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Aromaleigh v2.1’s Ignis Antiquita collection review with swatches

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  • Manufacturer: Aromaleigh
  • Availability: beginning September 2013 from the company's webstore
  • Description: 40 eyeshadows
  • Cost/Amount: USD$6.507.00 for 1.2 grams / 0.035 ounces; USD$1.001.25 for a sample baggie, USD$40.00 for sample collection
  • Would you purchase again: yes, some of the colors
Aromaleigh v2.1’s Ignis Antiquita collection

I think this might have been the first collection release when the original owner took over major creative direction and formulation at Aromaleigh. I’m not a monstrous fan of the color palette…but the shadow quality got just a little closer to the Aromaleigh v1 shadows. (Hence the “v2.1" - not a total change like the v1 to v2 change, but a change nonetheless.) Color pigmentation seemed like it was a little better, and adhesion was improved. As part of the version 2.1 direction of the company, several collections were designated “seasonal" while others became permanent - always available. This is one of the permanent ones. It’s also one of the larger Aromaleigh collections, even of any of the v2 lineup. I think that some of the v1 collections were over 60 items, but by v2, most collections had decreased to around 20 shades, maybe 30 items tops.

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Most of the shadows are shimmer finish - there aren't any full-on sparkle finishes, and while there are a few pearl-frost finishes, there aren't any satins or mattes in this group.

I own about half a dozen of these eyeshadows in full-size, and while I may pick up one or two more, I won't be getting too many of these in full-size. I'm much more of a jeweltone person, or a "bright winter", and this isn't a "bright winter" color palette...so while a few shades caught my attention, by and large, many of these are either a little too warm, or aren't saturated enough for my preference. For folks who love wearing neutral-warm shades, or who are autumnal-palette folks, you've hit a bonanza.

This collection contained:

  • Adelaide
  • Aethelflaed
  • Agnodice
  • Agrippina
  • Arachidamia
  • Aradia
  • Aspasia
  • Blenda
  • Boudicca
  • Chiomara
  • Clotilde
  • Eleanor
  • Enheduanna
  • Freydis
  • Gwenllian
  • Hatshepsut
  • Hervor
  • Hildegard
  • Honoria
  • Hypatia
  • Khutulun
  • Lagertha
  • Lozen
  • Lucrezia
  • Melisende
  • Penthesilea
  • Phryne
  • Razia
  • Sappho
  • Skuld
  • Tamar
  • Telesilla
  • Theodora
  • Tomoe
  • Tomyris
  • Trotula
  • Urraca
  • Ursula
  • Yael
  • Zenobia

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