TKB Trading haul

Pretty ones first:

For some weird reason Dragonfly mica was sold only in large 1 ounce baggies (but since this is such a legendary (not to mention discontinued) pigment and everyone raves about it, I just had to have it):

And here are the Reflecks piggies in direct sunlight:

The reason for the entire haul (I ran out of pans to press my pigments in):

Since TKB was out of Jojoba oil I got some Coconut oil instead. It's for pressing pigments (not everyone's skin likes the silicone mix):

And finally some suspicious white powders for my DIY foundation project :)

That was quite an expensive purchase, I hope it's the last from TKB this year...

I took all the MyMix blush pigments (some of these are truly fierce looking in the bag - Cranberry for instance) and some regular pigments I did not yet have. :) Hopefully I'm also able to make use of the large 52 mm square pans - pressing those by hand seems almost impossible to me. I also took some cardboard freestyle palettes, people seem to like them (forgot to photograph them, sry).

Let the swatcharama begin! I dread having to compare all The Conservatorie and Coastal Scents pigments again... hopefully you'll forgive me if I pass this time :). If anyone wants a comparison between some specific pigments, I'll do them gladly.

EOTD Monarch

Friend tells me nose looks so big on the pics because of the unfortunate camera angle - people taking their own pics sometimes end up looking quite big-nosed :D.

stuff used

Simply Naturals Monarch all over lid

Simply Naturals Raisin as lower liner

TKB's Champagne on the brow bone and as foundation all over face (felt lazy - the tone is suitable for all over face application but provides only low coverage)

TKB's Mulberry as blush

e.l.f Mineral Moisturizing lip tint in Rose on the lips (do not recommend)

close up on the eyes - click to biggify

Monarch has a strong orange undertone, probably some iron oxide blend as base - quite intensive. Orange on the other hand goes very well with blue eyes - makes them pop. Raisin looks very natural as a lower liner, better then straight white pigment I have been experimenting with recently. Eyebrows seem too bushy...

See on ülilihtne silmameik: hele toon (Champagne) kulmuluule, Monarch üle terve lau ja Raisin alumise lainerina ripsmete vahele - ripsmetušš ja valmis. Seekord ei viitsinud mineraalpuudritki kasutada, panin sedasama silmavärvi kergelt üle terve näo - nahk on nii ilus, et rohkemat pole vajagi :). 

Huulepulk oli järjekordne pettumus... Mulle tundub, et siiani on vaid mineraalhuulepulgad kasutatavad olnud, ülejäänud e.l.f'i huuletooted mulle ei sobi. Vaatame, kuidas eile õhtul tellitud Studio huulepalsamid on - kui need ka jamad, siis jätan edaspidi kõik e.l.f'i mokamäärded vahele. 

0 creasing after 12 hrs - Ladies and Gents, here's to Manhattan's eyeshadow primer!

EOTD Ladylike

Simply Naturals' Ladylike all over lid

TKB's Champagne on the browbone

TKB's Satin White as lower liner

EDM's Pearl Sunlight under the eyes

Porcelain form the e.l.f. personal blend mineral foundation kit (Light) as foundation - looks pinkish on the photos

Lumene's gray brown eyebrow pencil

Ladylike seems to be related to TKB's Smokey XXX - the same dark gray with pink sheen.

Blending was crappy again.

And why are my eyebrows red? 

e.l.f. mineral boosters / pealispuudrid

Boosters are there to set the makeup, add glow or tint. I usually ignore them because I cannot be bothered to use that many products every morning. Boosters lack coverage in general, they are mainly used as veils and not meant to provide coverage. e.l.f. states that it's boosters can be worn on top of mineral or  liquid foundations or as a simple wash all over the face to matify the skin etc. Main ingredient is corn starch, with Zinc Oxide and vitamins added.

I tried swatching them on bare skin but camera could not catch them that way - so I made swatches over e.l.f.'s mineral eyeshadow primer instead - of course that is NOT the way they are meant to be used but it shows the undertones quite well.

Now comes the important bit - descriptions of individual products:

When you're as pale as me - do NOT get the Sheer one - it's not sheer, it's slightly orange - and who wants to look orange? Leave Sheer to the slightly tanned folks. Pale people should either get Shimmer, which is not as shimmery as one would like to think (Mineral Glow in Shimmer is more shimmery) or when one tends to look a bit porky au naturel, the Corrective Yellow one. Shimmer has a pink glow to it, similar to TKB's Hilite Violet pigment, or Angel Wings - you know, the distinctive pink sheen, while Corrective Yellow is there to tone the pinkness down. As for the Tinted booster - a pale person may wish to wear it as blush - it's quite natural looking on the cheeks.

Pealispuudrid on midagi sellist, mida ma ise väga ei fänna - ei viitsi mitut kihti erinevaid asju peale tupsutada. Teinekord kasutan, kui soovin, et nägu vähem punetaks või siis selleks, et ninaseljale, põskedele, otsaesisele ja  lõuale kuma anda. Põhimõtteliselt peaksid boosterid aitama ka rasuse naha puhul aga ma pole suurt vahet märganud - kui ikka palava päevaga meik voolama hakkab siis ei aita miski.

Siintoodud mineral boosterid ehk pealispuudrid on 20 gr per volume karpides nagu e.l.f.'i mineraalmeigipõhjadki, heledanahksetele sobiks Shimmer ja Corrective Yellow. Shimmer sobib neile, kel tuhm, kollakas nahk - annab veidi rõõsat kuma juurde. Corrective Yellow jällegi aitab liigset punetust maha toonida. Puudrite konsistents on õhuline ja kerge, väga raske swatchida. Seetõttu on swatchid tehtud mineraallauvärvide aluskreemi peale - nii näeb puudrite alatoone paremini.


Pealekandmiseks soovitaksin e.l.f. i Studio seeria Complexion pintslit või siis Studio kabukit - vaja läheb vaid õrna kihti. Flat-top kannab toote liiga paksult peale.

e.l.f. Mineral Personal Blend Foundation SPF 15

These are sold only at the US e.l.f. store so far.

e.l.f. personal blend mineral foundations in Light, Medium and Dark

e.l.f. launched an interesting new product in their mineral line - mix it yourself collection of 4 mineral foundations. Quality-wise they are the same as the single foundations though I must point out that the foundations in the Light set do not correlate to the mineral foundation tones - they are slightly different.

Personal Blend Foundation compared to fair and light mineral foundations and concealers
swatches done wet

Jars are rather big but the sifter is clumsy - getting the right amount of product out of there is a bit complicated  (sifter holes are so tiny that the product won't come out) and there's a risk of mixing up the contents of the small jars - at least I noticed that some product had moved from one container to the next. 

size comparison

Personally I see myself using only the fairest colors of the Light kit. I dont think it's worth buying it in my case - the other 2 colors will remain unused :S.

Porcelain on the cheek, Fair on forehead

Päris huvitav toode ja sobib inimestele, kes suvel märkimisväärselt jumekamaks muutuvad - seega minul polnud tegelikult suurt mõtet seda endale hankida. Tumedamaid toone saan vaid nt kontuurimiseks kasutada. Häda on sifteriga - augud on niivõrd väikesed, et puudrit ei saa sealt seest kätte. Tõenäoliselt tõstan enda omast vajalikud toonid eraldi topsidesse ringi - mugavam kasutada. Hind on päris soolane ja kahju on inimestest, kellele sellest komplektist vaid 1 toon sobima peaks. :S

e.l.f. personal blend mineral foundation in LIGHT

e.l.f. personal blend mineral foundation in MEDIUM

e.l.f. personal blend mineral foundation in DARK