Apocalyptic Beauty is an up and coming U.S. indie brand that sells vegan and cruelty free makeup products.You'll find a mixture of themed products when you explore her shop, such as Pop Culture references anywhere from Evil Dead to Skyrim and even Princess Mononoke! Ive been Following the owner on Youtube for quite some time and was so excited when she decided to sell her own cosmetics! (Shes very knowledgeable and gives great reviews on many different indie makeup brands). There are various sizes to buy and samples of most items as well. Lets take a look at some of the products that are available:
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| Loose eyeshadows |
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| Highlighters and Lip Balms |
Apocalyptic Beauty was gracious enough to take me on as an
international promoter while they start out, so as of right now I have not
placed an order YET, but was given samples to test out and create looks using
them. I was not asked to write a review nor would I if I didn't like these
products. #Honestyisthebestpolicy ! Below is a mock up order to show you
what cost would be to send to the UK, specifically.(prices will vary of course,
depending on your location) As usual, international shipping is a pain BUT if
you use the promo code KAMEHAMEH for 15% off. it’ll help bring that cost down a
bit. I’ve never tried sending products to
MyMallBox (if you don’t know what
that is seriously GOOGLE IT! Could change your life!) If you are able to use a
forward mailing service the shipping will go WAY down. I need to test if you
can do this with etsy orders. If anyone has please let me know! NOW lets move
on to some swatches…..
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| 6 eyeshadows and 1 highlighter |
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| some lip-safe eyeshadow options available |
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| brush swatches and finger swatches |
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| "does that sound fine?" on eyes and top lip |
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| wind-up bird, hypnotoad, and kami on eyes. wind-up bird on lips |
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| brush swatch(L)finger swatch(R) |
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| Mostly Harmless highlighter.Dimmed light exposure to showcase the color better on cheek |
Heres some whimsical
background info on the shades I currently have:
Kami - Light forest green with a stunning gold shift
and loads of sparkle. If all the mystical creatures of the forest held a Mardi
Gras, this is the eye-shadow they would wear to it. Named in tribute to
the films of Hayao Miyazaki.
Hypnotoad
- Grassy yellow-green with an orange duo-chrome and violet sparkle.
The name is inspired by a popular animated series. Can you guess which one?
Wind-Up Bird - metallic
yellow gold, invoking a chorus of gleaming metal canaries chirping as their
gears whir. Part of an upcoming tribute collection inspired by the works
of author Haruki Murakami.
Gorehound - dark chocolate
brown with red undertones and blue sparks.
Well I don't know about art
but I know what I like
I'll be a surfin' in your good on a Saturday night
Yeah the devil with the blues, just blew that song
I go crazy and crazy, going, going gone!
"Gorehound" is
named in tribute to The Cramps.
Gimme Back My Hand! - A
rusty red-orange that, when rubbed across the skin, bursts into a blue-brown
dipped in flames. Oh those dirty bastards... "Gimme Back My Hand!" is part of the Evil
Dead eyeshadow collection.
Does That Sound *Fine*? -
Light brown eyeshadow with a subtle green iridescent shift. Its questionable
how *fine* Ash was in Evil dead 2. In Mirror Ashs words. I don’t think so. We
just cut up our girlfriend with a chainsaw…"Does That Sound *Fine*?"
is part of the Evil Dead collection
Mostly Harmless - A
glowing blue highlight. "Mostly harmless" was the full text of
the entry on planet Earth in the Guide. This is the highlighter in the
Don't Panic collection, inspired by Douglas Adams' Hitchhikers Guide to the
Galaxy.
It
took me longer than i liked to get this review finished. The UK colds and flus
are frequent and no joke I tell ya. They wreck my weak american immune system!😂 as you can see the eyeshadows are pigmented and theres
various shades available already. Rhapsodii(Alisha Atkins), the owner, adds new products
frequently to her shop so keep an eye out for them on her IG, Facebook or
Youtube!
Next I found some PERFECT AF images to decorate the front, back and inside. I went with a Dr. Steinman theme since in the game he is a Cosmetic Surgeon, So the front is pre apocalypse(like the novel) and the back is post apocalypse like the game! You can see that same poster when you explore the Medical Pavilion. I went with the tried and true mod podge method, although I again missed a step and should've mod podged the top BEFORE gluing the image to the book. This is what happens when you try crafting with the flu! haha
