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I'm late to the party in more ways than one today, being fresh off my first ever viewing of Death Becomes Her as I sit down to write up this Vanishing Cabinet inspired by it. It was released in September 2016 - yikes! What a fabulous movie though! It was fun seeing Bruce Willis in a role so different from his usual action fare and Meryl Streep stole the show as usual (no shade to Goldie Hawn, who I also enjoyed). I adored Meryl's makeup throughout the film, particularly in the opening number and when she'd had the 'spray paint' treatment, along with that Veronica Lake-style 'do. Divine.
The Vanishing Cabinet is a monthly subscription service from US-based indie brand Notoriously Morbid. The amount of products included seems to vary, but there are typically three to four products in each and occasionally six in special VCs. It's $13.25USD within the US and $20USD for international (including shipping), so a very reasonable monthly treat! You can sign up for the wait list here or purchase a one month trial (while available) here. Overstock is occasionally posted here.
All eyeshadow swatches are applied to bare skin (on the left) and over Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy (on the right) using a patting motion and photographed under daylight bulbs.
I couldn't find many Gifs that matched the names for this set so there's a more eclectic mix today that I hope you'll enjoy. All gifs are from giphy.com.
Why Am In The Morgue?
Why Am In The Morgue? is a pale silver with purple shimmer and fine sparkles. I found that the silver was more pronounced when blended out (as shown on the inner corner in the look below) while the purple shimmer became more dominant over a sticky base. The duality makes Why Am In The Morgue? an incredibly versatile eyeshadow that I thoroughly enjoy.
Here I've used We're Here For Your Daughter, Chuck all over the lid, Doll's Eye on the crease & lower lashline, She's Got Gidget Hair for the transition and Why Am I In The Morgue? on the inner corner. The lashes are Nouveau Lashes Volume Style 1.
Spray Paint
Spray Paint is named for the secret ingredient to Dr Ernest Menville's success as a reconstructive mortician. It's a shimmery medium taupe with silver sparkles and fine red sheen although I felt it pulled cooler-toned on the lid. Best with a sticky base, but still lovely without one.
For this look, I used Spray Paint on the outer two thirds of the lid, Grade-A on the inner third, She is the Darkness on the lower lashline, Kiss the Violets on the inner corner, Each Buries His Own on the crease, He's Going Through Changes for the transition and It's the White Hats on the browbone. The lashes are Ebay faux mink in the style A19.
Forever Young
Forever Young is a rusty red-brown with strong golden shimmer. The formula is sublime and it holds its own without a base very well. Love!
For this look I used 5 By 5 on the crease, He's Going Through Changes for the transition, It's the White Hats on the browbone, Forever Young on the outer half of the lid and lower lashline, Stop Drop & Roll on the inner half of the lid, Whitelighter Witch highlighter on the inner corner. The lashes are Ldianer 208 'mink' lashes from Ebay
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Touch of Magic
Touch of Magic is a baby pink with blue shimmer - Carrie really did a great job of capturing the look of the serum in the movie with this shade! I've shown it over Solar Flare Mystic Matte above so you can see how it transforms it. Notoriously Morbid's Changeling Top Coat formula has changed since this release (the new Alchemy Top Coats are sparklier and feel more slick or oily) but I really liked this as it's lightweight enough to apply without disturbing the lip colour beneath.
This VC was a hit for me! I loved every shade and really enjoyed the introduction to Death Becomes Her. Have you seen it?
Lani
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