Hey guys! It’s been a while since I shared any actual content for you, so here ya go!

A few weeks ago DreamWorld Minerals announced they were having a grand reopening promotion where you could order a sample kit for $5. The kit had a variety of their products for you to try. It’s a great value! What I found very impressive about this opportunity was that you could choose whether you wanted cool tones, neutral tones, or warm tones. I appreciated this because I tend to stay away from warm tones in my makeup, so I truly got a kit tailored to my preferences.

Here’s a picture of my haul!

My kit came with 5 eyeshadow samples and two mini sized shadows (pictured at the top), a mini jar of blush as well as a sample (middle row to the far left), a full-sized Magick Wand lip gloss (middle row), five foundation samples (middle row to the far right), and three different illuminators/highlighters samples (bottom row).

I thought it was cool that you got to select your foundation samples. Of the five I received, I selected two. The other three were selected by the owner based on my choices. She did an even better job than I did! She sent me two Morrigan samples and one ended up being an almost perfect match.

While I didn’t swatch the foundations and illuminators, I DID swatch the shadows, blushes, and lip gloss.

From top to bottom: Magick Wand Lip Gloss in Tinker’s Treasure, Blue Blood e/s (mini), Twilight e/s (mini), Fairey Queen e/s (sample).

I am absolutely in love with Blue Blood. I have nothing like this in my collection. It is a gorgeous deep blue with strong purple tones. It just shimmer so beautifully, and it is the perfect smokey color. I wore it over a cream base all day yesterday, and it lasted well over 15 hours. I was completely blown away!

From top to bottom: Singing Apple e/s (sample), Spellbook e/s (sample), Black Flamed Candle e/s (sample), Hallowed Ground e/s (sample).

Holy goodness. Black Flamed Candle is breathtaking. I wish this picture would do it justice. It’s the perfect neutral for me. I have a hard time settling for neutrals when I need to look “professional”, so I tend to gravitate towards colors like this with extra pizzazz. It has depth to it that I love. Hallowed Ground is actually more green than the picture lets on here.

I also swatched the blushes!

The top is Isis (I think. The labeling on these is pretty bad…) and the bottom was my mini sample in Hex Hall. Isis is a great ‘barely there’ pink for me. I wore it today and had no problems with blending. Hex Hall is a nice light lavender shade that blends out to a light pinky color on the cheeks. These swatches were applied heavily so you could get an idea of the colors–these do blend down nicely!

Overall I was very pleased with this kit. It was an insane deal, even without all the samples and extras. If only for the lip gloss and shadows alone this was a steal. The shadows are great quality from what I can tell so far, and the gloss (while it has an odd smell to it), is pigmented and not at all drying. I tried one foundation and one illuminator today, and the illuminator I tried looked quite lovely all over my face for a healthy glow.

My only real gripe is the inconsistency of the labeling. Some samples have stickers with the brand’s name, and others do not. One of my mini shadows has a lid sticker and the other doesn’t. I am a bit anal about stickers, so this was a little off-putting.

I hope you guys enjoyed this haul! I recommend checking out the brand to see if there is something that catches your eye. Blue Blood is such a perfect smokey shade for Fall, so that is my must-have from this set of products.