Let's do this! Shiro Cosmetics - The Legends Collection

Hi everyone! I am finally starting up my own nail polish and makeup review blog! I figure I've annoyed the kind people on Facebook long enough (although if they think they're not going to see frequent posts for my blog they're sorely mistaken! Bwahahaha!).

This will be a post as I can sort of blog. I usually do some fun nail art at least once a week, so that is my goal for now. I also enjoy sharing the love when I find new products or brands, so there will be some of that too! Please "Like" my Facebook page Specular Reflection!!

So for the first post, I am going to show you some eye shadow from Shiro Cosmetics! This was my first time ordering from them and I think they're great! Caitlin the owner is super sweet and happily modified my order (they released the Avengers collection after I'd placed my original order, so I HAD to add them on!), and she totally supports my weird obsession with Legend of Zelda, which was the inspiration for the today's shadows!

So without further ado:

Shiro Cosmetics - ALL the things!!!

Aren't they lovely?! On the left we have five shadows from the Legends Collection! And those are what I will be reviewing today. The top are two freebies Shiro threw in (I love freebies and therefore I love Shiro even more). And on the left are some of the Avengers Collection. Yes!

The Legends Collection - Natural Light

I seriously can't get over how delightful these are. From left to right we have:

Angry Cuccos - "super pale ghostly desaturated green over a strong red shift." To me it looks like a pale pale pale lavender or a baby pink. I don't get any green, but it is definitely very spectral (see what I did there? Hah!) I think it will look really nice over things, or maybe as a blending shadow. Possibilities...

The cuccos... Don't make them angry. Image from meanwhale.tumbler.com

Destiny's Princess - "Shimmery, bright bubblegum pink with gold undertones." I have this one on right now actually. It is a nice coral-y pink (I don't know that I've ever had gum this color) with gold throughout. I like this a lot because the gold is evenly distributed, so you get a nice, uniform shine to it. It doesn't clump up when you put it on and goes on nicely.

Princess Zelda - Image from IGN

Majora's Mask - "Vivid blurple with orange shimmer and tons of red, green, and yellow sparks." Guys. Seriously. First off, I love purple. I have way more purple shadows than anyone needs. But THIS one is special. In fact, it might be my new favorite. You look at it and it's like, yeah. Purple. Whatevs. But when you put it on? ZOMG! The color! The blue-purple base is a nice rich, saturated color. And then there are so many sparkles! The dimension of this really surprised me. Honestly my picture doesn't do it justice. If you like purple shadow though, go buy this one right now. I'll wait here.

Majora's mask... So super creepy. Image from http://www.wiizelda.net/

Skull Kid - "Medium brown with strong green shimmer and orange and purple sparks." Again, this one is CRAZY sparkly!! The base is a dirt brown (which I say in the best way). It is actually a really nice neutral color. But then Shiro Cosmetics threw in all the sparkles! I like it because they're not heavy sparkles, so there isn't much fallout when you put it on. The glitter is nicely distributed and stays put. I'll be interested to see how it wears all day. This was another of my favorites from this bunch.

Skull Kid - Image from Shiro Cosmetics

Ganondorf - "Velvety black with strong dark red shimmer." I'd honestly say this is more of a deep blood-in-the-moonlight red with a black shift. It seriously looks like dried blood, which is probably from Ganondorf smacking the shit out of you for not owning this shadow (Notice his cape matches, because he doesn't want to have to get it dry cleaned every time he owns someone). I LOVE IT! It isn't glittery like the last two, but in the light it is a beautiful deep red with some gold shifting in it. Another really deep, multi-dimensional shadow.

Ganondorf - the most badassy badass to ever badass. Image from Wikimedia

The last two were freebies that were thrown in my order, and I am super pumped about them. The first is from Game of Thrones (read the books, watched the show, am obsessed).

Mother of Dragons - "Silvered royal purple over a blood-red base." Again I would say this is more of a red/purple shift to silver. Or maybe not. But it is gorgeous. Especially when the light hits it, it really shines. It is a really densely pigmented and on my eye it took on more of a purpley-reddish color, but when I pulled it out of the bag it was definitely more of a tarnished silver color. So this is probably one that you'll have to wear and figure out for yourself reader!

Daenerys Stormborn of the House Tergaryen, the First of Her Name, the Unburnt, Queen of Meereen, Queen of the Andals and the Rhoynar and the First Men, Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, Breaker of Chains, and Mother of Dragons - Image from Shiro Cosmetics

Benthos - "Deep matte navy." This shadow is actually from a company called Detrivore, which is sold through Shiro Cosmetics. And it is true to its description! It is a nice matte navy, with almost a clay-like texture, even though it is a loose powder. Very interesting. It is very dark and actually stained my arm when I swatched it, even with a base... I think this would be stunning as a liner. 

From my favorite book Starfish, by Peter Watts. One of the chapters is titled "Benthos". Image from trashotron

Here are a few more photos so you can get a better idea of what they look like:

I am so in love with these shadows and I can't wait to use them all! Shiro Cosmetics is based out of Portland and all of their shadows are handmade and are vegan and cruelty free! You can buy sample bags for $1 (and they're really generous), a 1.0g mini jar for $3.50, or a full-sized 2.0g jar for $6. Let me tell you that those are great prices and these shadows will last you for a long time! I swatched them over Concrete Minerals Electric Eye Primer, and I'd recommend a base for all of these to really make them pop.

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Look for the Avengers swatches sometime next week!!