Pumpkin and Poppy - Winning a Giveaway

Many moons ago, I won a giveaway. And from one of my favorite bloggers too :) You can only imagine how ecstatic I was!

I placed my order the same night I received my congratulatory e-mail and giveaway code. I'm so thankful to Nancy for introducing me to this vegan indie makeup brand. I'm really quite pleased with the eyeshadows I have received, and hope to get over my eye shyness enough to show you what I do with them. I just worry that I am amateur and will scare all 2 (3?) of my readers away forever. LOL.

But anyway, enjoy the haul pictures soon - below is a list of what I purchased with my $50 credit (I payed shipping though, the credits did not count towards that)

• "Foiled Again" Mixing Medium - Used to apply dry eyeshadows wet (and as eyeliner) x2
• A little note: I purchased 2, but only received 1 in my order. SO. I mean it's a large bottle so it's aiight, but little things do make all the difference when reviewing a company!
• "Lady of Light" Cream Highlighter - Purchased based on Nancy's review and express recommendation, of course
• Watermelon Eye Shadow, Rockette Eyeshadow - From new "Summer Love" collection
• Strider, Wise Wizard, and Evil Eye - From "One Ring" collection
• Mighty Evil One, Street Rat, Three Wishes - From "Arabian Nights" collection
• Moth Wing - Because it was pretty!

The highlighter retails for $9.75, the mixing medium is ONLY $3.50 and it will last FOREVER, and the eyeshadows were $5 each :)

My Thoughts ---

• We will first address the fact that I did not receive one item in my order by first explaining that I went over the $50 minimum and the coupon glitched and took the entire amount off. I contacted Pumpkin and Poppy's order and she said she could invoice me the extra, but I told her to just remove the highlighter as that would bring me back to the $50. I didn't get a confirmation but when my order arrived, it still had a highlighter but was short one mixing medium bottle. Bummer though, because it's a great product and I wanted to use the extra in a giveaway!
• The eyeshadow jars are $5 each - I'm way stingy and would probably not pay that much because I could get similar sized eyeshadows from other indie companies for less! But hey, this is vegan!
• I am in LOVE with the shadows I picked from the Lord of the Rings collection - there are a few awesome matte shades in there, and they've got this unique formulation where the base is clearly matte but there's some sort of a sheen/shimmer overlay. I can't even explain it properly because if I say matte with glitter, it just wouldn't make sense. 
• Just wait for the swatches!! Lord of the Rings are coming up first - I'm just trying to figure out the best way to use the cream highlighter haha. I am a face makeup newbie!