New Evil Shades Hardcore Lippies!

Happy hump day Zombies!

This lovely evening I have 4 of the new Hardcore Lips from Evil Shades to swatch for you! Oh trust me, this post is a doozy! ;)




Descriptions per the Evil Shades website:

Foad- Sassy fuchsia with violet flecks, pink and blue shimmer.
(For those days when everyone can just F.O.&D.)
Serenity- Sweet orange base with a strong pink shift.
(Who doesn't need their own serenity)
Río de Celeste- Soothing slightly greened blue opaque base with turquoise and pink shimmer. (Named for where I need to go very soon)
Humble Dreamer- A semi shear nude with a strong blue to silver shift.
(Named for one of my favorite Poets Kahlil Gibran, who said "I prefer to be a dreamer among the humblest, with visions to be realized, than lord among those without dreams and desires.")

Flash!



Swatches!



F.O.A.D


Humble Dreamer


Rio de Celeste


Serenity


Ingredients!


I don't even know where to begin to explain how amazing these bad boys are! Each color is unique with tons of sparkle and pigmentation throughout. FOAD and Serenity are SUPER pigmented and Rio de Celeste and Humble Dreamer are more sheer, but packed full of sparkle! *FOAD does come with a censored label (I requested the uncensored label) upon request. Each color has a nice sweet scent, but it's not overpowering, nor is there really a taste. The formula is smooth and slick, without being sticky and leaves your lips feeling moisturized.

Hardcore Lips sell for $6.00 full size, $4.50 Migi sized (purse sized), and $2.00 for a sample. I'd run...not walk to Evil Shades now and pick one or two of these up!

Oh and one last thing...THIS IS FOR YOU ANDREA!



*Products in this post were sent to MakeupZombie for review and consideration purposes only. All opinions are my own.

Delurk and say HI!

Hey new Zombies! And yo yo yo to my regular readers! Makeup Zombie is so important to me and I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoy blogging for you all! It's been almost 2 1/2 years now! <3

I'd love to hear what you think of the blog so far if you're new to MZ and what you love most about MZ if you're a long time reader! Leave me a comment and let me know! Is there anything you'd like to see? More LOTD's? More reviews? More off topic posts? or..just leave a comment for the fun of it! Don't be shy!

Also tell me a little something about YOU! I love to get to know my readers!

Thank you new and seasoned Makeup Zombie followers and and here's to many more years of fun! 

Dreaming Tree Soapworks Review!

Good morning Zombies!

Today I have an amazing post for you. I was given the opportunity to try and review Dreaming Tree Soapworks and since I've received the products, my life has changed for the better. hehe

(All descriptions per the DTSW website, unless ** next to them!)

Please go below the cut for full review! Oh and click each image for MAXIMUM AWESOME!

It's Friday! Bring on Glitter Liner!

Hey Zombies!

I'm heading out of town for the weekend, and decided to glam up my eyes with some glitter eyeliner! It turned into a really fun look!

The Goods:

TFSI as primer
Tick:Tock Cosmetics "Infinity" eyeshadow base
Tick: Tock Cosmetics "Mid Summer Night" main lid
Geek Chic Cosmetics "We Are Coming" blended above and into crease and into lower lash line
MAC "Shroom" as highlight and to blend lower lash line
Random black pencil eyeliner for lid
Collection 2000's "Dancing Queen" glitter liner- patted on top of black liner
Too Faced "Size Queen" mascara

Cheeks:
Milani "Luminous" blush

Lips:
Revlon lip butter in "Red Velvet"

Have a great weekend Zombies!

*Pink Blossom Cosmetics: Review and SWATCHES!*

Zombies!

Another week is almost over! Any big plans for the weekend?

I was thrilled to be asked to review a new indie company called Pink Blossom Cosmetics earlier in the month. I'd never heard of this company and was excited to try out their products.





