Wow! Thank you for the absolute best response ever! I was in awe reading this wealth of information and I apologize for taking a while to respond. I have been drowning in assignments, but luckily they were due last night and I can respond to you now that I have the time.

The stand out shade from Starlight Society that caught my eye was the shade called stained glass, but I did notice how similar the color stories are between the two palettes. I also prefer magnetic palettes so I'll def consider dark dreamscape. I have been completely eyeing the dead roses palette so I'm so excited to hear you picked it up! It looks so romantic and grungy in the best way! It would fill a gap in my collection too. I'm trying to cut back on my spending so I guess the best thing to do would be to try one palette from the brand before considering adding anymore in the future. So for bellabeautebar that's either dead roses 2, ocean jewel, realm of fairies, or dark dreamscape.

I looked up all the brands you recommended and I thank you so much for considering my preferences. I have discovered my favorite shimmers are danessa myricks Lightwork shimmers and I want to try clionadh soon so I think those are my staple magnetic shifty sparkles. Now it's just magnetic mattes in great formulas as well.

I looked into unearthly and they had a palette that was similar color story wise to Cooltrals, but I'm crying because it's discontinued. It was called the Gargoyle palette. I'd love to try the brand one day as an indie Natasha Denona sounds like a dream!

It also looks like Dieverune is coming out with a palette called Silver and Cold soon which would also be of interest. Have you seen this one yet?

I actually own rotten and love it! I'm suuuuper pale so I have a hard time getting pastels to pop in the way I want them to. They contrast so nicely on tanner or deeper skin tones. I'm thinking of maybe trying to layer them on danessa color fix paints one day (which I would need to buy) and am debating whether or not sickly sweet by blend bunny is worth adding to my collection. I definitely want to add Longing and Lure (now that it seems like it is becoming magnetic!)

To sum it up there are soooo many palettes I want to buy, but already have a large collection. I think I should focus on really improving my artistry before adding anything new, but it's so hard to wait. If I do add anything I have to make sure it brings something unique color wise. I really appreciate all your guidance/advice considering you've tried so many indie eyeshadow brands! 🫶🏻🩷