Hi all, and Happy Friday!

I hope everyone had a good week. To be honest, mine has been a tough one. Had a mental health assessment on Tuesday morning, with a lovely lady at a local hospital, and was diagnosed officially with major depressive disorder, stress/anxiety disorder and, surprisingly, PTSD. Looking back I can see how PTSD is a factor, but when I walked into that office I never imagined that would be part of my mental health issues. I have my first intensive outpatient therapy session tonight (Thursday) after work, and I’m nervous.

Winter has also finally come to us here in Ohio, with tons of snow and biting cold. Driving is an adventure right now!

Multichrome pigments have been used for years, specifically in car paints and nailpolishes. The magic of the multichrome pigment lies in their ability to create multiple colors depending on the angle and type of light hitting it. Until recently, this magic hasn’t really been truly possible in the cosmetics world.

However, eye-safe pigments are now becoming available, with Dawn Eyes Cosmetics releasing some of the first true multichrome eyeshadows in the indie scene. Most recently, both Notoriously Morbid and Fyrinnae have done the same, and I picked up all 5 of Fyrinnae’s multichrome Exquisites shades to show you.

It’s important to note that not only are multichrome pigments NOT lip safe, but they are also quite expensive. A full size of any of the new shades from Fyrinnae is going to run you $15 dollars, and a mini size is $4.25. A mini will generally be plenty and I find the pricing not only reasonable, but justified. These are AMAZING. They applied smoothly over my normal primer, with very little in the way of fallout. Even without a sticky base the shifts were prominent, but the colors truly sing over Pixie Epoxy.

They released 3 shades earlier this fall, and then 2 more just recently. Let’s check out some swatches!

The first picture is taken in artificial light (my ring light), and the second is angled toward my bathroom light. Look at that difference!

Please forgive my swatch of Lava in the Ocean. I was in a hurry! This shade starts as a lovely, rich, emerald green with a lovely sparkle, and shifts through shades of blue, silver, and rose. This one is difficult to capture in pictures, but is a truly dark mermaid shade.

Stained Glass is also a deep rich green with no sparkle, and shifts through teal, blue, purple, pink, and orange. This one is a morpher for sure, and has a smooth and lovely finish. This shade is GORGEOUS on the eye or as a liner!

Symphonic is a deep burgundy shade in a metallic finish that shifts through transitions of pink, gold, orange, lime green, and emerald. This shade may be my favorite, and the shifts are clearly visible on the lid.

Through the Prism is similar to Symphonic in a sparkling finish. The initial pink is a tad deeper, and the shifts through copper, gold, and Kelly green are a little warmer, but it is equally gorgeous. I haven’t worn this one yet, but I think with a little Duraline I will get an incredible eyeliner.

Ravishing is their newest shade and has the most color range. Similar in texture to their ubiquitous Mephisto shade, the color starts out as a grayish navy and shifts through violet, purple, magenta, warm pink, orange, gold, yellow-green, and deep lime green. That’s a LOT of color in one shade!

For this eye look, I applied Symphonic to the lid over Pixie Epoxy, with a little of Crow & Pebble’s The Great Revolt in the crease, and a little Ravishing along the lower lash, with Corvus Cosmetics North Wind highlight on the inner corner. In the light of my ring light you can’t see the shift as well, but it’s very noticeable in the indirect light in the car!

In this picture, I have Lava in the Ocean over PE, with C&P The Great Revolt in the crease (again, cause it’s amazing), Dawn Eyes Magical along the lower lashline, and Colourpop Fanny Pack on the inner corner! The shift isn’t as noticeable here, but it’s very visible just walking around.

If you’re a multichrome rainbow junkie like myself, then the Fyrinnae Exquisties are definitely the way to go. I’m looking forward to seeing more of these amazing colors emerge in indie products.

Have you picked up any of these for yourself? Or others from Notoriously Morbid and Dawn Eyes? Leave me your impressions in the comments below!

I hope everyone has a great weekend…I will have a MH update next week for you all. Until then, see you next time!