Thursday, September 2, 2010

Darling Girl Cosmetics review

I actually placed two orders with Darling Girl Cosmetics before doing this review, because for some reason I ordered almost all brown shades on my first order. So having bought from this company twice, I can say the website is very nice and easy to navigate. Prices are fantastic. A sample baggie is 60 cents, a 3 gram jar is $2, and a full size in a 5 gram jar is $4- these prices are for both eyeshadows and blushes. Tinted lip balms are $4.50, and lip gloss is $5.50. Susan also has a blog where she does swatches and FOTD's. I got my orders shipped out almost immediately after ordering, which is of course very appreciated. They also each came with a free eyeshadow sample, and a free tinted lip balm sample. Here are swatches of all the shadows I have. All shadow swatches are over Concrete Minerals Electric Eye Primer. Top 3: Poetic Pink, Kindle, Fever Bottom 3: Exhale, Frolic, Electric Lady Exhale is such a unique color, it's a light purple with an intense blue shift. You can see some of it in this next picture, but for a better look, check out Wendi's blog. Top 3: Twyla, Mojito, Mardi Gras Bottom 3: Covet, Aerial, Dark Knight Aerial is a hard color to photograph. It's blue, lavender, and grey all in one. I really love Dark Knight, because it's a shiny black based blue/purple that actually stays looking blue/purple when applied, and not just black. Top 2: Chai, Cydonia Bottom 2: Oracle, Miss Me As someone who is avid reader of Pink Sith's "Taupes You Can't Have" series, I am always on the hunt for my perfect taupe. Many have tried, all have failed... until now. Oracle is the most beautiful, perfect taupe in the world. Here's another picture so you can bask in its glory. I feel like it's too powerful for my eyes to comprehend, like in Supernatural how everyone has to look away from the angel's light. But I never want to look away from this bebe :D I ordered a couple blush samples, both colors are really nice. Left is Pink Outrage, right is Impetuous. Not blended in, obviously. So, this all seems pretty awesome right? But wait, there's more (please imagine that being said Billy Mays style)! I haven't even told you my favorite part yet. ^O^ <--- That's how excited I am. My favorite Darling Girl product, which I may love even more than Oracle, the most perfect of all taupes... TINTED LIP BALM IN "FAITH"! This is my new favorite lip product. I wear it almost every day. Not only is it my MLBB (my lips but better) shade, but it's super moisturizing, and when the balminess fades away, my lips are still slightly stained. It is so awesome, I ordered another one in the shade Sassy. I've swatched them for you here, along with my free sample balms. Top 2: Faith, Sassy Bottom 2: Brazen Berry, Athena I. want. every. color. Here's an idea of what they look like in terms of size: I love the packaging, it's such a nice and simple tube. Seriously, I can't rave about these enough. I have a feeling I'm going to have a stupid big collection of these by the time this year is over. Here's a simple, work-appro EOTD I did this morning. Lid colors are Chai and Electric Lady, with Cydonia in the crease and Hi Fi's Eat Me Drink Me as the highlight. Susan has really impressed me so far. Although not all of the colors are complex, they are all pretty, and there's certainly some stand out shades. There's a great selection of colors, and neutrals, a wide variety of blush colors, and of course the amazing lip balms! I didn't get any gloss, so I'm looking forward to trying that out on my next order. Have you tried Darling Girl yet? Are you going to? How many balms will you buy and send me? >:D

19 comments:

  1. I just received my order with about 10 samples & a Lip Gloss yesterday. I am loving exhale, masquerade, and covet at the moment and also like incognito & sand dune. I'vr been putting together another list of shades to try because shea's added a lot since I ordered. The gloss is a bit sheer but not at all sticky & I can't say I detected a scent. It's a coral called dElight & looks a bit scary in the tube but goes on very nicely.

    I agree that the shades aren't complex but I'm impressed enough to want more.

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  2. I haven't tried it yet but now I want to!! Especially for the balms! And the look you did with them is soooo pretty.

    Dammiiiit, stop making me want to buy makeup! lol

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  3. I love Faith too!!! Athena's definitely on my wishlist too. I love the shades I've gotten from DG, and I am impressed at the quality so soon in her business. I am sure it'll get better and better :) Thanks for the great swatches!

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  4. I haven't tried Darling Girl yet, but they're on my list! Awesome swatches! And I LOVE the purple/goldy look too, looks fabulous with your eye color! Exclamation points!!!

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  5. I placed an order few days ago after i read Makeup zombie's review. I should order again!! I want the mordi gras and oracle.

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  6. damn you I just paid off my credit card!

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  7. I might have to have a looksie.... I'm very lacking in taupes...

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  8. These are GORGEOUS, and I love the site too! And you know what? This person actually offers $1.50 shipping to Finland... Oh my oh my, I'm already bankrupt :'(

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  9. Must. go. and. buy. Ugh, I REALLY don't have any room for more makeup, but I always seem to need more and more of it.

    Love your EOTD X3

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  10. I haven't tried them yet, but I have to now! Those lipbalms are gorgeous, and the eyeshadows are so pretty!

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  11. Woah, really like Oracle! So pretty! All swatches looks great. I've never heard of a lot of the brands that you write about! *lol* But they always look so nice! I'll have to try some of them out soon! Just waiting for that money tree to grow in my backyard!

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  12. Wow, I can't wait to try these now! Wish our stupid server would let me look at her stuff at work, sigh. I've already bought a Jordana Fabuliner on your recommendation and it's been love. LOVE, I SAY! I used to suck at eyeliner...but not anymore!

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  13. Beautiful EotD!

    This post was the first I had heard of Darling Girl Cosmetics... I placed my first order within an hour of reading it. XD

    I'm looking forward to my sample of Oracle and Exhale. Thanks, Heather!

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  14. @Marcey: I like how she's always getting inspiration from things to create new shades, I think that's really great. Delight looks pretty :)

    @Julissa: Bloggers are enablers! It's our job!

    @cait: I know, she is doing so great for how long she's been open. I can't wait to see the thing she'll come up with in the future.

    @princessfats: Thank you!!! Exclamation points!!!

    @Leira Yann: Can't wait to see your swatches :)

    @Kira:......heeehee

    @Robyn: YOU MUST HAVE IT. BEST TAUPE OF ALL TIME.

    @Sagu: Wow, that's really cheap! You should try it ;)

    @mer: we all need more of it ;)

    @kathyeffingjacobs: I can't wait to hear what you think! I hope you love the balms as much as I do.

    @Nicole: Oh, if only...lol

    @Lena: Glad you like it! I am pretty bad at applying liquid liner, but it's easy enough with those.

    @Painted Moogle: Yay! You will love Oracle!

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  15. OM NOM NOM Kindle and Fever look so purrty :3

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  16. OOOOH TAUPE!!! That is a very lovely taupe. I've never tried Darling Girl. They have great prices! Hmm. I think I've been bitten by the lemming bug again. XD Man, so many awesome indie makeup creators, so little money! Haha.

    That purple looks great on you! Very pretty.

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  17. TAUPES!! How did I miss this post!? A couple taupes I've tried lately have sadly fallen flat against my expectations.. I'm getting a little discouraged! lol anyways great swatches, as always. Are the balms just normal twist ups? I'm very intrigued now... Also are they really soft? I have this thing where I like lip balm to be a little on the firmer side. I think I have suffered too many melting lip balms in the car hahahaha

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  18. OH shit, I was overwhelmed and I forgot to mention, I LOVE your eotd!!

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