches of the eye shadows yet, but I will start testing everything tomorrow. My favorite color is Copper Ice - what a lovely unique color! Sheer shimmery white gold with a gorgeous copper highlight.
The blushes looks really bright and interesting too, I can't wait to try them on... :)
I got this kit from my SO today! :) He did order it a few days before Valentines day. I had wished for this kit since I got a free blush sample with my last order and it was absolutely stunning. The label on the sample said "Valentines Collection Be Mine Limited Edition Blush." I assumed that this was the blush from the Be Mine Kit, the one called "I Love You". Unfortunately, it is not the same color. The sample is a smooth silky deep pink/wine color and the blush in the kit is a sparkling light pink. Still pretty, but not the color I wanted. :(
This was quite a disappointment. Did Lumiere actually have a another LE Valentines blush called Be Mine? I have sent an inquiry to the CS.
Edited: I got an explanation - the Be Mine blush I got an sample of is not offered yet. Kim decided to make this blush permanent instead of adding it to a LE collection. This blush will be out sometime next month. I will get one :)
Anyway, the collection is very pretty nevertheless. Apart from the blush the kit consists of: One & Only Lumi Lips - Muted Pink with soft brown undertones, Sweetheart Eye Shimmer - Palest Pink with soft subtle sheen, Cherish Eye Shimmer - Soft tan with pink undertones and gold and pink sparkle, Risque Eye Liner - Deepest Black with raspberry understones. This will make the perfect shimmery neutral smoky eye/nude lips combo.:)
Edited again: Added swatches :)
In reply to Moosie's Top 10 post :)
Skin Type: Combination, mostly oily
Known Sensitivities (if any): None that I know of
Desired Coverage: Sheer to Medium
Top Mineral Foundations:
1. Lumiere Veena Velvet, best formula for me, most natural looking
2. Silk Naturals, best color match :)
Top Finishing Powders/Powder Primers:
1. Lumiere Silk Powder in Sand
Top Concealers/Correctors:
1. ID Bisque Multi Tasking
When I need extra coverage and when foundation doesn't cut it, I use:
1. MAC Studio Fix concealer NW20
Top Illuminators/Glows/All Over Face Color/Radiances:
1. Lumiere Natural Radiance (but i rarely use glows)
Top Mineral Blush:
1. Lumiere Cosmetics - Be Mine (from the Valentine kit)
Top Bronzers:
1. The She Space - Heat It Up Powder
Top Eye Shadows/Powder Eyeliners:
1. McDowell's
2. The She Space
3. Pure Luxe
4. Ocean Mist
Top Mineral Pencil Eyeliners/Highlighters:
(none)
For Highlighters, I like using either:
(none)
Top Eyebrow Pencils:
None Mineral - H&M
Top Mineral Lippies (lipstick, gloss, tints):
1. Silk Naturals - I love the lipglosses
2. Lumiere Lumi lips
Top Face Primers (non mineral):
(none)
Top Eye Primers (non mineral):
UDPP
Top Mascaras (non mineral):
1. IsaDora Cake Mascara
Top Mineral Foundation brushes:
1. Signature Minerals Luscious Kabuki
2. Lumiere Large Flat Top Kabuki
Top Blush brushes
1. MAC #169
Top Eye brushes
1. I only use no name e/s brushes right now...
Top Cleansers
1. Lumene Cleansing Oil
2. Jan Marini Cleansing for oily skin
Top Moisturizers
1. Synchroline Hydratime
I had a great mail day today! :) I received not less than 5 packages: The She Space (Drama Queen samples), Pure Luxe (e/s samples), Elemental Beauty (two eyeshadows, one blush and some foundation samples), KT Naturals (free sample kit) and Silk Naturals (three of the new lipglosses). Yay!
The She Space Drama Queens look lovely. These swatches was made with a dry brush and taken in bathroom lightning without flash. They are more intense in real life, my favorites so far are Poetic Mania, Beware the Guilt, Haunted Heart and Foxy Fairy.
I got my samples from the first two Color Fest collections from The She Space yesterday. The colors are very pretty and I love the finish of the Sprinkling of Twinkling collection. The finish doesn't differ much from the regular collection, (but that's not a bad thing). :) I wasn't as impressed with my Velvet Ladies
samples, but then I haven't tried them on my eyes yet. Heather was also kind enough to bubble the size of the full size Heat It Up Powder I ordered, yay! :)
I also got my order from Joppa's free shipping sale. The shipping was super fast, 5 days from US to Sweden, WOW!
The shadows looked pretty dull in the sample bags, but gave a nice satin finish. They will be useful as great base shadows and the staying power seems to be good too.
I noticed that the Joppa shadows that are described as shimmery still are more matte than the She Space Velvets, LOL! I got 5 free sample bags with this order and a sample of the Perfecting Eye Cream too. :) I ordered some foundation and finishing powder samples too and all the colors look great. I will try them out soon.
I got my first sample order from McDowell's today! :)
I ordered 15 e/s samples and 1 blush. I like that the shadows are shimmery but not over the top due to the subtle range of colors. The samples came in bags and the amount was good, (about 3 x as much as in the She Space samples). The bags themselves are quite hard and I was afraid that I would crack them when I opened them. I haven't tried the shadows on yet, but I can't wait... :)
One more pic with flash just to show how shimmery they are:
I updated the post with the imaginative descriptions from the store:
1. Ra's Chariot - The color of true greenish gold that will make you think of the ancient golden artifacts from Egypt...
2. Morgana's Garden - A pretty green shadow with undertones of red, blue and gold that creates the look of a garden...
3. Midnight snow - that dark purplish snow that is common in the dead of night with very little light... probably what the vampires see when they are out in the winter...
4. Vampire's Lust - A deep black with undertones of gold and glitters of white and gold...
5. Indera - A pretty taupe color until you put it on...then it shows undertones of green, blue, and gold...
6. Dragon Gold - A deep golden green with undertones of gold and red...
7. Shimmering Seas - A beautiful aqua green with undertones and sparkles of gold...
8. Sirens of the Seas 3 - A medium green color with white sparkles and green undertones and sparkles...
9. Persephone's Rose - A golden pinky color that is a rare find in colors such as this...
10. Blushing Werewolf (cheek) - A pretty shimmering pink color that will make your face glow... with gold undertones...
11. Mountain Laurel - A mixture of deep colors that have come together to create a deep purplish color that will work great as a liner or a shadow...
12. Sirens of the Seas 2 - A deep purple color with undertones of aqua blue and green
13. Aurora - A deep silvery purple with sparkles of bronze combine to create a gorgeous shadow...
14. Amethyst Mist - A medium purplish color that is a semi-matte in texture...
15. Sirens of the Seas 1 - A mixture of different blues blended together to create an aqua blue color with sparkles of white and green...
16. Amelia - A deep purplish blue color that has undertones of gold, so when placed on the eye will turn 3 colors...
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