Camera's gone, no more pics...

... until I can get another one.

:S

The TKB sparklies I'll probably never swatch

Too many of them and they all look the same, just different color sparkles.

Päris palju on ka igasuguseid sädelevaid pigmente: Hilites on läikega, Starlight on mõõdukas sädelus ning Sparks! on täitsa bling-bling (näpu all veidi kore katsuda, kristallid on päris suure struktuuriga). Kõiki toone eraldi välja tuua ei viitsinud, tegin pilti vaid kuldsetest sädelustest.

List of available TKB colors for the blogsale

I had serious trouble grouping them... So they are now grouped by color group and name. I also marked the ingredients, so that vegans can avoid carmine (red color made of bugs) and purists the non-mmu stuff (lake dyes, even some parabens). Please do not use the stuff marked "not lips" on lips cause they contain either ferric ferrocyanide or chromium oxide green.
I have marked down the initials of the people who have already sent their orders. Two helpings can be made of colors marked as tablespoon (tbs) sized (maybe even 3 if I cannot use the color (namely the blues)) but only one can be made of the teaspoon (tsp) samples.

Siin on kõik mu TKB toonid: tabelisse kandsin ka üldise info koostisosade kohta. Sorteeritud värvigruppide kaupa. Suurused on erinevad, suurem osa on suuremas suuruses kuid mõnedest toonidest annab teha vaid ühe purgi (metallikud, Travel to... sari, Sparks!, osad sodiaagivärvid).