Everything was packaged quite lovely. The clam shells and the jars were both shrink wrapped. There was a sticker with a tab over the holes in the jars and everything was labeled nicely. The ingredients in each eyeshadow were also printed on the full sized jars. You can also find a list of ingredients on their website. Also, nothing leaked during transit.



I didn't really know what to think just by looking at the colors. I did notice the product was finely milled and full of beautiful sparkle. Lilly the owner did confirm that each eyeshadow is hand blended and crafted. I really liked the textures just by looking at them. Once they were swatched, I was thrilled.

*everything swatched over Hi-Fi Cosmetics Shadow Fix*



Each color was super pigmented with just one swipe. They were also so easy to blend with a rich, almost buttery texture. I especially love Tourmaline (it's my birthstone color) as it's got a lovely green shift in it's rose base. I also really like Pink Blossom (I love me a hot pink that doesn't try too hard to be anything else)! Topaz is a gorgeous shimmery yellow gold with intense color and Sultry Taupe is just as its name claims; a nice bold shimmery Taupe.I'm really impressed by each color as they are all gorgeous.

Pink Blossom Cosmetics also carried various NYX lipstick and gloss as well as false eyelashes and makeup brushes. It's kind of a one stop shop! :D Full sized jars are $5.00 and sample clam shells are $1.00, and I feel you get a good amount of product in the samples. I think both prices are appropriately priced for the indie world these days.

Would I purchase from Pink Blossom Cosmetics? Absolutely! I'd love to try some more of the Birthstone Collection. You can check out PBC on Facebook as well!

*products in this post were sent to me for review purposes only. All pinions are my own and 100% honest.*

Too Faced "Size Queen" Mascara Review!

Hello everyone!

A while back, I had a gift card from SkinCareRX burning a hole in my pocket (virtually) and after 2 days of pouring over the Apothica website, I finally landed on the Size Queen Mascara from Too Faced.



I'll be honest, from the website, I didn't quite realize how massive the size of the brush on the wand was. I figured "Size Queen" just meant it would thicken your lashes. Boy, was I wrong! When I opened the mascara and pulled out the wand, I let out a very audible "Ummmm WOW."





From the photos above, you can't really get the full scope of the size, so I've compared the wand to Maybelline "Falsies" mascara. Faslies on top, Size Queen on bottom.





As you can tell, the wand looks like a small tree; maybe even a hairbrush for a doll?

Regardless of the size and the endless possibilities of disaster with this brush, I really love this mascara. It makes my lashes appear fuller and longer. I find it really easy to use on my top lashes and it seems to grab onto all of the lashes. Some mascaras seem to miss the outer part of my lashes for some reason, obviously this brush has no problem reaching ALL of the lashes. I also like that this mascara lasts a long time and doesn't budge through crying. ;)

Before


After


I notice myself grabbing for this mascara before any of my other brands, because I KNOW the coverage is good and thorough and I really love the way it makes my eyes stand out, because it makes my lashes look so long. One downfall is that the mascara tends to clump slightly, so make sure you remove excess product before application. This is also not good to use on the lower lash line, as you can see in the bottom picture. It's too big to really get close and personal.

Would I buy this mascara again? I definitely would! It's pretty steep at $21.00, but I feel it will last me a long time and I think it's really worth it. The brush on the wand IS a surprise, but once you get use to it, it's easy to apply to your lashes!

Have you tried Size Queen Mascara? What are your thoughts?

Swatch Spam Sunday! Tick: Tock Cosmetics!

Zombies!



Happy Sunday! Each Sunday I'm going to bring to you a little swatch spam! Just to make things interesting around here!
First up, Tick: Tock Cosmetics!






Infinity eyeshadow base is the BOMB! It reminds me of NYX jumbo pencil in "Milk" minus the yucky creasing! All of these shadows are so rich, complex, and smooth. I adore "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead", "Midlife Crisis", "Mid Summer Night" and of course "Stop...Zombie Time." I am so very excited to create looks using these shades. This is my first experience with T:TC and I'm impressed and excited!

Have you tried Tick:Tock Cosmetics? What are your favorite products/shades?

