A Small Haul (with reviews) from Haunting Hues Cosmetics!

I discovered a small indie brand on Instagram about a year ago called Tater Rounds Beauty; they have since changed their name to Haunting Hues Cosmetics. I ordered a few things then but honestly, I wasn’t super impressed. I forgot about the brand until recently when I saw they had released a few really interesting products. I placed an order and today I want to review what I bought and talk about the brand general.

My two favorite products that I bought are the lipsticks. I got Relics, a taupe brown, and Lunacy, a pale gray. These lipsticks are $9.00 apiece and traditional bullet lipsticks. I really like both but Relics is my favorite. I love taupe shades and this one is excellent. These lipsticks have a semi stiff formula and you do have to build them up on the lips to get full opacity. They have a finish that’s somewhere between a cream and a satin but they are comfortable and have a decent amount of staying power. I really like that this brand offers some unique shades and I could see myself buying more in the future.

I also bought a lip gloss in the shade Thunderstorms. This gloss is $9.00 and described as a pale taupe brown with golden green shimmer. I think it pairs beautifully with Relics and that’s how I’m wearing it in the picture above. This is a very comfortable gloss and I couldn’t feel the shimmer within it. I have two slight complaints with it, though.

My main issue is with the doe foot applicator/tube. When you pull the applicator out, the tube scrapes off a good amount of the product so I had to keep dipping back in to get the amount of gloss that I wanted. I prefer for there to be enough product on the applicator for me to apply it once and be done. I also would have liked for this to be more pigmented. It is definitely a semi sheer gloss and that’s just not what I enjoy. I still would buy more glosses from the brand, however, because like with the lipsticks, they offer unique shades.

The last product I purchased was Narcissus, an iridescent loose shimmer powder that can be used on the eyes or as a highlighter. It has a white base with bright green shimmer throughout. It is $7.50 for 5 grams of product and is packaged in a small container with a sifter. When I purchased this, it was $10.00. It seems like the brand has just decided to lower the price, which is great, but I would have much preferred paying the cheaper price. It’s not that I don’t like this, I do, but it is a small amount of product.

It’s also not quite as impactful as I wanted it to be. It is a beautiful green shimmer but the white base does leave a cast on the skin that takes away from that bright green shine. I’ve been primarily wearing it as a highlighter and it’s gorgeous but I do have to really buff it in because there is such a white cast. For me personally, I would have enjoyed a pressed version with a sheer base more. 

Final Thoughts:

I overall really like everything I bought from Haunting Hues Cosmetics and I see myself buying more in the future. If you’ve tried anything from them, let me know what you like the most! Thanks for reading!