No	Color	Pigment	Size	Ingredients	1.	2.
1	beige	Apricot Mica	tbs	carmine
2	beige	Artisan Coral	tbs	carmine
3	beige	Dusty Rose	tbs
4	beige	Echo	tbs
5	beige	Ivory Lace Mica	tbs		S.
6	beige	Oriental Beige	tbs
7	beige	Zodiac:  Virgo	tsp
8	black	Black Mica	tbs
9	black	Blackest Black Matte Tone	tbs	not lips
10	black	Blackstar Blue	tbs
11	black	Blackstar Red	tbs
12	blue	Blueberry Pop	tbs
13	blue	Edda’s Got Attitude set: Totally Teal	tbs
14	blue	Ferric Ferrocyanide	tbs
15	blue	Indian Blue	tbs	not lips	S.
16	blue	Ocean Green	tbs	not lips	JJ
17	blue	Zodiac: Capricorn Sea	tsp	glycidoxphenol propane/ bisamino-methyl-norbornane copolymer, not lips
18	blue	Zodiac: Pisces Blue	tbs	not lips	JJ
19	copper-brown	Antique Copper	tbs
20	copper-brown	Australian Amber	tbs
21	copper-brown	Bronze Fine	tbs
22	copper-brown	Bronze Mica	tbs
23	copper-brown	Bronzed Gold	tbs
24	copper-brown	Brown Oxide Opps	tbs
25	copper-brown	Copper Penny	tbs
26	copper-brown	Dark Brown Oxide	tbs
27	copper-brown	Moon Stone Mica	tbs
28	copper-brown	Swiss Chocolate Mica	tbs
29	gold-yellow	24K gold	tbs		JJ	S.
30	gold-yellow	Lemon Drop Pop	tbs
31	gold-yellow	Mermaid’s gold	tbs		JJ
32	gold-yellow	Metallic Collection Crucible Gold	tsp
33	gold-yellow	Metallic Collection Crucible Khaki	tsp
34	gold-yellow	Metallic Collection Forged Gold	tsp
35	gold-yellow	Ochre Oxide	tbs
36	gold-yellow	pop! Collection Lemon drop	tbs		JJ
37	gold-yellow	Radiant Gold	tbs
38	gold-yellow	Satin Orange Gold	tbs
39	gold-yellow	Tangerine Pop	tbs
40	gold-yellow	Verdigris Gold Mica	tbs
41	gold-yellow	Yellow Oxide	tbs
42	gray	Antique Silver	tbs		S.
43	gray	Metallic White	tbs
44	gray	Storm	tbs		JJ
45	green	After Twilight	tbs	not lips
46	green	Apple Green Pop	tbs
47	green	Breath of Spring	tbs	not lips	JJ
48	green	China Jade	tbs	not lips
49	green	Chromium Oxide Green	tbs	not lips
50	green	Cyprus Green	tbs		JJ
51	green	Edda’s Got Attitude set: Lotsa Lime	tbs
52	green	Glimmer Green	tbs	not lips
53	green	Green Apple	tbs	parabens, lakes, not lips	JJ
54	green	Irish Eye Dublin	tbs	parabens, lakes
55	green	Irish Eye Limerick	tbs
56	green	Irish Eye Lucky Green	tbs	parabens, lakes
57	green	Pennsylvania Green	tbs	not lips	JJ
58	green	Shamrock Green	tbs	not lips	JJ	Kr.
59	green	Zodiac:  Aquarius Mica	tbs	not lips
60	green	Zodiac: Taurus Orion	tsp	glycidoxphenol propane/ bisamino-methyl-norbornane copolymer, lips no
61	green	Twilight Green	tbs		JJ
62	lilac-purple	Aster Hue	tbs	carmine, not lips
63	lilac-purple	Athena Mica	tbs	carmine
64	lilac-purple	Bishop's Violet	tbs	carmine
65	lilac-purple	Black Amethyst Mica	tbs	carmine
66	lilac-purple	Edda’s Got Attitude set: Pure Purple	tbs
67	lilac-purple	Grape Parfait	tbs	carmine, not lips
68	lilac-purple	Grape Pop	tbs
69	lilac-purple	Patagonian Purple	tbs	not lips
70	lilac-purple	Smokey XXX	tbs
71	lilac-purple	Zodiac: Cancerian Heat	tsp	glycidoxphenol propane/ bisamino-methyl-norbornane copolymer, lake#2
72	lilac-purple	Zodiac: Sagittaire	tsp	glycidoxphenol propane/ bisamino-methyl-norbornane copolymer, lake#2
73	pink-red	Angel Wings	tbs	carmine
74	pink-red	Apple Blossom	tbs	carmine
75	pink-red	Chameleon fine	tbs		JJ
89	pink-red	Deep Russet	tbs
76	pink-red	Foliage	tbs
77	pink-red	Garnet Mica	tbs	carmine
78	pink-red	Hot Mama	tbs
79	pink-red	Metallic Collection Crucible Red	tsp
80	pink-red	Paris Pink Matte Tone	tbs	not lips
81	pink-red	Pink Crystal	tbs
82	pink-red	Raspberry Pop	tbs
83	pink-red	Red Oxide 170	tbs
84	pink-red	Strawberry Pop	tbs
85	pink-red	Zodiac: Gemini	tbs	carmine, lake dyes
86	pink-red	Zodiac: Scorpio the Eight	tbs
87	pink-red	Ultramarine Pink	tbs	not lips
88	pink-red	WinterRose Mica	tbs
90	white	Hilite Blue	tbs
91	white	Hilite Copper	tbs
92	white	Hilite Gold	tbs
93	white	Hilite Green	tbs
94	white	Hilite Orange	tbs
95	white	Hilite Red	tbs
96	white	Hilite Violet	tbs
97	white	Satin Pearl aka Fine White Mica	tbs
98	white	Satin White	tbs		S.
99	white	Sparkle	tbs
100	white	Sparkle Turquoise	tbs
101	white	Sparkle Violet	tbs
102	white	Sparks! Aqua	tsp
103	white	Sparks! Blue	tsp
104	white	Sparks! Copper	tsp
105	white	Sparks! Gold	tsp
106	white	Sparks! Green	tsp
107	white	Sparks! Purple	tsp
108	white	Sparks! Red	tsp
109	white	Sparks!Noble Silver	tsp
110	white	Starlight Blue	tbs
111	white	Starlight Gold	tbs
112	white	Starlight Green	tbs
113	white	Travel to Earth	tsp
114	white	Travel to Jupiter	tsp
115	white	Travel to Mars	tsp
116	white	Travel to Mercury	tsp
117	white	Travel to Neptune	tsp
118	white	Travel to Pluto	tsp
119	white	Travel to Venus	tsp

I have also listed some oxides but please bare in mind - they would be better to use when mixed with some other base, they are very intensive and their consistency is not pleasant to work with - too gritty.

