Wednesday, March 31

TKB Trading blues

I suspected that Simply Naturals sells repackaged TKB mica so I'll add their colors here as well. I do not like blues... they add years to me and make me look cheap. But - in combination with other colors they are doable. All swatches done wet over ELF primer.

Simply Naturals' Saphire - a small tester baggie of blueness
Simply Naturals' Mulberry - insanely pigmented dark blue, stains
Simply Naturals' Ice - bland, no character, boring
Totally Teal - pretty but not for me
Ocean Green - nice elegant, very strong golden sheen
Pisces Blue - almost Ocean Green but very sparkly, needs primer.
Capricorn Sea - does not stick, base is the same as Mulberry's - these two left dark stains on my arm
Indian Blue - greenish sheen, true peacock
Blueberry - Bright blue
Grape Parfait - it was the bluest of purples so added it here too
Simply Naturals' Smurf - not as purple as Grape Parfait but has purple sheen in it.

The Simply Naturals' blues are up for grabs for anyone who pays the postal fee.

8 comments:

  1. Mademoiselle C.April 1, 2010 at 3:01 AM

    And now i'm in love with Mulberry :))
    I have to stop to watch TKB swatches.
    By the way, i tried Taurus Orion yesterday, dry, wet, with glycerine and water and nothing worked :( I don't know what to do with it, it's really disappoiting.
    On the other side, Sparkle Rose worked very well. There's something i can't understand here !

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  2. LiisKApril 1, 2010 at 3:11 AM

    Lets just admit to ourselves that some pigment-mixtures just plain suck when used on their own :D. Make a nail-polish out of it, I think that's how it was meant to be used.

    Mulberry is from Simply Naturals, I'm not sure what it's TKB name is. I have not bought many blues from TKB - most are greens, golds and browns.

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  3. Mademoiselle C.April 1, 2010 at 1:28 PM

    Thank's :)
    I think i will make a nil polish with it or a creepy lipstick (i don't remember if it's allowed for the lips) for halloween...
    So sad for such a beauty...

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  4. LuveApril 2, 2010 at 12:43 AM

    Oooh, pisces blue is such a beautiful vibrant colour. I'm in love :) *note to myself: no more beautyblogs *lol*

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  5. LuveApril 3, 2010 at 5:52 AM

    I can't get the Pisces Blue out of my mind. Do you want to swatch with something else or can I just buy it from you? This colour looks too good...

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  6. LiisKApril 3, 2010 at 6:21 AM

    Send me your mail address, I'll send u a letter :D. Would a teaspoon be enough?

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  7. LuveApril 3, 2010 at 8:08 AM

    yes of course! Do you have paypal for the shipment?

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  8. LuveApril 3, 2010 at 9:52 AM

    sorry forgot my email:
    luves_beach@hotmail.com

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