now the red ones make me fly and the blue ones make me fall

[cupcake_goth]

Tuesday this week was pray for death migraine day. I tapped out of work, took a LOT of meds, stuck the Cefaly on my head, and passed out. Tuesday night/Wednesday morning I woke up at 3am with radiating pains from the base of my skull to my right eye socket, fun! Then last night/this morning I woke up at 3:30am with the same thing, but on the left side. This almost certainly means there is something out of alignment in my neck, and my chiropractor is out until next week. So fun.

:: insert head exploding emoji here ::

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Aaaanyhoodle, I need to put a message up on GCS apologizing for the two month silence. But! I know exactly what I'm writing about for April, which is Stereotype Technology: perfume. A bunch of indie perfumers have released goth/goth nostalgia scents that aren't just clove & "absinthe", and yes, I bought them all. The last of my orders arrives today, so I'll be able to test and review all of them.

In other I am a target market news, I am trying to talk myself out of buying an eyeshadow palette just for the name/packaging design. The main thing that's stopping me is that I can't find reviews or swatches that tell me if it's cool or warm toned. If it's cool toned, I'm doomed.

Comments

[skytintedwater]

This might also stop you buying it: “Infatuation” “Melancholy” “Wilted Roses” “Burial Ground” “Velvet Thorns” & “Penumbra” (Pigments) are not intended for use around the immediate eye area, FDA in United States doesn’t approve the use of Pigments on the immediate eye area. - Verbatim from the website.

[harpers_child]

Thank you for reposting that bit of information. I missed it. The eyeshadow palette that isn't intended for use around my eyes is now off my wishlist.

[cupcake_goth]

The general research/commentary from cosmetic blogs I trust have posted about this; the info I've seen around is:

"Pressed pigments can be eye safe, but generally when you see brands using the phrase pressed pigments in a palette name, it’s because they’re specifically referring to eye pigments that are safe in the EU but not approved in the USA."

And I know that I have a ton of shadows that are probably not "eye safe", but I've never had problems with them, yet had problems with other FDA approved colors. I'll probably end up taking the risk with this palette, if for no other reason that I could review it for GCS.

[harpers_child]

Ah. I don't do a lot of makeup so didn't know there were different regulations. Though it makes sense.

[danabren]

Obviously I will require explicit reviews of all of the perfumes. Obviously.

Migraines suck, I am so sorry.