Hello readers,
Today I have Hello Waffle Cosmetics' January Visage box to share with you. This month's shades were inspired by The Phantom Tollbooth and features a neutral palette with some surprises. Let's take a look at swatches.
Hello Waffle Cosmetics Tock Ticks Eyeshadow
![Hello waffle Tock Ticks swatch Hello waffle January 2018 visage swatch](https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4705/39477902794_2bc798a52e_b.jpg)
Tock Ticks is beautiful pale warm cream colour with a hint of blue sheen. The formula was super pigmented and applied effortlessly. This one is somehow super shiny without being sparkly or glittery.
![Hello Waffle Tock Ticks swatch Hello Waffle Tock Ticks](https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4617/39477902134_4124966106_b.jpg)
Hello Waffle Cosmetics Tock Ticks eyeshadow over Urban Decay Primer Potion
Hello Waffle Cosmetics Sunrise Symphony Eyeshadow
![Hello waffle Sunrise Symphony Hello waffle January 2018 visage swatch](https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4710/39477904094_9447bd75de_b.jpg)
Sunrise Symphony is a deep metallic rose gold. I call this 'deep' because most rose golds tend to be on the lighter side. This one surprised me when I swatched it. It has such a glowy finish which I just was not expecting based on the jar. It also has a super pigmented easy to apply formula.
![Hello Waffle Sunrise Symphony swatch Hello Waffle Sunrise Symphony](https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4720/39477903134_93158961e7_b.jpg)
Hello Waffle Cosmetics Sunrise Symphony eyeshadow over Urban Decay Primer Potion
Hello Waffle Cosmetics Humble Humbug Eyeshadow
![Hello waffle Humble Humbug Hello waffle January 2018 visage swatch](https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4620/39477908194_dae143e625_b.jpg)
Humble Humbug has a red-leaning brown base with a soft blue sheen. In the jar in looks more chocolate brown but once applied the warm red undertones come out. I do recommend primer with this one if you want the blue sheen to stand out.
![Hello Waffle Humble Humbug swatch Hello Waffle Humble Humbug](https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4663/39477906414_a11f8196fe_b.jpg)
Hello Waffle Cosmetics Humble Humbug eyeshadow over Urban Decay Primer Potion
Hello Waffle Rhyme And Reason Blush
![Hello waffle Rhyme And Reason Hello waffle January 2018 visage swatch](https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4653/39477905874_00de660a38_b.jpg)
Rhyme and Reason is a deep brown leaning mauve blush with teeny gold sparks. This is very pigmented for a blush, and since it's eye safe, I think you could easily use this as an eyeshadow too. I've swatched it fairly heavily below, you can blend it out more which makes it more wearable as a blush.
![Hello waffle Rhyme And Reason swatch Hello waffle Rhyme And Reason blush](https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4706/39477904604_b1fe567861_b.jpg)
Hello Waffle Rhyme And Reason blush over bare skin
Hello Waffle Cosmetics Castle In The Air Lipstick
![Hello Waffle Castle In The Air Hello waffle January 2018 visage swatch](https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4712/39477909664_3a226ed221_b.jpg)
Castle In The Air is described as a warm ruddy rosewood but for me it definitely seems more like a terracotta brown with strong orange undertones. It is fairly sheer and lets my natural lip colour peek through. This isn't a great shade for my skintone, but it's sheer enough that I will probably just use it as a lip balm around the house.
![Hello Waffle Castle In The Air swatch Hello Waffle Castle In The Air lipstick](https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4760/40177043372_b7247409d2_b.jpg)
Hello Waffle Cosmetics Castle In The Air lipstick
Apocalyptic Beauty Faintly Macabre Highlight
![Apocalyptic Beauty Faintly Macabre Hello waffle January 2018 visage swatch](https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4744/28409367449_a1b123accc_b.jpg)
This month's guest indie is a new-to-me brand, Apocalyptic Beauty. Their contribution is Faintly Macabre, a warm beige higlight with a strong green flash. The formula is easy to work and can be built up to get stronger green tones (like in the swatch below) or sheered out.
![Apocalyptic Beauty Faintly Macabre swatch Apocalyptic Beauty Faintly Macabre](https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4748/26316629248_99ec3c974b_b.jpg)
Apocalyptic Beauty Faintly Macabre highlighter over bare skin
Conclusion
When I first opened this month's box I felt a bit underwhelmed by the neutral palette, but I was pleasantly surprised at how many of the items I loved once I took the time to swatch them. I had a hard time narrowing down a favorite this month, but my top three (in no particular order) are Sunrise Symphony, Tock Ticks and Faintly Macabre. You can find Hello Waffle Cosmetics on
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