Edit: Fyrinnae emailed me saying they happened upon my blog, and that yes, my Serendipity was darker than normal, and wanted to send me a replacement jar!! I completely geeked out at the thought of them taking the time to read my tiny little blog AND emailing me to offer me a replacement! I’m so blown away by this!

Oh YES. I had decided to not buy any more Fyrinnae awhile back because I didn’t think they communicated well with their customer base, and their customer service was not good. It was pretty dang bad. Well, things have changed, and I have noticed them communicating AND being awesome when it comes to customer service!

So when they released a new eyeshadow(Arcane Magic: Titania’s Bottom) and blush(Royalty), I decided to make an order. I ordered May 20th, it shipped May 24th, and I had it in hand May 27th. Pretty damn good if you ask me, especially considering the mail was closed on the 25th and 26th.

I love their rainbow cellophane, and so does my daughter. She always steals it! Not pictured is my order sheet with a handwritten thank you. I absolutely LOVE when companies include the order sheet, especially if they write on them! It just makes it feel more intimate to me. I like having the order sheet so I remember what I purchased. I have a bad memory, okay?

Here is my little haul! I got minis of Rapunzel Had Extensions, Serendipity, and Arcane Magic: Titania’s Bottom, a sample of blush in Royalty, and a free sample of Winter, Again.

Here is Rapunzel Had Extensions opened up. I noticed these shadows looked a bit fuzzier than my older Fyrinnae shadows. They all had a small amount of balls, which some of my older ones do as well. I’m pretty sure they are caused by a binder being added, but don’t quote me on that 😉

Here is Winter, Again opened up. All of the shadows adhered to the lid, while the blush didn’t. Just an observation.

To The Swatches!!

From top to bottom we have Arcane Magic: Titania’s Bottom, Serendipity, Rapunzel Had Extensions, and Winter, Again. There is a strip of Elf glitter primer down the left side, and a strip of Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy down the right. It is almost impossible to do these justice on camera. They look pretty awesome in the pictures, but in person, WOW. I seriously gasped when I put them on.

Rapunzel Had Extensions was the standout for me here. I love neutrals, and it’s just so peachy and orange and wonderful! It is unlike anything else I have, although that may change once I get my Darling Girl order! Fyrinnae says this about Rapunzel Had Extensions, “Pale pink with a stunning brilliant light gold highlight. Our all-time top selling shade.” I can see why!

Titania’s Bottom reminded me of Urban Decay’s Half Baked, although I don’t own half baked anymore, so no comparison swatches here 😦 Titania’s Bottom is described by Fyrinnae as “Rich metallic gold filled with fine light red shimmer at a distance, but closer to light it turns a very green-gold. The highlight’s colour change on this shade is more subtle than most of our Arcanes.” I can definitely see where they are coming from. It’s a gorgeous color and it is so very opaque! Even on my bare skin, it looked great.

Serendipity was very pretty, although it wasn’t what I was expecting. It looks a lot darker than I expected. Still, the duochrome in this is killer! I plan on using this color a lot, probably as a liner. Fyrinnae describes Serendipity as “(Formerly “Te Amo”) This shade is a glowing iridescent copper highlight, almost ghostly, despite how photos make it appear. A sticky base makes more color come though, but it works well and “glows” over regular primers. Depth of hue may appear to vary slightly due to translucent dark base.”

Winter, Again was my free sample. It’s not a color I had considered when making my purchase, but it is pretty. It’s a white, with a blue duochrome. It reminds me a bit of some of my Femme Fatale eyeshadows. I’m not sure if I would use it as a highlight just because the blue sheen comes in so strongly. I’m going to try to make it work though! Fyrinnae says this about Winter, Again “(Formerly “Te Amo”) This shade is a glowing iridescent copper highlight, almost ghostly, despite how photos make it appear. A sticky base makes more color come though, but it works well and “glows” over regular primers. Depth of hue may appear to vary slightly due to translucent dark base.”

Here is a swatch of Royalty, their new purple blush. I found it was a little bit more difficult to work with compared to my Little Sparrow blushes, but not to the point where I wouldn’t want to use it. I think it would be a lot easier to work with in a bigger container, like a full size 😛 Here is how Fyrinnae describes it, “Vibrant violet blush which doesn’t blend down to a warm shade. It will rub down to a blue-violet hue, but with gentle blending or heavier application will remain more purple. Nearly matte, deeper and cooler than Seduce (slightly warmer than it appears here).”

I definitely agree that it blends down to a bluer shade. It’s quite lovely.

Okay, I took a million and a half pictures trying to really showcase these unique colors, so have a bunch of picture spam!

With Flash, Indoors



Indoors

Outside, Direct Sunlight



Outside, Direct Sunlight

Outside, Direct Sunlight



Outside, Direct Sunlight

Outside, Direct Sunlight

The jars post-swatch. I definitely plan to purchase more Fyrinnae, as long as they continue on this upward trend of good customer service and communication. I noticed they added two new eyeshadows recently, and the Kraken is calling my name…



Until next time! ❤