sabato 31 dicembre 2016
♕ #ProdottiPRO(va) 2016 ~ What Happened in the End? ♕
{feat. Miki in the Pinkland & A Lost Girl}
{feat. Miki in the Pinkland & A Lost Girl}
venerdì 23 dicembre 2016
♕ Autumn 2016 Most Played ♕
martedì 13 dicembre 2016
♕ Curved Liner Make Up ♕
{My Favourite Make Up Look of 2016}
{My Favourite Make Up Look of 2016}
It's a remake of a look by @swayzemorgan on Instagram (check her out, this lady is seriously skilled!): I kept the black and white curved liner design, but changed the colour combination of the look (hers featured pinks and purple shades). I love this look to the point that I decided to put it on the blog's home page, on the author's widget (as you probably already noticed!) ♥
giovedì 8 dicembre 2016
♕ Fairy Queen Make Up ♕
{Feat. Nabla Cosmetics ~ Goldust Collection}
{Feat. Nabla Cosmetics ~ Goldust Collection}
Even thought I didn't have any particular inspiration, I realized this look gives a lot of fairy vibes - with all the tiny dots and swirls. The more I look at it, the more it makes me feel like a Fairy Queen - if I were a fairy queen, I would wear this makeup look every single day... Hence the title ;D
lunedì 5 dicembre 2016
♕ Goldust MakeUp #1: Soft Shades & Gold Liner ♕
{Feat. Nabla Cosmetics ~ Goldust Collection}
{Feat. Nabla Cosmetics ~ Goldust Collection}
venerdì 2 dicembre 2016
♕ Haul ♕ Nabla Cosmetics ~ Goldust Collection ♕
This year's winter collection is seriously huge, the biggest ever released until now. Eight eyeshadows, one Crème Shadows, two Blossom Blushes, five Dive Crime lipsticks, two new limited edition Liberty palettes and - the icing on the cake - a brand new product: a liquid eyeliner!
martedì 29 novembre 2016
♕ Pantone Inspired ~ Rose Quartz & Serenity MakeUp ♕
{Feat. Nabla Cosmetics ~ Potion Paradise Collection}
{Feat. Nabla Cosmetics ~ Potion Paradise Collection}
venerdì 25 novembre 2016
♕ Periwinkle in Autumn ♕
{Feat. Nabla Cosmetics ~ Potion Paradise Collection}
{Feat. Nabla Cosmetics ~ Potion Paradise Collection}
Overall it's a pretty autumn-like look, so many warm tones, muted shades - with a touch of periwinkle that brings some spring vibes to the whole look!
martedì 22 novembre 2016
♕ Nabla Cosmetics ~ Potion Paradise Collection ♕
{Overview, Swatches, First Impressions}
{Overview, Swatches, First Impressions}
The Potion Paradise Collection features six new shades, five of them being shimmery and just one completely matte. One of them is actually the cream version of a preexisting eyeshadow, but the other five are completely new, original colours!
I'm sorry I wasn't able to post this overview earlier, I always try to post close to the launch day (usually slightly after)... Sadly, this time the weather has been really inclement (and still is, honestly), making nearly impossible for me to take any good pictures for several days in a row. Which is a problem, when you're a beauty blogger and you rely on natural light alone.
Anyway, I finally made it! Just in time - the traditional launching promo ends tonight, but hopefully this overview could still be useful to some of you, for future purchasing!
A collection where the Apollonian meets the Dionysian in a retro-futuristic pastel-shaded scenario.
venerdì 18 novembre 2016
♕ Fairy Wings ♕ Feat. Nabla Cosmetics ~ Potion Paradise Collection ♕
Wondering what went wrong? Nothing serious, just a full week of bad, awful weather. And I mean AWFUL. Rain, rain, rain, non stop since last Sunday. Mind you, I usually enjoy rain - it relaxes me a lot - but this time it really felt unwelcome. Being a blogger, I have to relay on sun & natural light - which are crucial to capture the colours of the products and to get the best swatches possible.
