Uponaworld Cosmetics released a collection that is inspired by Japanese fashion. It is comprised of four sets of four eyeshadows, and each set is based on a different style of fashion. They are available as loose shadows. At the present moment, the pressed shadows are unavailable, but hopefully they will be back soon!
I picked up the sets Mori Girl, Classic Lolita, and Visual Kei. There is also a Gyaru set, but I do not feel like the pinks and blues of that collection are for me.
All swatches were done over Too Faced Shadow Insurance, on my NC30 skin with yellow undertones leaning slightly olive/bronze.
Here are the swatches! Descriptions in bold below are taken directly from Uponaworld's website.
Mori Girl
Mori Girl is a Japanese fashion that is based on the colors of the forest and the idea of living as naturally as possible. It's a simplistic fashion, filled with layers, wool, neutral colors, yet some feminine fabrics like lace.
Some examples of Mori Girl fashion from a quick Google search produced the following:
I picked up the sets Mori Girl, Classic Lolita, and Visual Kei. There is also a Gyaru set, but I do not feel like the pinks and blues of that collection are for me.
All swatches were done over Too Faced Shadow Insurance, on my NC30 skin with yellow undertones leaning slightly olive/bronze.
Here are the swatches! Descriptions in bold below are taken directly from Uponaworld's website.
Mori Girl
Mori Girl is a Japanese fashion that is based on the colors of the forest and the idea of living as naturally as possible. It's a simplistic fashion, filled with layers, wool, neutral colors, yet some feminine fabrics like lace.
Some examples of Mori Girl fashion from a quick Google search produced the following:
From top to bottom: Ivory Lace, Rustic, Moss and Ivy, Woolen Sweater
(yes I am getting my eyebrows done soon to avoid looking like a yeti any longer)
Classic Lolita
Lolita is a Japanese fashion based on Victorian style clothing, etiquette, and modesty. Classic Lolita mostly refers to the color scheme - more demure, earth tones - as well as the style of dress. Most jumperskirts, skirts, or one piece dresses will be in tones of ivory, earth brown, light green, sometimes a pop of color like mint green!
Personally, I have always admired Lolita fashion and if I were to start getting into it and purchasing pieces, I would be partial to Classic Lolita. Victorian fashion is so so so beautiful, elegant, and exquisite, and my closet would explode of it. Petticoats are my weakness. Petticoats and bows. And lace. But alas, the graduate student budget hardly allows me to buy more than sample baggies of eyeshadow, so $50+ coords are not in my foreseeable future. One day. romantic sigh
Some examples of classic Lolita fashion are:
From top to bottom: Petticoat, Innocent World, Star Shine Bright, Chocolate Macaron (and can I please just comment on the fact that "macaron" is spelled with one O, as opposed to the coconut turd, macarOOn with two O-s.)
(I swear I'm getting my eyebrows done)
Visual Kei
Visual Kei is a Japanese fashion based in the music scene. The music varied from orchestral hard rock to punk and electronica. The fashion has spiked hair, crazy makeup, and outfits that are ripped or with chains. On the other hand, they can be absolutely pristine and Victorian-style.
I feel like I went through an unintended Visual Kei phase in the eighth grade...
Google provided the following images:
From top to bottom: Visual Shock, Androgynous Aesthetic, Candelabra, Nephilim
(Can you tell I worked really hard to fit all 4 colors on my itty bitty lid?!)
That's all, folks! Summer classes + work + training are eating me alive. I'll be back with more complete reviews and sassypants pictures after my life decides to slow down a little bit. Sayonara for now, and hope everyone had a safe and fun-filled 4th of July weekend!
