Aromaleigh Insectarium Collection

Today I’m sharing the Aromaleigh Insectarium Collection with you. The Insectarium Collection is inspired by colorful beetles. The contour powders are inspired by moths. I have Insectarium Vol. 1, Vol. 2, and the contour powders. I’ve also got some Fatalis Nourishing Lip Creams, highlighters, blushes and other eyeshadows too.

Aromaleigh Insectarium Collection

Aromaleigh is a small indie company located in South Carolina. All of her products are artisan made in small batches in the USA. They’re all cruelty free and many products are vegan.

All products swatched on Too Faced Shadow Insurance eyeshadow primer. For the extra sparkly shades, I also used Darling Girl Glitter Glue.

Insectarium Collection Contour Powders

Alucita (vegan)
warm taupe
Grey brown taupe.

Hyalophora (vegan)
warm brown
Pinked brown.

Saturnia (vegan)
chestnut brown
mauve brown

Antheraea (vegan)
warm golden brown
light warm brown

Carriola (vegan)
warm brown-green
brown green grey

Fatalis Nourishing Lip Creams

Dicentra formosa
A lush fuchsia. This shade may slightly stain the lips.
To me this is a fuchsia red cream.

Acanthaster brevispinus
A soft warm purple. This shade may slightly stain the lips.
To me this is a deep red with purple undertone.

Insectarium Collection Vol. 1 Brights

Lamprima
An orangey red base with blue to green color travel iridescence.
Coral red with green shift.

Charidotella
An orange/coral base with blue to violet color travel iridescence.
Coral orange with violet and blue shift.

Chrysolina
A vibrant blue purple with a violet to blue shift depending on lighting conditions.
A midtone purple with strong blue shift and violet sparkle.

Iridotaenia
A muted deep blurple with gold to green iridescence.
Deep warm purple base with strong gold shift and green sparks.

Anthaxia
A vibrant blue with red to gold shift depending on lighting conditions, it can also appear as a violet shift since the red iridescence is affected by the blue base.
Pretty turquoise blue base with strong pink to red shift, plus gold, violet, blue and pink sparks.

Megaloxantha
A warm violet base with red to gold color traveling iridescence.
Warm midtone violet purple with pink shift and gold sparks.

Sagra
A vibrant pink base with red to violet color travel iridescence.
Bright candy pink with pink, violet and blue sparks.

Protaetia
A willow yellow/brown base with green to blue color travel.
Yellowy-brown with golden green shift and blue and green sparks.

Sternocera
A warm green base with a blue to violet iridescent color travel.
Yellow-toned green with blue shift and blue and violet sparks.

Chlaenius
A vibrant green base with a violet to red iridescent color travel.
Deeper teal green base with blue to violet shift and blue, vioet and red sparks.

Insectarium Collection Vol. 2 Neutrals

Rhomborrhina
A metallic bronze base with green to teal to blue color travel.
Golden bronze with teal to blue shift and sparkle.

Plateumaris
A metallic bronze base with green to teal to blue color travel.
Soft bronze base with strong blue shift.

Agestrata
A metallic bronze base with gold to chartreuse to green color travel.
Golden bronze with lime to chartreuse.

Meloe
A metallic bronze base with blue to indigo to violet color travel.
Golden bronze with violet shift and blue and pink sparkles.

Canthidium
A metallic bronze base with gold to copper to pinkish red color travel.
Golden bronze with copper shift and pink and red sparkles.

Cassida
A metallic bronze base with violet to magenta to reddish color travel.
Golden bronze with violet pink shift.

Saperda
A metallic silver base with gold to chartreuse to green color travel.
Metallic silver with chartreuse to green to gold.

Pericalus
A metallic silver base with blue to indigo to violet color travel.
Metallic silver base with blue to violet.

Megistomela
A metallic silver base with violet to magenta to reddish color travel.
Metallic silver base violet to magenta.

Sphenoptera
A metallic silver base with gold to copper to pinkish red color travel.
Metallic silver with pink to copper to gold.

Aromaleigh Highlighters

Diana (vegan)
a pale gold highlighter with a soft blue lustre
Pale yellow gold with blue shift.

Ixchel
Pale lavender with gold shift/glow.
Pale lavender with gold shift threaded throughout.

Aromaleigh Blushes

Lakshmi (vegan)
a gorgeous coral/orange with a warm purple shimmer (blush)
Orange coral with violet purple shimmer.

Floridus
The perfect neutral red with mauve undertones. (blush)
Pinky red.

Other Eyeshadows

Medousa
A vivid and rich red/burgundy with pink undertones.
Deeper than midtone burgundy wine matte.

L’autrichienne
(discontinued, unsure of official description)
Aquamarine blue matte.

Asterion
A vivid teal blue with strong gold to chartreuse color traveling reflects.
Vivid teal blue with gold to green shift and gold sparks.

Striga (vegan)
a mossy green with strong blue/teal duochrome effect.
Deep warm green base with teal blue shift and sparks.

Vela
a mossy green with a violet glow.
Deep warm green base with dark violet shift and blue and violet sparks.

Dryope (vegan)
beautiful fall-toned shade with color traveling duochrome effects.
Warm brown with orange undertones and gold to green to blue shift and sparks.

Fafnir (vegan)
warm purple to metallic copper
Warm burgundy wine with copper sparks

Gaasyndietha
very rich deep satin finish blue, filled with a rainbow of colorful sparkles
Deep satiny blue with rainbow sparkles.

Snake Goddess
deep burnished red base with a vivid blue-green duochrome.
Deep redtoned brown base with blue-green shift and gold, blue and green sparks.

Keto (vegan)
deep grayed blue satin finish base with vivid aqua interference highlights and shimmer.
Deep grey with blue undertones base and teal blue shift, blue, aqua, and violet sparks. If you’re looking for a color similar to Jouer Mermaid Dreamer (LE, no longer available) or Makeup Geek Houdini, this is a more complex version of that color. Of the three this is the one I prefer.

Euryale
midtoned brown/mauve with gold interference and intense gold to green color traveling sparks.
Midtone mauve brown with gold and green sparks.

Insectarium Swatch Video

I also made a quick, no frills swatch video for all of these colors because sometimes a video is just better at conveying how complex and pretty the eyeshadows look in person.

Row 1 – Dicentra formosa – Chlaenius – Sternocera – Protaetia – Sagra – Megaloxantha – Anthaxia – Iridotaenia – Chrysolina – Charidotella – Lamprima
Row 2 – Acanthaster brevispinus – Euryale – Keto – Snake Goddess – Gaasyndietha – Fafnir – Dryope – Vela – Striga – Asterion – L’autrichienne

Row 1 – Sphenoptera – Megistomela – Pericalus – Saperda – Cassida – Canthidium – Meloe – Agestrata – Plateumaris – Rhomborrhina
Row 2 – Carriola – Antheraea – Saturnia – Hyalophora – Alucita – Medousa – Floridus – Lakshmi -Ixchel – Diana

My favorites out of these are Keto, Gaasyendietha, Vela, Striga, Asterion, L’autrichienne, Medousa, Lakshmi, Ixchel, Sphenoptera, Megistomela, Pericalus, Meloe, Rhomborrhina, Chlaenius, Sternocera, Megaloxantha, Anthaxia, Chrysolina, Charidotella, and Alucita.

The way I recommend wearing the Insectarium eyeshadows on hooded eyes like mine is with a sticky base on the lid and lower lid. Pair with a bright or neutral matte crease, depending on your mood.

What do you think of these eyeshadows? How would you wear them?

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