I waited and waited, but the weather forecast is pretty depressing right now: no sun for the next few days or even for the whole week. This will drive me crazy -.-
Anyway, I have all the new Crème Shadows here, patiently awaiting to be introduced to you... Since I managed to use some of them in a look a couple of days ago (with poor lighting results though) I thought I could start by posting this makeup first, while I wait for the sun to come back ç_ç I'll write my first impressions here and there, since I am at it.
sabato 12 novembre 2016
♕ Rainbow Eyeliner ♕
{100 Days of Make Up ~ Day 75}
{100 Days of Make Up ~ Day 75}
mercoledì 9 novembre 2016
♕ Starry Night Sky ♕
{100 Days of Make Up ~ Day 68}
{100 Days of Make Up ~ Day 68}
sabato 5 novembre 2016
♕ Empties #10 ♕
lunedì 31 ottobre 2016
♕ Halloween 2016 ♕ Dark Little Mermaid ♕
This is the most recent and new look I made for the disneyncolor makeup challenge that takes places on Instagram every month. This time they chose the Dark Disney Princesses theme - to my great relief, did I mention I'm not into scary looks? XD
Unfortunately I had a crazy busy week and I couldn't do them all, but at the same time I couldn't skip my favourite princess - no matter what.
I've already done a Dark Princess Ariel look less than one year ago (here it is!), so this time I decided to go for a Dark Little Mermaid look - same character, same princess, different versions ;D
sabato 29 ottobre 2016
♕ Halloween 2016 ♕ Joker ~ Suicide Squad ♕
And, since Halloween is approaching so fast, I thought this could be part of this year's Halloween series ;D
venerdì 28 ottobre 2016
♕ Halloween 2016 ♕ Harley Quinn ~ Suicide Squad ♕
This was requested on Instagram by one of my followers, which really made me happy - I love requests and had so much fun creating this look!
martedì 25 ottobre 2016
♕ Halloween 2016 ♕ Mermaid Look ♕
Okay, enough with this rant. Let's start this small Halloween series!
As I said, I made some of these looks during the past months - and then saved them for Halloween. Must say, I'm not into creepy, bloody and scary looks - I'm really sensitive, even though I know it's just fake blood and wax I get scared by SFX looks XD So, sorry in advance if my makeup looks might result a little too "quiet" for Halloween XD
I made today's look during the 100 Days of Make Up challenge back on May, inspired by an amazing mermaid makeup by lucinda212 on Instagram (check her out, she's beyond skilled and talented!).
domenica 23 ottobre 2016
♕ Jewel Eyeliner ♕
{100 Days of Make Up ~ Day 33}
{100 Days of Make Up ~ Day 33}
giovedì 20 ottobre 2016
♕ Summer Most Played ♕
lunedì 17 ottobre 2016
♕ The Mermaid Series ♕ Dark Siren Eyes ♕
{Feat. Nabla Cosmetics ~ Mermaid Collection}
{Feat. Nabla Cosmetics ~ Mermaid Collection}
This final look features deep shades, bright eyeliner, both sparkly and matte shadows - makes me think of sirens, dangerous enchantresses of the deepest and darkest seas. I'm so excited to be able to finally post it here, I love this makeup so much *_*
venerdì 14 ottobre 2016
♕ Nabla Cosmetics ~ Brow Universe ♕ Brow Pot & Brow Divine ♕
{Overview, Swatches, First Impressions}
{Overview, Swatches, First Impressions}
Over the last one year and a half I became very interested in eyebrows, I gradually learnt how to shape and define them - mainly by using a pencil, but I also used eyeshadows for a short amount of time. Now, doing my eyebrows is a step in my daily routine I never, never skip.
And I got even more excited when I learnt that this new product was a cream - perfect timing, as I'm using up my currently brow pencil and I was taking into consideration switching to cream/gel.
