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Meow Cosmetics Order + Swatches (part I)

Meow Cosmetics samples

I’ve been a Meow Cosmetics fan for a LONG time (10 years or so), but I haven’t placed an order in a while. Not sure what the reason for that was, but last month I just felt like I really missed indie brands (plus I’m really tired of boring collections that so many brands keep launching) so I decided to order something. In case you’ve never heard of Meow Cosmetics, this is a privately owned mineral-based company. All their products are hand made. They are well known for their mineral foundation, eye shadows and blushes. They are cruelty free and many of their products are suitable for vegans, too.

I placed my order during their traditional Black Friday sale when they, not only offer a 30% off code, but they also offer free international shipping (for orders over $40 or something like that – not that it’s hard to spend that much, LOL). I placed my order on 24/11 and it was shipped on 3/12. I think it took a week (or 10 days max) for the order to arrive once it was shipped. I was seriously impressed with how fast it came considering it was Black Friday!

Price: $1 per sample

Here are my swatches (part I) and I will be swatching the rest of the shades I have on Sunday or Monday.

Please note: some collections are seasonal collections which means they are available only during a certain season like Christmas, Halloween, etc. These collections are marked with an asterisk (*).
Please note 2: all collections are vegan except for Winter Spirits collection (will be sending them an e-mail to ask which shades are vegan). Vegan collections are marked with a (V)**. Click HERE for all product information.

SWATCHES

Everything was swatched with a damp Linda Hallberg 304 blending brush, no eyeshadow primer on my skin. Photos were taken in natural daylight next to a window.

Winter Spirits Collection*

I think this is my favourite collection! Now I’m actually sorry I didn’t order all shades since they’re just so wonderful! My favourite shade is definitely Merlot – such a deep berry shade! It has 14 shades inspred by wine so if you’re a wine lover this collection is a must have! :D

*available only during winter/Christmas.

Winter Spirits Collection (l-r): Chianti, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Rose, Shiraz, Sirah

Pandora’s Box Collection (link) (V)**

Pandora’s Box is a permanent collection, available all year round. It consists of 16 shades and I have 8 of them. My favorite shades are the first two – depravity and malevolence. I’m obviously into deep purple/burgundy/red shades this season!

Pandora’s Box Collection (l-r): depravity, malevolence, mortal sin, plague, poison, scourge, sorrow, villainy

Shattered Equinox Collection (link) (V)**

Another permanent collection. It has 14 shades and I got 12 of them. This collection has many beautiful green shades and my favorite of the bunch is deranged. Other shades I really like are morose, purpuraceous and violaceous.

Shattered Equinox Collection (l-r): balderdash, bane, contagion, deranged, dour, melancholy

Shattered Equinox Collection (l-r): morose, perverse, purpuraceous, sardonic, tarnished, violaceous

Sugarplums Collection* (V)**

This is a quite small collections that consists of 3 eyeshadows and 2 blush shades. I have only eyeshadows. As you can see, these are gorgeous purple shades! I’m really impressed wih Meow’s purple shades, they really know how to make beautiful and good purples!

*available only during winter/Christmas

Sugarplums Collection (l-r): fairy, nutcracker, vision

Egyptian Treasures Collection (link) (V)**

This is another permanent collection that has some really impressive shades! I think I’ll end up ordering the rest of the collection because the more I played with them, the more I loved them! I have only 5 shades, but there are 22 shades available. This collections includes 3 blush and glow (highlighter?) shades, too.

All shades I got are really gorgeous and it’s hard to pick one favorite. I can tell you that my least favorite is nile just because I don’t really wear silvery shades, but it’s still gorgeous looking when swatched!

Egyptian Treasures Collection (l-r) anubis, miw, nile, royal, tutankhamun

Other collections

Here are some swatches of random collections. I have only 2 shades from each so I swatched them together.

l-r: Harvest Moon* (V)** (pegasus, twiligt) | Deck your Halls* (V)** (lit, rumcake) | Neptune’s Grotto (V)** (black crystal abyss, styx)

l-r: Mythos Mattes (V)** (enchantress, mystic) | End of Days* (V)** (armageddon, hopeless)

How do you like these swatches? Do you feel like you’d like to order some of them? :D Let me know in the comment section!

Vesna ♥

* seasonal collection
** suitable for vegans

New In | December Edition ♥

The past few months have been quite crazy and I can’t believe we’re already in December! How did this happen?! I have the feeling like the whole year just flew by me! I guess that’s how it is when you’re a student – time simply flies and you don’t really have time for anything! Well, except for shopping, which is obvious if you take a look at my previous posts. :D

Anyway, since it’s the end of the year and there are some sales going on, I used that to buy some items that were on my wishlist for some a while + I got some items because I thought they would work for me and now was the right time to get them!

PRODUCTS

  • Rouge Bunny Rouge Loess e/s palette (I actually did no purchase this one, I won it in a giveaway on Facebook, lucky me!)
  • Rouge Bunny Rouge Highlighter Brush #014
  • Rouge Bunny Rouge Blush Wand in Vermeer
  • Rouge Bunny Rouge Aqua Primer (my 3rd purchase!)
  • Becca Backlight Priming Filter
  • Becca Undereye Brightening Corrector
  • Viva la Diva Cosmetics Move Me Jungle Palette
  • Illamasqua Antimatter lipsticks in Btch and Spectra
  • Illamasqua e/s in Enchantment
  • Kiko Milano Arctic Holiday Matte Lipstick in #03 Cherry Tree
  • Kiko Milano Creamy Colour Lip Liner #313
  • Kiko Milano Smart Fusion Lip Pencil #518
  • Sleek MakeUP Matte Me Liquid Lipstick in Vino Tinto

Did you get anything lately? If you did, what did you get?

