Make up is fun right? Eye shadows and lip glosses in every
colour imaginable. But it can be hard to find quality products that animal
cruelty free and vegan friendly. Fear not! Shiro Cosmetics ticks all the right boxes, plus all
their products are nerd themed. What’s not to like?
Shiro is a great little indie cosmetics brand based in Portland,
Oregon. I first found put about them through a YouTube make up review from
Chloe Dykstra (all the thank yous EVER, Chloe). The names of the eye shadows
were pretty cool and the colours were incredible. Triforce, Smell Ya Later
and TARDIS. Nerd themed make up? YES
PLEASE. The coolest thing about indie companies is that because they are small,
they include free samples in all their orders. This is usually two eyeshadows
and some American candy. I had Hodor
in my last order, which is amazing!
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| The Hobbit Collection, $1-$6. |
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| Super Effective Collection, $1-$6. |
The eyeshadows are neatly sorted into franchise collections,
with all colours having a similar property, whether it be sparkle, matte or
colour palette. Each is available in sample size, medium or full pot. Prices
range from $1 (Yes, you read that right) to about $6. So they are a very fair price. Fans of the Facebook page suggest
names for the Colour of the Month, with a new shade available for that month.
Previous names include Still No Oscar for
Leo, TARDIS and Nic Cage Raking Leaves on a Brisk OctoberAfternoon. All are produced as a loose pigment so they can be a little
messy… You can buy them as individual colours, full collections or the entire
Shiro Eyeshadow range, made up of over one hundred full sized eye shadows.
Obviously if you choose this option, there’s a discount. They work out about £2.80
per eyeshadow, which is amazing. A girl can dream…
Along with ALL THE EYESHADOWS EVER, they have a great range
of lip glosses. Shiro has just revamped it’s website and added new products,
but also sadly discontinued others. Their range of Intertubes was awesome.
These were tinted lip balms in all kinds of crazy colours, from blue to coral.
They‘ve had to make way for new formulas, but only five new colours are
available at the moment so it might be worth keeping an eye out to see if new
ones are added soon. My favourites from the Intertubes range are Three Wolf Moon, Why Not Zoidberg, Nyan Cat
and Team Buffy. I ordered a butt load
of them when I saw they were being discontinued!
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| New tinted balms, $5 each |
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| Old intertubes |
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| Three Wolf Moon. SO PRETTY. |
International postage is flat rate $7.50, which works out
around £4.50. Not too shabby. It means you can get a fair amount of decent make up
without having to pay a ridiculous amount of money! It’d be great for them to
introduce some pressed palettes and maybe some more vibrant colours like Sugarpill Cosmetics, but apart from that I can’t fault them. The extra goodies in the
order and the handwritten thank you from Caitlin and her team is what makes
this indie company so wonderful.
Need a gift for a nerdy lady friend? Want to treat yourself?
If you love make up or fun, head over to Shiro Cosmetics and have a look
around. I take no responsibility for the stupid amount of time you’ll lose
while you’re on there.
