TKB vs Conservatorie: browns

Australian Amber - warm medium brown, strong sheen
Luster Brown (Conservatorie) - colder medium brown
Super Brilliant Mocha (Conservatorie) - bright reddish brown
Sparkle Mocha (Conservatorie) - less sparkly reddish brown
Brilliant Mocha (Conservatorie) -  light cool (cooler then others) brown, great sheen
Moonstone - almost purplish brown, low sheen
Cupreous Brown (Conservatorie) - looks dark in the bag but actually high sheen medium warm brown
Brown Coco (Conservatorie) - matte dark brown
Dark Bronze (Conservatorie) - orange based bronze, high sheen
Chameleon Glitter  (Conservatorie) - orange base, blue sheen, silvery sparkle
Chameleon Fine - dark orange base, silvery blue sheen
Chameleon (Conservatorie) - same, just more sheer (the dark red base is missing, it's lighter and more salmon)
Deep Russet - dark wine red
Antique Copper - warm sheen, orange based dark brown
Swiss Chocolate - warm dark brown, tiny orange sparklies

with the cheap camera

Now all the "brown" browns together (excluded the reddish ones)

Australian Amber - one of TKB's best selling browns
Luster Brown (Conservatorie) - simple medium brown
Brilliant Mocha (Conservatorie) - medium brown with strong bronze sheen
Cupreous Brown (Conservatorie) - where's the copper? looks more like golden sheen to me
Brown Coco (Conservatorie) - cool brown
Sandlewood (Simply Naturals) - dark cool brown, unfortunately a bit too dark for my eyebrows
Cafe Satin (Simply Naturals) - adore this silvery taupe! it's just perfect

with the good camera

TKB vs Conservatorie: bronzes

Virgo - beautiful silvery light bronze, high sheen
Forged Gold - dark gold
Bronze Mica - dark orange, bright
Chrome Bronze (Conservatorie) - toned down bronze, excellent sheen, almost same then Bronzed Gold though the latter is a tad darker
Bronze Fine - redder then Chrome Bronze
Oriental Beige - soft beige, beautiful bronzer for pale people
Bronzed Gold - bronze with strong sheen
Dragonfly - orange base and green sheen (discontinued)
Blush Beige - strong sheen pink beige, same texture then Bronze Fine, just more red in it.

taken with crappy camera

taken with good camera

Soon I'll get the browns sorted out too and that's it then :) - no more swatching until the tiny Coastal Scents haul arrives in a week or two. Yes, I know, I'm weak, ordered the duo-fibre eyeshadow brushes and 9 pigments yesterday, during the 20% off sales event.

TKB vs Conservatorie: golds

Hilite Gold - cold gold sheen
Satin Orange Gold - pinkish soft gold sheen
18K Gold (Conservatorie) - light gold, pale yellow
Gold Metallic Satin (Conservatorie) - next three are almost identical, Gold Metallic Satin is strong yellow
Radiant Gold - is paler, cooler gold then Gold Metallic Satin
Elegant Gold (Conservatorie) - almost the same as Gold Metallic Satin, a bit more reddish though
Lemon Drop - bright yellow
Merlot Gold (Conservatorie) - orange gold, nice smooth texture
24K Gold - bright shimmery, pale yellow
Abtruse Gold (Conservatorie) - orange gold, darker then Merlot Gold, nice texture
Forged Gold - dark gold, bit more orange, has dark undertone, hard to swatch
Mermaid's Gold - green gold
Gold Leaf - dirty gold, it's one of the TKB 4-color sets they sell, can't remember the name at the moment.

Green-golds:

Xian Vistas  (Conservatorie) - pale green gold, wonderful sheen, a bit sheer
Mermaid's Gold - more covering then Xian Vistas and much more yellow
Antique Gold - reminds me of Forged Gold when in jar but irl is much more red
Forged Gold - seemed so close in tone to Antique Gold but actually much warmer

Mõlema hulgimüüja kuldsed võrdluses - mida siin ikka, kuld on kuld. Kui teist kõrval poleks, siis ajaks vähemalt 3 tk neist küll lootusetult sassi. Glitteri jätsin välja, see on hoopis teisest ooperist.

TKB vs Conservatorie: blues

I'm afraid of the blues, they add years to me and make me look like a cheap tart. That's also the reason I do not have many of them in my collection.

Totally Teal - light turquoise, flat color, low sheen
Torquoise (Conservatorie) - light blue, matte
Blueberry - high sheen pure medium blue
Sapphire Blue (Conservatorie) - high sheen, more purplish medium blue
Indian Blue -  high green-golden sheen, swatches beautifully
Grape Parfait - blueish purple, wonderful blue sheen
Periwinkle (Conservatorie) - light grayish blue with tons of sparkle

made with the good camera, daylight

Comparison of  TKB and Conservatorie  blue colors
pic made in daylight

pic taken in artificial light

TKB vs Conservatorie: pinks and beiges

Left to right: Gemini, Apple Blossom, Baby Pink Interference, Garnet, Foliage,
Bolero, Peach Fuzz, Shimmering Nude, Angel Wings

