Nail Mail Monday - Femme Fatale Cosmetics Super Haul & Color4Nails Goodies

Hello!

It is tipping it down with rain today in the UK so I hope wherever you are is more sunny. It's the first day of our summer today as well! Standard! I was worried I'd not be able to take my photos today thanks to the dullness but I managed to gather some light from my window.

Today I've got my super haul from Femme Fatale cosmetics to show you. First up I have the new 'There and Back Again' collection which is themed on The Hobbit. I think this collection looks absolutely stunning as a set with the mix of colours and finishes. A creative masterpiece!

From Left to Right is Femme Fatale Cosmetics 'Elvenking', 'Heart of the Mountain', 'Lonely Mountain', 'My Precious', 'The Last Great Fire-Drake', 'The Necromancer', 'Thief in the Shadows' and 'Wandering Wizard'.

I also got a few other polishes with these.

From Left to Right is Femme Fatale Cosmetics June COTM 'Land of Treats', Emily de Molly 'Gold Light of Day (A Femme Fatale Cosmetics Store Exclusive) & Contrary Polish 'Somebody Loved'.

I also had my much anticipated Nail Mail from Color4Nails this week containing some Limited Edition Emily de Molly's. Especially 'LE 32' which I'm currently wearing, blog post for this beauty will be up soon!

From Left to Right is Emily de Molly 'LE25' & 'LE32 (which is a burgundy to orange thermal)'.

I also picked up some more of my cuticle oil which is a Color4Nails own brand oil in the scent Coconut & Kiwi which is my favourite of the many they do. I really love the brush application of this, so convenient and easy to use and it lasts for ages! Got to keep those cuticles moisturised!

I had a major delve into the Femme Fatale Cosmetics Eye shadow range with my Femme Fatale order this month! There was a new release and also a re-release of some discontinued shades with a new version 2 formula to improve application. I also got a couple of the Cauldron of Mysteries Eye shadows that are LE releases.

From Left to Right, Top to Bottom is Arcanomicon, Deepmoss, Estranged Sea Lion (LE Cauldron of Mysteries), Faerie Fire, Inscribe, Mystic Conjurer, Peebles, Phantasm, Prismo, Rampage, Six Days of Storms (LE Cauldron of Mysteries), The Scarecrow, Time Lost, Watery Grave & Zodiacal Light.

Femme Fatale also stock Detrivore Cosmetics and I picked up a couple of eye shadows to try.

From Left to Right is 'Midnight' & 'Vaermina'

Femme Fatale Cosmetics also released a new Eye shadow collection this month called the Faraway Collection based on the children's story The Faraway Tree written by Enid Blyton. I used to watch the TV show of this as a child and I loved it so I was really excited to see what Sophie came up with. The 20 piece collection is like a Rainbow for your eyes! I brought the sampler pack and it came with a couple of extra samples from the Cauldron of Mysteries as well! The COTM polish above was also linked to this collection. I know there's some of these I'll need more of! 

Sophie's gorgeous pictures!

I also purchased some more of the Femme Fatale Cosmetics Shadow Magic Primer as it really does help your eye shadow last all day and using it everyday I needed a top up!

This is now my Femme Fatale eye shadow collection! I'm going to need a bigger box!

Phew! That was a big Haul! What do you think of all these? Any questions or favourites? Let me know in the comments. Let me know if there is anything you'd like to see a full mani of on the blog.

Thanks for visiting,

Have a lovely day,

Helen xx

Femme Fatale Cosmetics Haul - Enchanted Fables Collection & More

Hello!

Today I have a super exciting haul for you! This week I received my much anticipated Femme Fatale Cosmetics haul filled with their new collection and lots of other goodies. Let's drool over the pretties!

First of all look at the PACKAGING!! I must admit I don't keep my polish boxes as I don't have the room to spare but that font is so cute. I love the attention to detail that Femme Fatale have and each Enchanted Fable having their own font is such a lovely touch! Luckily the labels on the bottles are the same so I can still appreciate it without keeping the boxes. And the LE's always have a black box instead of a white one as well which again makes it extra special!

Before we get into the Enchanted Fables I also brought a couple of backups of the Snow White collection which had it's last pre-order at the same time. Sophie also surprised us with a 'Bodice Lace Version 2' after the first version was discontinued! It's the same apart from a different base colour. I don't have the first version so was really pleased that I grabbed this!

From Left to Right is Art of Witchcraft, Bodice Lace V2, Mirror Mirror on the Wall, Weed in her Heart and the COTM Fairyduster

The Enchanted Fables Collection

As soon as Sophie announced this 22 duochrome collection I was super excited and I still am! This finish is my favourite from Femme Fatale and these polishes leave me lost for words. They are breathtaking! I love the theme as well! Let's take a look!

From Left to Right is Alice, Ariel, Aurora (Thermal), Belle and Cinderella

From Left to Right is Eilonwy, Eliza (Thermal), Emeralda, Euna (Thermal) and Evil Queen.

Unfortunately due to a pigment change Eliza is discontinued but I was lucky enough to get one from the first batch. Euna is the replacement that will go to stockists. Evil Queen was a LE polish that was included if you purchased the whole set from Femme Fatale. The holo sparkle on this is amazing in the sun!

From Left to Right is Faline, Jasmine (Thermal), Kida (Thermal), Megara (Thermal) and Merida

From Left to Right is Nala, Perdita, Rapunzel, Red Riding Hood (Thermal) and Rose Red

From Left to Right is 'Snow White' (Thermal), 'Thumbelina', 'Tiger Lily' and 'Tinker Bell'

Aren't they all just beautiful! I can't wait to start using these! 

