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.

TKB Trading: purples and mauves

First in the row is Simply Naturals's Heliotrope - it's so bright that I think it contains some lake dyes.
Paris Pink Matte Tone - usable as blush
Bishop's Violet - quite a sheer one, bluish sheen
Aster Hue - pinkish sheen
Grape - genuine bright purple
Patagonia Purple - dark gray with purplish sheen
Smokey XXX  - lighter gray with pinkish sheen
Black Amethyst - darker gray base with purplish pinkish sheen
Sagittaire - blueish purple with pink sheen
Grape Parfait - almost blue
Pure Purple - from Edda's set - the most unbecoming color in the collection.

And a look from Sunday featuring Bishop's Violet all over lid and Black Amethyst in the outer V.

Took several pictures but none of them show colors true to life - could be that not enough light. Colors are more vibrant and have more depth IRL. Swatches done in daylight, wet over primer.

New moisturizer: Dr. Scheller's Skin-Relaxing Day Cream

Eile Selveris konnates jäi silma „Kõik kreemid -20%“ sildike niiet niisutava päevakreemi probleem mõneks ajaks jälle lahendatud. Seekord võtsin kuivale nahale mõeldud ohaka ja õlisalvei (Salvia Hispanica Chia seeds) sarjast. Seal on 2 erinevat päevakreemi, üks kuivale ja teine ülikuivale nahale. Viimane oleks talvel hea olnud, suveks-kevadeks tundus liiga rasvase konsistentsiga. Lõhn on suurepärane ja esimene kasutuspäev möödus kenasti. Kärna ei läinud ja meigi alla tundus ka sobivat. Dr.Schelleril on suurepärased testitulemused igasugustes pimetestides (nende kortsukreemil vähemalt on) ning posu looduskosmeetikasertifikaate. Otsustasin hakata hügieenireegleid järgima ja hankisin endale isegi plastspaatlikesed, millega kreemi purgist välja võtta. Dr.Scheller kasutab toodete pakendamiseks klaaspurke, see välistab ohu, et igasugused plastikus peituvad mürgid kreemi sisse lahustuvad. Kas ma juba mainisin, et kreem on mõnusa lõhnaga? ;)

Bought a new moisturizer. I quite like Dr.Scheller's stuff (aced lots of blind tests - their wrinkle cream is supposedly amazing; also have the BDIH certificate (certified organic cosmetics)), this time I took the one meant for dry skin containing the extracts of thistle and chia seeds (Salvia Hispanica). The product has nice consistency and a pleasant, faint aroma. Note that this series has two day creams, one for dry skin and the second for extremely dry skin. Here's the complete list of ingredients (copied from this webpage) of the creme I bought:

Aqua, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Shorea Stenoptera Seed Butter, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Mangifera Indica Seed Oil, Cetearyl Glucoside, Xanthan Gum, Tocopherol, Salvia Hispanica Seed Extract, Lecithin, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Ascorbic Acid, Benzyl Alcohol, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Alcohol, Citric Acid, Parfum, Linalool, Geraniol.

Price: whooping 10 Euros, 13 USD or 154 EEK.

TKB Trading: all the greens

It just hit me - I have not swatched TKB colorgroups. So today's post will be of all the greens together.

 Of course I forgot the chromium oxide green and Taurus Orion, those have to be swatched separately (I keep them apart from others cause I don't use them).
Limerick
Lucky Green
Dublin Green
Pennsylvania Green
Shamrock Green
Cyprus Green
Apple Green
Aquarius
After Twilight Green
Twilight Green
Ocean Green
Verdigris Gold
Green Apple
Glimmer Green

Apparently I also do not have long enough an arm to swatch all my greens...

Hilite Green
Mermaid's Gold (gold with green sheen)
Breath of Spring
Lotsa Lime
China Jade
Glimmer Green
Green Apple


The swatches are done dry over E.L.F.'s mineral eyeshadow primer.

TKB Trading's grays, whites, silvers, blacks

Swatched here are:

Satin Pearl aka Fine White - compared to others matte looking but not matte when compared to TiO2
Satin White - more transparent, strong white sheen
Sparkle - needs a primer, looks silvery when applied wet, tends to scatter
Simply Naturals' Polished Silver - smaller particles the Sparkle, silvery, refined-looking
Storm - very sparkly dark (taupeish?) gray
Antique Silver - strong silvery sheen, when applied dry nice and subtle, compliments most colors well
Limerick - is here cause it looks light gray in the bag, applies as golden sheen when applied wet, turns into sparkle as soon as dry.
Black mica - soft black
Blackest Black matte tone (black iron oxide + some ultramarine blue)

All swatches done wet, no primer.