Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Eye of the Day


Eye of the Day for August 10th, 2011.

Used Tokidokis Sodashop Palettes:

*Tulipano
*Nancy Rocks
*Patatino
*Skull Donut

With the Included Perfetto Eyeliner in Catrina, over Too Faced Shadow Insurance, and Nyx Cottage Cheese Jumbo Pencil with Black Mascara.


Palette Haul!






I recently splurged on some Pressed Palettes, heres Haul 1 - all from Sephora - Tokidokis Soda Shop Palette, Tokidokis Robbery Palette, Kat Von D True Romance Eyeshadow Palette - Truth, and Sephora Collection Moonshadow Baked Palette - In The Nude.

With Ebates offering 8% Cash back - ( Referral Link here! ) I paid:

- Tokidoki Sodashop: $35
- Tokidoki Robbery: $39
- Kat VonD - $10
- Moonshadow in the Nude - $28


Up first is Kat Von D True Romance Eyeshadow Palette - Truth - I nabbed it on sale for $10, and its no longer available on Sephora. However, for $10 I got:

* 8 Pressed Eyeshadows at 1.4 grams each
* A plastic Key covered and Golden Monogrammed Case
* Two tiny eyeshadow brushes

- Since this was on sale, I snatched this for a mere $0.89 an gram! Original price was $34, which ends up being $3.04 an gram, and many are on sale currently for $24 which is $2.14 an gram!




It comes nestled inside a white cardboard accordian holder and pretty smokey pewter tissue paper and a golden sticker. Inside is a white plastic holder, with a full mirror inside top.

The creamy shades, much emphases on greens (at last!)
Colors Left to Right: Sugar Skull, Long Distance, Snake Eyes, Finland (Cream), Prague, Galeano, Rehab, Sister


Then there is the Sephora Collection Baked Moonshadow - In the Nude. This is currently $28.

Inside there is:

* 10 Baked Domed Eyeshadows at .5 grams each

This is a little more expensive at $5.60 a gram.

A very nice bronze metallic lid, with a full mirror inside lid.


All the colors!
Top row left to right : Cream, Light Bronze, Soft Gold, Peach, Taupe
Bottom row Left to Right: Silver, Deep Brown, Honey Brown, Deep Sienna, Plum


Up next is the Robbery Palette from Tokidoki - for $39 you get :

* 12 Pressed Eyeshadows, .8 Grams each
* 2 Blushes at 4.8 Grams each
* 1 Bronzer at 4.8 Grams
* The huge magnet on top of the tin
* The collectible (and crazy cute) tin!

- If you add up all the grams of JUST the eyeshadows, and ignore all the extras, this set comes to : $4.06 a gram.



Plastic casing outside the palette!

Large magnet with a hard tin case. So many details on the art.
Inside cover, also covered with art, and a tiny mirror.

The Three palettes inside that are removable. Left to Right: Royal Pride, Ariecchino, Rapina.

The top lids of the palettes flipped up, more art! <3


Royal Pride Palette - Colors from Top left: Lion Pappa, Savanna, Ercolino, Bullete
Bronzer in Royal Pride

Ariecchino Palette - Colors Top Left on - Soya, Candy Cane, Ninja Dog, Meteo
Blush in Momobella


Rapina Palette, Colors left top and on - Liberty, Bullets, LA Gun, Adios
Blush in Polpettina Even more art under the palettes when you remove them!

Up last is the Soda Shop Palette from Tokidoki - for $35 you get :

* 12 Pressed Eyeshadows, 1.8 Grams each
* Perfecto Eyeliner in Catrina (Eggplant Purple)
* A oversided Nail Shaper in the shape of SANDy
* The huge magnet on top of the tin, a sheet of magnets inside the tin
* The collectible (and crazy cute) tin!

- If you add up all the grams, and ignore all the extras, this set comes to : $1.62 a gram.


Plastic case around the tin!


The Flag Magnet removed from the top of the tin!

The Mirror inside the top of the tin.

The sheet of adorably cute magnets.

The SANDy nail shaper.


The Perfetto Eyeliner!
The (I had this idea first, I swear!) brilliant overlay to name the colors with ART TOO. I promise I had this idea about two months ago and was working on creating it with transparency paper!