I also brought these two 'Emily de Molly' Stamping plates to add to my collection. The designs are a bit small for my talons but I can always double stamp or use them when my nails are shorter. The designs are always so beautiful.

I also delved further into the Femme Fatale Cosmetics Eye shadows range. I brought the 12 mini sizes and I was also kindly sent some samples to try out!

From Left to Right, Top to Bottom is Alpine Skies, Arcane Storm, Candied Apple, Crystal Guardian V2, Golem, The Masquerade, Moonglow, Nexus V2, Puzzle, Silver Apple, Star at Rest and Vampire Breath.

 I wore Nexus yesterday and it's beautiful. I'm still using the Femme Fatale Cosmetics Shadow Magic Primer and it's working really well.

These macros of the above shadows are from the Femme Fatale Cosmetics site. Aren't they so pretty!

 The Enchanted Fables Collection - Thermals

I thought I'd try and show you the thermal change on the swatch sticks. It actually worked!

From Left to Right is 'Aurora', 'Eliza', 'Euna', Jasmine', 'Kida', 'Megara'. 'Red Riding Hood' and 'Snow White'

This was a sort of a Transition as the water evaporated.

Phew! I hope you enjoyed this Haul. I know I did and will do for a long time. Everything is gorgeous.

All the swatches are three coats with top coat but the opacity of the polishes was great and you could probably use two coats. The finish without top coat is a silky satin matte finish for the duochromes which is beautiful but I added top coat to protect my swatches.

I also wanted to add how quickly I received these and how well packaged they always are. I really appreciate it when nail polish sellers take the time to protect the polish as breakages in transit are the worst thing ever!!

Please let me know if you'd like any comparisons and if there is anything you'd like to see in a full mani first!

I'd pick a favourite but how can you?!

The Enchanted Fables collection will be coming to stockists in the near future with the exception of Eliza and Evil Queen. What will you be picking up? Don't forget it's LE so don't wait!

Thanks for visiting,

Have a lovely day,

Helen xx

Nail Mail Monday featuring my Femme Fatale Cosmetics Haul including The Afterlight Gala Collection

Hello!

I have such a host of beautiful goodies to show you today!

This week I received a small nail mail from Color4nails.

From left to right is Femme Fatale Cosmetics 'Her Imperial Majesty' and I also brought two back up bottles 'Hundred Years Winter' and 'Enchanted Desire'. Aren't they all gorgeous!

My highly anticipated haul from Femme Fatale Cosmetics also arrived this week. Including the new Afterlight Gala Collection along with some Emily de Molly's AND I branched out into some Femme Fatale Cosmetics Eye shadows. Yes Sophie also creates Eye Shadows as well as polish and they are just as stunning. It was like Christmas come early!!!!

From Left to Right is Emily de Molly 'Future Royal?', 'Major Themes', 'Crown of Dahlias' (A Femme Fatale Cosmetics Store Exclusive), 'Circlet of Ice' (Another Femme Fatale Cosmetics Store Exclusive, this also has a gorgeous pink/red glow that I didn't capture here), 'Empty Journals', 'Showdown' and my third back up bottle of 'I'm B-lind' (because two bottles was not enough!)

From Left to Right is Femme Fatale Cosmetics 'Lace Masquerade (Thermal)' , 'Whispers of Velvet (Thermal)', 'Sunrise Funfair', 'Maze of Mirrors', 'Fields of' Treasure', 'Crown of Ribbons', 'Lantern Lights', 'Dripped in Diamonds', 'A Fortune Teller's Charm (Thermal)', Glass Carousel' and the COTM 'Stargazing on Saturn'.

This collection is B-E-A-UTIFUL! I'm pretty sure now the Sophie practises Magic! I can't wait to start wearing these and show off some proper swatches!! Currently wearing 'Whispers of Velvet' so that's up first! These are stunning.

I've perused the Femme Fatale Eye shadows for a while now and finally took the plunge this month. They are gorgeous!

I invested in the Femme Fatale Eye Shadow primer 'Shadow Magic'. It's a white/clear soft waxy consistency and goes on seamlessly. I've had really good wear with it so far. Well worth a purchase if you're thinking of getting some of the beautiful Eye shadows as they are loose powder.

Femme Fatale Cosmetics stocks many indie brand Eye shadows and I brought a couple of the Shiro Cosmetics shades in 'Doge' (How ridiculously cute is the picture!!) I love Doges! and 'I tried'.

'Doge' is a champagne peach shimmer and 'I tried' is a gorgeous rose gold shimmer. I wore 'Doge' the other day and it's beautiful and paired with the primer it lasted all day. 

These photos are from the Femme Fatale Website, The swatches are much better than I could do!!

Femme Fatale Cosmetics also have their own brand of Eye shadow. I brought the mini versions and they come with a sifter.

These photos are from the Femme Fatale Website and are macros of the above shadows

From Top to Bottom, Left to Right is Femme Fatale Cosmetics 'Ruins of Stardust', 'Divinity', Bone Dust', 'Royal Tarts', 'COTM Searching for Gaea' and 'Seven Lost Lords'.

So Far I've tried  'Ruins of Stardust', 'COTM Searching for Gaea' and 'Seven Lost Lords' and they were all wonderful. Really easy to apply and soooooo pretty and the shimmer is gorgeous and really makes them stand out from my drugstore pallets!

Phew! Isn't it all just amazing! I'm becoming quite the Femme Fatale Cosmetics Fan Girl!

Femme Fatale Cosmetics next pre-sale is for their Enchanted Fables Collection of 23 gorgeous polishes! Next months Nail Mail here I come!

Anything you'd like to see a full mani of? Let me know in the comments!

Thanks for visiting,

Have a lovely day,

Helen xx