Little Mermaid Lip Poisons

So, here is another piece to the grand re-opening of VC!

 

First we have "Part of Your World":

This one is pretty pic accurate.  Possibly my favorite of this collection.

 

Next is "Ursula's Lair":

When the Sea Witch comes to mind, I always think of purple.  This is a fall shade that is medium coverage and not too over the top.

 

Then we have the problem child... "Hidden Treasures":

I cannot get this to photograph anywhere close to how it appears in real life.  This is a warm pink with stunning red shimmer in the sunlight.

 

"Kiss the Girl":

This is the neutral shade with a bit extra.  The delicate golden shimmer is so pretty in the sunlight but never overpowering.

 

Last up is what I believe will be the favorite of most from this collection, "Under the Sea":

Possibly the most beloved song from Disney's Little Mermaid, "Under the Sea" is a bold red that just looks like fun.  It's not too warm or cool for most skin tones.  Don't miss "Sebastian" loose shadow, which is a sister shade, if you like this one.

 

Hope you all enjoyed the preview! 

I will post more tomorrow!

 

 

Deep Space Lip Poison Trio

Hi lovely people,

 

So today, I am debuting the Lip Poisons from the Deep Space Trio collection which will be out September 4th (if everything goes accordingly).

 

For this collection, I have three Lip Poisons, three pressed shades and three loose shadows.

 

First up is "Far From Home":

This photo is slightly misleading.  "Far From Home" is a touch more pink and less brassy looking.  Peachy coral is a good description.  What I like about this one is that it even works for us cool toned girls!  The gold shimmer in this one is so pretty.

 

Next is "Final Frontier":

The red sparkle in this one almost makes the taupe-y base appear to be a dusty purple in the tube.  However, once on the lips it is definitely a cool toned taupe.  I would say this one is more for medium skin tones.

 

And "The Encounter" finishes this trio:

Another shade which refuses to photograph accurately.  The blue shimmer in this one will not show up on camera.  "The Encounter" is a bright pink with a blue glow-y quality.

 

These will be $6.25 when I re-open and the minis will be $3.50 (with special deals when buying the "trio"). 

 

Note: In the next few months I will be changing the size of the minis to be smaller as my manufacturer discontinued the 3.5ml tubes.  I will post an update when I am getting low on the mini tubes.

 

 

Hope you all love the new VC coming very soon!

 

Love,

 

 

The Return of VC on the horizon?

My struggles with my eczema seem to be beginning to pay off, so much so that soon I will be considering re-opening VC.  As soon as I am sure I'll be able to fulfill orders in a timely manner (tats under 5 days unless otherwise noted), then I will post about my plans for the future of Venomous.  Until then, here are two teasers I've been working on..on and off.

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I will wait to re-open until I am certain I can provide the best products with the fastest turnaround times possible.

 

Much Love Always,

 

Tracy 

 

WHAT on Earth has happened to VC??

Hi everyone,

A lot has happened in the last year that I would like to share with you.


The beginning of the decline of Venomous Cosmetics
My once beloved business has suffered greatly in the last year, and I am not one to make excuses for the sake of doing so.  As hard as I tried to keep VC going and keep up with orders, it became impossible due to my personal life basically falling apart.  I was staying up nights to get orders done and trying to work during the day to keep the household going.. and at some point everything became too much.  I apologize for every time your orders were late (sometimes ridiculously late), every time you didn't receive a timely response to an email or inquiry or anytime discounts were not applied promptly.  And then, the nail in the coffin:


Eczema
Such a small word to cause such enormous problems.  I am sure many of you remember all the nail posts I did on this blog.. 

This is a before picture:

 

This is what eczema did to my hands:

 

Not only does it look horrible, it is excruciating.  I had trouble accomplishing daily responsibilities like changing diapers, taking showers, washing dishes.  It was impossible to press shadows or make lip poison even with two pairs of gloves.   I eventually lost all my nails as well.

I found a new treatment and slowly I am recovering, but it has been a long road.

 

 

Weight gain/loss  and  Depression

Back at the end of 2012, I posted about a personal tragedy which I never disclosed the nature of at that time, except to a few people I considered close to me.  At the time, I had no idea how much the incident(s) could change me.  My then boyfriend (now husband) was unfaithful and I internalized it, feeling that it was my fault.  I begin to gain weight as I turned to food for comfort.  I hit an all time low when I realized I had gained so much by early fall 2013.  The depression fed the need to eat for comfort.  So this was me just 5 months ago at Christmas: 

I saw this pic and cried.. but decided to do something about it.  Here is my personal album of pics along the way, if you are interested in seeing my weight loss journey, which is right now 94 pounds lost since my start date Jan. 21st, 2014. 

See Weight loss Album here.

 

Here are a few pictures of me currently, without makeup, because I believe makeup is an awesome thing to make us feel prettier, but we are all beautiful in our own way without it.

 

 

Thank you all for your support of VC over the years, and when I re-open VC will be better than ever! 

 

Much Love,

T

 

 

St. Patrick's Day Sale on VC!!

Good evening lovely people!  I wanted to let you all know that there is a 15% off sale happening until tomorrow night at midnight on http://www.venomouscosmetics.com/.  The 15% will be refunded back to you within 24 hours of purchase.  Hope you have a Happy St. Patty's Day!

Much Love,
Tracy

Shadow Sale and Palette Offer on VC!

Hi lovely readers! 
I am running a sale at www.venomouscosmetics.com on all shadows from now until Saturday 3/10 at 9pm EST!

When you buy any two full size shadows you get one free.  Pressed and loose shadows may be mixed and matched.  Offer applies only to regularly priced shadows ($6.50).  Please include which free shade(s) you would like me to toss into your order in "notes to seller" upon checkout or in an e-mail to tracy@venomouscosmetics.com.

Additionally...a free palette offer!

If you purchase five full size pressed shades, I will throw in a free palette!  (Offer applies to a purchase of five shadows not including free shadows during the sale.)

Lastly, I will offering an limited edition Lip Poison (which will be officially for sale on 3/23) for sale during this sale on the main page.  "Panem" is the last edition to the Hunger Games collection.  It is a sheer mauvey neutral with red flash.

Hope you are all having a wonderful Thrusday!

Love, T

Tropical Look

I know I usually don't do LOTD posts, but I quite liked this one.  (Taken with my IPad in photo booth for the kaleidoscope effect.)

Colors used:

(All Venomous Cosmetics)

(Inner Corner outward on lid:) "The Last Unicorn"-pressed, "Feelin' Lucky"-pressed, "Finest Archer"-pressed, "Centipede"-pressed, "Chupacabra"-pressed and "The Hob"-loose. (Crease outward:) "Feelin' Lucky"-pressed, "Banshee"-pressed, "Ogopogo"-pressed, "Unbrokenhearted"-pressed and "Phoenix" pressed.  Applied over UDPP!

Hope you are all having a spledid Sunday!  Love, T