*products in this post were sent to me as part of a swap from T:TC. All opinions are my own and 100% honest.*

ACE (ABQ Comic Expo) LOTD and Ramblings!

Zombies!

I had such an exciting and fun weekend! My husband snagged a table at the Albuquerque Comic Expo this weekend and I was excited to be able to take my son Dade to it yesterday. If you haven't already, you should check out my husband's website Ego Comics! He and his partner and co-creator Neil are going to be famous one day. ;) Ben does the art and Neil does the wonderful writing. Though they can each do both. They are one step closer to completing the book they've been working on close to 20 years now. I'm STOKED.

So, I went all out with the glitter yesterday on mah eyes. Problem is, apparently I was SO excited or something that all the pics came out blurry. I tried to save some of them to show them off to you. Pretend they are EPIC. lol






The Goods:
TFSI as primer
Tick Tock Cosmetics Unfinity Eyeshadow Base
Fyrinnae "Delvian" main lid
Fyrinnae "Digital Faerie" above crease and lower lash line
Fyrinnae "Wicked" blended into crease and outer lash line
Geek Chic Comsetics "Touched by Darkness" inner corner and patted on top of Delvian
Darling Girl Cosmetics glitter glue patted on lid
Darling Girl Cosmetics glitter in "I Know What Boys Like" patted onto glue
MAC "Shroom" as highlight
Random liner and mascara

Cheeks:
MAC "Dollymix" blush

Lips:
MAC "Heroine"

Scent: Dorian and Dahl "Zombie"

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I also got to meet up with Jia from Untypically Jia. It was so fun to meet a fellow blogger who lives in the same city I do. :D

(Please excuse my derp smile.)


And here are just some random shots of the day!

Neil and Ben!


Ben being interviewed..Dade's there too!


Prints for sale. My hubby is an amazing artist! <3


Their table


This is not the droid you are looking for!


Dade and The Joker!


What a fun weekend it was! I hope you all had a great one too!

Geek Chic Cometics Revisited!

TGIF Zombies!

I have had the pleasure to watch Geek Chic Cosmetics grow leaps and bounds in the year+ since I did an initial swatch post of 4 of their eyeshadow. (See that post HERE!) So much has changed on the website...so many new collections...so many pretties! I was thrilled to be able to do a little swaparoo with the GCC's owner Chantel in order to bring you this revisited post. Geek Chic does NOT get enough lovin', so let me show you why they deserve some hard love.



All the pretties lined up! (HOLOGRAPHIC glitter? WHUT WHUT!)




*everything swatched over Hi-Fi Cosmetics Shadow Fix*

Ahh, so much pretty! Of this lot We Are Coming ("Timey Wimey"), Frag ("Glitter Grenade"), All Love is Unrequited ("Last Best Hope"), Shammy ("10 Man Raid"), Everybody Lies ("Last Best Hope") and Touched by Darkness ("Last Best Hope") are my absolute favorites.

You can't really get a good idea of the massive glitter attack in "All Love is Unrequited" from these pictures. It is amazing. Same with "We are Coming"..but trust me, it's there. "Touched by Darkness" is a lot more white based than the swatch online portrays it to be, but it's FULL of multicolored glitter. It is so fun and I can't wait to apply it over a dark based eyeshadow!





Now of course, how can I forget to talk about Chrysalis? Not only is it a gorgeous bright plum color, it's freaking pigmented! Just a little goes a long way! It's also very smooth to apply and lasts forever.

In the year + since my original post about Geek Chic Cosmetics, I'm just amazed at how much the formula of the eyeshadow has improved. Each eyeshadow is super pigmented, complex and easy to blend. Plus, the collections are so fun and if you're a geek at heart who loves makeup, GCC is definitely for you!

Visit the GCC website to pick up some of your very own pretties and then go show the crew some love on Facebook!

Do you own any GCC? What are you favorite products/colors?

*products in this post were sent as part of a swap with GCC's Chantel. All opinions are my own and 100% honest.*