Purple Princess

I'd like to show you another Overall Beauty mineral eye shadow, namely one that's called "Princess".


The Overall Beauty website says that it looks darker in the jar than on the lid & that's spot on.
It's a midtone blue-based purple with a beautiful shimmer. The color payoff is very good & it's easy to blend, too.
Applied over a base (here NYX jumbo eye pencil in "Purple") the color gets more vibrant.


As a huge purple lover, "Princess" is my favorite from the bunch of Overall Beauty eye shadows that I was able to test.

face: MAC Studio Sculpt SPF15 in NW25

cheeks: NARS Orgasm

eyes: NYX jumbo eye pencil in "Purple" on lower lid, Overall Beauty mineral e/s in "Princess" layered over it & also applied without base in the crease.

MAC "Vanilla" e/s to highlight.

MAC "Feline" kohl power e/p to line, smudged with "Princess" on the lower lashline.

lips: MAC "Ever Hip"

Thanks for looking :-)

*Overall Beauty e/s sent for review, all other products purchased by me*

Attention Please: Last Exit!

I'd like to show you another Overall Beauty mineral eye shadow: "Last Exit" which is also part of their Road to Nowhere collection.


The Overall Beauty website says the following "Think late at night with gray skies with just a few stars shimmering in the night. Spooky gray - think about what does the last exit at night always seem to look like."


It's a light to medium shade of grey with silver & a few pink glitter particles that sparkle very nicely when the light hits them.
Adding a base (in this case NYX "Milk" jumbo eye pencil) makes the grey look more metallic. 

& last but not least a funny pic (please don't ask me what made me look that thunderstruck - I've no idea *lol*):

face: MAC Studio Sculpt SPF15 in NW25


cheeks: MAC Amazon Princess (the lighter side)


eyes: Overall Beauty "Last Exit" on lower lid (with NYX jumbo eye pencil in "Milk" as base" & without base in the crease. Highlighter MAC "Vanilla" e/s, Essence liquid eyeliner in "Berlin Story" to line upper lashline. MAC "Feline" kohl power eye pencil to line lower lashline.


lips: MAC "Play Time"


Thanks for looking :-)

Meet Me on Dead End Street

Today I'd like to show you another Overall Beauty mineral eye shadow. It's called "Deadend Street" & is part of their Road To Nowhere collection.


The Overall Beauty website gives the following description: 
"You go for greens and you go for blues, Deadend Street is both! Just depends on the light, that's all."


It's a really gorgeous, a highly pigmented dark turquoise that has an almost metallic like finish - extremely rich looking!

face: MAC studio sculpt SPF15 in NW25


cheeks: NARS "Deep Throat"


eyes: MAC "Undercurrent" pearlglide intense eye liner as a base on lower lid, "Deadend Street" layered over "Undercurrent" on lower lid & without base in crease.
MAC "Vanilla" e/s to highlight. MAC "Carbon" to line upper & lower lashline. "Deadend Street" smudged over "Carbon" on lower lashline.


lips: MAC "Marquise D' "


Thanks for looking :-)

*Overall Beauty e/s sent for review, all other products purchased by me*

Dare To Wear Denim

Here's another look I did using an Overall Beauty mineral e/s, namely with "Flashy Denim".


The Overall Beauty website says "Try this denim blue with gold highlights. Works well as eye shadow as well as eye liner."


I agree, it's definitely a denim blue bordering on periwinkle with gold sparkles. It's very well pigmented & easy to work with. What I like in particular is that the gold sparkles actually show up & not disappear once the color is on the lid.
You can't say that about every product that contains sparkles/glitter.

face: NARS sheer glow foundation in "Punjab"


cheeks: NARS "Deep Throat"


eyes: Overall Beauty "Flashy Denim" on lower lid (with MAC "Marine Ultra" Chromaline as base) & also in crease (without base). MAC Vanilla e/s to highlight. MAC "Carbon" e/s to line the upper lashline, MAC "Carbon" e/s layered with Overall Beauty "Flash Denim" on lower lashline.


lips: MAC "Shy Girl"


Thanks for looking :-)

*Overall Beauty e/s sent for review, all other products purchased by me*

Overall Beauty Coupon Code

I have been asked how much oversee shipping for Overall Beauty eye shadow samples costs & here's the good news: It's fairly cheap, starting at $3 (for up to 6 samples).


