GET MY HANDS NERDY!

Eee! Another one of my favorite Etsy shops is Spectrum Cosmetics! I’ve been wanting to post this one for awhile but I just had to wait for my latest order to come on in and since it came today, let’s get to it!

Erica at Spectrum makes some seriously ridiculously unbelievable cosmetics that I’m just obsessed with. The eye shadows are my weakness! Let me hit ya with some swatches!

I didn’t realize how many Spectrum greens I owned until I lined them up like this!

(L-R) Green Man, Brunswick, Shamrock, Spearmint, Wicked, Oscar

Green Man: I have no idea why it looks as light as it does in this picture but you’ll have to trust me that this is a medium very slightly teal tinged matte green.

Brunswick: Dark matte kelly green

Shamrock: It looks a little brownish in the picture but Shamrock is a clover green with a bold gold shimmer.

Spearmint: Shimmering, glowing mint green

Wicked: Green apple matte green

Oscar: A darker version of a shimmering sea foam green

(L-R) Pollen, Submarine, Brick, Blood Bath, Geranium, Shocking

Pollen: Matte mustardy yellow

Submarine: Bright matte canary yellow

Brick: Shimmering brick red

Blood Bath: Matte medium red, leans slightly pink

Geranium: Matte medium pink, leans very slightly into an orange based pink

Shocking: Matte bright, shocking pink

(L-R) Ferric, Merlin, Overcast

Ferric: Deep matte navy

Merlin: Purpley periwinkle with a fine reddish pink shimmer

Overcast: Light matte gray

(L-R) Key Lime, Envy, Forrestry

Key Lime: Light shimmering yellow lime green

Envy: Shimmering emerald

Forrestry: Dark shimmering jade

Spectrum Iridescent Collections

The Iridescent Collections are high up on my list of favorites Spectrum Cosmetics has to offer. Unfortunately, my camera just wasn’t cooperating when trying to capture just how interesting these goodies are! When in the container, to the naked eye, they look like your average white shadows – but you have no idea! They offer a shimmering, almost glow effect to your shadow. I personally like to layer them over other shadow shades to give the look a different dimension. And as a highlight? Oh please, you gotta get these!

Again, my picture does not do these shadows any justice, You really need to see for yourselves because they’re a must have for any shadow fanatic!

And here are my goodies that I just got today

(L-R) Lemon, Fort Knox, Mystic, Sugar Plum, Dementia, Siren

Lemon: Shimmering bright yellow

Fort Knox: Metallic coppery gold

Mystic: Medium reddish brown with shimmering green highlight

Sugar Plum: Shimmering mauvey cranberry, some slight silver shimmer

Dementia: Deep soft shimmering plum

Siren: Blackened soft shimmering grape

Application on all of these loose shadows is wonderful. Matte shadows are always a little tricky, regardless of the manufacture. I feel as though they should be scooped and patted onto the lid instead of any type of swiping. Shimmers and metallics are out of this world! The colors and formula of these shadows can be compared to any of your favorite high end retailers. Seriously, these are ridiculous – you’re going to have to start your hoard of shades right now!

Erica from Spectrum offers an array of products, not just shadows! Shadow, lip gloss, perfume, lotion, soap, cologne, scrubs, foundations, and just a ton of other beauty products! Currently she has 673 items listed! I honestly need to branch out and give more of them a try – but I just get so distracted by the shadows! 3 or 5 gram containers sell for between $3-$6! Such a deal!

Guess what? We’ve got another exclusive promo code for you nerdy birds! When you go and stock up on all of your Spectrum Goods, enter the code NERDY15 to get 15% off your order at checkout! (Valid now through the end of February)

Head on over to www.etsy.com/shop/SpectrumCosmetic right now!