Was nun folgt, ist ein gefühlt meterlanger Blogpost mit den Swatches aus meiner ersten Bestellung bei aromaleigh cosmetics, einer amerikanischen Indie-Marke, die ähnlich wie Fyrinnae hauptsächlich lose Lidschatten mit vielen verschiedenen tollen Effekten anbietet, aber auch Highlighter, Blushes und "Multi-Tasking Minerals", die z.B. als Lidschatten und Konturpuder oder Lidschatten und Blush verwendet werden können (wie "Amphisbaena" und "Gaussa"). Auf die Marke kam ich übrigens durch Talasia, eine ganz schlimme Anfixerin, wenn es um Pigmente geht ;)
Den Shop finde ich generell schön gestaltet, vor allem die Swatches sehen beeindruckend aus. Ich war anfangs verwirrt von den vielen Kollektionen, die der Grund für die oft außergewöhnliche Namensgebung sind (z.B. die "Birds Of A Feather" Kollektion, deren Lidschatten nach Hühnerrassen benannt sind ^^).
Die Produkte sind zudem in unterschiedlichen Formaten und entsprechend auch Preisen erhältlich: "1/8 tsp sample baggie", "Demi sample: 1/8 tsp in jar", "1/4 tsp deluxe sample jar", "Mini Jar: 1 gm /1/2 tsp in jar with sifter and full labelling" oder "Full size jar with sifter", manchmal aber auch nur in ein oder zwei Größen. Ebenfalls etwas verwirrend... Aber das Stöbern macht Spaß und es war nicht leicht, sich zu entscheiden. Doch nun zum wichtigsten Teil, den Bildern:
Amphisbaena, a curiously flattering cool greyed mauve contour powder, from the Medusa Menagerie collection. Can also be used as an eyeshadow.
Aquila is a vivid teal green with a gold duochrome shift. Inspired by the Pillars of Creation, in the Eagle nebula.
Asterion: A vivid teal blue with strong gold to chartreuse color traveling reflects.
Bellissima: A gorgeously rich fig-purple with a gold duochrome and gold shimmer.
Blush Response: A dusty mauve base with bright indigo and gold iridescent sparks.
Brahmas lay a light brown egg, so this shade is a delicate pastel pinkish brown with a strong grass green highlight.
Cassiopeia has a deep blackened brown base with a strong red duochrome shift.
Changeling is a shifty shade with a deep reddish base (because the Leshy was reported to have worn one red sock). It's got color traveling shimmer and sparkle in it, so the highlight shifts from blue to teal to aqua as you move under a light source, and the sparks change from green to gold to red.
Chrysalis: This shade is a soft greige with iridescent sparkle and shimmer. We like to think of this shade as a "veil" to wear over other colors, or on it's own as a delicate highlight.
Daidalos: A sandy tanned yellow with a vividly glowing blue interference shift.
Daughter of Helios: This color is Autumn in a jar - applies with a soft coral undertone- and has a gorgeous vibrant color traveling sparkle. Color inspiration for this shade is again, taken from the archaeological finds at Knossos and Thera, and the distinctive colors of kylix pottery.
Eridanus is a glowing warm purple with a cooler purple/blue shift, inspired by nebula IC 2118 in the constellation of Eridanus.
Euryale: A gorgeous neutral with a twist! Euryale is a midtoned brown/mauve with gold interference and intense gold to green color traveling sparks.
Feast: This shade is a smoky violet with a coppery highlight and sparkles of red, russet and indigo.
Folie à deux: a dark blood red with blue undertones and a soft bordeaux metallic highlight, with shards of ice blue sparks throughout.
Gaussa: A deeper-toned, coppered cocoa berry shade. (Multi-tasking mineral)
Goddess of Grain: A glowing, gold iridescent shift shines forth from a soft grey base. May appear to shift towards green in certain lighting.
Gryphon: A very complex gray with khaki undertones, gold to pink multichrome highlights, and vibrant bronze and coppery sparks.
Hellebore is a lush cool green frost with pink sparks.
Hydra: A rich deep blue-violet base with an incredible color traveling duochrome that ranges from gold to green to teal as you move it under a light source.
Ikebana: An exquisite rose frost, with a vibrant chartreuse/green duochrome.
Like Tears in Rain: A muted teal base with copious amounts of rose-copper-gold iridescent sparks.
Lure: This shade is highly chromatic and mutable, so appears very different depending on where you view it. In daylight conditions, it is a rich mauve/violet/brown which shifts to a brilliant chartreuse/gold highlight, and with prominent vivid copper and burgundy sparks.
Medousa: A vivid and rich red/burgundy with pink undertones.
More Human Than Human: A smooth, metallic mahogany sheen with vibrant vivid gold/copper sparks that flash chartreuse in certain angles.
Murder Tie: This shade has shadowy blue frost base, but this is contrasted with a shimmering cascade of bordeaux and deep russet sparks, which creates an interesting chromatic plum effect in which this shade can appear to shift purplish.
Ryüjin: This color is a smooth frosted teal with smoky cocoa undertones and a vivid greenish gold duochrome. It's loaded with red and violet shimmer.
Shimchong: This color is a gorgeous warm pink with a hint of gold, and shimmer of violet and green.
Spiritus: Deep chestnut with strong golden interference shift.
Sublime: This shade is a beautiful duochrome with tones of peacock blue, jade green, chartreuse, aqua and gold.
Looks mit Farben gibt es natürlich demnächst!