EOTD Virgo again

Stuff used today:

TKB'S Virgo in inner corners (unfortunately the molten metal effect is not visible on the photos), The Conservatorie's Brown Cocoa in outer corners, LilyLolo's Warm Peach as foundie, TKB's Gemini as blush, ELF's liquid eye liner in brown on upper lashline. All applied dry. Picture taken 4 hrs after application, in daylight.

For the last couple of days I have been using TKB Trading's organic Jojoba oil as moisturizer, so far no ill effects, skin feels nice and seems to like the treatment. Last week has been very nice for me especially haul-wise: TKB, ELF and EDM all arrived. Only unpleasant thing about it is - my ELF Studio line brush set did not :S. They sent it to me now which means more waiting. I was also very lucky in obtaining 2 LilyLolo foundi samples and some medium EDM samples which were so lacking from my collection. Most of my friends are not as pale and my collection did not have many darker samples.

Seekord ei tellinud ma ELFi mitte otse eestisse vaid lasin sõbral Ameerikast siia saata. Tõenäoliselt saadetakse tema aadressil ka mu puuduolev pintslikomplekt.

EOTD TKB's Virgo eyeswatch

Here's an eye swatch from yesterday featuring TKB's Virgo, cool beige metallic, destined to be very versatile and wearable. I used it dry without primer and it took 6 hours and a sauna(!) to crease. A pure mineral mixture, this one. Teaspoon sample.

Today it was the Cancerian Heat - a marvellous brownish purple color based on dark red. I cant really describe it, to me it seems it has tiny-tiny sparkles of every color and some golden sheen. I think that this color could be based on the Crucible Red pigment.  I applied the same color wet as liner. This is one of those colors that can be used mono but look as if someone's been very hard at picking colors and blending them away to get a flawless look. Please ignore the fallout under the right eye.

I was a bit wary when I put it in the shopping cart but I really like this one.  Cancerian Heat is not pure MMU pigment, it contains a lake dye called Black #2 and something called glycidoxphenol propane/ bisaminomethylnorbornane copolymer. This here is the only Zodiac color containing this ingredient that DOES stick to the lid surface. As one may recall Sagittaire, Taurus Orion and Capricorn Sea fail to do so.

I also used Gemini as blush but somehow it's invisible on both pics (slight golden pink irl). Gemini is an ordinary blush, not pure MMU at all - containing parabens, lake dyes and bismuth oxychloride - your basic everyday blush sold on in every shop. It's supposedly the dupe for the famous Nars Orgasm but I cannot confirm as never owned one. This product is ready mixed to be pressed.

Our hugeish ELF & EDM combined haul has arrived

...and I'll get my hands on the stuff on Friday

When I was away...

... a wonderful packet arrived from TKB. Not all colors are mine and one of the ordered colors was missing from the order, Coral Reef Blue did not make it to Estonia (got a refund).

Swatches are done wet, no base.

New ones are:

Gemini - TKB's dupe of Nars' Orgasm blush - very nice in person (this, Aquarius and Virgo methinks are the only usable (by me) colors of the Zodiac set, I'm not so sure about Scorpio the Eighth or Cancerian Heat yet - too soon to tell; also have not had the opportunity to try Lovely Leo or Aries (Aries was released in May));

Foliage - interesting a bit brownish color, light pinkish sheen;

Scorpio the Eighth - base is orangeish reddish brown and a blueish gleam on top;

Cancerian Heat - dark red with pink sheen, could also be described as brownish purple;

Virgo - like molten metal, very nice on the lids, a neutral must-have;

Bronce Basics - reminds me of Bronze Fine, intensive and more oreangeish bronze color that does not fade;

Zion Views - sheer gold with greenish tint, I gave this one away cause it looked just like one of the Conservatorie's color Xian Vistas. Too bad that I did not think of comparing it with Mermaid's Gold first;

Colorona Blue - warmish kind of a blue, slight golden sheen in it, one of the more wearable TKB blues;

Libra Blues - to me it's dark matte blue with purplish sheen, a total no-go for me.

