Fyrinnae?? (formerly Bombshell Bath)

[shatteredshards]

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Originally Posted by westindiesangel I never use eye primer, but I never have this problem of the eyeshadow just fading off my eye like that.

Do you normally wear mmu eyeshadows, or more commercial stuff? I have found that I pretty much must use primer with mineral/indie shadows (I use Too Faced Shadow Insurance). Commercial stuff is full of fillers (hello, talc) so while it may stay better, it certainly doesn't have the same color payoff if you use some primer. It doesn't help that I have oily lids, but seriously, primer is a worthwhile investment; even using concealer on your eyelids as a primer can help.

As for the Pixie Epoxy, they just posted tips for using it on their blog: Fyrinnae: Greetings, Earth-dwellers.

 

[downloadstone]

Sob, I just lost two of my favourite Fyrinnae eyeshadows in a jar explosion D: Does anyone know if Fyrinnae is still stocking their powder modifer so I can press them? Or is there any other way of pressing their powders? I've heard straight alcohol/purified water and the other usual techniques don't work for Fyrinnae shadows

I sent the guys at Fyrinnae a message asking after their modifer a while ago, but haven't heard anything back.

 

[Kragey]

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Originally Posted by shatteredshards Do you normally wear mmu eyeshadows, or more commercial stuff? I have found that I pretty much must use primer with mineral/indie shadows (I use Too Faced Shadow Insurance). Commercial stuff is full of fillers (hello, talc) so while it may stay better, it certainly doesn't have the same color payoff if you use some primer. It doesn't help that I have oily lids, but seriously, primer is a worthwhile investment; even using concealer on your eyelids as a primer can help. As for the Pixie Epoxy, they just posted tips for using it on their blog: Fyrinnae: Greetings, Earth-dwellers.

This, and I often recommend foiling loose shadows/pigments or using a sticky base for more staying power and even better color payoff.

 

[InspiredBlue]

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Originally Posted by downloadstone Sob, I just lost two of my favourite Fyrinnae eyeshadows in a jar explosion D: Does anyone know if Fyrinnae is still stocking their powder modifer so I can press them? Or is there any other way of pressing their powders? I've heard straight alcohol/purified water and the other usual techniques don't work for Fyrinnae shadows I sent the guys at Fyrinnae a message asking after their modifer a while ago, but haven't heard anything back.

I've used Coastal Scents EZ Press for pressing other brands of mineral e/s. I only have Fyrinnae samples, those are too small to press so I haven't tried, but I don't see why it wouldn't work

 

[-moonflower-]

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Originally Posted by InspiredBlue I've used Coastal Scents EZ Press for pressing other brands of mineral e/s. I only have Fyrinnae samples, those are too small to press so I haven't tried, but I don't see why it wouldn't work

I press the samples straight into the jar they come in, with the powser modifier and a small coin wrapped in cloth. It works really well!

 

[InspiredBlue]

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Originally Posted by -moonflower- I press the samples straight into the jar they come in, with the powser modifier and a small coin wrapped in cloth. It works really well!

Thanks for the tip.

For me the point of pressing is mainly to be able to put them in palettes though.

 

[nebbish]

I love love LOVE Fyrinnae! The colors are so ... complex and amazing. I feel like they're different every time I use them lol!
And the Pixie Epoxy?! OMG. I use it for all my eyeshadows now, and everything looks and stays on better.
I have an Arcane Magic color, but I don't actually notice any color-changing going on. The color is still absolutely gorgeous, tho.

 

[keijukainen]

I wonder where Fyrinnae's mini size lip lustres have disappeared. There's only the full size option left on their website. I've contacted them by e-mail twice in August and asked if they discontinued the minis but they haven't replied yet.

I love Fyrinnae's eyeshadows. It's amazing how you can get 3 quite similar looking chartreuse greens from them and every shade has something unique in it. I also love the fact you don't necessarily need Pixie Epoxy with these, just if you really want to boost the glitter/duo-chrome/etc effect of your shade. I do think a creamy base is mandatory but it can also be UDPP, MAC paintpots etc. Anyway, I always use a creamy base with mineral eye shadows to reduce the fallout and save the pigment.

