A couple of weeks ago, the team from Sassy Minerals asked if I would like to try a few bits from their new line that had launched at the end of September. A quick dig around the site looked very promising with some very nice looking colours. You all know that I love my mineral pigments!
Last week a really good selection of jars arrived, which I couldn't wait to get stuck into. There were a few foundation samples included which I haven't got round to trying yet. Once I've had a go, I'll blog about those on their own. They also included 2 matte shades from their Silk Luster range, but I wasn't a fan of the colours so I haven't bothered to include them here.
The samples are $0.75 each, which is a fantastic price! There seems to be about 1/8tsp in each jar. That's a pretty good amount for samples.
Ingredients are listed for every item, a huge bonus as some of the products include Carmine and Bismuth Oxychloride. If you're avoiding either of those then the individual ingredients are extremely helpful. There is an FAQ which explains their decision to use Bismuth Oxychloride.
One more very important issue - Sassy Minerals have created each of their colours. They have not just repackaged wholesale minerals. It's stated on their opening page so they are, quite rightly, somewhat proud of their colours.
A note on the swatches. I want to kiss whoever it was who made a note on their blog that they change the white balance on their camera to the light bulb setting when they do swatches in the evening. I tried it and it has made a huge difference to the colour pick up! The eye shadows and liners are swatched with a damp cotton bud, the blushers are swatched dry over primer. I've saturated the colour a little for the blusher picture as the two middle blushers would not show up clearly otherwise. I'd never wear the blushers that heavily anyway!! Descriptions of colour are from the Sassy Minerals site.
Eye Candy Shimmers
-Silk Sheets - Golden Cream with gold shimmer
-Uplifting - Peachy gold with silver sparkle
-Pop Star Meltdown - Bubble gum pink
-So Over It - Rosy lilac with mauve tones and purple shimmer
-Off Kilter - Silvery lavender with green and purple sparkle
-Rumor Mill - Golden beige with silver and gold sparkle
-Opening Night - Gold with olive undertones and gold sparkle
-Pixie Sprinkles - Neutral peachy beige with copper, green and purple sparkles
-Make It Work - Rosy brown with aqua sparkles
-Over The Limit - Bronzed copper with copper sparkles
-Fierce - Smoky grey with red and blue sparkles
-Why Not? - Deep smoky graphite with red and silver twinkles
-Without Reason - Ocean blue with flashes of aqua
-On the Edge - Deep sky blue
-Jinx - Heather grey with a strong aqua shimmer
-Trust Me - Soft lime with gold sparkle
-Misunderstood - Neutral brown with intense green highlights
-Lyrical - Deep smoky green with intense aqua and green sparkle
-Apparition - Soft grey with subtle shimmering highlight that appears green or mauve depending on viewing angle
-Smoke & Mirrors - Silver grey
-Don't Blink - Ocean blue with green sparkles
-Sexy Nerd - Multifaceted antique gold with subtle flashes of blue, green and gold
Eye Candy Liners
-Galaxy - Smooth black
-Gasoline Rainbow - Smooth black with intense rainbow of sparkle
-Indulge - Smoky slate blue
-Shocking - Electric blue with blue shimmer
-Endless Party - Vibrant purple with blue and purple shimmer
So Cheeky Shimmer
-Give Me Some Sugar - Rose champagne with gold sparkle
-First Kiss - Coral peach with gold shimmer
-Crowning Moment - Cool petal with golden shimmer
-Tart - Peachy pink with golden shimmer
After spending a couple of hours playing with these today, I'm already impressed with the pigmentation even when they're applied dry. You do need to either apply with a wet brush or over a sticky base, as with most minerals. The camera just doesn't pick up some of the colour complexity. It completely failed to pick up any of the shimmer in "Apparition". They're very light and fine in texture, reminding me a great deal of pigments from The She Space. They also have the same depth of colour complexity. Very lovely pigments! I've got some EOTDs to show with these. I did notice the photos on the site seem a little washed out compared to the actual product, but that's not really an issue.
I just hope that they continue to produce such amazing colours and that they don't become overwhelmed as so many other mineral etailers have in the past.
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