In the wake of all the new companies that keep popping up on Etsy and other places on the internet, I’ve realized I cannot purchase and review from every single one of them. I’ve also realized that I shouldn’t; that I should instead focus on the companies I like the most.
Does this mean that I will not try new companies? No, but it does mean that I will be very selective about what I do try.
This entry is mostly about pricing and products for the companies I like. I don’t work for these companies and the prices are subject to change whenever each company changes them.
V means that some, if not all products, are vegan.
While I do try to shop and support indie, I am including MAC on this list since I do purchase from them and many people consider them to be a standard for makeup.
Fyrinnae – V
Eye Shadows – $5.90 to $6.35 – about 3 grams
Eye Shadow Sample – $2.00 – about 1/3 teaspoon
Lip Lustres – $4.50
Pixie Epoxy – $7.00 – about 5.8 ml
Pixie Epoxy Sample – $1.50
Blush – $6.50 – about 6 grams
Blush Sample $1.50 – about 1/4 teaspoon
Free Shipping if you purchase $20 or more. I always feel like I get a ton of quality product for the price.
Meow – V
Eye Shadows (5 gram jar) – $7.50 to $8.00 – varies by collection 1 to 2 grams
Eye Shadows (10 gram jar) – $8 to $10.25 – about 2 grams
Eye Shadows (6 gram jar) – $7.00
Eye Shadow Sample – $1.00 – about 1/16 teaspoon
Blushes 20 gram jar – $13.25 to $16.25 – about 4 gram net wet
Blushes 10 gram jar – $8 to $9.25 – about 2 grams
Blush Samples – $1.00 – 1/8 teaspoon
Glows 10 gram jar – $11.25
Original Glows 20 gram jar – $12.95 – 4 grams
Foundations 3 oz jar – $21.95 to $26.95 (these are such a great deal for the price!)
Sample foundation – $1.00 – 1/4 teaspoon
Munchkin Foundations 25 g jar – $10.95 to $14.95 – 6 to 8 grams
Brow Beaters 10 gram jars – $11.00
Feliners 10 gram jars – $9.00 – 2 grams
Shipping is normally around $5.85
Morgana – V
Vegan Lipsticks 4 to 5 grams of product – $10.00 (OMG amazing)
Vegan Lip Pot 2.5 to 3 grams of product – $3.00
Eye Shadow (5 gram jar) – $5.00 – 1 to 1.5 grams
Eye Shadows (10 gram jar) – $8.00 – 3 to 3.5 grams
Eye shadow refill bag 3.5 gram – $7.75
Eye Shadow refill bag 1.5 gram – $4.75
Eye Shadow sample 1/8 teaspoon – $1.00
Jerome Russel Punky Color $8.00
Manic Panic Hair Color $10.00
Special Effect Hair Color $12.00
Shipping is normally around $5
Sugarpill – V
Eye Shadow Pressed (4 grams) – $12 – .14 oz product (these got me to love pressed shadows again)
Eye Shadow Loose – $12 – 5 grams net weight
Shipping is $5 flat rate
Suds n’ Sass – V
Eye Shadow (5 gram jar with around 1.2 grams product) – $6.00
Eye Shadow (sample jar with 1/4 teaspoon) – $2.50
Eye Shadow (sample baggie with 1/8 teaspoon) – $1.00
Perfume Roll-on 5 ml – $3.00
Perfume Roll-on 10 pm – $5.00
Shower Souffle 4 oz – $8.00
Shower Souffle 8 oz – $14.00
Shipping starts at $2.50
Silk Naturals – V
Free eye shadow included with orders over $10.
Eye Shadow (5 gram jar) – $4.00 – 3/4 teaspoon
Eye Shadow (3 gram jar) – $4.00 – 1/4 teaspoon (special ones like Planetary)
Liquid Lip Gloss – $4.75
Butter Cream Lip Product – $4.75
Black Label Lipstick – $4.95
Kisser Slicker Lipgloss Sticks – $4.50
Almost Lipstick – $4.50
Organic Vegan Lipstick – $5.75
Blush (10 gram jar) – $6.50
Blush Sample Jar – $1.25
Shipping is normally around $2.75
Evil Shades – V
Eye Shadows (3 gram jar) – $3.50
Eye Shadow Sample – $.85
Deviant Lipstick – $4.75
Deviant Lipstick Sample – $1.00
Wicked Gloss – $3.00
Wicked Gloss Sample – $1.00
Blush (10 gram jar) – $5.00 – 5 grams of product
Blush sample (1 gram) – $1.00
Liquid Sin Gloss – $6.00 – .20 fl oz.
