Fyrinnae Arcane Magic Swatches

What was I thinking, waiting so long to try Fyrinnae's Arcane Magic shadows? The four I chose are all stunning, and the colour change is just the icing on the cake. The effect is hard to capture, but I tried to get a photo closer to(top) and farther from (bottom)  light. Enlarge these pics to see the differences for each.

Dragon Magic, Faerie Glamour, Futuristic Glamrock, Madame & Eve's

Dragon Magic

Dark, almost black, green with bright blue-green shimmer. Colour change is less obvious than others, becomes more green, less blackened.

Faerie Glamour

Vibrant purple base with light blue and pink shimmer. Another less obvious change. Shifts from mostly pink to mostly blue shimmer.

Futuristic Glamrock

Icy blue filled with light blue and sparse pink shimmer. Pink sparkle becomes much more obvious closer to the light.

Madam & Eve's

Dark purple, leaning brown, base with blue-green shimmer. Shifts from purple-brown to turquoise.

Fyrinnae Shadow Swatches

As promised, here are the rest of the swatches for my new Fyrinnae eye shadows. 

Eternal Innocence

Dark shimmery green. I've been looking for a good dark green for a while, and I think I want something just a little brighter than this. So, I'd love to hear any suggestions, whether from Fyrinnae or any mineral makeup company.

Kamikaze

Bright red with red sparkle. On me, anyway, this seems to have slight orange tones.

Meerkat

This is one of the shadows I bought mostly for the name. I think meerkats are one of the cutest animals around. Maybe not the best way to choose eye shadows, but I wasn't at all disappointed with this one. Pink-purple with tons of gold sparkle.

Orangutan

Coppery-peach with an almost metallic look to it. I actually didn't think I would really like this one as much as I do. It's another one I bought for the name. Orangutans are my absolute favourite animals in the whole world. How can you not love a baby this cute?

Hesty the Orangutan (Denver Zoo)

And last but not least,

Tapir

Rich purple-based burgundy. This looked more of a wine red in the jar, but the purple tones came out against my skin. Nearly matte, with only a slight shimmer.

Fyrinnae Haul and Swatches

Those of you who follow me on twitter got a sneak peek at my recent Fyrinnae haul. I'd been planning what to buy for ages, but the site has had a lot of down time lately. So once the site was up again (temporarily) I went all out on samples. And once again, they do not disappoint. Even colours that I was a little iffy about or bought just for the name *Orangutan* are gorgeous. And they're are more than a few that I would buy the full size of if the samples weren't so generous. Anyway, let's get to the haul, shall we?

After reading Phyrra's rave reviews about the Velvet-Gel Silica Primer, I needed to try the dry skin version. I'll have a review up for that after I try it out a bit. Onto the samples: top row is Glow Blushes, then Arcane Magic shadows, and the last three rows are the loose eye shadows. I also got a sample of Pixie Epoxy for my sister. The lashes were a freebie included with my order. I can never get enough false lashes, so these are perfect for me.

For today I have swatches of the loose shadows; Arcane Magics and Glow Blushes should be up later this week. All swatches are patted on over Elf Studio primer. And as always, click on any pic to enlarge it.

Banana Mochi

Light shimmery yellow. Much softer than Bifrost and without the contrasting sparkle.

Biker Chic

Black base filled with aqua sparkle. This looks a little patchy in the photo, but I didn't notice any problems when swatching. You definitely want to enlarge this one to see the sparkle.

Bite Me

Somewhat dark, but still bright red with red shimmer. Fyrinnae describes it as "the hue of fresh blood" and that's entirely true. Darker than Kamikaze and more of a true red.

Chaotic Evil

Bright pink filled with silver shimmer. Actually reminds me quite a bit of the new Revlon, Sublime Strawberry. The base colour isn't identical, but overall they're pretty similar.

Curiouser and Curiouser!

Bright blue filled with blue/turquoise shimmer. This is much lighter and brighter than 1.22 Gigawatts as well as more aqua-leaning.

Damn Paladins

I'm not much of a neutral eye fan, but I saw a swatch of this taupe on a blog and became obsessed with it. The base is a fairly basic medium taupe but it has an amazing light blue hidden shimmer that makes this a must-have.

More shadow swatches coming! What are your favourite Fyrinnae shades?

Lip Lustres: Meloncholy

Top is with flash; bottom, without. This goes on fairly orange but blends into lips and within a few minutes seem more melon-y (and almost pink) and less obviously orange. Less pink than the flash photo and less orange than the no flash photo. It's supposed to have a green tea scent, but I don't think it's noticeable at all.