Please welcome the new Brow Pot range, a brow cream that features a waterproof and long-lasting formula.
venerdì 7 ottobre 2016
♕ Peacock Eyes ♕
{100 Days of Make Up ~ Day 29}
{100 Days of Make Up ~ Day 29}
I came to the conclusion that I needed to catch up quickly - so I did a massive selection, keeping just an handful of looks to post here. I really hope to go through them in a couple of months at most.
Let's get started with today's look - as you can tell, inspired by a peacock feather!
martedì 4 ottobre 2016
♕ The Mermaid Series ♕ Aquamarine ♕
I'm sorry for the lack of posts last week, but I spent my spare time planning and re-planning my blog schedule - I've plenty of makeup looks, plus empties, summer favourites/most played and many reviews to post, but I had to sort them out a bit due to my decision to write in English only from now on.
Today I'm going to show you another mermaid makeup, this time inspired by the well-known mermaid movie Aquamarine. No need to say that is one of my favourite movies in the whole world :p
martedì 27 settembre 2016
♕ English takes over the blog: bye Italian! ♕
Risposta: no.
Perciò questo è il mio ultimo post bilingue, a partire dal prossimo saranno tutti solo ed esclusivamente in inglese! Se tutto va come spero, grazie a questa decisione sarò in grado di postare molto più di frequente e con costanza ♥ See you soon!
I realized how easier it would be if I went back to the one-language-only when I was writing those pretty long posts. I noticed how quickly I wrote, no stress, quite relaxed - even thought I was writing a really long and articulate post. The thing that has been holding me back for all this time was an Hamletic doubt: "should I choose Italian or English?"
My only option, apart from this, was to slow down and post less - but I already have a poor schedule, honestly, and I actually aim to post more frequently!
This is why, after a lot of thinking, the "lest go back to one language only" option won - and so did the English option. Hardest choice ever, must say.
I know, switching from my native language and bilingualism to another language might seem weird and nonfunctional, but in the end it's the option that hopefully will works best for me: after more than one year of bilingualism I didn't feel like giving up on English. I love this language, I love speaking, reading, writing and listening to it - plus, it's understood pretty much worldwide (ish).
I've been writing in English on my Instagram for a couple of years now and so far it worked just fine (I know it's a very different platform, but bear with me) and thus I feel comfortable with switching language in here.
Of course I'm quite sad of quitting writing in my native language - as I said, it was an hard decision to take. If I had more spare time I'd definitely keep on writing in both languages - but to do so I'd need 36-hours days, at least. And still, that would not resolve the difficulties in terms of longer posts, harder to be read.
So, starting from the next post, I'll write only in English. Hopefully this will allow me to be way more productive and consistent! Wish me luck and stay tuned, I'll talk to you all very soon!
venerdì 16 settembre 2016
♕ The Mermaid Series ♕ BombShell Eyes ♕
lunedì 12 settembre 2016
♕ Preview ♕ Spectrum Collections ~ BombShell Brush Set ♕
{Overview, Comparazioni, Prime Impressioni}
{Overview, Comparazioni, Prime Impressioni}
Ecco la versione italiana della mia preview dedicata a questo nuovo set di Spectrum Collections. Com'era già avvenuto con il post dedicato alla Mermaid Collection di NABLA, ho ritenuto opportuno scrivere due post distinti e separati - uno esclusivamente in inglese, uno esclusivamente in italiano. E ho deciso che, d'ora in poi, questa sarà la prassi per questo genere di post molto lunghi e molto articolati. Sia per facilitare a voi la lettura, sia per facilitarmi il processo di scrittura (sembra quasi paradossale ma mi viene molto più semplice gestire un post per lingua piuttosto che un unico post infinito dove si deve saltare da una lingua all'altra ogni cinque secondi).
Fatta questa premessa, possiamo passare al post ;D
E infatti così è stato!
Dopo la sirenesca Glam Clam, il misterioso e dark Siren Set ed il candido Marbleous set, Spectrum Collections ha creato il raffinatissimo BombShell brush set - che vado a mostrarvi oggi in anteprima!
