Handmade Love: Printcess

Time for another edition of Handmade Love!! I always get so excited learning about a new  Handmade Business 🙂 It makes my heart happy to see other little Biz owners making a difference in the lives of their customers! And I’ll admit it… I love finding new goodies to add to my own home/life! Like these awesome handmade eye shadows from Beth!!

Tell us about how you got started…

It all started with me on unemployment, not making enough money to afford the sensitive-skin-friendly, cruelty-free mineral makeup I needed for job interviews. I also couldn’t find non-shimmer shades (again, for job interviews). What semi-affordable, shimmery mineral eyeshadow I did find resulted in horrible customer service experiences. Finally, I was frustrated enough to start researching making my own mineral makeup. When I’d saved up enough to buy some basics, I found that mixing colors was an incredibly fun hobby, which soon became a bit of an obsession, and eventually Printcess was born as a company!

What inspires your creative process? Why do you do what you do?

Every shadow I create is inspired by a book (usually a character, or a scene, though I name them after elements to have a broader appeal). That’s why I release them in collections- usually I’m reading a lot of one genre during the 3 months or so that i spend new colors. I love books, I love color, and I love playing with makeup, so it all works together.
As far as the actual process of creating new colors, it’s very trial-and-error. I have made some madcap guesses about the end result of a color and been at times horrifyingly wrong, and at times delightfully surprised. You just never know until you grind the pigment down, mix everything thoroughly, and dab some on.

 

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At ONLY $4 per shadow, there is no reason not to stock up on every color! And believe me, they are GORGEOUS! I’ll be getting at least 5 or 6… as soon as the “Hubby was sick for 2 weeks and didn’t get a paycheck” spending freeze is over! 😀 Be sure to pop over to Beth’s Blog and shop and tell her I sent ya!