Glamour Doll Eyes March OTM- Dreamboat is Peachy Keen!

     The OTM's always leave me guessing, and I was a bit stumped on this one. I automatically wanted to think green would be the monthly color in honor of St. Patrick's Day, but figured it would be out of the question since it was already featured in January.  Vee's hint with the name Dreamboat a few weeks ago only made me think of water- a blue, perhaps?  I sure was proven very wrong, but now have another unique color added to my pigment collection in Dreamboat.

     When I opened the package, I was greeted with one of the satin drawstring bags that every OTM comes in; this one was a soft peach. Honestly, it is by far my favorite bag in terms of color- just so soft and feminine. It kind of reminds me of ballet slippers. 

     I continued to open the bag, and to my surprise, my face appeared on the March OTM card! I literally squealed! 

Photo from my "Vampy Valentine" look!

     Vee had asked for head shots from customers to use for the OTM card, and I honestly did not think I would be selected. Thank you again, Glamour Doll Eyes! You have made me one very happy girl. :) Vee is still looking for faces to put on two months' worth of OTM cards, so if you are interested, visit the Glamour Doll Eye Facebook page for more information.

The contents.

     To match the pastel springy theme, there were also pastel packaged candies included in the bag.  Peach was definitely the theme of the month, because Dreamboat turned out to be a spring-forward color. As described on the OTM card:

"A light peach with green sheen. Safe for eyes, lips, nails, face."

     The pigment appears bright orange-yellow in the jar, but actually has more of an light orange-gold color once applied. I love the fact that is has green hints in it as well, because it works really nicely with green pastels. (See look further down for the color combination).

Without Flash:

Left: With Control Freak and Foil Me
Center: With Control Freak
Right: Dry

With Flash:

Left: With Control Freak and Foil Me
Center: With Control Freak
Right: Dry

     Vee also does bonus months, where she includes additional products in the package. This month, she also added a sample jar of Petticoat, a highlighter from Kiss My Sass Cosmetics. Following the theme, it is another peach color. I found this to be more on the pinky side.  

Without Flash:

Applied dry.

With Flash:

Applied dry.

     Even though it's a highlighter, I applied it along my cheekbones and found that it added a really nice touch of color to my face. It was very natural looking for a healthy glow. 

  The following pictures were taken with a flash. Petticoat was used on the browbone. Dreamboat was applied onto the lid, Mackinac (pronounced Mack-in-NAW) in the outer-v, June Bug in the crease, and Sparkler in the center of the lid and edge of inner lid. Pink Cadillac from the discontinued Eye Lights collection was added to the bottom to further soften the look. All of the GDE colors excluding the OTM and Pink Cadillac are a part of the permanent Blogger Collection. If you are new to Glamour Doll Eyes, I would suggest the Blogger Collection as a great starter set due to its nice variety of colors.

Taken without flash, to show the overall look and slightest touch of color Petticoat adds to the cheeks:

     This month's pigments really challenged me to put aside the darker colors and go softer.  I'm really excited to try out this color with a few other pastels I have, in addition to some other brighter pigments and see how they work with one another! Since it's lip-safe, I also think Dreamboat would look amazing dabbed on top center of another lip color for a little peach punch.

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Glamdourdoll Eye's February OTM: Nothing Sour About "Toxic Grape!"

      I have to admit, I was secretly hoping that January's OTM was going to be purple, but I had a strong feeling that it was going to be this year's go-to emerald color (and don't get me wrong, Flourishing was NOT by any means disappointing!)  On top of that, I've been experimenting with a lot of purple shadows lately (my original favorite eye color) as I'm rediscovering all the beautiful different finishes.  Fast forward to today, I couldn't help but smile when I saw the color name Toxic Grape and opened the lid to the OTM jar which revealed another additional shade of purple for me to play with! :)  It was created by Chelsea, (she does amazing eye looks) who I remember initially asked Vee about a shadow idea back in the summer, so I'm really glad she was able to make her own color.  
     The OTM card describes Toxic Grape as:
"A deep purple with light pink undertones and gold & blue sparkles. Safe for eyes. Nails. Face."

Without flash.

The entire set.

    Going along with the Valentine theme, Vee included a bag of candy conversation hearts with the order. As a bonus this month, she personalized the bag into one for you and one for a friend, consisting of a bonus bag of candy and sample of the February OTM!

Awwww. :)

The set for a friend.

Sample baggie. Taken with flash.

     The best way to describe this color is that it is a pure purple with sparkle.  It's on the warmer side and looks like it will go well with a lot of different colors.  I did notice as soon as I washed the swatches off that the one applied with Control Freak took more time to clean off. It did leave just the faintest stain on my skin-good news for eyes; just be careful around clothing!

With Foil Me             With Control Freak      Applied Alone
(No flash).

With Foil Me             With Control Freak      Applied Alone
(Flash).

Toxic Grape on lid, Calypso on outer "v' and outer crease, Grease Lightning on inner crease, and Lexington on brow bone and inner corner highlight. Control Freak was used as a primer, while Foil Me was mixed with Toxic Grape. All eye photos taken with flash.

     If you're an OTM subscriber, what do you think of the color this month?

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Glamourdoll Eyes January OTM

     Each month, Vee of Glamourdoll Eyes releases its OTM (Of The Month). These sell like hotcakes and often require being placed on an e-mail list for notification of when these babies go on sale each month.  What makes them so great? Aside from the company's reputation of selling affordable, high-quality pigments, most OTM's come with bonus items and the color is always a surprise.

    This year's OTM program was kicked off with Flourishing, which, according to the company,  can be described as "A dark green with light green and almost brown duochrome.  Safe  for: Eyes. Nails. Face."

      Emerald green is Pantone's go-to color for 2013, so be prepared to be seeing it a lot this year!  I'm personally a huge fan of duochrome pigments for their reflective, multi-color properties.  In addition to the eye product, it arrived in a lovely emerald green pull string bag filled with a large chocolate coin and a package of  green Sixlets candy (stroll down memory lane, anybody?) Other months have larger bonuses, such as falsh eyelashes, lipgloss, or even extra pigments!  

Swatched with no flash. Left- Using GDE's Control Freak and Foil Me, Center- Using GDE's Control Freak, Right- Applied directly onto skin.

Swatched with  flash. Left- Using GDE's Control Freak and Foil Me, Center- Using GDE's Control Freak, Right- Applied directly onto skin.

     Flourishing can be used for a subtle look to really make eyes pop, or built up for a more dramatic look. This color is perfect paired with a brown shade and a neutral lip for an organic look, or with gold shimmer and red lips for a holiday creation. 

Without Flash, Paired With GDE's Bittersweet, Control Freak Primer, and Foil Me Solution

Without Flash, Paired With GDE's Bittersweet, Control Freak Primer, and Foil Me Solution

With Flash, Paired With GDE's Bittersweet, Control Freak Primer, and Foil Me Solution

     To sign up for the e-mail notification list for GlamourDoll Eyes' OTM program, or to learn more about it,  check out Glamourdoll's OTM page.

Vee usually sends out an e-mail within the first week of each month.  She likes to give a heads-up on  The Official Glamourdoll Eyes Page.

     The year started off in subscriptions of 1, 2, 3, 6, and 12 month increments.  Regardless of what you choose, you save money through the monthly program and also receive the bonus products!

Note: I was NOT paid to endorse these products. I paid for them out of pocket.

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