High Voltage Cosmetics Swatches

Here are the swatches I did of my High Voltage cosmetics. The first pic is without flash, the second is with flash. The first set are on bare skin, the second set are over NYX jumbo pencil Milk. These minerals are smooth, highly pigmented, easily blended, and inexspensive. Shipping time is very quick, I recieved my products within a week of ordering. The only bummer is the site used to promise samples with orders, and I have ordered three times, and never recieved samples. I like samples because I sometimes end up with colors I wouldn't have chosen (either because I didn't think I would like it, or the pic didn't do it justice) that I might end up loving. That is how I found my fav Calypso Minerals color-as a sample! I highly recommend this company! www.highvoltagecosmetics.com

Left to Right: Cocktail Party, Cupid's Arrow, Fairy Blood, Iron Butterfly, Mean Streak, Pixie Dust, Roadie, Pirate, Rule Breaker, Wild Angels.

The above swatches are the colors I bought my sis for Christmas. The ones below are all colors I own, so some are doubles, as I ordered some of my favs for my sis!

Left to Right: I'm With the Band, Totally Rad, Prince Charming, Unplugged, Secrets & Lies, Midnite Desire, Love Drunk, Frost Bite, Cocktail Party, Roadie, Poisioned Apple, Pirate, VIP, Star Breaker, Hi-Fi, Paradise City, Fairy Blood

Tarry Night

This is a look that I would love to do for a show or a hardcore night out, but I had to adapt it a little, as I was going to be wearing it all day. I don't really go to shows or out anymore anyway; I have a two year old! So I'm sure all will be shocked to learn I used a Hard Candy quartet. I used an oldie but goodie, the Techno quad. I used both blacks as well as the silver. I also used a NYX jumbo Black Bean pencil, and started by rubbing that all over my lower lid on top of my UDPP. I then used the smoky grey/black and applied that all over my lid about halfway up to the browbone. Next, I blended the crap out of it, using a color that matches my skin tone on my brow bone, blending into the smoky grey/black. I then used the pitch black color with silver sparkles on my lid and blended. I smudged both colors on my lower lash line, using the silver on my tear duct and inner corner. I used a black eyeliner on top and bottom lash lines and on top and bottom water lines. Finished with black mascara. I loved how this turned out, the pitch black has silver sparkles, which really set off the look, and in my opinion give it a pretty, rather then industrial look. The trick to wearing any makeup is to blend, but especially with dark colors!