Black Rose Minerals Halloween Collections and Swatches!!

Hello there! Recently, Black Rose Minerals (http://blackroseminerals.com/) released two new collections for Fall 2012. A Collection of the Perverse is based on Edgar Allan Poe's amazing, yet haunting, poems and stories. I've always been an avid Poe fan, so this was so exciting for me! I even got to visit Annabelle Lee's final resting place in Charleston, SC with my aunt. The graveyard Annabelle is buried in is really overgrown because that particular church believes we are reincarnated as the elements around us (such as the grass, weeds, trees, etc). Anyway, I'm going off topic, so let's move on! The next collection BRM released is the Not Another Zombie Collection, which is based on the one and only Rob Zombie! A lot of the shadows are derived from the array of colors on Mr. Zombie's albums. So let's get right into the pictures and swatches, shall we?

Above: My eyeshadows were housed in this riddiculously cute mummy bag adorned with black and orange Halloween ribbon. Rosa also inculded candy, Halloween erasers, a very sweet thank you letter, and a stamped mini envelope full of Halloween stickers, confetti, and eyeshadow samples. Indie companies FTW!

Above: The top view of the eyeshadows I ordered. Colors from L to R: Red Death, Haunted Palace, Premature Burial, Sinister Urge, Demonoid Phenomenon, and Demonspeeding

Above: Bottom view of the eyeshadows. Colors from L to R: Red Death, Haunted Palace, Premature Burial, Sinister Urge, Demonoid Phenomenon, and Demonspeeding

Above: Open jars of the eyeshadows. Colors from L to R: Red Death, Haunted Palace, Premature Burial, Sinister Urge, Demonoid Phenomenon, and Demonspeeding

Above: Eyeshadow swatches. Each color is swatched over Darling Girl Cosmetics' Glitter Glue. Top row from L to R: Red Death, Haunted Palace, and Premature Burial. Bottom Row from L to R: Sinister Urge, Demonoid Phenomenon, and Demonspeeding

Above: Eyeshadow swatches. Each color is swatched over Darling Girl Cosmetics' Glitter Glue. Top row from L to R: Red Death, Haunted Palace, and Premature Burial. Bottom Row from L to R: Sinister Urge, Demonoid Phenomenon, and Demonspeeding



Shade Descriptions via http://www.blackroseminerals.com

Red Death: Ever fancy a masquerade? Be sure to pick the right one, you may end up at one where death is inevitable. But perhaps it does not matter as one cannot escape death. It does not matter how much or how little money one has as death does not discriminate. This scarlet is loaded with red sparkles, the oozing blood that the red death brings. And gold sparkles for the fanciness that one must dress to impress at a masquerade. Good color coverage both wet and dry, though wet brings out a slight metallic sheen, A sticky base will help keep those sparkles in place.

Haunted Palace: Imagine that an inanimate object can instill such an iciness, such dread that you become lost in it.....
You are walking down the street minding your own business with music blasting through your headphones. You just happen to glance up and are hit with a sudden pang of gloom. This house sits there exhuming its air of melancholy that just enraptures you in dread.
This blue grey captures that dreariness, but we hope that anyone getting lost in your eyes is driven mad in a good way. With just a touch of pink sparkles. Sheer when dry, wearing wet or over a sticky base will deepen the blue grey just a tad and make those pink sparkles pop.
Premature Burial: Slowly your eyes are fluttering open after a deep sleep. You open your eyes to complete darkness and a musty dirt smell. You cannot move very much. Your hands go up feeling all around you. You are in a box! Your worst nightmare has come to life. You start to breath in hard, panic sets in. You scratch up and splinters get in your fingernails, blood trickles down. You flail in that confined space screaming and breathing heavily. Why can't anyone hear you? You scream and scream and before you know it you are in a deep sleep again.
Do you have a fear of being buried alive? It is not an unlikely fear you know? Just in case you are you can take precautions. This earthy brown glistens with pink and gold sparkles. The pink for the blood under your fingernails. You will panic and end up scratching your casket. The gold for the bell you may have installed just in case such a thing came to pass. Can't you just smell the musty earth around you? Good color coverage both wet or dry. A sticky base will hold those sparkles into place.