Fyrinnae Swatches

I finally got some decent swatch photos done of my new Fyrinnae shades. These loose shadows go on well, blend smoothly, and last long over a primer. I only bought a few shades since it was my first order and I wanted to try just a couple before committing to a lot of shadows I might not wear. Well, I'm already planning my next order. And I have a feeling it will be considerably larger than this one.


Parental Advisory. With flash.Left to right: Primer; Primer + Pixie Epoxy; Pixie Epoxy; no baseParental Advisory. No flash. Left to right: Primer; Primer + Pixie Epoxy; Pixie Epoxy; no base

Parental Advisory is somewhere between the two photos. More purple than the pic with flash, not quite as dark as the no flash, and very sparkly. The second from left in the no flash photo shows it best, but again, it has a lot of shimmer that isn't showing up. This colour really needs a primer and (if you have it) pixie epoxy.

1.22 Gigawatts. With flash. Left to right: Primer; Primer + Pixie Epoxy; Pixie Epoxy; no base
1.22 Gigawatts. No flash. Left to right: Primer; Primer + Pixie Epoxy; Pixie Epoxy; no base

The no flash photo is much closer, but it's a bit brighter than this. And this shadow has tons of sparkle. Fyrinnae's swatch photo is pretty accurate for this shade. I've had bright blue eye shadow on my wish list for a while, and 1.22 Gigawatts definitely fills the role.


Bifrost. Left to right: Primer; Primer + Pixie Epoxy; Pixie Epoxy; no base

This colour actually photographed amazingly well. Bifrost is a pure, bright, vibrant, glittery yellow. The kind of yellow that is nearly impossible to find. I used it in an EOTD recently and got tons of compliments. Even if you think you'll never wear yellow eyeshadow, buy this colour because you will love it.

Edit: I just realized looking at these pics that the difference between using pixie epoxy/primer or no base isn't very obvious. But when actually applying the shadow, you really will notice it. The primer stops it from creasing and makes the colour more vibrant and the pixie epoxy really holds sparkle/shimmer in place.

Fyrinnae Mini Haul

My Fyrinnae order came! I was so excited I could barely get the package open. And as soon as I saw the colours, I fell in love. I'll have a more detailed review and better swatch photos soon, but here's first impressions of everything I bought.

The shadows were patted on dry without primer; this is in natural light.
Left to right: Bifrost, Parental Advisory, 1.22 Gigawatts, Looking Glass, Mephisto.
Bifrost is a pure, bright yellow with yellow glitter, much brighter than the photo shows.
Parental Advisory is a dark, vibrant shimmery violet.
1.22 Gigawatts is an incredibly bright, shimmery, vibrant, amazing blue. I can't even express how much I love this colour. (I might be able to take bright blue eye shadow off my wish list.)
Looking Glass is a soft matte teal. I was kinda on the fence with this one when I deciding what to order. I only ended up buying it because I knew my sister would use it if I didn't. But seeing it in person, I think it'll be hard to even let her use it, the colour is so pretty. The photo doesn't even come close to showing how pretty it is.
Mephisto was actually a free sample. Fyrinnae include a sample with each order that they think you'll like based on the other colours you've bought. I have to admit I wouldn't have bought this colour based on the swatch on the website, but it looks so much better in person. It's a dark almost black purple with dark pink shimmer. Again, I have to apologize, the photo really doesn't do this justice. I'll try to have better swatch photos very soon.

I also bought Pixie Epoxy, the crease eye shadow brush and four lip lustres.

After using the Pixie Epoxy just once, I think I must be addicted. It makes the already vibrant colours even brighter and holds the colour in place all day. I haven't used the crease brush yet but it's incredibly soft and I have high expectations for it.

As for the lip lustres, I got Visual Kei (bright, Barbie pink), Deceptive Innocence (pinkish nude; nearly matte), Trickster (fuschia), and Meloncholy (an orangey-coral melon). I was afraid Meloncholy would be too orange for my skin tone (very pale) and when I first put it on, it was bright orange. But, after a few minutes it kinda blended into my lips for a perfect coral. Deceptive Innocence also went on a bit strange but after five minutes was a great nude.

The lip lustres feel amazing on the lips; almost like if you rubbed olive oil on your lips. Even though the formula is pretty dry it doesn't make your lips feel dry. The colour seems to last a few hours (with eating and drinking) and even at that point it doesn't really fade completely away. It seems more like it just blends into your lips more for a more subtle colour. (I don't think that entirely makes sense and I apologize.)

Overall, based on first impressions alone, everything I ordered seems like a good choice. I will definitely be ordering more from Fyrinnae. The only challenge will be not ordering every colour.

One last thing to mention is that Fyrinnae is an entirely vegan company and don't test on animals. That makes me love them even more.