I'm going to preface this post by saying that I absolutely adore Notoriously Morbid. This isn't the first time I've purchased from them and it certainly won't be the last. Will I ever get my other shadow swatches up here? Maybe. Eventually. Whenever I have a full day with great lighting and nothing else to do. Otherwise, this is my newest order from one of my favourite indie companies. I'd been eyeing their matte Slay Me Collection for some time and when a Free Day Friday came up where I could get two free minis I caved. Not only did I get the three mattes I'd been gazing at, but I found a few others I'd missed in previous orders and snatched them up too. Afterwards I noticed my order was mostly of the red/purple and grey/green family but hey, we all have our favourites.
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| (From L-R) She's Got Gidget Hair, He's Going Through Changes, Sometimes My Arms Bend Back, Where the Kids and the Vamps Go, Carly |
Some I pressed while others I left in jars or depotted in jars. Captivated and Rain On Cold Glass both had Ferric Ferrocyanide (something that never presses well) so I put them in spare pill cases I had. Since Where the Kids and the Vamps Go and Neno were my free minis I kept them in the jars they came in.
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| (From L-R) Captivated, Rain On Cold Glass, Lizard On a Window Pane, Teacher in Tweed, Neno |
This was also the first time I've ever pressed matte loose shadows and I have to admit I was fairly certain I'd mess them up when I first went to test them. A weird film had formed on the top and I could barely get any sort of colour pay off. After silently mourning them for a few minutes my husband suggested scraping off the weird film and sure enough after that they worked beautifully. I use the Pressing Medium from TheBodyNeeds and 70% Isopropyl Alcohol for reference, and other than the strange initial film no other problems have come up.
Now for the swatches! I'll go into the finer details on the close ups, but otherwise enjoy the sparkly, duochrome goodness that always comes with Notoriously Morbid shadows. All swatches were done over Urban Decay Primer Potion.
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| (From L-R) Carly, Where the Kids and the Vamps Go, Sometimes My Arms Bend Back, He's Going Through Changes, She's Got Gidget Hair, Neno, Teacher in Tweed, Lizard On a Window Pane, Rain On Cold Glass, Captivated |
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| (From Top) Captivated, Rain On Cold Glass, Lizard On a Window Pane, Teacher in Tweed, Neno |
- Captivated: NM's website describes it as a olive green with copper sparkles. In certain lights it can definitely appear more brown because of that but otherwise it's a gorgeous, deep green.
- Rain On Cold Glass: A gorgeous shimmery gold with hints of blue. I think because I pressed it some of the blue sparkles were lost, but I think it's beautiful regardless. A lovely neutral.
- Lizard On a Window Pane: In the first picture you can actually catch the green duochrome, though it appears more brown in the above shot. More of a satin finish, which is good news to those that are wary of glitter.
- Teacher in Tweed: Lovely neutral matte brown. Takes a bit of work to get good payoff but that's probably due to the pressing problem I had. Otherwise it's fantastic.
- Neno: Similar to Rain On Cold Glass but with a lot more glitter. Fallout occurred as to be expected with shades this sparkly but it was easily dealt with. Definitely has the 'wow factor' described on the website.
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| (From Top) She's Got Gidget Hair, He's Going Through Changes, Sometimes My Arms Bend Back, Where the Kids and the Vamps Go, Carly |
- She's Got Gidget Hair: A nice matte nude. It kind of gets lost on my eyelids since it's so close to skin colour but it makes for a nice base for other shadows.
- He's Going Through Changes: I'd call it a more gingery-nude than Gidget Hair, but also makes for a nice matte base. Could be built up a bit more as well than I did on my arm.
- Sometimes My Arms Bend Back: Rose copper was the best description of this beautiful shade. I can't notice the blue shift mentioned in the description but it's fantastic otherwise. Could be considered quite glittery though, so a glitter glue would work nicely.
- Where the Kids and the Vamps Go: Very similar to Sometimes My Arms Bend Back, but more of a berry copper. In certain lights it's obviously more magenta but in others they look almost identical. Also very glittery.
- Carly: I love this colour! It looks more purple in the pressed pan but comes out a nice shimmery burgundy on the skin. The copper sparkles are subtle and not as messy as the previous two.
So overall another fantastic haul from Notoriously Morbid. I've never been disappointed with her products and this time is no different. I would definitely recommend their eyeshadows for indie newbies and pros a like, that much is for certain.
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