My name is Leah, and I'm a little bit addicted to beauty and
wine French things...hence the title of this blog. I love to read product reviews, and, despite the enormous number of beauty review blogs in existence, I honestly believe that there can never be enough beauty reviews (Hopefully I'm not the only one who stays up late reading makeup reviews and mentally planning which products I want to try next, hoping I can get my hands on the latest LE Wet'n'Wild palette...), so I thought I should add my own voice to the mix. Here, I hope to add detailed reviews where I share not only swatches, but also how well the product wears on my face (because that's what really matters!). Because I love a great deal as much as the next person, I plan to find dupes for more expensive products and also put well known dupes to the test. I can't wait to share my deals, my experiences and my experiments, and I hope others can gain the same enjoyment I get reading of others' passion for all things beauty.
So, as a first post, I thought nothing would be more fitting than my Shiro haul, as it pretty much exemplifies my beauty obsession, and the way I go about things in general. I tend to bite off a bit more than I can chew, and this haul/review hopeful is no exception. I've always been a lover of mainstream makeup (and still am), but, when I heard about a brand called
Shiro, where you can buy samples for in amazing shades that I don't see often at the drugstore, I was pretty much sold. And, in my usual style, I jumped in head first:
I love the idea of samples because, if you're like me, you have more eye shadow than anyone could probably wear in a lifetime, and so this seems like a great opportunity to buy more makeup try new colors without adding to the problem (too much). I also love the idea of supporting a company where the owner herself is more of a tangible presence than, say, the owner of Urban Decay. And, although I don't have direct experience communicating with Caitlin, I have heard nothing but good things about her customer service and business acumen.
Anyway, onto the swatches- these shades all look amazing when swatched. In indie makeup circles, a glitter primer tends to be recommended, but I had great luck with the WnW Fergie primer. I tried to do these in the light which would show them most accurately, which was either direct natural light or indirect natural light depending on the colors. And, without further ado...
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| L to R: Equivalent Exchange, Chimera, Gandorf |
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| L to R: Zora Sapphire, Evolve |
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| L to R: Equivalent Exchange, Chimera, Gandorf |
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| L to R: Ossuary, Genius Billionaire Playboy Philanthropist, Queensguard, Sweet Honey, Mourning |
This is one of the last swatches I took, and, as you can see, my skin was UNhappy with me. Totally worth it, though.
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| Exhumation, Filth, Nymph, Little Bird |
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| L to R: Enormous Green Rage Monster, Kokiri Emerald, Snake, Favore's Wind |
If I had managed to get a shot that didn't have a giant shadow in it, you would be able to see that Enormous Green Rage Monster looks like this:
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| L to R: He Loves His Hammer, Kaepora Gaebora, Hypothesis, No Men Like Me |
And, finally, some blushes. I tend not to gravitate towards blushes as much as eye shadows, so this was a low risk way to try some new shades out. And, I have to say, I'm not disappointed.
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| L to R: Revive, Cyanide, Concubine, Potion |
The blushes are beautiful, but my skin...not so much. Sorry about the red rashiness.
I had intended to do a full review of all of these, including before/after shots to demonstrate wear time, and a description of how they work over different kind of primers, but I'll save that for Part Deux once everything is compiled. For right now, my first impressions are that they are beautiful, pigmented shades at a great price, and I can't wait to do more experimenting with these and other indie pigments.
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