As always, Aromaleigh has tempted me to put in another order because I just freakin' love their products. The Valentine 2009 shadows were on sale (they were deeply discounted, though I don't exactly remember by how much), so I snagged the last few ones that I had been lemming for. I got Fervor, described on the site as "cool brown with a heart of pink roses, and bright sparks of copper", Wine & Dine, "wine and rich garnet tones apply like silk with the slightest copper iridescent highlight tone", and Heart and Soul, "sheer, easy to wear vivid magenta with sparks of pink; can be foiled for more intense application." Then since my order reached $30, I got a free full size Pure Hue in Tea Rose. My favorite from this haul is Heart & Soul. It is such a pretty vivid pink. I swatched them for an entry from way back, but here they are again:
These are much more "alive" in real life. I swatched these using just the samples, so I was scrimping on the pigments and wasn't swatching them as heavily as I would have liked, resulting in some washed out swatches. Don't be fooled by these - the shadows can be as soft or as vivid as you want them to be, depending on the heaviness of the application or if they were to be applied foiled or dry. Either way, these are gorgeous.
My Spring Solstice shadow samples are here! They are so pretty and the finish and texture are awesome. They are not as metallic as the Opulent Lustres (thank God!), and they have almost the same beautiful finish as the Valentine 2009 shadows that I loved. These are amazing colors and I can't wait to play with these. Watch out for looks and swatches using the Spring Solstice collection!
Lastly, my full size Ultra Resolution finishing powder (URFP) in English Rose has arrived, and I am super stoked. As I had mentioned in previous entries, this is Aromaleigh's version of the high definition finishing powder but better because they come in tinted forms. The ingredients and effect are similar to those of the high definition (HD) powders you see on the mainstream market today, like the highly-coveted Make Up Forever HD Microfinish Loose Powder. Aromaleigh has the edge, I think, because it offers four variants of these. The Clear variant is for those who have light to medium skintones, the Translucent for those who are darker-complected, and they added two new shades that emit a subtle glow: "Peaches & Cream" (a perfectly proper pinky peach) and "English Rose" (a tender cool pink, like blushing cheeks) that give a radiant look with just the lightest touch of color on the face. A light dusting of this leaves my skin with a radiant luminosity, reducing the appearance of large pores and imperfections, giving a beautiful soft-focus effect. Now, my four variants of the URFP are complete!
Love each one of these! I enjoy interchanging them together with my cream toppings from DreamWorld Minerals. I get a kick out of choosing which finishing powder I should use for the day (Hmmm...finishing powder with silica? With clay? With clay and silica? With silk powder?). The possibilities are endless and each has a different function that caters to my skin's needs for that day. Clay soaks up excess oil, silica blurs imperfections, and silk powder is self-adjusting; it's able to absorb or release moisture as the skin needs, and gives the skin a soft, satiny, luxurious feel). And that is why I really love these small mineral makeup companies - the skin relishes in each natural, paraben-free product that they offer.
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what LUSHIOUS colors and finishes! i love it :)
You now have the 4 shades! I only have Translucent and Peaches & Cream. I'll try to get the English Rose soon.
What a coincidence...I also posted on DW creme toppings :-) I have yet to try out the Whipped Strawberries since I don't know if it'll be enough for my oily skin.
I love the Valentine colors.
You know I'm looking forward to your AL Spring swatches right ;)? Are there any similar swatches to Champagne Blast? I found Pillow Talk to be way less prettier than Champagne Blast :p.
What I don't care for about their powders are they feel grainy or drying to me. I have some samples. I'll have to try them again.
I use my own mix of sparkly powder. (Recipe is on my blog.)
I bet peaches and cream would be a beautiful blush. That is one color I don't have. I have English Rose, and I've used that as a highlighter.
izumi- yep! love them to bits as well!
Nikki- yeah saw your post- are the darker ones like Cafe au lait too dark or do they blend into your skin.
Karin- Obviously, I do too! :)
cavano- I agree, Champagne Toast is prettier. I haven't seen a shade really close to CT but I will let you know when I've tried 'em all.
Karin - cool,you make your own glow! I personally like these as finishing powder because I have they really blur imperfections and make my look appear flawless.
Do they feel grainy to you? I think it was the clear and English Rose that did especially to me. I don't mind glitter and AL's glitter doesn't feel grainy.
Karin- sorry for the unedited first response, it didn't make sense! LOL Yeah I guess they do feel grainy mainly coz it's 99% silica, but I don't mind because I really like the effect it has on the skin- it blurs imperfections and makes the makeup look flawless.
So it's the silica that does that. OK.
I want a flawless, sheer look.
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