What a busy week and a half I have had. I am not quite sure WHY it has been this crazy but it has. One reason may be because I have been updating my jewelry site, HGHobbyShop, which has been awesome.
Anyways, I got my April Ephemera monthly sub the first week of April and have had some time to play around with it. The theme for this month is Floralia and is PERFECT for the upcoming season.
Like every month before this one the package is adorable. The label is beautiful and fresh.
When I opened the box I literally had to put it down and take a deep breath. Look how beautiful this is!
Each month this box comes with a very descriptive insert that talks about the theme, inspiration for each products, product descriptions, and the samples included.
"This month's theme is the Ancient Roman Floralia, a Spring festival to honor Flora-Goddess of Spring, Flowers, and youthful pleasures."
This month's box included two eyeshadows, rouge, and multipurpose highlighter.
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| Beautiful labels |
LOOK at them! They make me want to frolic in a field of flowers. My father, now deceased, loved to garden and anything that reminds me of his passion brings a HUGE smile to my face.
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| Top to Bottom: Vernal Roses, Realm of Flora, Metamorphose, and Locus of Desire |
All items are vegan. Metamorphose is the only non lip safe product. Vernal Roses is not eye safe. Foiled products are labeled with a "*" in the caption.
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| Top to Bottom: Vernal Roses and Realm of Flora |
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| Left to Right: Realm of Flora and Vernal Roses |
Descriptions
- Realm of Flora: a pale creamy peach with a violet highlight.
- Vernal Roses: a muted, mostly matte mauved rose with delicate copper shimmer
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| Left to Right: Realm of Flora* and Vernal Roses* |
My Take
- Realm of Flora: as described; when foiled a warm golden tone comes through
- Vernal Roses: as described
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| Top to Bottom: Metamorphose and Locus of Desire |
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| Left to Right: Locus of Desire and Metamorphose |
Descriptions
- Locus of Desire: a soft, coral peach frost with golden shimmer
- Metamorphose: a midtone mauve with buff tones, and green/chartreuse interference highlights
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| Left to Right: Locus of Desire* and Metamorphose* |
My Take
- Locus of Desire: as described
- Metamorphose: as described
PLEASE NOTE: I did not swatch these over a primer but will be in future posts. Locus of Desire is beautiful dry but for whatever reason that did not translate well in my swatch. See photos of me below to get a better idea of how amazing the shadow is!!
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| Left to Right: Realm of Flora*, Vernal Rose*, Locus of Desire*, and Metamorphose* |
This ENTIRE collection is breathtaking and working beautiful for spring! I find myself reaching for these shadows quite a bit.
This box also came with three samples, one being a cream eyeshadow from Glamour Doll Eyes.
Floralia is the name of the cream eyeshadow and its a beautiful sparkly pink! It works well on its own OR paired with the colors in this set!
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| Left to Right: Minthe, La Plus Heureuse, Floralia |
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| Left to Right: Minthe*, La Plus Heureuse*, Floralia |
Minthe is a beautiful..well minty green that is incredibly fresh on the lids. This shadow is a preview sample from the fourth installment of the Spring Greek nymph collection which features the "flower nymphs."
La Plus Heureuse is the sneek peek from next month's collection. Can you guess the theme?!? This shadow is a beautiful purple pumped full or sparkle!
Products in Action
Lid: Locus of Desire
Crease and Outer Lid: Metamorphose
Lower Lashline: Minthe
Highlight: Realm of Flora
Highlight: Vernal Roses
Lid: Realm of Flora
Crease: La Plus Heureuse
Liner: Metamorphose foiled
Lower Lashline: Locus of Desire
Inner Corner Highlight: Valhalla from last month
Lid: Floralia
Center Lid: La Plus Heaureuse
Lower Lashline: Minthe
I don't know how its possible, but this box may top last month for me. I reach for these shadows often and they compliment one another so well. I also CANNOT wait until next month's Ephemera..that sneak peek shadow is beautiful!!
Currently the Ephemera subscription has a waitlist so be sure to check out their Facebook page for updates. The monthly cost is $15 plus shipping.
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