Sinister Urge: A light blue with a red sheen. Inspired by the album cover, which has different shades of blue, green and red lettering. We're all sinners here! Good color coverage wet or dry, but wet will bring out the red sheen.

Demonoid Phenomenon: Imagine the soft glow of the setting sun behind the smoldering ruins of the city. You watch as it all falls apart and can't help but think its such a beautiful color...A deep rose bordering on soft red. Lavender and blue sparkles give it a slight sheen in certain lights. Good color coverage wet or dry, though we will bring out a slightly deeper color. A softer hell on earth.
Demonspeeding: A light murky green with yellow highlights. Just a touch of green, lime and orange glitter. Can be sheer dry, wet will bring out a bit of a metallic sheen. A sticky base is best.

Holy shit, these colors are absolutely fucking breathtaking. They're pigmented as can be, complex, sparkly, and have awesome themes. This is my second order from BRM, and I couldn't be more satisfied. I love how Red Death has beautiful gold sparkles that actually show up when applied over a sticky base. And Sinister Urge is seriously to die for. I didn't capture its complexity in my swatches, but it is beautiful beyond words. In my opinion, Sinister Urge is comparable to the Arcane Magic line by Fyrinnae based on its beauty and complexity. I already wore it all over my lids, and the beauty translates onto the actual eyelid. I want to try Demonspeeding and Demonoid Phenomenon as a duo when I do my makeup tomorrow. :) I think they'd go perfect together.

If you'd like to check out any colors from A Collection of the Perverse or Not Another Zombie Collection, just head over to http://www.blackroseminerals.com

If you'd like to learn more about Black Rose Minerals, including my first experience with them, please head over to my other blog post here: http://www.brighteststarofall.blogspot.com/2012/04/focus-on-indie-black-rose-minerals.html

Thanks so much for reading, and have a fabulous day!

DISCLAIMER: All items mentioned were purchased by me for my own personal usage. I am not compensated by or affiliated with any of the companies mentioned. All opinions are my own and 100% genuine.

Fabulous for Fall: MAC Azealia Banks Yung Rapunxel Lipstick

Hi! Today I have an exciting product to share with you guys. I was lucky enough to hear about the release of it the very night it hit the website; which is great, since it sold out almost immediately. I'm usually one to have the very worst luck with LE and HTF products, so I was very thankful to purchase a tube of MAC's limited edition Azealia Banks lipstick in Yung Rapunxel. I was nervous about how it would look on my ghostly skin, but it actually looks really nice on my lippies!

Onto the swatches!

Above: MAC Azealia Banks lipstick in Yung Rapunxel

Above: MAC Azealia Banks lipstick in Yung Rapunxel

Above: MAC Azealia Banks lipstick in Yung Rapunxel swatched on my hand with no primer

As you can see, the lipstick does not apply as dark as it looks like it would- but I find that rather charming because it's not over the top. It's also buildable, so you can get it pretty damn dark if you'd choose to do so. I really think this is a perfect color for fall. I usually just get lipstick from my Back to MAC exchanges, but I'm glad I bought this one. It is only available online and in New York, so if it does happen to get restocked or if you live in New York, I'd jump at the chance to purchase this bad boy. I've also heard you can call MAC counters in other states and have them ship a product to you, so maybe you could try to call the NY,NY MAC counter. I believe they'd charge shipping, but so does the website, so you'd be paying an extra 5 bucks either way. I believe this lipstick was 15 dollars, and ended up being $21 after tax and shipping. I purchased this product here: http://www.maccosmetics.com/product/shaded/9812/310/New-Collections/Azealia-Banks/Lips/Lipstick/index.tmpl

Let me know what you guys think of this color, and/or what your favorite fall lipstick is! As always, thanks for reading! It's truly a pleasure to have you here! :)

 

DISCLAIMER: All products mentioned were purchased by me for my own personal usage. I am not affiliated with or compensated by any of the companies mentioned. All opinions are my own and 100% genuine.

Cocoa Pink Halloween Release!

Hello there! First of all, I'd like to apologize for my lack of updates. My cat decided it would be fun to chew through my laptop charger, so now I'm invading my boyfriend's desktop to update my BLAHg.