Il set era stato rivelato al pubblico durante un evento dedicato, in perfetto tema sirene, tenutosi a Soho, Londra, il 21 Luglio. Io, per motivi geografici, non ho potuto ovviamente partecipare - ma ho avuto l'opportunità di provare i nuovi pennelli prima del lancio, in modo da poterveli presentare *_*
Ho aspettato che annunciassero la data del lancio prima di postare, e fortunatamente l'attesa non sarà lunga: il set debutterà sul mercato giorno 23 Settembre!
Nel frattempo, spero che vi godiate la mia preview ♥
martedì 6 settembre 2016
♕ Preview ♕ Spectrum Collections ~ BombShell Brush Set ♕
{Overview, Comparisons, First Impressions}
{Overview, Comparisons, First Impressions}
{Disclaimer: this post is a first impressions about a product sent for free to me by the brand. I'd like to thank Spectrum Collections for the opportunity, anyway my evaluation policy doesn't change and is always based on real usage of the product(s)}
And, of course, it totally was.
After the mermazing Glam Clam the darker Siren Set and the pure Marbleous set, Spectrum Collections created the chic and classy BombShell Brush Set - which I'm really thrilled to show you today!
This new set was revealed on July 21th in a mermaid themed event that took place in Soho, London. Sadly, I live way too far to be able to attend - but I was so luck to be given the opportunity to try them in order to write a preview post! *_*
I've waited for the launch date to be disclosed to publish this post, and we're actually sooo close to it: this beauty is launching on September 23rd! Who's excited??
Meanwhile, I really hope you'll enjoy this preview! ♥
giovedì 1 settembre 2016
♕ Paciugopedia 3.0 ♕ Episode 12 ♕
Si conclude con l'episodio odierno la terza edizione della Paciugopedia ideata dalla dolce pipistrellina Svampi. Incredibile come vola il tempo, mi sembra di aver iniziato questa challenge giusto ieri... E invece sono già passati dodici mesi, i dodici look proposti si sono esauriti ed è tempo di salutare questa iniziativa adorabile. Sento già la mancanza di questo appuntamento mensile!
Peccato perché era uno dei miei preferiti e ci tenevo a rendergli giustizia al meglio - non era così che speravo di concludere questa challenge, ecco.
mercoledì 31 agosto 2016
♕ The Mermaid Series ♕ Nereid Make Up ♕
{Feat. Nabla Cosmetics ~ Mermaid Collection}
{Feat. Nabla Cosmetics ~ Mermaid Collection}
venerdì 26 agosto 2016
♕ The Mermaid Series ♕ H2O/Mako Mermaids Inspired Look ♕
{Feat. Nabla Cosmetics ~ Mermaid Collection}
{Feat. Nabla Cosmetics ~ Mermaid Collection}
The Mermaid Collection by NABLA Cosmetics, recently launched, gave me the hint and inspiration to finally do it - thanks to one particular eyeshadow, which is not only perfect for this make up (I'll explain later why), but also has the same name of one of the H2O mermaids.
Did you guess what eyeshadow I'm talking about? Cleo, of course!
martedì 16 agosto 2016
♕ The Mermaid Series ♕ Glamorous Mermaid Eyes ♕
{Feat. Nabla Cosmetics ~ Mermaid Collection}
{Feat. Nabla Cosmetics ~ Mermaid Collection}
venerdì 12 agosto 2016
♕ The Mermaid Series ♕ Mermaids of the Deep ♕
{Feat. Nabla Cosmetics ~ Mermaid Collection}
{Feat. Nabla Cosmetics ~ Mermaid Collection}
martedì 9 agosto 2016
♕ The Mermaid Series ♕ The Treasure of a Mermaid ♕
{Feat. Nabla Cosmetics ~ Mermaid Collection}
{Feat. Nabla Cosmetics ~ Mermaid Collection}
sabato 6 agosto 2016
♕ Review ♕ Spectrum Collections ~ Siren Brush Set & Roll ♕
Avevo già parlato di questo set sul blog a Gennaio, nel post di prime impressioni; dopodiché ne avevo parlato anche nel post di confronto tra questo set e il Glam Clam - che trovate qui. Ma adesso è giunto il momento di dedicargli una review approfondita, tutta per lui! (Anche perché, piccolo spoiler: a Settembre uscirà il nuovo set sirenesco ed io sono stata tanto fortunata da ricevere la preview da mostrarvi a brevissimo... E qui si rischia che i post si accavallino XD)
Mettetevi comode principesse, si prospetta un post mooolto lungo!