The blushes are really pretty but to me not as special as the eyeshadows. Still I really like all of the blushes I've bought.

Lip lustres are also amazing. It's like using a thin but opaque lipgloss paint on your lips. It's truly amazing how pigmented these are.

 

[Kragey]

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Originally Posted by keijukainen I wonder where Fyrinnae's mini size lip lustres have disappeared. There's only the full size option left on their website. I've contacted them by e-mail twice in August and asked if they discontinued the minis but they haven't replied yet. I love Fyrinnae's eyeshadows. It's amazing how you can get 3 quite similar looking chartreuse greens from them and every shade has something unique in it. I also love the fact you don't necessarily need Pixie Epoxy with these, just if you really want to boost the glitter/duo-chrome/etc effect of your shade. I do think a creamy base is mandatory but it can also be UDPP, MAC paintpots etc. Anyway, I always use a creamy base with mineral eye shadows to reduce the fallout and save the pigment. The blushes are really pretty but to me not as special as the eyeshadows. Still I really like all of the blushes I've bought. Lip lustres are also amazing. It's like using a thin but opaque lipgloss paint on your lips. It's truly amazing how pigmented these are.

According to their twitter, they got rid of the minis because the jars were terrible and leaked a lot.

 

[Meisje]

I tried to order earlier. Despite there not being an "our ordering system is down" notice on the site, I couldn't order, and when I logged in later, the order I had spent an hour and a half picking out was no longer in my cart. Very frustrated and annoyed right now.

Edit: I just clicked through my account, and found my order, which I was not able to place due to the system being down, in my order history but marked as "Cancelled." The order is duplicated and also listed as "Pending Payment." It's now allowing me to pay. Weird.

 

[keijukainen]

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Originally Posted by Kragey According to their twitter, they got rid of the minis because the jars were terrible and leaked a lot.

I wish they had this info on their website too. I find this odd! I've several mini tubes and non of them has leaked. I'm confused

. It was so convenient to test the colors with mini tubes first and then get a full sizes of those I really liked.

Hold on.. are you sure they were talking about the lip lustres? They don't use jars for lip lustres, the mini lip lustre is a tube, not a jar.

 

[Kragey]

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Originally Posted by keijukainen I wish they had this info on their website too. I find this odd! I've several mini tubes and non of them has leaked. I'm confused . It was so convenient to test the colors with mini tubes first and then get a full sizes of those I really liked. Hold on.. are you sure they were talking about the lip lustres? They don't use jars for lip lustres, the mini lip lustre is a tube, not a jar.

Yes, I know they use tubes; I'm bad and often use the words interchangeably.

They had a lot of issues with lip lustres breaking during shipping or some such thing, and it apparently got costly to replace them.

 

[Meisje]

I got my order and the colors are really beautiful. I haven't used them yet (I'm going to the gym later and don't wear makeup there) but they're really rich and shimmery. The In The Spotlight highlighter looks like it might be a great match for my pale skin --- it's not really shimmery but just glowy.

 

[keijukainen]

Mini lip lustres will be back!

Saw this notification on their website:
"10/5: We're going to bring back the Mini Lip Lustres. Check back for them next week. "

 

[Meisje]

Hmm. I am having a lot of trouble with the Fyrinnae shadows. They seem to travel everywhere on my face, even using TFSI.

I haven't tried the Pixie Epoxy yet because I was hoping to be able to use them just with TFSI for a less intense look, but they get everywhere. They transfer to my upper lid, fall down my face...

I have a feeling it's a matter of application technique, but so far I suck at it.

 

[Kragey]

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Originally Posted by Meisje Hmm. I am having a lot of trouble with the Fyrinnae shadows. They seem to travel everywhere on my face, even using TFSI. I haven't tried the Pixie Epoxy yet because I was hoping to be able to use them just with TFSI for a less intense look, but they get everywhere. They transfer to my upper lid, fall down my face... I have a feeling it's a matter of application technique, but so far I suck at it.