In other news, yesterday was my 26th birthday! My boyfriend and I had a really chill day, then went to the strip later on. We walked around, I won 5 bucks (woohoo!), and he bought me the cutest sweater on the planet. Then we went out to dinner at Blueberry Hill. I had a perfect day, and I am so blessed to have him in my life. I can't believe our 5 year anniversary is next month!


Now onto the stuff y'all are actually here for! ;)  Cocoa Pink released their Fall/Halloween fragrances on September 1st, so I ordered 5 perfume oils and my favorite hair treatment.

 

 

Above: Soul Mate conditioning hair treatment and the perfume oils I ordered (which were housed in lovely red and pink organza bags).

 

 

 

 

Above From Left to Right: Soulmate conditioning hair treatment in Black Cat in the Pumpkin Patch, Black Cat in the Pumpkin Patch perfume oil, Fear of Halloween Perfume oil, Fear of Ghosts perfume oil, Fear of Pumpkins perfume oil, Fear of Witches perfume oil, Argan Therapy creme conditioner in Pumpkin Porridge (free sample). and Bubbling Scrub in Pumpkin Fried Ice Cream (free sample).

Above From Left to Right: Soulmate conditioning hair treatment in Black Cat in the Pumpkin Patch, Black Cat in the Pumpkin Patch perfume oil, Fear of Halloween perfume oil, Fear of Ghosts perfume oil, Fear of Pumpkins perfume oil, Fear of Witches perfume oil

Above From Left to Right: Soulmate conditioning hair treatment in Black Cat in the Pumpkin Patch, Black Cat in the Pumpkin Patch perfume oil, Fear of Halloween Perfume oil, Fear of Ghosts perfume oil, Fear of Pumpkins perfume oil, Fear of Witches perfume oil

Scent Descriptions from http://cocoapink.net/pages.php?pageid=6

Black Cat in the Pumpkin Patch ~ Imagine the bestselling scent “Black Kittens” with a splash of sweet pumpkin! This is unexpected, original, and quite amazing!

Fear of Halloween (Samhainophobia) - The tooth ache inducing candy at the bottom of old worn pillowcases and plastic jack o lanterns! Sweet tarts, candy corn, assorted lollipops, melting chocolate and wild raspberry chewing gum.

Fear of Ghosts (Phasmophobia) - Glowing marshmallow orbs and smoky vanilla spectral mists swirl aimlessly around an old bonfire in the Crisp October night air – Fresh vanilla puffed marshmallows, toasted marshmallows, hints of bonfire smoke among scattered sharp grains of white rice to ward unwelcome spirits away.

Fear of Pumpkins (Cucurbitophobia) – Sweet pumpkin entombed inside soft pale cupcakes topped with whipped buttercream frosting next to a frightful blend of sugared pralines and pumpkin bread.

Fear Of Witches (Wiccaphobia) – Warm baked bread fresh from the oven, gentle wisps of bonfire smoke drifting through the frigid autumn air and smooth buttery caramel sprinkled with coarse black sea salt is your best bet in keeping them at bay.



I'm really happy with my Cocoa Pink goodies. This has been the third jar of Soulmate I've ordered, as it works wonders with my damaged-ass hair and makes it feel like it's actually healthy. Plus, I love that I can order it in any scent that's available for the season. I would have saved myself a lot of money and disappointment had I discovered this product sooner! I use it with the Princess Poo shampoo, and I think it's a great combination for my hair. I tried both the samples from my order, and I'm really impressed with the Argan Therapy Creme conditioner. I've used it in my last two showers, and I really feel like it works great. It makes my hair incredibly soft and managable. Cocoa Pink definitely blows my mind when it comes to their hair products! The bubbling scrub sample I received is good too, and I'd say it's comparable to Haus of Gloi's bubbling scrub.

I am still testing out each one of my new perfume oils from this haul, but I'd have to say my favorite so far is Black Cat in the Pumpkin Patch! I'm already a fan of Black Kittens, so the addition of pumpkins just makes a great scent even better!

All items mentioned can currently be found at http://cocoapink.net/home.php

Thanks for taking the time to read my post. I hope you're all having an incredible week and a lovely September.

 

 

DISCLAIMER: All items in this post were purchased by me for my own personal usage. I am not compensated by or affiliated with any of the companies mentioned. All opinions are my own and 100% genuine.