Everyone makes mistakes – Shiro’s are just prettier than most.

At the beginning of the month, Shiro released her February Color of the Month shade and 20 new “derp” colors, which are eyeshadow shades that were mixed incorrectly. Shiro takes these blends and packages them as one-off shades in a themed collection once every spring, and they stay available until they sell out. In honor of the holiday spirit, this batch of derps is named after romantic missteps, but unlike the encounters they’re named after, these shadows have me enchanted.

For a full review and swatches, follow the jump.

I Tried. – This is a beautiful rose gold shade, much less peach than the website swatch. I am loving how big the rose gold trend is in makeup right now, and Shiro absolutely nailed it here. This color was opaque and very easy to blend. I think this color would also make a beautiful custom gloss. Purchase here.

it’s been fun. – The first of the derps I purchased, Shiro describes this as a matte pinky brown base with orange shimmer. While I see where that description came from, this color read very purple-y to me. This is too matte to work well over Pixie Epoxy, and you can see that it applied a bit patchy in the swatch above, but over my usual Lorac Behind the Scenes primer it was Shiro’s usual easy-to-blend formula. This shade has sold out, but it seems similar to Shiro’s Mother of Dragons from the Seven Kingdoms collection.

you looked different online – Shiro describes this shade as a copper brown with green shimmer, and I would say that’s accurate to how the color looked in real life. The green shift here is noticeable but toned down compared to some of her other brown-green shades (Diggy Diggy Hole, Getting Wood, Last Homely House), which makes it easier to wear as an everyday shadow. I could probably even get away with this one at work as long as I used a more neutral color on the lid. This is still available here but will probably sell out soon, so jump on it if you like it. To me, this looks similar to I Loved A Maid from the Seven Kingdoms collection or Bowties are Cool, Shiro’s November Color of the Month (both still available).

you seem nice. – I saved the best for last here – you seem nice. is the color dreams are made of. This has a grey base but on the skin that grey disappears completely in a sunset-colored multichrome, flashing orange, pink and gold depending on the angle. I am obsessed with this and already wish I had gotten a backup! I hope Shiro considers recreating this color because this is honestly one of the most beautiful eyeshadows I’ve ever seen. Sadly, this sold out the first day it was on the site, but Shiro’s Chimera is similar, as is Fyrinnae’s Serendipity.

I’ve ordered from Shiro quite a few times and have never had anything less than a stellar experience, and this order was the same. I ordered these on Feb. 1 and had them in my hands today, well ahead of Shiro’s two-week turnaround time. Caitlin, Shiro’s owner, was also very easy to communicate with. My order contained more than just these shades (I’ll post swatches of the other shadows next week) and she helped me add a couple more colors to the order before it shipped, which was great.

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All products reviewed in this post were purchased with my own money.