Dawn Eyes Cosmetics - Swatches! LE Christmas 2011

Wanted to get these Christmas themed shades out for everyone to see.   These beauties can be found here.

Candy Cane - Bright true red shimmering with loads of silver and red sparks. Delicious!!
Sugarplum Dreams - Deep beautiful burgundy dancing with red and green sparkle. An excellent crease or lip color! Just dab a little over lip gloss for a very sugarplum look!
Frankincense & Myrrh - A deep and textured brown, glittering with gold, red, purple, blue, and copper sparkle. This shade will make you love brown, even if you don't!
Rum Eggnog - Buttery and soft, sweet and smooth, this goldish pale orange tinted with hints of beige and golden sparkle, and sprinkled with brilliant dark copper sparks will make you thirsty indeed! Watch for the kick!!

The immediate winner is Frankincense and Myrrh, followed by Sugarplum Dreams. Lots more in her holiday collection to try out.

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Moi Minerals - Swatches!

I won the most amazing color, Obsessed from Moi Minerals.  I decided to buy five samples, and was given a complimentary sample as well.  The first are swatches over Pixie Epoxy.  These are three very beautiful liner type shadows.  All black based, swatching over the epoxy enables you to see the difference between the three shades.  Poison Ivy and Galaxy really stand out for me.

These were swatched with water.  Admittedly, I had a difficult time with Cactus and Spring.  I'm not sure if it was operator error, or the composition of the shadows.  Cactus really is unique - it looks like gold but when swatched it looks very much like a very pale cactus (celery).  The green shift is apparent, a real chameleon.  Mercy doesn't even come close to showing it's beauty with water swatches, further below is a sample over epoxy.

Zombie Bride definitely has a greenish shift in it.  I didn't find Groom to be as interesting, but they are definitely complimentary.  Obsessed is just fabulous on several levels.  It is that gorgeous magenta color that I loved so much as a kid.  Like Mercy, it needs to be used with epoxy to show the true character.

Moi's description of Mercy: "Its a deep Purple with Blue Lights When Applied and then color shifts to a Rose/Copper.. But once applied Foiled (WET)is where the Magic Begins...This Color turns into a ''Metallic Copper'' with hints of Blue shimmer a slight Purple undertone, The picture doesn't show the blue well but its there and its amazing!!!"  That's very accurate - and even more so with epoxy.

Her description for Obsessed isn't readily available right this minute, but I'll secure the description.  I can only describe it as a color that I am so glad that I own in a full size.  It's very beautiful.

Do you own any Moi Minerals?

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Simply Just Minerals - Swatches!

I have an inordinate number of colors to get swatched for Simply Just Minerals.  Here are twelve.  These shadows all apply very well and adhere with no issue.

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Dawn Eyes Cosmetics - Swatches

I satisfied my craving for DEC by ordering some samples and a full size of Peacock Teal II. These shadows did not disappoint.  You can see the swatch of Peacock Teal II here.

Pine Plus - The same classic green as Pine but bursting with green sparkle.

SMR - My version of AL Angels Suzanne Marie Rose, a metallic golden beige bedecked with green and pink sparks and a healthy dose of holographic glitter! Suzanne Marie Rose is my Mother.

Close to Coral - This hard to classify shade has a light brownish base but is loaded with so much pink sparkle that it turns out…close to coral.

Purple Velvet - This dark purple-black absolutely blazes with purple, violet, and blue sparkle! Photography simply can't do it justice. 

Playoff White - A pearly white with pink and gold sparks!

Late Fall - A medium dark brown with a touch of russet, glimmering with green, blue, and especially violet sparks.

Treasure Chest - Very pale mauvy beige loaded with pink and copper sparkle.

Pain in the Pink - Pretty light pink dancing with golden sparkle and a hint of pink shimmer.

Peach Bubbly - A pale pearly peach twinkling with silver sparks.

Verdant Dark Brown - A deep brown with a slight burgundy undertone and gleaming with blue, green, and golden sparks.

Orange Sherbet - A bright flashy orange loaded with gold sparkle.

Purple Velvet is pretty neat.  I took a blurred shot so you could see the sparkles in it.  This reminds me of an Elvis black velvet painting!

I really like all of the shades. My absolute favorite is Treasure Chest. I also like Close to Coral, SMR and Playoff White.  I'm always looking for shades that are perfect for an Ohio State fan and this one fits the bill. 

Do you own any DEC shadows?  Which are your favorites?

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