Gold Reflecks - glitter, large particles, needs a sticky base - otherwise sheer and very effective. Recommended use as a body glitter.

The other pic is of the same colors some 10 hours later 

(remember it's still cold here and therefore I wear long sleeves): 

The undertones of each show better when the sparkly stuff and sheens have faded away.

I also got the jojoba oil sample, the pressing kits and pans and a lot of 5 gr per volume jars for the blogsale.

Alumine pilt on huvitav selle poolest, et näitab pigmentide intensiivsust. Selline nägi mu käsi välja  järgmisel hommikul... väga vähesed olid täiesti maha kulunud.

Rodina nepavtarimaja...

(translation of the headline is somewhere on the lines - "Russia, the one and only")
I really have not told you about my home town yet... it's so lovely! Small - only 500 000 inhabitants, not many people - lots of room for everyone, air is breathable,  the architecture is nice and although  I used to think our city planners are a bunch of wahooneys they're actually quite nice hard working people,  traffic jams are rare, shops are good and well supplied, all sorts of officials helpful and polite, streets clean and spitting on the street is becoming increasingly rare... I love Tallinn!

(I've just come from Moscow)

This is a typical banlieue house - the type most inhabitants in Moscow live in. The yellow pipe is the main gas pipe (could be a usual sight for ppl from the UK, they also have pipes outside the house), first floor apartments are usually converted into tiny shops and the balconies are generally a mess, used as storage space (note the skies and sledges hanging from the house wall).

The city center holds some gems too - I liked the new high-rise buildings (and at the same time wondered about the thought capacity of city planners cause on that spot the parking was already pure hell, people park in 3 rows, on the sides of highway etc - where are the people working in those towers going to keep their cars? and trust me, people working in THOSE buildings will not be caught riding the metro while alive and kicking).

(note the small square box-housing on the first picture - that's where the builders live)

Novoi Arbat (one of the main streets in the center of the city) in daylight (in the nighttime it's not as bad) is a total nightmare (moscovites themselves are in uproar cause of it's ugliness - beautiful old buildings were destroyed in the 70s and replaced with "progressive" concrete architecture seen below):

 

I did not see many representatives of my favorite style: art deco and funk... :S They were usually overcast by horrible monstrosities built nearby. Or maybe I just did not get to see those proper streets. It was actually very sad - lots of pretty buildings were looking quite shabby. The following pics are taken in the city center:

Some more beauties: first the GUM (a famous large store built in the 1800s - amazingly gorgeous and holds every luxury brand ever made). It's a large rectangular complex, 3 stories high and consisting of 3 parallel galleries.Unfortunately I did not take any pics of the outside, it's one of the prettiest buildings on red square. Mausoleum ranks second, imho. Red brick constructions look rather tacky to me.

Russians can build some pretty nice pieces of state architecture too as this house of parliament proves:

I also like the stalinist style buildings and I must say - after Stalin the public architecture in Soviet union went straight to shit (with very, very few exceptions). Example of Stalin era architecture here:

The city reminds me of a big village... and I think it looks like an asian city. The further one moves from the center the more asian people one meets - the janitors, builders and salespersons are predominantly asian: uzbek, kazakh - I don't think Russia's capitol looks particularly European.

All the "normal" shops are either huge malls or the boutiques in the city center, the food stores  near the housing areas in the city edges look like "hell no - I wont buy my food here." Usually it's a big concrete house with the first floor apartments converted into a shop. The soviet time shop buildings are often converted into a mini-market and house little stalls, people selling pottery, ham and plumbing stuff just half a meter apart from each other. What makes it funny is the fact, that outside the sign says "Fresh bread every day!" - in the old times, it apparently used to be a decent sized bread shop.

A typical fugly appartment building: