Darling Girl Eyeshadow Leaking Jar Fix

Earlier today in r/indiemakeupandmore it was pointed out the slight leaking issue that the Darling Girl square eyeshadow jars have (reference post). Now, I'd noticed this before, but it wasn't that huge of a deal in my particular case. It might have helped that I left the sifters in the jars as they didn't bother me too much (I know there are some people who hate them, which is a completely valid opinion and personal preference), but nonetheless I had always noticed that when opening the jar there was always a bit of eyeshadow that inevitably ended up around the threads of the jar and falling out causing a bit of a mess and just a waste of product. Decided to see if I could possibly find a solution to this issue and tried putting teflon plumber's tape (which is usually applied to threaded pipes/fittings to seal them better and has also been known to help sealing up perfume sample vials for shipping) on the threading of the jar to see if I could get a tighter seal. I documented the process below in case anybody wanted to see my results.

Teflon tape is VERY cheap (easily less than two bucks) and can be found at any store that has even a minimal DIY section.

Now, I wrapped the tape around about 3 times and it seemed I got a much tighter and more secure feeling seal on the jar. 

Prior to putting the teflon tape on, closing and opening the jar always felt a bit... gritty/rough, like it wasn't seated quite right. Afterwards, the lid seemed to close much more easily it was no longer rough feeling at all. And it also seemed like it could take another layer or so of teflon without ending up with too much.

Now I know it's not the best looking or the most ideal way to handle the situation, and I obviously haven't done thorough testing, but it preliminary results are quite promising and maybe this would help out anybody whose been having similar issues who doesn't want to move the product into different jars. It didn't take very long and it didn't cost much, so I'd recommend at least trying it. Let me know if you do and how it worked out for you or if you find a better solution!

Thanks for reading!

Darling Girl Haul/Swatches

I received my Darling Girl order yesterday! I placed the order on May 15th and it shipped on May 23rd and I received it on the 27th. This is my first time doing swatches so please forgive the not so perfect swatches.

My order consisted of the following:

Primped and Primed Eyelid Primer

Bronze Dawn

Frankenstein

London Calling

GWP: Hail Hydra

Free sample: Forbidden Flame

*I forgot to include the photo of the order itself (packaging, etc) but I'll add it to this post when I get a chance to this evening.*

The swatches below were done with the upper half of the swatches done over the Primped and Primed Primer (which went on very nicely) and the bottom half is just bare skin.

Now for more photos and comments on each shadow.

I wasn't super excited about this color when I read about it being the GWP, but I gotta say, this is just lovely. It went on very smoothly, and the duochrome just looks gorgeous. Seems very similar to Bronze Dawn (the red base in Bronze Dawn seems more prominent).

This is yet another lovely shade, it's just gorgeous, and went on like a dream. Very well pigmented and I just love the gold/orange shimmer/glitter.

Frankenstein also went on very smoothly, this is an interesting one, it doesn't stand out as much as the others, but it's lovely all the same. Gorgeous gold shimmer! I feel like this is one I'll end up using quite a bit.

London Calling is supposed to be similar to Fyrinnae's Mephisto. Unfortunately I don't have Mephisto in order to compare, but this is just beautiful! Look at that coppery duochrome. I'm not sure how practical it is for an everyday look, but I do absolutely love this one. Also, the blue base on this one stained just a tiny bit, but nothing too terrible.

Forbidden Flame:

No photo of the container for this one as it was a sample, but this is a very lovely matte shade. It's extremely pigmented, buttery and I think this would actually work well with or without a primer.

Final notes: Fantastic products! I'm actually using the Primped and Primed Primer today and will report back on how well it wore/lasted compared to my usual Urban Decay Primer. All of these eyeshadows (minus Forbidden Flame) seem to work best over a primer (which I definitely expected). I was very satisfied with the amounts I received in the jars and with the amount in the sample bag (enough for SEVERAL uses considering the pigmentation). I'm so glad my first foray into indie eyeshadows went this well! I will be ordering from Darling Girl again!

If anybody has suggestions on other products I need to have, please feel free to let me know!

Thanks!

*Disclaimer: I purchased these products myself and these opinions are my own*