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Wednesday, September 4, 2013

August Dark Heart Looks and Products of the Month

New monthly series! Since I am a promoter for Dark Heart Designs I thought I would do a post each month of my favorite looks I did with their products and a little talk on my favorite products that month from Dark Heart. I don't want to say review because if it's not new I won't review it but want to give a little explanation on why certain products are my favorite that month. So without further ado lets get to the looks so we can get to the products!

For this look I used all of the Talia collection, which is an amazing collection. If you're interested click here. Half of the proceeds go to Base Camp Charity which supports children with cancer. I fell in love with the collection and the gold sparkle that ties all the shadows together. I wanted to use all the colors together in one look so I used Love on the inner corner, then Hope on half the middle of the lid, then Strength on the other half of the middle of the lid, then Joy on the outer corner. I blended Joy and Strength up into the crease. On my cheeks I used Edwardian Rose Blush with Pretty Girl gloss on the lips. I think it's a soft summer look with a fun pop of color.

This is a Lip look I created using It's My Life and Born this Way lipstick. They pair greatly together and the lip look works great with a purple smoky eye or a brown smoky eye.

This was a fun abstract look I created just playing around with purple shadows. I used Villain, Plum Insane, and Perfect. I mixed Villain and the eye elixir together to get the drip effect. The look was inspired by several fellow Dolls( Heather Makeup Mouse and Randomly Me) who have done the running mascara looks. On the cheeks is Crash and Burn Blush and the lips is the same lip above.

My favorite products of the month?

Well my favorites I used the most this month was The Talia: Just Keep Swimming Collection and Born this Way Lipstick.

You can see in my swatches that each shadow in this collection has a gorgeous gold sparkle that represents the color for childhood cancer and also ties the whole collection together. The beauty of this collection is it can be worn intense like the swatches above or the colors can be worn more sheer, which means building the product is very easy. All of the colors apply smoothly and blend easily. My favorite of the collection is Love just because I don't have any other eye shadow color like and it is just gorgeous worn all by itself.

Born this Way is this gorgeous gold sheer lipstick (picture coming soon!) that can be worn on it's own or over whatever shade of lipstick you want. I love to layer it over a lipstick of my choosing to add that soft gold glow to help soften my lip look and my over all makeup. The product itself glides on smoothly and is not drying. The lasting power is also quite good at about 4 hrs or so. For me it is a must have lipstick because of it's layering ability and the soft warm glow it adds.

So that was August's Looks and Products of the month! each month I will do the same! Any product from Dark Heart Designs your curious about? Leave a comment below and I will check it out and review it for you in my next monthly post! If I don't already own the product I have no problem buying the product and reviewing and swatching it for you. So if there are any DHD products you are curious about just leave a comment below!

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Being a Dark Heart Doll

As I mentioned in a previous post I recently became a promoter for Dark Heart Designs. I wanted to talk to you all about the company and what being a Dark Heart Doll means. I'll also do a little informal review of their products.

That Thank you card is plantable! How cute is that? plant it and wild flowers will grow!

Using the New Dark Heart Designs Steam Punk collection not yet released. Eyes: Gilded Girl and Victorian Candlelight and Bone Daddy, which is available. Cheeks: Edwardian Rose. Lips: Mechanical Lady.

Dark Heart Designs is an indie cosmetics company run by the fabulous Tina Zabriski. The company carries a variety of products, but at the moment it is just eye shadows as the store is in the process of reopening. Their is a wide range of eye shadows available during the soft open that you should check out. The products are vegan unless otherwise stated and their is absolutely no testing on animals or using ingredients that test on animals. Tina's mission is to create a quality cruelty free product and company while at the same time being more than just makeup. She writes on the store's website "Dark Heart Designs is more than just a cosmetics company. I want it to be a resource, an inspiration, and a brand that makes you feel like you're a part of something. Make up is just the beginning." That is exactly what she achieves. Each collection is inspired by something and she encourages all to share their looks with her products. She is open to feedback and is a sweet honest person that wants to give customers the best service and product she can.

About the products themselves, the eye shadows are awesome. As I get more products I'll review more, but at this time I only have eye shadows to review. They are very smooth and blend well. The lasting power with a primer is outstanding. below is a picture wearing colors from the new steam punk collection "Glitter and Gears" that last over 8 hours with very minimal creasing and that was with sweating and being hot.

You can see for yourself how well they hold up on a rough day. The pricing is very reasonable at 6 dollars an eye shadow jar, which isn't bad for the amount and quality of product you get. I have shadows that are now my go to shadows for everyday looks and for highlight. If you only get one shadow from Dark Heart let it be Bone daddy, it is a must have highlight eye shadow. Below is a variety of colors with bone daddy in the right hand column in the middle. It may not look like much, but trust me once you swatch it for yourself you'll see what I'm talking about. check the colors out here

Using Gilded Girl, Victorian Candlelight, Bone daddy. Blush: Edwardian Rose. Lips:Mechanical Lady.

Now that I've explained the company and informed you about the products you're probably wondering what a Dark heart doll is. A DHD (Dark Heart Doll) is a promoter for the company. This is not a free program and there is a small fee but it is minimal to the amount of product you get. What's more is you become a part of a family. Now I've never promoted for another company before but at Dark Hearts you become a part of the Doll family when you become a Doll. You have fellow Dolls you can ask for advice, suggestions, support, and the list goes on.You can come to the group with any problem not just makeup related. Tina is very hands on with the group and makes sure there is no negativity or drama. All the dolls support each other's pages, contests, looks and so on. I don't know about other promoter programs, but with this program you get a whole online family that welcomes you with open arms which to me is priceless.

Kiki, Howl, Elphaba, Bonedaddy.

The actual work of a Doll is pretty simple. Create a couple looks a month using DH products, promote the company and new products, share information, and support fellow dolls. Being a Doll you get a network of friends to help you out in your own makeup career. It's a chance to learn from others and share your own skills, while promoting a great company. Currently applications for Dolls are closed, but if they reopen I will post on my blog and facebook page.

Dark Heart Designs is a unique indie company with a great product and a great creative person in charge. The product is fabulous and the customer service is too. Being a Doll is a great experience to network, find friends, grow, and support an amazing company. It is a privilege to be a doll and I can't wait to see what great things my fellow dolls and I achieve! If you haven't checked out the products yet go! you won't be disappointed! Also below is a list of fellow doll pages you should go check out!

For the Love of Science and Beauty

A Bit Prissy

Kay's Kolors and Cakes

Glitter Graffit

The Viciously Vivacious Vixen

Makeup Craves By Sara Gullzaib