Blackbird Cosmetics review and swatches

Earlier this month I ordered a sample eye shadow pack from Blackbird Cosmetics on Etsy (10 samples for $10 free shipping!) and I’m going to do a review with swatches here!

Ordered September 1st

Arrived September 16th

Her makeup is vegan and cruelty free and I think they’re all lip safe as well. This review is of her Neutral Matte Eye Shadow Set Volume 1.

The package arrive pretty quickly and unharmed. She even hand wrote a note that was inside the package which was a nice touch to see. Plus a coupon code for her shop (which I completely forgot to use when I bought from her again).

The samples! There are 10 in total, all matte neutral eye shadows with plenty of product for you to figure out if you want a full size of that color. I’m very excited about these colors as they are all 100% up my alley.

Swatches are on bare skin in natural light.

Top to Bottom: Dim Tradition, Immortals, Imogen, Thirteen, Dog Days

For the most part I really like these colors, with the exception of Dim Tradition which as you can see is practically the exact same shade as my skin. However, despite that, I still think it’s a beautiful color, it’s just not great for me. They all go on really nicely and layer well. I’ve been wearing them for a few days now and when put over primer (such as Eccentric Cosmetic’s eye primer) they last all day with no issues.

Swatches are on bare skin in natural light.

Top to Bottom: Fiction, Gravity, Beau, Fire Pledge, Lucid

Again, I really like these colors and they go on my skin really well. As someone with green eyes I’m all about Fire Pledge, it’s such a vibrant orange and it’s also pretty easy to build up or down as necessary. Lucid is also a great, rich black shadow.

I don’t really have too much else to say about these except that they are really great basic matte eye shadows. I liked them enough that I went back to her store and purchased a sample set of the Volume 2 in her Neutral Matte Eye Shadow collection and I’m excited to do a review once I get those in!