Hello Waffle Swatches and Reviews

Disclaimer: I am currently in the process of reswatching duochromes and photographing them differently to give my readers a more accurate depiction of the shifts. Please be patient while I go through the process of updating my past reviews. :)

Hey, everybody! Right around the time I finished up my last Hello Waffle post, my next order arrived. C'est la vie. So, here's my second round of Hello Waffle swatches and reviews!

All pictures are taken by me, and all quoted descriptions are taken directly from the Hello Waffle site. As per usual, swatches are bare skin on the left and Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy on the right.

Mendelssohn: "light pink with golden sheen"

The description pretty much says it all! A pretty flush peach with a subtle gold shimmer.

Yup!: "matte light mocha"

This matte mocha hails from Christine's Archer inspired collection, which consists of all mattes. As with all indies matte I buy, it seems, this applies fairly patchy. Any advice on applying mattes?

Bae (formerly Fresh Lacquer, discontinued): "dark stormy copper with silver sparkle"

I know this isn't based on Baelfire from Once Upon a Time, but every time I put this shadow on I find myself gazing dreamily into the distance.. until I think about his father. I'm not picking up too much copper here. For me, it's a stormy grey with a cool silver shift.

"Uh, Duh!": "matte burgundy red"

Another matte from the Archer-inspired Duchess Collection, this is a burgundy that screams "grunge", and that is NOT a bad thing. This applied a little patchy, but not nearly as patchy as Yup! This shadow tends to clump up in the jar, similar to Fyrinnae's shadows, but that's normal as far as I can tell. Give the clumps a little tap with your brush, and they'll fall away.

Ethereal Voice: "warm purple with noticeable golden shimmer"

This is definitely one of Hello Waffle's tried and true purples. A warm, almost smokey purple with a golden sheen, this pairs well with so many of Christine's other gorgeous purples. A must-have for purple junkies! How many times can I use the word "purple" in one review? Purple, purple, purple.

Well, this wraps up my second Hello Waffle swatch and review post! It certainly won't be the last, especially with the Kitty Kingdom restock creeping up on us. You can check out Hello Waffle's adorable website here.

Hello Waffle Swatches and Reviews

Disclaimer: I am currently in the process of reswatching duochromes and photographing them differently to give my readers a more accurate depiction of the shifts. Please be patient while I go through the process of updating my past reviews. :)

I'm sure we all know that Hello Waffle is an amazing brand, and today I decided to reinforce why it's my favorite brand after reading that Hello Waffle won numerous awards this week! Here's what Hello Waffle won in Portrait of Mai's 2014 Best of Indie Reader's Choice Awards:

Best Up and Coming Indie Brand

Best Powder Blush

Best Highlighter

Hello Waffle took second place for Best Realized Theme Color Collection for the amazing Catssic Literature Collection! Hello Waffle also took third place for Recommended Beginner Brand, Best Beauty Brand for Vegans, Best Loose Eyeshadow Formula, and Best Pressed Eyeshadow Formula.

Hello Waffle just celebrated its first birthday, and the brand has totally taken the indie world by storm. With collections ranging from fairytale to fandom, and products from glosses to highlighters, Hello Waffle is a beautifully balanced brand. (Ahh, alliteration.)

Alright, I think I've established that I'm pretty smitten over Hello Waffle. Onto my swatches and review!

T-B, L-R: Double Trouble, Purr-ide and Purr-ejudice, Box Cat

Kai, Rainforest, Edgar Allan Prrr

This is only the beginning of my growing collection! I received my newest order a few days ago, and plan to make a separate post around those sometime this week. As usual, swatches are done over bare skin on the left, and over Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy on the right. Any quoted shadow descriptions are taken directly from Hello Waffle's site. (My teddy bear is named Duffy and he loves to photobomb my swatch pictures.)

Double Trouble: site description unavailable

This shadow was part of Hello Waffle's Kitty Kingdom Collection, which is now unavailable on the site. Rumor has it that the collection will make a reappearance sometime soon. Double Trouble is a sheer salmon with a hint of sparkle. A perfect base for neutral eye looks.

Purr-ide and Purr-ejudice: "lady-like blush pink"

The site description pretty much says it all! A delicate pink with a hint of sparkle. I love using this shadow along with Double Trouble for a simple eye look.

Box Cat: site description unavailable

Also hailing from the Kitty Kingdom Collection, this shadow is a metallic bronze, chockful of gold sparkle. Out of these six shadows, this is the worst when it comes to fallout. A sticky base is a must for Box Cat.

Kai (formally Hans): "reddened copper with green, silver and gold sparkles"

This shadow is a coppery magenta with lots of sparkle. I can't really pick up the green sparkles. Kai in particular applied very buttery, and I was impressed with how smooth the texture was for having so much sparkle.

Rainforest: "vibrant green-blue with sparkles"

Available in The Nature Duo alongside Fusion on Hello Waffle's site or as a standalone through Femme Fatale. For me, this shadow was a blackened semi-matte teal. It had more of a shimmer effect than a sparkly one.

Edgar Allan Prrr: "matte black base with blue, turquoise and violet microshimmers"

This is a shadow that works great on bare skin as a matte black, but over Pixie Epoxy, this shadow is a gorgeous explosion of deep blue and holographic sparkle. Pictures really can't do it justice. It makes me think of a psychedelic night sky.

You can check out Hello Waffle's website here.

Alrght, that wraps up my first post on Hello Waffle! I'd love to start doing in-depth eyeshadow reviews on the shadows you'd like to know most about. Let me know if any of these shadows catch your eye, especially with a potential restock of the Catssic Literature Collection coming up!