DeAndra Irene

Soft mauves… but still a Kiss of Thorns 🥀

Reposting this beautiful take from because I love when Shadowplay goes subtle 😍

She used:
✨Frisson
✨Desma
✨Gelicide
✨Mystic Moonpie

See how this leans more faded love letter than bleeding heart?
Not every thorn has to be sharp.
Some just linger.

This is your reminder that Kiss of Thorns isn’t only deep reds and drama. It can be bruised mauve. Washed shimmer. A glow that feels like something you almost said… but didn’t 🤫

If you’ve been waiting because your collection isn’t “bold enough”…this proves otherwise.

Pull out your mauves.
Your soft shimmers.
Your shades that feel romantic but a little undone.
Use your Devinah single shadows.

Tag and so I can find you.

Let’s show how many ways love can hurt… softly.

Some looks feel like a bruise you’re still touching… not to check the pain, but to remind yourself you’re still here.

There’s a blood-stained warmth in the crease, a worn-in bruise around the edges, and that cold little flash from Ice Kissed that keeps the whole thing breathing.

I used Grunge as the heartbeat of it… pressed over the lid, pulled up into Lucretia, then dragged along the lower lash the way tired love settles under your eyes.

It’s quiet. It’s heavy. But it’s still reaching for something warm… even if it knows better.

Starting February with a look that feels gentle on the surface but cuts a little deeper once you stare at it long enough. 🖤🌹
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I wanted a soft but deadly mood… something that sits right between romance and ruin. Grunge all over the lid, smoked up into Lucretia, then dragged under the lower lash for that tired but powerful kind of stare I love.
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Ice Phantom on the inner lower lash gave just enough glow to keep it alive… like a spark under the ashes.
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This one is my second entry for Kiss Of Thorns, our dark Valentine community collab on -It’s all about using what you already own, pulling your red... berry... mauve... oxblood tones, and creating whatever your version of a bruised Valentine looks like.
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No rules. No pressure. Just art from your own stash.
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If you’ve been waiting for a sign to join in… let this be it. 🖤💋

I wish I filmed a tutorial for this on YouTube, damnit 💀
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Kiss Of Thorns is officially in bloom… and I’m starting the trouble myself. 💋🌹
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A dark Valentine doesn’t wait for permission. It bites first. It bruises pretty. It bleeds berry and plum and wine stain. And honestly… that’s the kind of energy I’m carrying into this season.
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For this look I dipped into my Devinah singles: Sybil, Magnus, Midnight Sun, Grunge, Ice Kissed, and Lucretia.
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If you’ve got Devinah shadows sitting in a palette waiting for love… this is your sign to pull them out and join our Kiss Of Thorns community collab.
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No pressure. No perfection test. Just you creating something moody, romantic, messy, soft, sharp… whatever your dark Valentine feels like.
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Post your look using and so I can add you to the archive. And if you don’t post makeup often, you can upload your photo directly on the Kiss Of Thorns blog page.

I want to see your wicked little color stories ❤️‍🔥
Let’s make February sting a little.
Let’s make this collab bleed a little beauty 🖤🌹

🖤 Both eyes, same spell. This is the full look I created for the Kiss Of Thorns – Dark Valloween Community Collab for

Up close, this one lives in the shadows and sparkles only when it wants to.

✨ On the eyes:
🕯 Sybil all over the lid — smooth, moody, and soft enough to let the layers shine.
🌑 Magnus deep in the outer V and crease to pull everything darker and smokier.
🥀 Lucretia tucked into the inner crease to add depth without stealing focus.
❄️ Ice Kissed in the inner corner for that cold, glassy sparkle.
🖤 Grunge tightlined to keep the eyes grounded and sharp.
🌞 Midnight Sun on the lower lash, with Lucretia tucked just beneath to melt it all together.

This is the kind of look that feels quiet… but dangerous. Like something watching you back. 👁️

🎥 I want to film this on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/

What do you think?

🌙 Color stories aren’t just palettes - they’re poetry for your eyelids. Build yours at Devinah.com

It’s been a minute since I posted a makeup look… August, actually.
Life got loud, business got busy, and my camera sat there staring at me like, “ma’am… hello?”

So here’s me easing back in.
No filter, no smoothing… just my face, my pores, my 48-year-old skin, and a rose-metallic lid that made me feel like myself again.

I used a bunch of my own singles because of course I did: Sybil, Magnus, Midnight Sun, Grunge, Ice Kissed, Lucretia. Sybil over Specular gives that shiny metal lid and I forgot how much I love it.

If you came here from planners, hi… this is the other half of my chaos. Makeup, spooky things, wax melts, and whatever else I get obsessed with that week.