A Darling Girl Christmas Story Swatches!

I recently purchased the Christmas 2012 collection from Darling Girl Cosmetics, which is inspired by A Christmas Story and approprately titled A Darling Girl Christmas Story. I ordered the petit set, and it came in the mail yesterday. It is so beautiful that I wanted to share it with all that would care to see it!

There are 12 eyeshadows in this collection, which is awesome in and of itself. Be still, my heart! I truly adore holiday collections from indie companies, and DGC always seems to have extensive and beautiful holiday collections.

On with the swatches! Since there were 12 colors, I swatched them in two groups of 6. All of these colors were swatched over Darling Girl Cosmetics Glitter Glue on clean skin. :)

Above from L to R: Blind Ralphie, You'll Shoot Your Eye Out!, Electric Sex, The Flagpole Incident, Fra-gee-lay, and Fa Ra Ra Ra Ra Ra

 

Above from L to R: Blind Ralphie, You'll Shoot Your Eye Out!, Electric Sex, The Flagpole Incident, Fra-gee-lay, and Fa Ra Ra Ra Ra Ra

Above from L to R: Pink Nightmare, F-Dash-Dash-Dash, Red Ryder, Triple Dog Dare, Soap Connoissour, and Tapestry of Obscenities

Above from L to R: Pink Nightmare, F-Dash-Dash-Dash, Red Ryder, Triple Dog Dare, Soap Connoissour, and Tapestry of Obscenities

Above: The adorable jars each of the shadows were housed in. They have the infamous Christmas Story lamp on them and are adorned with the name of the collection. Love it!

As you can see, the colors in this collection are incredibly beautiful! My favorites so far are Tapestry of Obscenities, Red Ryder, The Flagpole Incident, Electric Sex, and Pink Nightmare.

Pertinant Information:

I just wanted to post a couple things about Darling Girl Cosmetics for your guys' convienence. DGC will be closed from around December 10th to the new year. That being said, if you want to purchase any of these colors with the cute Christmas Story logo on them, you'll need to do so before December 10th. After December, the collection will still be available, but it will have the original DGC packaging. I know the packaging isn't a big deal to everyone, but I just wanted to throw it out there because I read it on the website. :)

The DGC eyeshadows come in full and petit sizes. Full sizes contain 3/4 tsp of product in a 5 gram jar, while petit sizes contain 1/4 tsp in a 3 gram jar. Both sizes have the Christmas Story packaging for this collection (as long as you grab it in December). You can also purchase the full and petit sets for this collection. I purchased the petit set for $27.00, though it was originally $30.00. The full sized set is $70.80, and $63.72 while it's on sale. I checked earlier this morning, and both sets were still on sale.

Everything I swatched and discussed today can be viewed and/or purchased at www.darlinggirlcosmetics.com


I hope you guys are staying warm and having a wonderful week!

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% honest.

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           Above: China Glaze Party Hearty

Stay warm out there!

Rachel

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% honest.