Don't Lie to Me About Pretty Things

It's beautiful and luscious.

It's beautiful and bright.

... and apparently not all it's cracked up to be.

If you Google Lime Crime make-up (which I did today, on the way to buy something.)

Several sites about controversies come up.

Aw crap. 

I ended up clicking on Lipstick and Lightsabers' blog. After reading up I decide to NOT buy and continues to read all sorts of articles and Lipstick and Lightsabers.

I really never thought about my makeup, where it came from, and what the ingredients were. Suddenly I realize this is just one more way to invest in small businesses and find something unique. I never considered the quality. After reading a comparison that Lipstick and Lightsabers' did, I decided to take the money I was going to buy Lime Crime with (about $30) and spend it on better companies. 

I ended up buying:

Fyrinnae: Pixie Epoxy

(Lipstick and Lightsabers raved about how well it keeps eyeshadow on and gives the foiled look with out foiling. --and in case you didn't know foiling is adding water to your eyeshadow so when applied it's brighter and shinier)

Fyrinnae: STFU Loose Eye Shadow (now discontinued)

It's a beautiful shimmery copper. I love the way coppers, browns, and greens look on me! 

I got the sample size of STFU and with shipping it cost about $10

As I continued to read through some Lipstick and Lightsaber arctics. I found this one. It's all about a company called Geek Chic! (simple put well made make up with geek themes.)

OF COURSE I BOUGHT SOME! 

Geek Chick: Sweet Transvestite (now discontinued)

I was going to buy a similar color from Lime Crime, but it cost more than twice as much :o Also this one maybe flavored like buttercream frosting. FTW! 

Mana Screwed Eyeshadow? YES!

I bought: Forest  

and Swamp

Two of my favorite colors to play and I just built an EDH deck using them!

Then I moved on to the True Blood Set 

It's called Fang Banger's Quartet

I picked up Viking King

And

Eyes of the Werewolf

Lastly I hit up the Battlestar Galactica set 

Called So Say We All

I grabbed Love of the Uniform

I also picked up some foundation, just to try it. I decided I was:

Codex! I'm excited to try it. 

The lipstick was the only thing I bought full size for $6 and the rest I bought sample size for $1.25 a piece. I bought samples because I don't go through eye shadow very fast and I wanted to try lots of colors.  This whole order came in at just over $18. 

I was expecting to spend about $30-$45 on Lime Crime for about 3-4 items, but instead got 9 items for $28!   

Saved some money + trying new companies + feeling like a total hipster = A+