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DIAMOND POWDER...

DIAMOND POWDER

DIAMOND POWDER: it’s called Too Beautiful To Be True. It’s most silver, but you can also find some gold shimmer in it. This one is perfect if you want your skin to look like Edward on sunlight. You can use it on body or face. This one is also recommended to apply wet. I will save this one for New Year’s Eve.

Pigments Blush....♥ Georgia Peach ♥ (blush)...

♥ Georgia Peach ♥ (blush)

"Peach Coral shimmer"

Normally, I've always been opposed to wearing blush thinking it made my face look too red, but man oh man Georgia Peach has sure changed my mind!! I've basically been wearing this blush every day since I got it, and I love the way it looks! It gives my face a very natural flush.

It's a pretty peachy-coral pink that I believe would flatter most skin tones. There is a faint golden(?) shimmer in it that isn't sparkly at all on the face. It is not super pigmented, but not sheer either. (In the swatch it looks a bit pinker than it actually is.)

Foundation Pigments...♥ Tawny ♥ (mineral veil)....

♥ Tawny ♥ (mineral veil)

"Tawny Mineral Veil is used as a finishing powder over your foundation to add a slight touch of warmth to your complexion.For those who like a very sheer coverage it can also be worn instead of foundation.Our mineral veil aids in oil absorption and provide you with that smooth, matte, finished look."

(Sinced I swatched everything over an eyeshadow base, the foundation, mineral veil and blush all look a bit weird since you wouldn't normally use an eyeshadow base for face makeup. That's why this swatch looks so funny.)

This is a warm, beige color that blends in very well with my skin. It's quite sheer, but can be used alone for light coverage. You might not be able to tell, but there is a faint shimmery sheen in the powder, but it doesn't really show up once you apply it on your face. Since it is so sheer, I'm sure this will accommodate most skin tones in the lighter medium to darker medium range.

 

Foundations Pigments....♥ Warm Honey ♥ (foundation).....

♥ Warm Honey ♥ (foundation)

"Warm Honey is great for medium complexions with very yellow undertones. It works very well on Latin, Indian, Southeast Asian, and similar skin tones."

Choosing foundation online is always problematic for me. I am Asian and have medium toned skin; there weren't too many color choices in this range so I picked Warm Honey. Based on the description, I actually expected it to be too dark for me, but when swatched on my arm it showed up a bit too light and yellow-toned for me. Applied on my face, it is still too yellow but also, strangely enough, a bit dark. After blending it in and applying the mineral veil, it looked ok. In terms of coverage, this foundation was pretty good but not *full* heavy coverage. Just your standard mineral foundation I guess.

I realize that people all have different skin tones and types, so the foundation review is a bit more subjective.

Eye Pigments...♥ Big Ego ♥....

♥ Big Ego ♥

Big Ego is the sultry, darker sister of Grape. These pictures show the difference between the two purples pretty well, but under certain lightings the pigments sometimes looked very similar when in the jars. Once applied, however, the difference is pretty drastic especially if applied dry. I would say that Big Ego has a much darker, almost redder undertone. When applied wet or over a base, it actually becomes harder to tell the difference between the two because they both have a rich purple tone. Also, Big Ego leaves a dark "stain" after wiping away (not really a stain, but you can tell there were dark base pigments in it) while Grape wipes away pretty cleanly.

Eye Pigments....♥ Grape ♥....

♥ Grape ♥

"Shimmering medium purple with pink undertones."

Grape is a bright, straightforward purple shimmer with a violet undertone. Applied dry, this was a little bit sheer and needed to be packed on a bit, but when applied over a base of any kind the color was true and vibrant.

Eye Pigments...♥ Blueberry ♥....

♥ Blueberry ♥

"A very vibrant blue with medium sheen."

Bright, shimmery blue. I wouldn't call it an "electric blue", it's not that bright, but it is still a very bright, medium toned blue. Well pigmented.

Eye Pigments....♥ Grassy ♥....

♥ Grassy ♥

Grassy is a beautiful matte, medium mossy green. It can be fairly bright depending on how you use it. Like Hangover, this applies smoothly and is very nicely pigmented even when used dry.

Eye Pigments...♥ Envy ♥...

♥ Envy ♥

"Yellow green with gold reflects."

Envy is a light yellow-green. It is very shimmery with a noticeable sparkle. This was the "chunkiest" looking shadow I had in the sense that it had that flecky/sparkly look (but the texture is still smooth, not gritty).

This color was not as bright as I was anticipating. I think I was expecting something more like Lavish, but it is still very pretty. However, while doing the Rainbow Eye look it was hard to get the green tone to show up and I had to pack it on a bit because it wasn't very bright.  

Eye Pigments...♥ Lemon ♥....

♥ Lemon ♥

"Bright Clean Shimmery Yellow; Not too cool, not too warm Perfectly balanced yellow. Almost metallic applied wet"

Lemon is a shimmery, true yellow. Has a metallic quality similar to Addicted and maybe Tangerine. I think this color can be quite versatile, and with the shimmer you can probably also use it as a gold. I really liked this color, but I wish that BFTE also had a true yellow color similar to this that was less shimmery or even matte. All of their matte yellows are more in the "mustard" or "pale yellow".

Eye Pigments...♥ Tangerine ♥....

♥ Tangerine ♥

"Brilliant juicy medium orange with golden shimmer"

Tangerine is a shimmery orange with very fine sparkles. In the swatch it looks a bit bronzy, but it's just orange (more on the yellow side). It's not a super bright orange. I wouldn't say that it is sheer, because it's well pigmented, but just not very brightly if that makes sense. Almost has a frosty/metallic quality to it, but not quite.

Eye Pigments...♥ Addicted ♥...

♥ Addicted ♥

"Warm red base with cool red shimmer, making this the perfectly balanced ruby red. Looks metallic applied wet, and this is fabulous for the lips"

Addicted is a metallic, darker red with an almost bronze/brick cast to it. It is fairly well pigmented, but I would use this wet or over a base. I've heard of people using this on lips (mix it with a gloss, etc.). Definitely not as bright as the picture on their website, though.

(Also, unrelated but I thought it was interesting how in the jar the pigment just sticks to itself and not to the plastic.)

Eye Pigments....♥ Lace ♥.....

♥ Lace ♥

"Golden ivory"

The swatch shown here really does not do Lace justice at all. It is a pale, ivory color with a beautiful golden shimmer in it, but you can't really see the gold particles in this picture. Just trust me, it's very pretty. Can be used as a highlight, inner corner color, or accent color on the lids.

Eye Pigments...♥ Whisper ♥....

♥ Whisper ♥

"Sheer creamy beige with a violet duo chrome Apply dry for a more subtle color or wet for a bolder look."

Whisper...everyone talks about this color! There is so much hype surrounding Whisper that I had very high expectations and was actually less impressed as a result. Don't get me wrong, it is a beautiful color, but once applied it has a very strong blue/violet duochrome sheen that I find difficult to incorporate into a neutral, everyday look.

In the jar it looks like a harmless, shimmery beige. You can barely tell that there are violet particles in it, but when you put it on - man! the violet shimmer just pops out! (When applied strictly dry, the violet shimmer is much less noticeable.) I think this color changing ability is what gets everyone so excited.

Here is Whisper applied over a dark, charcoal cream-stick base to emphasize the duochrome.