8 Bit Cosmetics, Review, Swatches and Giveaway

           I recently got a nice big package filled with goodies from 8 Bit Cosmetics. This package was sent for free for review purposes. I had never heard of 8 Bit Cosmetics but the pigments they offered looked really pretty and I love to review new companies so I was quite excited when I received my package. Everything was packaged well, sealed with sifter seals and labeled.

          I asked the owner and formulator, Nicole, to share some information about the company with me and here is what she said.

           I guess my passion for make up started about 5 years ago though it was only 3 years ago that I finally hit pause on the millionth youtube make up tutorial i had watched and decided to go out buy some make up and try it myself. My first few looks were nothing to be proud of but in time i like to think that i got better. Over the past few years i entertained thoughts of a beauty related career. Despite my love for make up no careers i could think of drew me in to the point where i was willing to put the effort into being successful while also working full time. That changed when i started making my own eye shadows. What started out as a fun project (also inspired by some diy youtube tutorials) turned into something that i could see myself doing for a living. 
         The name 8 Bit Cosmetics came from my passion for make up and the old school gamer nerd in me. I'm a huge fan of anime, comics, older video games and just about all other things nerdy. I really wanted that to be seen in my eye shadows through the use of bright fun colors and nerdy names. When naming these collections i was inspired by the Green Lantern comic books. In the comics there are 7 different Corps each represented by a color of the rainbow and fueled by an emotion that corresponds with that color. For example Hal Jordan was a green lantern and his power was fueled by his will. The Core Collection was meant to represent each individual corps. The Darkest Night collection was also inspired by a Green Lantern comic. In the comic many superheroes were taken over by a black ring that turned them evil. Originally i was going to be a bit more literal by making each color a variation of black only changing in undertone or color of shimmer but i decided that a darker shade of each color would be a better option. 
 

The Core: Hope, Violet, Indigo, Will, 

Fear, Rage, Avarice

Darkest Night: Hope, Love, Rage, Avarice

Fear, Will, Compassion 

        These pigments came with a sifter seal and were JAM packed with pigment. I removed the sifters so you could see the product better and because I hate sifters . 8 Bit offers 5 gram jars filled to the with brim with 2 grams of pigment for $4. She also offers the option of no sifter. NICE!! Samples are also available for $1 and each sample comes with 0.5 grams of product in a 2"x2" zip lock bag. Currently 8 Bit has 14 different pigments to chose from but plans on having more colors released soon.

          When swatching these I immediately fell into love with Hope, Violet and Indigo. My goodness are these ever my colors...right??? I also really liked Fear from the Darkest Night collection. It is a really pretty orange/yellow. All the pigments swatched nice and smooth. I was impressed thus far.

 Pigments with flash

Pigments in the sunlight

           I used Fear, Will, Hope and Indigo for this look. These pigments applied wonderfully. They blended smoothly and stayed opaque. I really really like these pigments. I am very impressed with the colors and formula. Nicole hand blends each color herself and I must say that Fear and Indigo are my favorites at the moment but really all of them are so pretty.

             My overall opinion of 8 Bit is a good one. The pigments are great, the 5 gram jars are only $4 and are jam packed. They offer a limited color range at the moment BUT the colors they currently offer are very pretty. Nicole shipped my package very quickly and all the products were labeled professionally and packed very well. I will definitely order from 8 Bit in the future when the new colors are released. Have you tried 8 Bit? If so, what did you think? If not make sure to enter to win the full collection below!

Want to win all 14 of the pigments currently offered by 8 Bit?

Enter below!!

Giveaway Time!!

One lucky follower will win 7 full size jars and 7 sample size baggies
from 8 Bit. That is the full collection of colors!

 How to enter:

PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WITH YOUR COMMENT/ENTRY. Any entries without an email address will be disqualified.

You must do both to enter

1. You MUST be a follower of this blog

2. You MUST Like 8 Bit on Facebook

Once you have BOTH comment ENTER below

Extra Entries:
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4. Post a link to this giveaway anywhere, twitter, Facebook, message boards, blogs, wherever! You get one entry per place you post the link. Comment below with a link to where you posted the link .
5. Add 8 Bit to your favorite shops on etsy 

Giveaway will end on  7/3/2012

Thanks for reading,