Shipping is usually around $3.80
Shiro – V
Eye Shadow (5 gram jar) – $5.00 – 2 grams of product
Eye Shadow (3 gram jar) – $3.00 – 1 gram of product
Eye Shadow Sample (1/4 teaspoon) – $1.00
Shipping starts at around $2.50
Sobe Botanicals – V
Eye Shadow (5 gram jar) – $4.99 – (5 gram volume=2gram net weight)
GothLip Sticks – $6.50
Samples – $1.00
Primed & Proper Eye Primer – $10.99 – .5 oz tube (vegan friendly but does have silicones)
Shipping starts at around $2.50
Beautiful Girl Minerals – V
Eye Shadow (10 gram Jar) – $6.50
Eye Shadow (5 gram jar) – $4.50
Eye Shadow (1.5 gram refill bag) – $4.00
Eye Shadow 1/8 teaspoon sample- $.50
Shipping starts at around $3
Detrivore
Eye Shadow (5 gram jar) – $3.00 to $5.00
Eye Shadow Sample Bag – $1.00
Eye Primer (5 gram jar) – $6.00
Blush (10 gram jar) – $5.00
Blush Sample Bag – $1.00
Shipping is $3
Concrete
Eye Shadows (10 gram jar) – $5.99
Eye Primer – $8.99 – .35 oz product
Shipping is $2.99
BFTE Cosmetics (formerly Beauty From the Earth)
Eye Shadow (5 gram jar) – $6.50 – 1 to 3 grams
Eye Shadow Sample Jar – $2.00 – .5 gram
Blush (10 gram jar) – $10.0 – 2 to 3 grams
Blush Sample jar – $2.00
Shipping is $4
High Voltage
Eye Shadow (5 gram jar) – $3.50 to $5.25 – 3.5 grams of product
Eye Shadow Sample – $1 to $1.25 – 1/8th teaspoon
Skin Candy – $6.50
Shipping starts at around $1.00
Sassy Minerals
Eye Shadow Full Size – $4.75
Eye Shadow Sample – $.75
Blush full size – $11
Blush Sample $.75
Shipping is $4.90
GeoGrafx – V
Eye Shadows (5 gram jar) – $7.50 – 1.2 grams
Eye Shadow Sample (1/8 teaspoon) – $1.00
Fresh Lemon Cleansing Mousse – 4 oz – $15, 2 oz – $8, 1 oz – $4.50
Butter Rich Lipstick (vegan) – $10
butter Rich Lipstick sample – $3
Shipping starts at $5.80
Medusa’s Makeup
6 Piece Vegan & Cruelty Free Brush set for $25 (LOVE these brushes!)
Eye Shadow (loose) – $6.00 – 1.5 grams net weight
Eye Shadow (pressed) – $9.00 – 2 grams net weight
Lip Gloss – $9.00
Blush – $10
Shipping is $6.95
MAC Cosmetics
Eye Shadow Refill Pans – $11 – 1.5 gram, .05 oz
Eye shadow Single – $14.50 – 1.5 gram, .05 oz
Lipstick – $14.50 – 3 gram, .1 oz
Lip Pencil – $13.00 – 1.45 g, .05 oz
Cremestick Liner – $14.50 – .25 g, .009 oz
Dare to Wear Lipglass – $18.00 – 5 g, .17 oz
Tinted Lipglass – $14.50 – 4.8g, .17 oz
Dazzleglass Creme – $18 – 2.7 ml, .09 oz
Fluidline – $15 – 3g, .1 oz
Paint Pot – $16.50 – 5g, .17 fl oz
Powder blush – $18.50 – 6g, .21 oz
Powder Blush Refill – $15.50 – 6g, .21 oz
Shipping with MAC is free every time I place an order because they always have a free shipping code available.
Glamour Doll Eyes
- Some great shadows!
Hi-Fi
- Some great shadows!
DreamWorld
- Temporarily closed and reformulating their products. I’m looking forward to trying the new ones!
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Just a note, if people only wanted to get one item from Sugarpill, they can save a dollar on shipping by getting it from Shrinkle’s ebay
Thank you for letting us know! I didn’t know that!
Thanks for the listing. I agree that it is hard to try all the new companies that are starting up. While I love supporting indie MMU companies, its hard to decide which ones to try.
Right now I seem to be in a holding pattern. I’m a loyal Meow and Fyrinnae fan. I have also been ordering from a few of the more established MMU companies like High Voltage and Evil Shades.
There are a few like Sobe, Silk, and Morgana I want to try. I think I will be more likely to try some of these established companies before I try the new ones that are selling eyeshadow only.
Its so hard to figure out where I’m going to spend my money. There are so many companies out there trying to get a piece of the pie!
Honestly, this is so true. There are so many companies out there! It’s hard to tell where to go.
Thanks for this! Like Peach said, I’m in a holding pattern too. I have my handful of places I purchase from (meow, fyrinnae, MAC, and morgana) and while I have a list of companies I want to try, I never can find anything I really want to get from them. LOL….
Aww, I almost always have a ‘wish list’ somewhere.
The first place I go when I want to get an idea of somewhere to try is here, seriously. I guess I’m just loyal to the companies I already buy from. I’ll get around to trying some soon though….Suds N Sass are probably next with the new glosses.
Aww thank you :> I’m glad you like coming here! SnS is really cool!
Which company give the most “bang for your buck”, so to speak? I want to try all of them, but unfortunately, I’m destitute as it is.
Probably Fyrinnae or Evil Shades. It’s really hard to say.
No Persephone Minerals?
Too new yet. I’m still trying them out, and while I’m really liking the samples I have, listed above are the companies that are pretty tried and true.
I am so glad you posted something like this! All this info all in one place is fantastic!
I do have a ? though: Which ones provide samples in a jar and not baggies? I’ve never really worked with baggies and they seem like they might be kinda hard to work with.
Thanks!
Baggies aren’t too bad to work with. I think the ones I just listed as sample are bags and sample jars are jars, but you’ll have to check each individual site.
I really want to try many companies but unfortunately, intl shipping is something that’s just too expensive at most of these sites.
That’s why I really like Fyrinnae and their shipping policy and of course, the fact that they are great and do give a lot of product and that they are the cheaper ones.
I also like Meow but their shipping is $14 which is completely too much. Okay, it is priority flat rate, but still… And I’m so in love with their foundation!
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I’ve heard that some people do basically group orders internationally to save on shipping costs. Maybe that could help?
I did that 2 times I think, or maybe even more (with Meow), but then every order turns out to be like $100 and our custom fee limit now is only $30 so I’m not really happy to pay those extra fees if they check our package because those fees are too high. :/
The good side is that though those orders were big, they came in big envelope and here they don’t tend to check envelopes, just bigger packages so I might give it a try again
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aww that’s awful to deal with! Why is the customs limit so low?