Labyrinth Mini Series Part 4: Toby

I knew I wanted to do something stripey to represent Toby, and considering all he does for the whole film is er, wear a stripey onsie, here's what I did!

NYX JEP in Milk, Detrivore Bone, Barry M Dazzle Dust in no 85 Cherry Red, Inglot Duraline, Inglot AMC Matte Gel Liner in 76.

The more I look at this, the more it bugs me! I wish I’d worked out a way to make it not a triple wing and something more round and cute and more like a baby! It was also a nightmare to do on my wrinkly lids, so there’s lots of imperfections which are doing my head in. However, I do like the triple wing and I might try to see if I can incorporate that into a future look without bringing it all the way through the lid. I added the little circles to represent to poppers on his little outfit, as that’s the only non-stripey detail!

This is Toby (real name, for those who aren’t Labyrinth geeks! Toby Froud is the son of Brian Froud, an amazing illustrator who did all the art and character design for the film) as a baby…

D’aww! And here’s Toby as an adult…

Not bad at all!

Detrivore Cosmetics: Swatches and Looks

Wendi of Makeup Zombie did a beautiful swatch-fest of Detrivore Cosmetics shadows a while back, and I decided it was high time I checked the company out. I was feeling a little poor as it was just before Christmas so I just ordered a few samples. Shipping/TAT was all pretty quick considering I ordered just before Christmas/after Black Friday. Sample bags were $1 and I got two free samples and a coupon code for my next order was included as well. Each baggie has an ingredients list, as well as shadow name, number, and a cute symbol of a creature/scissors to denote the type as well. All really well labelled and packaged securely, so lovely jubbly.

Anyway… onto the shadows!

L-R: Vulture, Midas, Vile, Nymph, Vacancy.

L-R: Dust Bunny, Gorgon, Lobotomy (highlight shade) Leviathan.

L-R: Tommyknocker (matte), Creature (matte, free sample), Bone (matte, free sample), Apocalyptic (blush.)

I’m so sorry for the messy swatches… I did this super quick while the sun was out :|

Lovely, huh? Overall, I really like these colours. The mattes are fantastic, and I’m really pleased that I got a sample of Bone as I think a good white matte shadow is never a bad thing to have. Vulture, Midas and Vile are my favourites, and Dust Bunny is very pretty as well. Some shades aren’t as bright as I thought from the website photos, like Vacancy and Nymph, but it’s not a big deal – different monitors, settings, blah blah. Let’s move on to some looks:

Yes, I’ve done this look before with different shadows! I loved this look.Midas on the inner lid, Vile on the outer lid, a mix of the two on the lower lashline and Vulture in the crease with a tiny bit of Lobotomy to highlight. I might do a tutorial on this look?

This look I didn’t like so much. Dust Bunny on the lid, Creature on the lower lashline and Gorgon in the crease with Bone to highlight.

Tommyknocker on the lid, Lobotomy to highlight and also mixed with my foundation, Leviathan on the lower lashline. Evil Shades Devilista on the lid. How nice is Tommyknocker?

Overall… a great themed shop with beautiful shadows. The mattes are well worth a look, everything applied and blended easily. Great variety in the shop (I’ll be checking out the perfumes soon!) and everything is excellently labelled. 5 out of 5!

Have you tried Detrivore? Any recommendations for me?