Aromaleigh?

[nyrak]

I have tried all kinds of MMU from BE to LM and most of the online etailers and I honestly believe that Aromaleigh's foundation is the best; non-cakey and just glides on. I use Voile formulation (C1) NW20 for reference, BE Fair, and it hasn't got that 'dead' look that a lot of matte formulations have.

Edited to add - I take it back! I think Aromaleigh is my 2nd favourite as I have just tried Meow, which is fab and relatively cheap. Their finishing powders are just fantastic as well! Aromaleigh is also really hard for me to get hold of as they don't ship internationally so I have to use a hideously expensive mail forwarding service (grrr)

[MadchenRogue]

I have never ordered from AL...however, I did read here and there that costumer service is bad. I have read of inconsistencies with their colors. That means if you buy a sample, loved it and decided to buy a larger size of that color and THAT COLOR is not the same color as the sample ( by this I mean if you bought a hot pink pigment sample, you ordered that same hot pink in a larger size except it is not as pink as the sample you purchased or is not mixed well)--- you are screwed because they won't accept returns at all, nor give you some store credit because of a bad batch either.

Just becareful.

[sweetsweettart]

i really love aromaleigh. the girl that owns it is awesome and very hip/cool. I use only her products on my face. They have been around since '98/'99. I use Glissade powder in 1N (i am an nw15-20). I really like their sonic rocks blushes. they are very pigmented (and work well w/ the little skunk-type brush she sells). I also like the highlight pearl powders. Pretty much everything. The eye stuff is good. But I already have tons of eye shadows, that i will never ever use up.

they are also making this new eye sealant gel which looks really cool.

if you read her blog she often has deals and coupon codes ( weekly sales on different products). Thats usually when I try to stock up a few times a year.

[moonsugar7]

I love MAC, I really do, but I have become a loyal customer of Aromaleigh. This is the first mineral makeup brand that I LOVE. The eye shadows do not disappear like some others, they actually blend and last all day.

My favorite things are the perle powders (like MSF's, but better!), Elemental Lustre Shadows, Glissade foundation (my HG), and all the finishing powders.

The business is run very professionally. Shipping is VERY fast. Sales often.
Also they have an awesome online community that is very helpful.

If you'd like to see some looks with Aromaleigh shadows you can check out my makeup gallery, most of my eye looks use their products.

Makeup - a photoset on Flickr

[Obreathemykiss]

Pretty sure I just fell in love...Oh my, my eyes are yearning for some of these! Swatches anyone? I mean different from the colors on their site...thanks.

[astronaut]

[widdershins]

I definitely agree with Sweetssweettart--I LOVE the Rocks! blushes. Lately, I've been really into the porcelain doll look with the bright pop of pink on the cheeks, and boy do they deliver. I bought the entire line of sample Rocks! blushes and I think they will last me a year. They're small sample (compared to Meow Cosmetics samples) but they're so intensely pigmented you only need a tiny tiny amount.

I also really enjoy the coupon deals every week--they're really tempting!

If anyone has tried Aromaleigh and Meow foundation, how do they compare?

[widdershins]

I feel so bad about doing a double post, but I must sing the praises of You're a Doll! Metamorphosis Finishing Powder. Amaaaaazing! I have crazy oily skin so glitter on my skin is a no no, but this creates a soft glow--like you're lit from inside. It's like an old Hollywood filmy veil, masking all your imperfections. It's quite greenish gray in the package, which really scared me...but the green really counteracts the redness of any blemishes/broken capillaries.

[AmyAngel]

Aromaleigh's foundation doesn't seem to work for me, unfortunately, but I love their eyeshadows! I only have samples (which I just bought some tiny jars for) but am considering buying a few full size. The free samples they sent me were colors I never thought I'd wear, but they both turned out to be great when I tried them!

I keep going to Aromaleigh and Fyrinnae and thinking "I'll just get a few samples..." but then I end up with $30 worth of them in my cart...