Gemini - warm pink with strong golden sparkle

Apple Blossom - light cool pink with slightly golden sheen and strong pink sheen
Baby Pink Interference (Conservatorie) - the question remains, where's the interference? all I see s lots of glitter (note to self - compare this to TKB's Pink Crystal)
Garnet - medium pinkish color, golden? and pink sheen
Foliage - beautiful neutral dark beige with blue? pink? sheen
Bolero (Conservatorie) - reddish orange, pink sheen
Peach Fuzz (Conservatorie) - here more gold then pink, reminds me of Gold Earth
Shimmering Nude (Conservatorie) - beautiful subtle skin colored soft pink
Angel Wings - whitish very light pink color with silvery and soft  purplish sheen, silvery sparkle

Conservatorie and TKB pinks, pic taken in daylight

and with the good camera

Similar colors:

Gold Earth (Conservatorie) - looks golden pink in the jar but it's actually a smooth muted gold
Peach Fuzz (Conservatorie) - pinkish beige, gold sheen
Apricot Mica - seems to be a dead ringer for Gold Earth with the exception of the latter being more on the yellow side, Apricot has a slightly more orange base


These colors look similarly toned in their containers but aren't similar at all:

daylight

Winter Rose - looks beige, turns out purply pink

Pink (green) Interference (Conservatorie) - smooth cool nude (love this color)

Artisan Coral - looks neutral but actually is more like a peach color, strong bronze sheen

Ivory Lace - medium sheen neutral ivory, small sparkles

Salmon Interference (Conservatorie) - high sheen neutral beige

Peach Fuzz (Conservatorie) - pinkish gold, beautiful sheen

Dusty Rose - strong bronze sheen, looks nothing like when in jar, darker  and slightly more reddish then Artisan Coral

artificial light

and with the good camera, in fading daylight

I have used some colors in different swatch "mugshots" and depending on their company, they always get a different description. Funny that.

TKB vs Conservatorie: pinks and purples

Winter Rose - dark pink with bluish sheen, looks like a very  toned down purple
Baby Pink Interference (Conservatorie) - very sparkly light pink
Bishops Violet - reddish violet, medium sheen
Lavender (Conservatorie) - sparkly light lavender, more on the red side
Aster Hue - gorgeous pink and purple sheen on a purplish gray base
Periwinkle (Conservatorie) - slightly bluish gray base with lots of sheen and silvery glitter
Grape Parfait - bluish purple, wonderful blue sheen
Pure Purple - reddish  purple
Patagonian Purple - reddish dark lilac purple, tone-wise reminds me of Aster Hue but darker
Sparkling Violet (Conservatorie) - looks lighter as a swatch and darker in the baggie, on the arm turns into light grayish pink with lots of glitter
Black Amethyst - dark purple, medium sheen

made with soapbox, daylight

soapbox, artificial light

good camera, daylight: 

Left to right: Winter Rose, Baby Pink Interference, Bishops' Violet, 

Lavender, Aster Hue, Periwinkle, Grape Parfait, Pure Purple, 

Patagonian Purple, Sparkling Violet, Black Amethyst

Pühapäeval tehtud swatchid, lillade ajaks olid valgusega juba päris nutused lood... TKB lilladest jätsin päris mitmed kõrvale, sest nad polnud Conservatorie omadega ligilähedaseltki võrreldavad. Grape näiteks, jubedamat sinika-lillat annab juba otsida.

TKB vs Conservatorie: reds

Crucible Red - warm dark extremely metallic red
Ruby Red (Conservatorie) - metallic medium dark red, more on the warm side
Mauve Satin (Conservatorie) - metallic dark mauve, undertone is orageish brown
Hot Mama - medium red, metallic, high sheen
Garnet - pinkish color, bluish sheen
Raspberry - reddish dark pink, pink sheen
Primrose (Conservatorie) -  reddish dark pink, pink sheen, slightly warmer then Raspberry
Coral (Conservatorie) - warm medium red, lower sheen then Strawberry
Strawberry - medium red, warmer then raspberry but with the same strong pink sheen
Blackstar Red - reddish black color, cool toned dark brown

soapbox, artificial light

soapbox, daylight

Primrose-Raspberry and Coral-Strawberry are really close in color and sheen - if you have one, don't bother with the other. I do prefer Coral over Strawberry - less sheen makes it into a more usable warm blush.

Punased toonid istuvad mul enamasti niisama, kõige rohkem olen kasutanud Garnetit ning Strawberryt (põsepunadena), Garnet on kergesti kantav kuid Strawberryga peab ettevaatlik olema. Erepunased põsepunad on puhtalt veidi keerulised peale kanda kuid õigete vahenditega täitsa tehtav: vaja vaid kohevat põsepunapintslit ning üliväikest pigmendikogust. Ma pole veel viitsinud huulelmäärdeid tegema hakata, veidi versageli istub kusagil kapis ja ootab oma aega. Hot Mama tahaks ükskord ära proovida, ma pole seda pigmenti siiani veel kordagi kasutanud, ainult swatchinud. Sünge värv...