Morgana Cryptoria Spring 2013 Swatches

Hello and thank you for viewing this blog! This post will be showing all of the lip products I have purchased from an Indie makeup company called Morgana Cryptoria (Morgana's Crypt). I am not being paid to do this and I paid for all of these products like any other customer. These are my honest opinions and none of these photos have been edited to distort the true looks of the products. However, some of these were swatched in a hurry and could probably been done a bit better (having to scrub lips over and over kind of effects color and texture very slightly, perhaps). However, the products' colors are still enough to give a pretty accurate idea of what they look like. I took multiple pictures of some of them to help show the colors more accurately.


Absinthe lipstick is lovely! A shimmering deep reptile-like green. There are better swatches out there, since mine fell and broke and is now more difficult to apply. ^^;

Arcana is BADLY represented here and so I will reswatch this one once I get a better sharpener. It is a lipstake that I am incredibly impressed with. I thought I was just getting a regular pencil that I would use to go underneath my Lime Crime “Hollygram” because I have issues with it staying on and covering, but to my surprise, I could have worn Arcana alone as a lipstick. It feels as creamy as a lipstick and covers as well. My lips were slightly damp and the lipstake wasn't sharpened well, so it didn't go on well this time. It looks similar to Absinthe in color, but not exactly. 

 

Love Lies Bleeding lipstick. It is slightly orange, so it does not go well with my cool-toned skin. This was the sample.

Cathedral sample. I loved it so much I HAD to buy the full size. I just wanted to compare the sample with the full lipstick.

Cathedral lipstick full. It's a bit different from the sample, I guess because of the heavier application or being in a different place with different lighting. It is a great unique color for a Gothic look!

Ghouloss (Discontinued). Upclose it looks a little patchy because it is is a lipgloss gel, but far-off you do not notice it. I think it would be great for a cyber look. 

Midnight Sapphire lipstick. I have tried both Manic Panic's “After Midnight” lipstick and Lime Crimes' “Loop de Loop” and I prefer this one on myself. It's a great Gothic and Mana cosplay color. It has some sparkle in it that's hard to capture.The eyeshadow is from the Etsy seller "Spectrum Cosmetics" in the color Ferric (I'll do a post on them later). A perfect match!

Night Sky lipstick. I like it because it's a dark Gothic color, but not as intense as black. I managed to catch a bit of the sparkle in this one! I think I will do an Art Cube (VK band) look and tutorial using this sometime.

Just Peachy lipstick. I was hoping for a nude, but it looks nude – light orange to me. Still lovely and I still plan to wear it. 

Stormin' the Castle lip pan. It is slightly more blue than this in reality, but it still a bit grayish. It looks a little patchy here, but I think it's because of the lip brush I used and it's not noticeable from a distance. It is now being sold as a lip balm.

Lilly lip pan (Discontinued). This one did not show up well in the photos and I almost decided to not post it. It is a bit more pink in real life, a bit of a darkened but subtle pink. I think it would be perfect for a Gothic Lolita look. Although it is discontinued now, there are a few others on the site that I think would be very close in color.

Hera lip balm. This is from a line of lip balms only available for Summer 2013! I was very, very impressed with this product! It lasted several hours and through a meal and drinks without requiring a touch-up. The coverage was also surprisingly opaque. I hesitated to buy this color in this product because I had the assumption that it would be patchy and sheer because of it being a balm, but I was very wrong. It feels wonderful like a regular balm, but has the look of a lipstick. This is a MUST BUY! I also got mine scented as “cotton candy”, which is a strong, sweet, lovely scent. A good color for a Malice Mizer Mana cosplay?

Overall, I really like all of the products so far and will definitely continue being a costumer. Reasonable prices, great products, and great customer service. Most of their products are only available for a limited time, so be sure to check them out often!