I'm trying not to buy any more makeup this week, but it's so tempting!

[euphrosyne_rose]

I ordered a few of their samples last week and actually got the samples in this past Friday! I was really impressed with their colors and I also got a few freebie samples, including a lipstick sample. The lip sample was a little hard to try even using a lip brush, but it was a pretty color. I tried their color Brianna on my lids yesterday and it was an outstanding color but I noticed that even with UDPP it didn't last all day like some of the other mineral pigments I've tried. I still love all the colors I got and even though they are a little more expensive than places like The Shespace or Archetype, I'll probably order again in the future. It's also a plus that if you order nothing but samples you get free shipping!!

[cristahl939]

does anyone here have swatches or pictures of Aromaleigh Perle powders??

thanks

[Willa]

I just wanted to add my comments on this company.

I orderer pigment samples. I received it yesterday.
I didnt have time to look at the texture and colors yet, but I wanted to say that they are very cheap on the amount in the baggies...

Some companies put more product than they say when you order, them : no, nothing more, nada, rien de plus.

I personnaly think it's really disapointing, and because of that, even I like the colors I wont order from them again, and wont recommend them to anyone I know.

I prefer waaaaay much better TBK Trading.

[daphneM]

I agree that Aromaleigh's samples are a little skimpy, especially as most of the eyeshadow ones are over $1. But, they do have soooo many eyeshadow colors that frankly I can order a couple dozen samples and never feel the need to order a full-size shadow. I haven't yet fallen so hard for any of their shadow colors that I've felt compelled to buy a full-size one after sampling.

But their blush samples were different - I loved their blushes and had to buy mini jars of several colors because I went through the samples so fast. That said, I am a blush fanatic.

There's a lot of stuff I'm going to keep buying from them. They'll definitely have my business for blush and they do a great job with the sheer lippies, which is totally my lip style (way more than opaque lipsticks or high-shine glosses). I've gotten some brushes from them too that really pleased me for the price. The thing that's so much fun is their shipping is so fast...I can haul myself a little treat on Thursday during a long work week and I can get home on a wearying Monday and find my packet in the mail. Yay!

I don't use mineral foundation yet, so I haven't stepped my toe into that water, but I'm curious. My roommate just got samples from them so I'll be curious to see what she thinks. In general, I haven't ordered from other small label MMU companies because honestly, Aromaleigh's site is by far the most professional and the easiest to use. I'd like to try Meow! at some point, but their focus seems to be the foundation, with a much smaller line of eyeshadows and no lippies, so I haven't felt compelled yet.

[callison]

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Originally Posted by moonsugar7

I love MAC, I really do, but I have become a loyal customer of Aromaleigh. This is the first mineral makeup brand that I LOVE. The eye shadows do not disappear like some others, they actually blend and last all day.

My favorite things are the perle powders (like MSF's, but better!), Elemental Lustre Shadows, Glissade foundation (my HG), and all the finishing powders.

The business is run very professionally. Shipping is VERY fast. Sales often.
Also they have an awesome online community that is very helpful.

If you'd like to see some looks with Aromaleigh shadows you can check out my makeup gallery, most of my eye looks use their products.

Makeup - a photoset on Flickr

Love your photos, just ordered a whole bunch, so excited!! Do you have fave colors??

[paintednightsky]

Glad to see them posted about here. I loveeeee their eyeshadows along with Fyrinnae. Their new LE line is gorgeous, especially the color elegie which I know need a full size of and sylph! Their Rocks collection is beautiful as well for eyes. I have sooo much eyeshadow from them. For foundation, EGM is the best for heavy coverage and staying power. I think mineral companies tend to excel at certain things.

[paintednightsky]

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Originally Posted by widdershins

I feel so bad about doing a double post, but I must sing the praises of You're a Doll! Metamorphosis Finishing Powder. Amaaaaazing! I have crazy oily skin so glitter on my skin is a no no, but this creates a soft glow--like you're lit from inside. It's like an old Hollywood filmy veil, masking all your imperfections. It's quite greenish gray in the package, which really scared me...but the green really counteracts the redness of any blemishes/broken capillaries.