Vesna ♥

Makeup Look | Glossy Eyelids + Dark Wine Lips

Last weekend a friend of mine was celebrating her birthday and I decided to wear something that I usually don’t wear: glossy eyelids. It’s a look that you can often see in magazines, but I haven’t tried it on myself for some reason. I know it’s not necessarily a good combination when you’re wearing eyeshadow under the gloss because it can crease a lot, but on bare skin? It’s basically perfect!

The lipgloss I was using on my eyelids is really affordable and it is so long lasting! It lasted for almost 9 hours (until I removed it). It is a tiny bit sticky, but I didn’t have a sticky feeling once it was on my eyelids, I just think that the application itself is a bit sticky.

All in all – a simple yet effective look!

PRODUCTS:

  • Catrice Liquid Camouflage , 020 Light Beige
  • Isadora Sculpting Brow Pen, 82 Medium Brown
  • Catrice Glam & Doll Sculpt & Volume Msscara, Black
  • Isadora Twist-Up Matt Lips, 67 Dark Velvet
  • essence Shine Shine Shine Wet Look Lipgloss, 01 behind the scenes

Vesna ♥

Nabla Dreamy Eyeshadow Palette – Photos & Swatches

I believe you’re already aware of the Nabla Dreamy Eyeshadow Palette which sold out really quickly! Not that it’s a surprise because Nabla has some of the best indie eyeshadows on the market and I’m happy I managed to grab this palette! This, obviously, isn’t a review since I receive this product only 2 days ago, but I wanted to show you some pictures and swatches.

Here is some info about the palette itself:

  • contains 12 brand new shades
  • 12 x 0.92 g (11 grams in total)
  • 3 different textures: matte, pearlescent and metallic
  • contains neutral, warm and cool shades
  • comes with a mirror and magnetic closure (very good quality considering it’s cardboard)
  • vegan & cruelty free ♥
  • dimensions: 13,5 cm x 11 cm x 1,5 cm

Photos & Swatches

All shades were swatched with bare finger, without primer and only ONE swipe! The only shade that was a bit underwhelming is the first one, Immaculate. But then, it’s a really light shade and I think it looks prettier IRL anyway.

My favourite shades based on swatches: Delirium (yes, I love purple!), Metal Cupid, Señorita and Lullaby.

I’ll be playing with this palette tomorrow and will definitely create some looks with it!

How do you like this palette? Do you feel like it’s something you really, really, really need in your life? :D

Vesna ♥

Rituals Sophisticated Beauty Set + Giveaway!

Hello everyone! I know it’s been a while since the last time I posted, but life happened and it took me a while to get back. On Friday I received my Rituals prize (I won it on their twitter), so I figured this would be a perfect time to come back and post some swatches of products we don’t really see a lot out there.

Wondering how I won this set? Or maybe not, but anyway… :D Rituals had a giveaway on their twitter account asking for our best makeup tips, and I was one of the winners. I won the Sophisticated Beauty Set which contained seven products in total: Cheek & Eye Glow in Peach, Duo Eyeshadow in Gold & Dark Brown, lipsticks in Candy Pink and Pink Coral, lipgloss in Peach Pink and Intense Color Eye Pencil in shades Bronze Taupe and Black.

I had to immediately swatch these products because I haven’t used anything from Rituals in a while (I’m talking about makeup, not skincare since I’m using their skincare on a regular basis). I know these photos look a bit blurry and I’m sorry about that, but I think you’ll survive. ;) Anyway, let’s take a look at swatches and at the end of the post you can find a tiny giveaway and win something from this set :)

Cheek & Eye Glow – shade Peach
Price: 275 SEK / $34 / €28.50
Amount: 9 grams

Intense Color Eye Pencil – shades Bronze Taupe (left), Black (right)
Price: 100 SEK / $12.27 / €10
Amount: 0.35 g

Lipgloss – shade Peach Pink
Price: 135 SEK / $16,5 / €14
Amount: 5 ml

Duo Eyeshadow – shade Gold & Dark Brown
without eyeshadow base (left) / with Too Faced Shadow Insurance eyeshadow base (right)
Price: 215 SEK / $26 / €22
Amount: 1 gram
Comment: this is a really pricey eyeshadow! Only 1 gram of product?! Wow! Don’t remember the last time I came across such an expensive eyeshadow (I always compare the price with the amount I’m getting).

Giveaway

As you maybe noticed, I haven’t swatched the lipsticks I got. That’s because these colours aren’t my cup of tea and I figured I’d rather give them away to someone who maybe likes these colours.

There are two shades and if you’d like to win one, simply leave a comment down below and tell me which shade you’d like to win:

  • Candy Pink (black packaging), or
  • Pink Coral (golden packaging)

This giveaway is open worldwide. Two winners will be picked randomly. Winners will be contaced by e-mail and they have to reply back to me in 48 hours. Giveaway ends Friday, October 6 at 23:59 (CEST).

What are your thoughts on these products?

Vesna ♥