they really are killing us!so many lovely sounding products! lovely to see you popping your head in too
This is sweet heat and looks very beautiful!
they really are killing us!
This is sweet heat and looks very beautiful!
I have a sample of the crushed metal pigments and I need to give them a go, no idea why I did not feel like trying them out. Everytime I have the in my hands I look at them and then decide to wear something else. Totally agree with you on texture and the MES, they are ideal for a wash on the lids and out the door looks and I rarely wear them with more than one other color. Golden Gaze is a problem child though, I am really having a hard time getting it as sheer as I want on the lid, it's always instantly dark, I have high hopes for the 286 and Golden Gaze. The grey from the Extra Dimension eyeshadows will definitely be mine, Lunar and Dark Dare depend on swatches.I think I'm entering the phase of feeling like the more sparkly and glittery the eye product, the sheerer I want it. I still want it to be buildable, but I'd rather only have the densest color in controlled locations, depending on what my whole eye look is. I want to be able to use one product and easily sheer it out up to the brow if I want, while still having good color for accent spots on the lid or under the eye or in the inner corners, etc. For me, the crushed metal pigments from Surf Baby were perfectly balanced for this - even the dark colors. For a lower sparkle product that I think got the perfect balance between pigmentation, opacity and buildability for it's level of shimmer, Venetian Tarnish Metal X was perfection too. MES are sort of hit or miss - sometimes they're a little too dense for the easiest blending ability, but when they're just right for their level of sparkle, glitter and shimmer (like Hold That Pose or Golden Gaze or Quartz Fusion) I love 'em so much. Certain colors of Big Bounce were great too - I don't care what anyone else says- especially Cool Elite (best white eye product ever!!!)
If Golden Gaze's base is too black for you, seriously just get Venetian Tarnish Metal X - all the bronzey goodness of GG without a black base and really excellent for a single color eye look. I love Golden Gaze, but VT is more versatile for lighter looks, as well as glam ones. Also, can be sheered out much better than GG (I blame GG's black base for that).
I need to see if the Metal X eyeshadows are still around, really depends on how warm they are. Maybe I was expecting the wrong thing from GG, but I was hoping for a transparent black with gold shimmer. I have this idea of a smokey transparent eye and I an still looking for a way to achieve this. Along the lines of the glossy smokey eyes, just not created with gloss but another product. An ethereal look in a way. I was hoping the Evil Eye quad with its said sheerness was a hot candidate, but it's pretty pigmented. Hard to explain what I am looking for
Maybe these eyeshadows come close.
i just can't wait to see more swatches of these shadows!
Pics of the MSFs wouldn't hurt either. I'm gonna patiently wait lol
they really are killing us!
This is sweet heat and looks very beautiful! :)
