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Here are some of the swatches I took of this collection when Nordstrom had their pre-sale of the items. I grouped the swatches according to products instead of which particular villain sub-collection each falls under. All in all, this collection has the feel of the Fafi collection for me, with all the colorful illustrations on the compacts. The good thing about this though is that the images are stamped on and are not stickers.
See the swatches after the jump
LIPSTICKS:
Innocence, Beware!, Heartless
Heartless
Sinister, Toxic Tale
Top-bottom: Dark Deed, Violetta
Violetta, Dark Deed
The lipsticks have a mix of light and dark shades, but these are mostly of course the vampy, dark shades most villains use, which are perfect for fall.
Heartless is a cherry red in the Amplified formula. It's one of the lipsticks that I was drawn to. I don't particularly wear reds but the cherry red shade is a refreshing one. I also love the Amplified formula.
Violetta is also a part of the Pro collection, a bright clean violet purple in the Amplified formula. Gorgeous. I will definitely snag this one.
Sinister looks like a soft brown plum in the tube but it is so sheer when applied, so you won't get really dark lips with this one.
Toxic Tale is wicked!! It's a bright coral in the Satin formula. I wish I can pull this off, but it might be too bright for me.
Dark Deed is a Burgundy plum in the Amplified formula. Goes on very pigmented. If you love dark fall lips, this is for you.
Innocence, Beware! is a light yellow pink in the cremesheen formula. It barely showed up on my skin, so I don't think this is a good choice for me.
LIPGLASSES:
Lipglasses: Wicked Ways, Devilishly Stylish
Wicked Ways
Strange Potion, Hot House
Hot House
Strange Potion
Top-bottom: Wrong Spell, Revenge Is Sweet
Revenge Is Sweet
Wrong Spell
I wasn't able to swatch all of the lipglasses from this collection, but I will update this post as soon as the collection goes out on the 30th. I am not particularly drawn to any lipglass in the collection for now, but there are some pretty shades that might pique your interest.
Devilishly Stylish is a light nude coral to me. Not much to look at, just your regular light coral lipglass.
Revenge Is Sweet is a light yellow purple that would be nice layered over pink or mauve lipsticks.
Hot House is very pretty, a deep raspberry with pink pearl. I think this is one of the nicest shades from this collection.
Wrong Spell is a deep plum with pink purple pearl. This is a beautiful pigmented lipglass that goes on dark even without a lipstick underneath, so this would be great for dark fall lips without the need for a separate lip product.
LIP GELEE:
Resort Life
Resort Life lip gelee
I was never impressed with lip gelees because I think they are all sparkle without much staying power. I still feel the same way, but the lip gelee is a lot less sticky than the lipglass, so if you don't like the lipglass' tacky feel, the lip gelee might be for you.
Resort Life is an off white with pink pearl that I don't care much for, because when worn, it just looks like a neutral sparkly mess on my lips without much color pay-off. May look better with a pigmented lipstick underneath, though.
All in all, I am more impressed with the lipsticks than the lipglosses. Worth checking out would be Toxic Tale, Heartless, Violetta, Wrong Spell, and Hot House.
NOTE: Media samples were provided by a representative of the company for consideration and evaluation. All opinions are 100% mine.
3 comments
I really wanna try on Toxic Tale. I bet you could pull it off! Thanks for the swatches!
thanks for the swatches!
toxic tale looks crazy bright! i love the coral color though.. i wonder if i can pull it off..hmph.
Krystal Leigh- thanks! I'd love to try. :)
Siwing- it does look intimidating, but we gotta try. ;-)
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