How are you applying them? I usually pat them on, and I pretty much apply all of my loose shadows wet or on top of a sticky base.

 

[Meisje]

I apply everything over TFSI. The lighter/brighter colors are okay, although pretty sheer and not super vibrant, but the dark colors just turn out like black shadow on me.

I did an EOTD here... http://www.specktra.net/forum/f166/r...e-eotd-170812/
You can see that the Pumpkinfire looks like matte black shadow, even though I pressed it on over the top of UD Bourbon liner.

I've tried:

-patting it on. The color is dull and muddy (compared to my MAC pigments), the sparkles are not visible and stray, and all day bits fall onto my face. All dark colors basically look black. The TFSI seems to have no power over it (whereas TFSI keeps all my other shadows, even the cheapest, on all day)

-rubbing it on. Everything goes muddy and all dark colors appear to be black.

-foiling Biker Chic with eye drops as an eyeliner. It just looks like plain old black liner, and bits continue to stray all over my face

I haven't tried the pixie epoxy (or using a sticky base) yet because I'd like to be able to use them for daily, non-dramatic looks as well. But I ordered a ton of dark color samples (Immortality, Biker Chic, Pumpkinfire just to name a few) and they're all just basically muddy black shadow on me --- black shadow that has bits that fall out during the day.

I've used both MAC pigments and Coastal Scents micas and never had an issue with either. I would really like to get these to work.

(Edited... And foiled with eye drops as liner, it crumbled and smudged and was all over my face by the end of the day... I am starting to think this stuff does not work with my skin...)

 

[LorraineER]

(Edited... And foiled with eye drops as liner, it crumbled and smudged and was all over my face by the end of the day... I am starting to think this stuff does not work with my skin...)

Sorry you're having trouble :/ Have you tried using a flat, synthetic concealer brush? That's the only thing I can think of but it did help with my application.

 

[Meisje]

I've tried every sort of brush for application, and it makes no difference in the end. I believe the issue is the fact that I have hooded eyes AND oily lids.

I finally had some success with the Pixie Epoxy, which made everything bright. It looked nice, although I won't be able to use these shadows for daytime use --- I can't get the shadows to work without the PE (so no subtle use is possible).

It didn't last, though:

After four hours, there was some creasing.

After about five, it started to stray and make a mess.

By eight hours it was a catastrophe. It looked nice for a while, but I find the whole thing too temperamental. I don't like having to constantly check the mirror to see if eyeshadow has fallen/smeared all over my face. Every shadow I've used BUT these has worn like iron over TFSI (no matter how cheap).

They are incredibly beautiful and probably just don't work very well with my hooded eyes. Even though they are economical and feature a gorgeous range of complex, unique colors --- I would rather purchase MAC samples, simply because they work better for me. I'm a little jealous of those who can get these to work, but I certainly couldn't use them for an event any longer than a couple hours without constant, frantic mirror-checking to make sure I don't have a mess.

 

[keijukainen]

I wish I could help you, Meijse, but I'm puzzled by your trouble with Fyrinnae pigments!

I rarely use Pixie Epoxy and I'm way too lazy to foil but I never experienced anything like you. My lids are oily too but PE is one of those primers
I can use without putting on UDPP first. It did take a little practice before I learned to use PE correctly and the first time I tried it I didn't let it sit long enough before patting the pigment on and it became a disaster. After that it's been fine.

Another great primer for getting the glitter and the pigments show up is Detrovore Cosmetics primer. Detrivore primer gives a sticky base for pigments but it's not liquid like PE but like a hardened wax in a jar. I just need my UDPP under it to avoid creasing.

I've used Fyrinnae's pigments with creamy eyeshadows, NYX jumbos, paint pots etc. without any trouble. Obviously the glitter won't show unless the base is sticky but I never had trouble with pigmentation or fallout during the day. I have to admit I haven't tried those shades you mentioned (Immortality, Biker Chic and Pumpkinfire) so I wouldn't know if those shades are more difficult to use.