Favs

The following companies are some of my favorite indie companies. They are, for various reasons, companies I choose to shop at and support. You may find my Mineral Makeup: What to Look For When Buying or my Price Comparisons Guide helpful, as well.

Caveat Emptor
On my Nixed page is a list of companies I personally avoid for various reasons, mostly bad customer service, questionable business practices or ethics, or products that don’t meet my standards. As with any company, if you have a problem or an issue, try emailing their customer service first to see what sort of response you get. A company can only fix a problem if they know about it.

Fyrinnae
They’re a vegan online makeup company. These guys are awesome!  Their shades are quite complex, just check out their Arcane Magic line, so some are best worn by patting on the color, or by using Pixie Epoxy. You can read my review here. You can read my Indie Spotlight here. You can see countless swatches here.

Evil Shades
This is a fantastic company that makes gorgeous eye shadows and other products. Check out their lipsticks! Their holographic colors are gorgeous. You can read my review here. Read my Indie Spotlight here.

Meow Cosmetics
Tammy from Meow has a ton of amazing blushes and foundation, too. I think there’s a shade of foundation for every skintone. She also does seasonal and holiday releases such as the Friday the 13th, Halloween & the Christmas Holidays. You can read my review here. You can read my Indie Spotlight here.

Morgana Cryptoria
Melissa makes amazing vegan lipsticks and pretty eye shadows. They’re a holy grail product for me. My favorites are Azalea Blue, Coraline’s Kiss, Shrieking Orange and Sub Zero. In the eye shadows Druscilla’s Sister, Transylvanian Twist, Broomstick, Coraline and Glitter Ghoul steal my heart. You can read my review here. You can read my Indie Spotlight here.

Shiro Cosmetics
I’m a gamer geek, and most of Shiro’s eye shadows are named after geeky gamer things. They also have a ton of colors and some awesome lip products called Intertubes.  They do NOT repackage and you can see my swatches here and here and here. You can see my Indie Spotlight here.

Sugarpill
Sugarpill is a new company started by Amy, aka Shrinkle, and her shadows are fantastic! They’re highly pigmented, bright and easy to work with. They come in loose shadow form and pressed shadow form. These shadows are not repackaged, as Amy works with a lab to formulate her shadows, both pressed and loose alike. They actually rekindled my love of pressed shadows. You can read my review about her products here. You can see swatches here. You can read my Indie Spotlight here.

Venomous Cosmetics
This is a new company in Florida that does pressed and loose shadows as well as awesome lip glosses. See swatches and my review here. Read my Indie Spotlight here.

Dreamworld Minerals
Ellie from DreamWorld makes her own eye shadows. She’s got some really interesting collections, too. She likes vibrant color!  She also will take customer requests, which is really nice.  You can see some swatches here.

Silk Naturals
If you’re looking for MAC Parrot, you can find a vegan indie version of it here. Having tried their products, I have been happy with everything that I’ve  purchased.  I love the luster of these eye shadows, and they apply very smoothly. The lipsticks are really nice, too. You can read my review here. Read my Indie Spotlight here.

Concrete Minerals
Concrete Minerals is a fantastic company with huge jars of eye shadow. They make some really pretty colors. You can read my review of them here. And my newest review/swatches here. Read my Indie Spotlight here.

BftE Cosmetics
BftE makes beautiful colors as well as carries some unblended shades per customer request.   Crystal is a very sweet woman who really does a lot not only with her company and family but gives back to the community as well. They’ve got some really fun duochrome colors and are constantly adding new colors. You can read my Indie Spotlight here. See some swatches here.

Femme Fatale Cosmetics
Femme Fatale Cosmetics is a new company that is based in Australia. They’ve got some gorgeous duochrome shades and I highly recommend Shooting Stars, Haunt and Heroic.

Detrivore Cosmetics
Detrivore custom blends all their own eye shadows. They’ve got some fantastic colors.You can see swatches here and here. You can read my Indie Spotlight here.

Geek Chic Cosmetics
This is an up and coming geek company with some great color collections. Read my review and see my swatches here. Read my Indie Spotlight here.

Kiss my Sass (formerly Suds n’ Sass)
Beth from Kiss My Sass makes her own eye shadows as well as other products. I’m convinced that she makes pretty stuff! She does LE collections with eye shadows and lippies from time to time. Also, her perfumes are nice, especially Cuddley Blue Poodle, Seductive Charm and Perfect Kiss! (though they’ve been discontinued). You can see some eye shadow swatches here. You can read my Indie Spotlight here.

Brazen Cosmetics
This is a company with some really bold colors that I like. They also make a fantastic lip scrub!  You can see swatches and a review here.

Sobe Botanicals
This is a fantastic, relatively new company that makes custom lipsticks, cheek and lip stains, eye shadows, perfumes etc. I really like the lipsticks and cheek and lip stains. See many swatches here. Read my Indie Spotlight here.

Hi -Fi Cosmetics
Veronica of Hi-Fi Cosmetics is a makeup artist whose goal is to give something unique and beautiful back to the makeup community. You can read my review here.

Glamour Doll Eyes
Vee does a great job at making beautiful colors. It’s been a treat to watch her grow and her shadows become more complex over the past two years. You can read my review here. You can read my Indie Spotlight here.

Aromaleigh V2.0
I loved Aromaleigh V1.0 and was sad when the company closed. Now the company has re-opened. You can see swatches here. Read my Indie Spotlight with Kristen here.

Medusa’s Makeup
When I emailed Medusa’s Makeup to ask if they made their own products, they replied back with, “The majority of our products, eye dust, glitter, body shimmer/blush, lip gloss are all made in our Chicago facility.” So while their pressed shadows are private label, I think that their loose eye dusts, etc are made by them and have a base added to them. They have EXCELLENT customer service.  You can read my review of their makeup here. You can see my review on their taklon brushes here.

Darling Girl Cosmetics
A new company with some very pretty shadows and excellent customer service. You can see swatches I did here.

Sassy Minerals
Sassy Minerals is a relatively new company that I had the opportunity to try out right around when the company launched their line. They did everything right with their launch, from having a professional site to wonderful products! The eye shadows are really pretty and the sample sizes are very affordable. You can read my review here.

Black Rose Minerals
This is a relatively new company that has some lovely colors. You can see swatches and read my review here.

Psyche Minerals
This is a new company with some really cute and geeky themed shadows! See swatches and my review here.

Spell Cosmetics – closed
Elle made some awesome shadows. These colors are very buttery smooth and blend easily. You can read my review here.