Their Metamorphosis is my favorite finishing powder from them! I like to mix it with a bit of bleu coquille.

[paintednightsky]

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Originally Posted by widdershins

I definitely agree with Sweetssweettart--I LOVE the Rocks! blushes. Lately, I've been really into the porcelain doll look with the bright pop of pink on the cheeks, and boy do they deliver. I bought the entire line of sample Rocks! blushes and I think they will last me a year. They're small sample (compared to Meow Cosmetics samples) but they're so intensely pigmented you only need a tiny tiny amount.

I also really enjoy the coupon deals every week--they're really tempting!

If anyone has tried Aromaleigh and Meow foundation, how do they compare?

I think Meow is better than AL for foundation, but EGM is definitely the best. I've tried sooo many different mineral companies like Buff'd, Joppa, Lumier, etc. and nobody beats EG when it comes to coverage and lasting power. All the online MMU brands I've tried definitely beat Bare Minerals though. EG is the powder version of Revlon Colorstay which is saying a lot coming from me!

[monlnd]

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Originally Posted by paintednightsky

Glad to see them posted about here. I loveeeee their eyeshadows along with Fyrinnae. Their new LE line is gorgeous, especially the color elegie which I know need a full size of and sylph! Their Rocks collection is beautiful as well for eyes. I have sooo much eyeshadow from them. For foundation, EGM is the best for heavy coverage and staying power. I think mineral companies tend to excel at certain things.

Oh, I seem to have been missing out on this brand...gotta try it immediately!!

[MichelleC]

Newbie here butting in with my two cents. I don't know about Aromaleigh's samples being skimpy. The first time I received the baggies of samples I thought, "Really?" But I've discovered, being a new user of loose powders, that a little bit goes a long way and that there are several uses in those baggies - plenty enough to help you decide whether or not the product/color is for you.

I love the great variety of colors. I have lots of full size eyeshadows - more than I will ever need in this lifetime - so now I'm moving on and sampling blushes and foundations. I'm also sampling the perfumes - just two of them so far, but they are nice enough that I want to sample more.

I have had no problems getting the eyeshadows to last as long as I need them to. I really like their eyelid primer; as long as I remember not to apply too much, the makeup will last forever and won't crease. That's something I've been looking for because when you run around as much as I do at work and get all gross and sweaty, makeup tends to disappear.

Something else that I recommend trying are the indelible gel eyeliners. They do not, unfortunately, come in sample sizes any longer, since they dry out too quickly as samples. Eyeliner has ALWAYS been my nemesis, so I'm still learning how to apply it, but once it's on, it's not going anywhere - no mirror or reflecting line pressed into the eyelid.

I recently ordered a few full sized lip balms and have to say these are an instant fave. They go on light and silky and you really don't need very much to put a nice coat of balm on your lips, and my GOODNESS they smell so good! Key Lime Pie is delicious and Mint Cocoa Chip is exactly what it should be.

They also sell brushes there and they are really great - wonderful, soft takon brushes and the fiber optic brushes which are so popular for putting on more intensely colored pigments. I have spent more money on other brushes that are not as soft or pleasant on my skin.

Other notes - the shipping is incredibly fast, the ladies in the forums are really nice, respectful, and helpful, and I've never had any problems whatsoever with any of my orders. (And I've ordered a LOT!) The only other MMU I've tried is Everday Minerals, and I have to say AL beats EM hands down. EM's stuff tends to be too brown/orange on me, and the foundation doesn't feel as nice on my skin.

AL is definitely worth stopping in, if you haven't tried it. I have read good things about Meow's foundation, and Fyrinnae seems to have some great colors as well, but I'm afraid of checking them out at the moment, LOL, neither my bank account nor my bathroom drawer can handle my new obsession with makeup!

:::stepping down now and hoping I don't sound too much like an infomercial:::