The colors Top Left and then on are:
Top: Skull Donut, Polatino, Riposina
Next: Ciccio, Mummetto, Mozerrelia
Next: Tulipano, Nancy Rocks, Romeo
Last: Ciotalina, Arrosta, Fubino


Top: Skull Donut, Polatino, Riposina
Next: Ciccio, Mummetto, Mozerrelia

Next: Tulipano, Nancy Rocks, Romeo
Last: Ciotalina, Arrosta, Fubino

And thats it! I hope you enjoyed the photos and views inside these wonderful palettes! <3


For Reference:

- MAC Pressed Eyeshadows are $10 a gram
- Inglot Pressed Eyeshadows (Freedom Squares) are $1.85 a gram
- Urban Decay Pressed Single Shadows are $12 a gram


Saturday, June 25, 2011

Call for Testers - July


* Call for Testers - July Edition*

~ Closed ~


Hello again Ladies! I find myself in need of some feedback, support, and other fun things. Since all of you, sadly, do NOT live close enough for me to come shower you with samples and get feedback I was hoping this could be the next best thing!

What being a Tester means:

  • Joining the secret group on Facebook for Testers
  • Giving feedback on ideas from myself and other members
  • When samples are offered and you have time to give feedback, say Me!
  • Feedback on Samples, packaging, etc!
  • If you give a good idea that I follow through with, you are guaranteed full size samples!

How do I become a Tester? Email to - Closed for now!

  • Name
  • Email
  • If you have any allergies, preferences (Colors, Vegan, etc), and favorite products
  • Why you would make a great Tester!
I will be inviting folks for a week or so, and then open it again in August!

A few other things:

  • Samples and feedback are Secret, m'kay? Once its for sale, you can scream about it from the rooftops but during testing please keep things hushhush!
  • NO Drama will be tolerated. Im serious!
  • No talking about other people, other groups, or other companies. Good or Bad! I dont want to either wish ill or steal ideas. <3
  • Real life totally, absolutely comes first. You arent going to 'get in trouble' or get kicked out because of real life. Just let the group know!
  • Your address will be posted inside the group so I can easily access it for mailings.
  • The more feedback and help you give, the more samples I'll send you.



Friday, June 24, 2011

First Contest - The Name Game


The Name Game Contest for - Heart of the Forest!










* Prize - 3g Sample Jars of The Heart of The Forest with the special toppers when it releases! - OR - Upgrade to the full size collection for $10! <3

* How to Enter -
* The Winner will be chosen by me - the most inspiring name to be chosen 7/10/2011

My upcoming Collection, Heart of the Forest, will be 6 wonderful Neutral shades of brown, gold, and of course - glittered up. Not TOO much of course, but definitely not bland boring browns.

However I've been thinking and thinking, and can only name 5 of the 6 colors, so heres where you come in! The names Ive already chosen are:

  • Grove - A sacred circle of Trees
  • Ent - A male wood/tree spirit
  • Hart - The King Stag of the forest
  • Faun - A Satyr of more innocent motivations
  • Dryad - A female wood/tree spirit

So I need ONE amazing, awesome, "Brown" sounding name of a Forest flair - and it must something I can draw! Some names you might mention might already be on my (very long) idea list so please dont think if you write down a name and I use it in the future it was "your idea". If I do "use your idea" dont worry, I WILL let you know! <3

Post those names! There is no limit on names or posts, if you get inspired later go ahead and post again! <3

-- If it will not let you post due to Blogger being odd, just post your ideas on the Fanpage and I will post them here for you! --

The Starrydance Cosmetics Glossary of Colors

White Stag:
A creamy white with a hint of green and gold, White Stag is a buildable white shimmer pigment that doubles as a highlight!

White Stag is Eye Safe, Vegan, and Not Lip Safe.
Released June 2011
Core Collection of Colors






World Tree:
A smooth green with blue and aqua touches - World Tree is the perfect green to merge between green, blue, teal, yellow, and darker greens.

World Tree is Eye Safe, Vegan, and Not Lip Safe

Released June 2011
Core Collection of Colors