Chinovi Cosmetics Christmas 2012

Hello there! If you celebrate Thanksgiving, I hope you had a great holiday yesterday. And if you don't, I still hope you had a great day yesterday! My boyfriend and I went to my parents house for the holiday. We played Apples to Apples before dinner (which is a fun game anyway, but a lot more fun with a couple glasses of wine). Then we had dinner, and my mom made a really special feast. She sent us home with like 18,000 pounds of food, which we honestly really appreciated (we don't get to eat special meals very often). A good time was definitely had by all! 

So this post correlates with my previous post about past holiday eyeshadow collections. It's kind of a fail on my part because I actually started drafting it last December, but never got around to completing it. But it's all good, it gives me something to write about now!

Last year, an indie eyeshadow company called Chinovi Cosmetics released a beautiful holiday collection that consisted of six colors. I found out about this collection by reading Wendi's post here! I definitely recommend checking out her swatches of that collection, as they are really well done!

Here are the eyeshadow descriptions from Chinovi Cosmetics:

Berry Garland is a deep red with berry tones and swirled with cranberry and silver sparkles.
Blue Spruce is a deep evergreen with blue interference. It is lit up with blue and golden sparkles.
Flocked is an extremely shimmery white.
Star is a darkened gold with a lot of shimmering gold sparkles.
Tinsel is a mid tone blue with tons of purple, pink, teal, and silver sparkles.
Twinkle is a shimmery nude with silver and gold sparkles.

And now onto the swatches! These shadows are swatched over Darling Girl Cosmetics Glitter Glue on NC15 skin.

Top Row from L to R: Twinkle, Flocked, Berry Garland

Bottom Row from L to R: Star, Tinsel, Blue Spruce

The swatches above were taken outside in the shade.

Top Row from L to R: Twinkle, Flocked, Berry Garland

Bottom Row from L to R: Star, Tinsel, Blue Spruce

The swatches above were taken outside in the sunlight.

Above: I had to include a photo of the actual eyeshadows and the packaging, because it was so cute! The eyeshadows were packaged in the snowman bag (not solely, of course) and they were adorned with little Christmas trees.

Chinovi has a new holiday collection this year that is called Silver Bells. I am drooling after some of the shadows in the new collection, though I'm trying not to be so frivolous. I have a butt load of eyeshadow, and I want to use what I actually have instead of buying MOAR MOAR MOAR. I think I've done a good job lately of not buying makeup unless I actually run out of it (i.e. foundation, eyeliner, mascara). 

So that's my Chinovi Christmas 2012 collection, only a year late! I hope you all have a really wonderful weekend!

 DISCLAIMER: All items mentioned were purchased by me; all opinions are my own.

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.

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.