Let's get back into mermaid-themed-post, but not with a makeup look: it's review time! Today I'm going to review one of my favourite brush sets: the Siren Set (& Brush Roll) by Spectrum Collections.
I've already introduced this set to you on January, with my first impressions post; I also did a comparison post between this and the Glam Clam brush set - which you can find here. But now, as I said before, it's time for an in-depth review! (Spoiler: on September Spectrum will launch their new mermaid inspired brush set - which I'm going to show you next week as a preview, lucky me! And I don't want those posts to pile up on each other XD)
Make yourselves comfortable, princesses: this is going to be a looong post!
lunedì 1 agosto 2016
♕ Paciugopedia 3.0 ♕ Episode 11 ♕
Oggi ci prendiamo una piccola pausa dai look sireneschi, perché come ogni primo del mese è tempo di Paciugopedia! ♥
venerdì 29 luglio 2016
♕ The Mermaid Series ♕ Coral Reef Mermaid ♕
{Feat. Nabla Cosmetics ~ Mermaid Collection}
{Feat. Nabla Cosmetics ~ Mermaid Collection}
mercoledì 27 luglio 2016
♕ The Mermaid Series ♕ Freshwater Mermaid ♕
{Feat. Nabla Cosmetics ~ Mermaid Collection}
{Feat. Nabla Cosmetics ~ Mermaid Collection}
sabato 23 luglio 2016
♕ The Mermaid Series ♕ Tropical Mermaid ♕
{Feat. Nabla Cosmetics ~ Mermaid Collection}
{Feat. Nabla Cosmetics ~ Mermaid Collection}
Ovviamente, non appena i nuovi ombretti sono giunti tra le mie pinne, ho subito iniziato a realizzare diversi total look (usando esclusivamente coi colori della nuova collezione) che avrete già visto se mi seguite su Instagram e che da oggi iniziano ad approdare qui sul blog.
Quello di oggi è il primissimo look che ho creato utilizzando parte della Mermaid Collection: un look da sirena esotica, tropicale, caratterizzato da colori caldi e brillanti.
It's been a while since I last posted something for The Mermaid Series, it's definitely time to get back on track! The debut of the new Mermaid Collection by NABLA Cosmetics is the right occasion for sure to start again with mermaid looks ;D
(Here's my post about the collection)
Once I got my fins on the new eyeshadows I started creating some total look right away. I used almost exclusively the newest shades - you have probably seen them already if you follow me on Instagram!
This is the very first total look I made using part of the Mermaid Collection: fit for a tropical, exotic mermaid, featuring warm and bright colours.
mercoledì 20 luglio 2016
♕ Nabla Cosmetics ~ Mermaid Collection ♕
{English Version, Overview, Swatches, Considerations}
{English Version, Overview, Swatches, Considerations}
{Disclaimer: this post regards first impressions about a product sent for free to me by the brand. Thanks to NABLA Cosmetics for the opportunity, anyway my evaluation system doesn't change and is always based on real usage of the product.}
On July 13th NABLA Cosmetics released their new summer collection, inspired by mermaids: the Mermaid Collection! As you can imagine, to me this was the most awaited and desired collection ever.
I had the opportunity to get part of the collection (thanks once again to NABLA for trusting me) and I bought the remaining shades - so today's post will be an almost complete overview. I left out just a product (one of the blushes) because I was pretty sure it would end up unused.
This is going to be the longest post ever, I have so much to say about this mermaid-y collection!