Good Things Come In Small Packages... The Greens...

The final part of my memorial list of cosmetics for the perfect look inspired by the dragons of Anne McCaffrey's Pern. A lot of people don't realize that the dragons that inhabit Pern are based on equine musculature and anatomy as opposed to reptilian. That is also why they have smooth skin as opposed to scales.

For the Eyes:

• Riddle Me This - Geek Chic Cosmetics
• Inevitable Betrayal - Geek Chic Cosmetics
• Twilight Princess - Geek Chic Cosmetics
• Princess Jupiter - Persephone Minerals
• Jupiter Crystal Power - Persephone Minerals
• Sailor Jupiter - Persephone Minerals
• Bulbasaur - Shiro Cosmetics
• Link - Shiro Cosmetics
• Kokiri Forest - Shiro Cosmetics

For Nails:

• San Francisco - SinfulColors
• Fresh Frog of Bel Air - OPI

Most green colorants aren't safe for lips so it is hard to find a green lip color. That's not to say it's impossible but I haven't tried any that are out there and I'm keeping this list to things I have tried myself.

The Smallest Males, and Yet....

I'll admit, I never really paid the blues much attention but I remember them being quite quick when compared to the larger browns and bronzes. The same went for the greens when compared to the golds. I think my love of blue dragons comes also from another fantasy series however that is for another post entirely:

For the Eyes:

• Oshus - Shiro Cosmetics
• Squirtle - Shiro Cosmetics
• Gyarados - Shiro Cosmetics
• A Neat Gun - Shiro Cosmetics
• Solid Snake - Geek Chic Cosmetics
• Aqua Illusion - Persephone Minerals
• Wicked - Sweet Libertine Cosmetics

For Lips:

• Hipster Ariel - Geek Chic Cosmetics
• Mana Potion - Geek Chic Cosmetics

For Nails:

• Swimsuit... Nailed It! - OPI
• Gone Gonzo - OPI
• Who Let the Dorks Out? - Sephora by OPI

Probably the color I have the most different cosmetics of which seems strange to me but at the same time makes some sense. :)

Brown Dragons, Riding Leathers, and Wingleaders

This one was probably a bit easier for me to figure out a multitude of cosmetics I use. I tend to stick with browns for a more natural makeup look and for professional looks.

For the Eyes:

• Boomerang - Shiro Cosmetics
• Brock the Rock - Shiro Cosmetics
• Vulpix - Shiro Cosmetics
• Eyes of the Werewolf - Geek Chic Cosmetics
• The Pointy End - Geek Chic Cosmetics
• Makoto - Persephone Minerals
• Baklavah - Persephone Minerals

For the Lips:

• Espresso - Laura Mercier
• Sweet Transvestite - Geek Chic Cosmetics

Sweet Transvestite was supposed to be more of a maroon but it tends to look a little more brown on most skintones including my own and I love it that way. It's unfortunately no longer available but I highly suggest checking out Geek Chic's lippies.

Bronzes for a Weyrleader

Now for the hardest color family for me to pick cosmetics from mostly because I don't have many bronzes! As I said in a previous post, my favorite dragonrider is F'lar, Weyrleader of Benden Weyr. I've always marvelled at the bronze dragons and secretly wondered what would happen if a woman impressed a Bronze dragon. Although it's never happened in the books. >.>

Bronze for the Eyes:

• Small Key - Shiro Cosmetics
• Probably one of the only true bronzes that I currently own. Shiro has and will always be one of my first go tos for browns and natural looking colors.
• Everything is Bears - Shiro Cosmetics
• I placed this in bronze and not brown because the multitude of gold glitter makes me think more of an oiled bronze than just brown.

Small Key is also lip safe although Everything is Bears is not!

Bronze for the Nails:

• Warm and Fozzie - OPI's Muppets
• Designer De-Better - OPI's Muppets

Golds Fit For a Weyrwoman

As I posted, I wanted to do a memorial for one of my favorite authors, Anne McCaffrey. I wanted to do a list of some of my favorite cosmetics both high end and indie that fit the colors of dragons in Anne's world of Pern. I've been a fan of Pern and its dragonriders for 15 years and it has always been something that inspires me and keeps me moving forward.

From the Pern Digital Wiki:

Golden dragons are the queens. They are the only dragons capable of reproduction, because Kitti Ping genetically engineered them that way, and not because firestone makes the Green infertile. They are the largest of the dragons and are known for their strength and stubbornness. They only mate with Bronzes and the occasional Brown. The rider of the senior queen in a Weyr is the Weyrwoman.

I always dreamed of being in a leadership position like the Weyrwomen. So I thought I would start today with some of my essential gold cosmetics.

For the Eyes:

• The Imp - Geek Chic Cosmetics
• This continues to be one of my perennial favorites. The thing I like about this color is that while the base is gold, it isn't flat by any means. There are flecks of red microglitter that give it a spark and fire at certain angles. Some people call this a copper but I still see the yellow of the gold and the red as two separate colors. This makes it a great Pern color as it can be used in a look inspired by the Queen dragons or even the red star.
• Master Sword - Shiro Cosmetics
• This gold is very understated but gives just a hint of shimmer.
• Wishful Thinking - Sweet Libertine Cosmetics
• Although this color was only available to members of the Eyeshadow of the Month club, I wanted to list this here as it is a multi-faceted antique gold with green undertones.

Gold isn't really one for too many other types of cosmetics but for the nails, I highly suggest a gold crackle over black or even over a copper or bronze.