{"id":350,"date":"2017-09-17T11:19:01","date_gmt":"2017-09-17T15:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?p=350"},"modified":"2021-10-04T08:46:05","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T12:46:05","slug":"surreal-makeup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/surreal-makeup\/","title":{"rendered":"The Awesomeness that is Surreal Makeup"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I\u2019ll be the first to say that I am not a \u201cgirly girl\u201d. Makeup happens <\/span>maybe<\/span><\/i> once a week. I\u2019m <\/span>really<\/span><\/i> happy if my nails are all the same length. When I wear dresses, it’s because it\u2019s only one piece to pull out of my closet, rather than two. I\u2019m not necessarily the tomboy that I was as a kid, but I\u2019m still definitely not girly.<\/span><\/p>\n

I tell you this to give you a bit of context for the rest of this post. So that you understand how impressive it is that I\u2019ve bought so much from <\/span>Surreal Makeup<\/span><\/a>. And when I say \u201cso much\u201d here is my current collection, and I have four more eyeshadow colors on the way. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Backing up a bit, I discovered Surreal at AwesomeCon 2016. Amanda Baker, the founder, was manning a table alone when I went by. She was so bubbly and colorful that I stopped to check out her stuff. She explained how Surreal is \u201chypoallergenic, naturally water resistant and cruelty-free mineral\u201d makeup, and was very quick to swatch a few colors on the back of my hand. I was stunned. Finally, I\u2019d come across the super pigmented, vibrant eyeshadows I\u2019d always wanted. And, in some ways even better, they clean up with basic baby wipes; you don\u2019t need makeup remover! They certainly live up to their name. But, my funds at the time were rather limited, so I bought my favorite colors (G. I. Jane, Gorgeous, and Royal) and snagged a card so I could buy more later.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Let me remind you, makeup rarely happens for me. I just don\u2019t get up early enough to do much, if anything, during the week, and on weekends, I often don\u2019t feel like putting in the effort. But I still bought three jars on the spot. Because these eyeshadows, well, a picture\u2019s worth a thousand words, so, look at them. Just, wow!!! Swatches on the left are on bare skin, swatches on the right are over Surreal primer.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I\u2019d like to point out that a full 5g jar of this stuff will last you forever. Well, ok, it depends on how often you wear makeup. But I usually just put a single color on my lids and call my look done. So for that, I generally up-end the jar and tap it 4-5 times into a palette. Not a whole lot comes out with that, but you certainly get enough to do a full look. So these will last a very long time. And being loose powder, you won\u2019t be introducing bacteria, so no grossness!<\/span><\/p>\n

After AwesomeCon, I only ended up ordering a couple of the <\/span>sample pod packs<\/span><\/a> over the course of the year. The sample pods are amazing. You get 1 gram of 5 different products. And you can choose any product they have in stock. ANY product! It\u2019s fabulous! You can try before you commit to a whole jar. They are also REALLY good for travel. So much so that I have some sample sizes of colors I own whole jars of, just so I can travel better. I\u2019ve also noticed that you get an extra goodie or two with the samples you order, which is how I discovered <\/span>Juicy<\/span><\/a> is an amazing color for work.<\/span><\/p>\n

In January this year, as I was working on my cosplay for AwesomeCon, I dropped Surreal a line on their <\/span>Facebook page<\/span><\/a> asking if they\u2019d be back again. I got a quick reply in the affirmative. Happy day! I planned to get the makeup for my cosplay at the show. I also threw away what non-Surreal eyeshadows I had (most of them were very old, as in, I couldn\u2019t remember when I bought them) with every intention of buying Surreal equivalents at the show.<\/span><\/p>\n

AwesomeCon 2017 rolled around and I made sure to find Surreal\u2019s table on Friday. There were more colors, and more types of products (including black light reactive eyeshadows!!!), but Amanda was still just as lovely and bubbly and colorful. <\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m going to pause a minute to say that it occurred to me the other day that Amanda\u2019s like Luna Lovegood all grown up. A very kind soul, and 100% herself (or at least, that\u2019s how she presents herself to the world, and she\u2019s never seemed anything but completely genuine). And honestly, for me, there\u2019s no better compliment. I\u2019m in awe of people who can be themselves completely. It\u2019s amazing. I hope she doesn\u2019t mind me borrowing her photo.<\/span><\/p>\n

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