The even better news is that Kim, the lovely owner of Overall Beauty.com, is giving my readers a coupon code when they place an eye shadow order:
Order at least 6 e/s samples & this code will take off $1.50 of your order. Samples retail for $1.50, so you'll get one sample for free!
All you need to do is to write TABATHA in the comment section at checkout.
(This code only works for e/s orders, not for polish orders or any other items.)


Happy shopping ;-)

Fresh Mint

Hi guys,


Today I'd like to show you another mineral e/s from Overall Beauty.
It's called "Dragon Gems" & it's a mint green.
The Overall Beauty website describes it as a light baby soft green with sparkly pink highlights.


Their description is spot on, it's a mint green with pink sparkles that actually show up. Alas, my camera had problems to really capture them. This is the best pic I took (pls click to enlarge):

As with most mineral eye shadows, it works best layered over a base. Application was good, though a tad dusty, but nothing you couldn't deal with. The clue is to use a good brush - this goes for applying eye shadows in general, not only for mineral products. A good brush makes the difference IMO. I use MAC brushes, but from what I hear the ones from Sigma or Real Techniques work very well, too.


I did this look, using "Dragon Gems" on my lower lid (over a base: NYX "Horse Reddish") & in my crease without a base:

face: NARS sheer glow foundation in "Punjab"


cheeks: MAC "Amazon Princess" blush duo (lighter side).


eyes: Overall Beauty "Dragon Gems": on lower lid with NYX "Horse Reddish" as a base, without base in the crease. MAC "Vanilla" e/s to highlight. MAC "Carbon" e/s to line.


lips: MAC "Play Time"


nails: Rescue Beauty Lounge (RBL) "Recycle"


I chose to wear a dark green polish to match the look, RBL "Recycle":

Thanks for looking!

*Overall Beauty mineral e/s sent for review, all other products purchased by me*

Being Golden

For my first make-up look using an Overall Beauty mineral eye shadow, I decided to pick "Pretty Gold".


The website says "Looking for a gold that works for all eye colors? Then this is the gold for you! Precious metals don't sparkle, they flash. [...] Molten in gold, copper, and desert sun."


My opinion: This is a very nice, rather warm gold. While it's bordering on being metallic, it still has a very nice sparkle effect to it. It's not too light nor too dark & intensity varies as you can layer it over a base to get a bolder effect or apply it without one for a sheer wash of color.
"Pretty Gold" was easy to apply (it wasn't overly dusty or something like that) & a little goes a long way. 
The color is lovely, as all other golds in my collection are lighter toned & a darker gold which borders on being copper was something I wanted to have in my stash since quite a while.

I applied Pretty Gold over a base (MAC "Bare Study paint pot) on my lower lid & without base in my crease.


This is the look I created (Including special guest appearance of Dorian, my dog. Do you see him? *gg*):

face: MAC Studio Sculpt SPF15 in NW25

eyes: MAC "Bare Study" paint pot on lower lid, Overall Beauty "Pretty Gold"    layered over "Bare Study", "Pretty Gold" also in crease. MAC "Vanilla" e/s to highlight. MAC "Push the Edge" pigment to line upper & lower lashline.

cheeks: NARS "Luster" blush, NARS "Albatross" to highlight

lips: MAC "Bordeauxline" powerpoint pencil to fill in lips, MAC "Play Time" lipstick

nail polish: Sephora by OPI "Hell to the No"

Thanks for looking :-)

*Overall Beauty  mineral  e/s sent for review. All other items purchased by myself*

Overall Beauty Mineral Eye Shadow

A few days ago I received a bunch of Overall Beauty mineral eye shadow samples:

The colors I got are:


- Deadend Street (described as a blue-green)
- Princess (medium purple)
- Flashy Denim (described as denim blue with gold highlights)
- Pretty Gold (metal finish that flashes both gold & copper)
- Rapunzel (gold)
- Last Exit (grey)
- Dragon Gems (soft baby green with pink sparkles)

These mineral eye shadows have the following ingredients:
Zinc Oxyde USP, Titanium Dioxide, Mica, Iron Oxides & may contain Ultramarine Blue & Kaolin Clay.


You can order them at Overall Beauty.com (they also have other amazing items, e.g. nal polishes from BB Couture). 
The mineral eye shadows come in various sizes: 


- sample size ($1.50)
- 5 gram ($7.99)
- 10 gram ($11.99)


Within the next days/weeks I'll create looks using these eye shadow - please check them out :-)

*Products provided for review*