This month's Innocent + Twisted Alchemy subscription came as a surprise because I received jars instead of clamshells. I initially thought I received a full-sized subscription by mistake and messaged Linda about it, she assured me that she was trying out jars this month to see how they go. Personally, I loathe clamshells and I was contemplating on unsubscribing because of all the trouble they've given me. I+T's products are amazing and beautiful, but the hassle is too huge to ignore.
I received four eyeshadows and one blush from I+T and four additional samples from other companies. Since this is the first time I'm receiving jars from I+T, let's discuss the packaging. The jars are not shrink-wrapped, instead they are wrapped with adorable Halloween themed tape. I experienced some leakage in the square jar, but the tape prevented product from leaking outside.
Pictures taken under daylight bulb and swatched over ELF Essential Primer (click to enlarge)
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| Hallowing Voice |
Hallowing Voice: dusty rose with gold and blue shimmers
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| Empty Sorrow |
Empty Sorrow: taupe with blue shimmers and slight pink sheen
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| Cruor |
Cruor: matte maroon. I found that the jar had unblended chunks of red and white shadows, but I didn't pick up any during my swatch.
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| Thaumaturage |
Thaumaturage: beautiful shimmery emerald
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| Augur |
Augur: dusty rose with streaks of unblended dark shadow
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| Daylight: Hallowing Voice, Empty Sorrow, Cruor, Thaumaturage, Augur, Augur (blended) |
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| Flash: Hallowing Voice, Empty Sorrow, Cruor, Thaumaturage, Augur, Augur (blended) |
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| Magic of Metals |
Magic of Metals: shimmery dark taupe. This was a sample from Eccentric Cosmetics and it applied beautifully.
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| Binah |
Binah: sheer sky blue with blue sparkles. This was a sample from Esoteric Aesthetic and the pigmentation was a bit disappointing.
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| Regina |
Regina: matte merlot base with blue shimmers/duochrome. This was a sample from Hello Waffle Cosmetics and it's beautiful and pigmented; definitely a top-notch shadow that I would purchase.
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| Dementia |
Dementia: extremely opaque wine with red shimmers. This was a lip gloss sample from Performance Colors. I believe it's the second gloss sample I received from them and the last one was beautiful and opaque as well.
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| Daylight: Magic of Metals, Binah, Regina, Dementia |
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| Flash: Magic of Metals, Binah, Regina, Dementia |
This month was kinda great because of I+T's jars and Hello Waffle's knockout shadow! I hope Linda continues using jars, assuming these won't leak on her. This is also the last subscription box for 2014 since she's taking a break for the holiday season. I look forward to when it comes back!
- Jolie ♥
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