Entries for Thursday June 07

TKB Trading’s Sapphire

• Vendor: TKB Trading
• Availability: part of the regular line
• Color Range: ocean-blue shimmer
• Staying Power: 3 out of 4
• Cost/Amount: USD$14 for one ounce
• Would you purchase again: yes
• Similar shades:

A brighter blue, but not so vivid a color that it’s neon or ‘strobing’ blue. Like most of the eyeshadows I review from TKB, this is straight mica, so apply it wet and over a primer and possibly a shadow base, or it will migrate and crease like nobody’s business. It’s a stunning shade, though.

My Pretty Zombie’s Unicorn Pee

• Vendor: My Pretty Zombie
• Availability: part of the regular line
• Color Range: blue-white sparkle
• Staying Power: 3 out of 4 stars
• Cost/Amount: USD$3.75 for 1.2 grams
• Would you purchase again: yes
• Similar shades:

The cool version of MPZ's Law Firm Lamb Cake. The sparkle shows up far better when applied dry...at least for the ones I received. In one of the pots, the blue had separated a bit from the white, and so I had to re-mix the color or I had some blue, lots of white (presumably which included the base mix) and the sparkle. The color is nice enough, but I've seen many vendors do 'their' version of a white with multicolored sparkle. This is a cooler white, but if you want a pale blue, go for a pale blue. If you want a white sparkle, go with that option. This is far from my favorite MPZ color. Check out any of the Blue Period Trio shadows, or the Drugs Like Me shadows or blushes. In my opinion, this particular shade is not one of the better representations of this vendor's offerings.

Morgana Cryptoria’s LE 120

• Vendor: Morgana Cryptoria
• Availability: part of the Frankenshadows collection
• Color Range: dark jade blue with faint shimmer
• Staying Power: 3 out of 4 stars
• Cost/Amount: USD$5.50 for 1.2 grams
• Would you purchase again: yes
• Similar shades:

Initially I wasn’t sure about getting this color. From the vendor photo, I couldn’t tell if this was a dark blue, or a dark green. Turns out it’s a bit of both… This color’s right on the borderline between a dark blue with slate tones, and a dark blue with *green* tones. The shimmer is fairly sparse, but the color payoff is good. The color is deep enough to use for contouring and shadowing, but it won’t power right over other, lighter shades.