Pressed Like Shadow

Monday, May 11, 2009

Feel the Warmth

One of the Pressed Like Shadow customers purchased a very warm toned quad. Combined, it reminds me of Autumn fall leaves when they first change color. Speaking of color, this quad displays how similar Chocolate Brown and Goldstroke are in real life. Yet several people either puirchased or swapped for both colors together. Same brightness of brown except Chocolate has more reddish tones and Goldstroke is more muted.

Her testimonials: "Thank you so much, Heather! I received my quad yesterday and it is absolutely gorgeous. The texture of the pressed pigments is like a dream and the color payoff is fantastic! I'm soo happy with them." and "Heather is a model MUAer! Excellent communication, amazing pressed pigments and all in all, a perfect swap! I would definitely do it again and I highly recommend her pressed pigments." - Joan (Scarsdale, NY)

Chocolate Brown, Mega Rich, Circa Plum, Goldstroke

Circa Plum, Goldstroke

Chocolate Brown, Mega Rich, Circa Plum, Goldstroke (closed)

Chocolate Brown, Mega Rich

Professional black labels

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Oh Becca Baby!

There were 2 challenges in this custom press for a MUA member. 1) Becca eyeshadow in Suede, which is demi matte. I've never tried to crush/repress and never tried matte. 2) MAC Fairylite from the Hollidazzle collection in 2002. I never pressed pigments older than 2006. Turns out Becca was more amazingly well than expected and binds well with 91% isopropyl alcohol. But Fairylite didn't bind as well as I had hoped. It seemed a little dry compared to more recent pigments. In the end, the quad is gorgeous! Her testimonials, "It's lovely. The Becca does look gorgeous! Thanks so much and I look forward to swapping again." and "Awesome swap. My pressed e/s are gorgeous! I hope to swap again soon." - Victoria (Silver Springs, MD)

Becca Eyeshadow in Suede, MAC Fairylite, MAC Golder's Green, MAC Mauvement

Becca Eyeshadow in Suede, MAC Fairylite

Suede, Fairylite, Golder's Green, Mauvement

Golder's Green, Mauvement

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Several HGs in a custom press

This is this lovely MUA/ST member's 2nd go around with a custom press. She created another beautiful quad and completed her other one with Dark Soul and Chocolate Brown. Mauvement, Chocolate Brown, and Sunpepper seem to be the most requested/pressed out of these 6. Yet my favorites are Tea Time, Mauvement, and Your Ladyship. Call me different.

Her testimonials: "My palettes are even more beautiful then I imagined!!!!! You rock!!!!!!!!! Thanks so much again.", "Got ANOTHER palette from Heather! SOOO beautiful with lovely extras. One of my fav swappers. Don't miss a chance to swap with this lovely lady one of my MUA faves! Thanks again you're the best!", and in response to spoiler pics, "SEND OVER THE PICS!!!!! lol they NEVER compare to what it looks like in person anyways, they are much more beautiful in person!" - Krystal (Pittsburgh, PA)

Sunpepper, Tea Time, Mauvement, Your Ladyship (closed)

Mauvement, Your Ladyship

Sunpepper, Tea Time, Mauvement, Your Ladyship

Sunpepper, Tea Time

Professional Black Labels

Sunpepper, Tea Time, Mauvement, Your Ladyship (side angle)

Dark Soul, Chocolate Brown

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Perfection!

Oh my, how gorgeous is this quad? One of my favorite quads yet. This is a custom press for a MUA member. I need to get a hold of Dark Soul or Black Ore (Solar Bits is being repromoted this Summer!). It contains my HG Sweet Sienna, VHTF sans blueish cast or color change. People say Mauvement is a PITA to press b/c of color change and it crumbles, had neither of the 2 problems. But I found Dark Soul to be worse. Not so much the texture but the coloring. At first it came out dark silver, so I had to change up the timing in order to capture true to jar. Repressed and it came out closer to a dark gunmetal black. Her testimonials: "...Im sooo happy! Gosh its even more amazing in real life than it was in pictures! You are soo talented!..." and "Heather is AWESOME! She's very talented & very thoughtful about her work! This is hands down my favorite quad by far! <3333333 your work. ..." - Sally (Boston, MA)

Dark Soul, Mauvement, Sweet Sienna, Vanilla

Sweet Sienna, Vanilla

Dark Soul, Mauvement

Vanilla

Professional Black Labels

Sunday, April 26, 2009

For Sale

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The following colors listed below are available for sale. Simply use the drop down menu and "add to cart" on the secure Paypal Merchant order form below on the bottom of this post. Check out via Paypal. FREE shipping via USPS First Class Mail on all orders with the US! International, please add a quantity of 2 of one of your pressed pigment color choices to cover intl shipping rates.

Majority of the Pressed Like Shadow pigments are filled pans with 1 tsp to 3/4+ tsp. Colors marked with *** are low stock and range from 1/2-3/4+ tsp.

Order 4 or more and receive a FREE MAC x4 Pro Palette Quad, black labelled and ready for use! Order 15 or more and receive a FREE MAC x15 Pro Pan Palette. 3 or less, each pressed pigment will be protected in either a pro pan sleeve or between white cardboard, well packed a la Sephora, and shipped in a small sturdy box to ensure safe arrival. The palette labels will be cut seperately, which includes collection name if any. First come, first serve!