♕ Part of my World ♕ Nabla Cosmetics ~ Dreamy Eyeshadow Palette ♕{First Impressions, Swatches, Comparisons}

When NABLA Cosmetics announced they were going to release their first eyeshadow palette, the hype skyrocketed right away in less than a second. Their eyeshadows are always been extremely appreciated by both makeup enthusiasts and pro makeup artists, so no wonder that this palette was such a success! 

The Dreamy Eyeshadow Palette debuted on October 18th and it sold out in just a couple of days - quite a record. It hasn't been restocked yet, and there's not a restock date either - which is the main reason why I didn't post my impressions earlier. I took my time to try each shade - not only on myself, but on other people too. I've used this palette a lot in class and tested it on several skin types and different complexions, so I've quite a clear idea about this palette now ;D

"The Dreamy Eyeshadow Palette is the perfect balance between Fantasy, Elegance and Practicality."

♕ Nabla Cosmetics ~ Freedomination Collection Part 2: Eyeshadows & Liners ♕{Overview, Swatches & Comparisons}

{Disclaimer: this post is an overview about a collection I got for free as press sample. I'd like to thank NABLA Cosmetics for the opportunity, anyway my evaluation policy doesn't change and is always based on real use and in-depth testing of the product(s)}

Last week NABLA Cosmetics, on time like every year, launched their summer collection: Freedomination, which is the biggest collection they ever released so far. 
It consists of 10 eyeshadows, 4 Diva Crime lipsticks (featuring a new, limited edition packaging), 2 Dreamy Matte Liquid Lipsticks (introducing the new metal finish),  2 Dazzle Liners, 2 Blossom Blushes, 2 Shade&Glow (one highlighter and one bronzer) and two limited edition Liberty palettes.

After showing you lipsticks and face products (here), it's time to show you the eye products: all (well, almost all) the new eyeshadows and the eyeliners! 
Ready, set... splash!

♕ Part of My World ♕ Makeup Geek Cosmetics ~ Eyeshadow Pans Haul! ♕{Swatches, Comparisons & First Impressions}

I'm so excited I'm finally able to post this haul! I had to postpone and reschedule it so many times I was seriously loosing hope of ever being able to post it.

This year I was lucky enough to receive ten Makeup Geek Cosmetics eyeshadows as birthday present ♥ I've been willing to try out their shadows from quite some time - so you can imagine how excited I was (and still am) to get all these beauties *___*

♕ Nabla Cosmetics ~ Potion Paradise Collection ♕{Overview, Swatches, First Impressions}

{Disclaimer: this post is a first impressions/preview about a product I got for free as press sample. I'd like to thank NABLA Cosmetics for the opportunity, anyway my evaluation policy doesn't change and is always based on real use and in-depth testing of the product(s)}

It's been a while since NABLA Cosmetics launched new colours for their Crème Shadow range. It debuted about one year ago with six shades, then three new ones were added with the winter Artika collection and one more, shortly after, was introduced to celebrate NABLA's birthday in December. No new adds since then - until now.

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! 

Potion Paradise 
A collection where the Apollonian meets the Dionysian in a retro-futuristic pastel-shaded scenario.

Where the past runs towards the future in a rush that encodes a new concept of equilibrium.

A post-modern collection stating new codes in the name of freedom of expression. 

Are you ready to discover all the secrets of these new 6 Crème Shadow?

♕ Nabla Cosmetics ~ Brow Universe ♕ Brow Pot & Brow Divine ♕{Overview, Swatches, First Impressions}

{Disclaimer: this post is a first impressions/preview about a product I got for free as press sample. I'd like to thank NABLA Cosmetics for the opportunity, anyway my evaluation policy doesn't change and is always based on real usage of the product(s)}

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. 

So, needless to say, when NABLA Cosmetics announced the upcoming launch of their new eyebrow product I rejoiced right away! (They already have a brow product in their range actually - the Brow Divine pencils - but I can't relay on those because there's no shade for red hairs, sadly.)

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.

♕ Preview ♕ Spectrum Collections ~ BombShell Brush Set ♕{Overview, Comparisons, First Impressions}

[Nota per le lettrici italiane: questo post è esclusivamente in lingua inglese, la versione italiana arriverà a breve!]

{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)}

When Spectrum Collections, back on July, hinted that a new mermaid inspired brush set was on its was, the hype went sky high right away. This brand is well known for its 

glamorous, stylish and overall beautiful designs - so everyone (me included) literally went crazy, knowing that something really amazing was about to be revealed.
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! ♥

♕ Glam Clam VS Siren Set ♕ Two Mermazing Brush Sets Compared ♕

Ciao Principesse!

Il post di oggi è tutto a tema pennelli: lo so, parlo pure troppo di pennelli XD Ma abbiate pazienza, sono sempre stata affetta da pennellite acuta - inoltre penso che i pennelli siano lo strumento più importante quando si tratta di make up: pennelli di qualità rendono tutto più semplice.

In questo post confronterò due set del brand Spectrum Collections, specializzato nella creazione di pennelli dal design unico e accattivante molto mermaid-inspired: questi due set in questione sono il Glam Clam ed il Siren Set. Mi è capitato più volte che mi venisse chiesto quale dei due fosse migliore secondo me, perciò oggi farò un'analisi approfondita di entrambi. Chi ne uscirà vincitore?

Today's post is all about brushes: I know, I talk a looot about brushes XD Please bear with me, I've always been a brush-aholic - also I think brushes are the most important tools when it comes to makeup:high quality brushes make everything easier.

In this post I'm going to compare two brush sets by Spectrum Collections, a brand specialized in "bold, beautiful makeup brushes for total mer-babes!" with unique designs totally mermaid inspired.
Those two sets are the Glam Clam and the Siren Set: I've been asked several times which one is the best in my opinion, so today I'm going to analyse and compare deeply both sets. Which one will be the winner?

Mermaids on the Bright Side

Sirens on the Dark Side

Which is your side?

♕ Haul ♕ Nabla Cosmetics Artika Collection ♕ {Overview, Swatches, Comparisons}

Ciao Principesse!

Come sicuramente saprete oggi è uscita la nuovissima collezione invernale firmata Nabla Cosmetics: la Artika Collection, una collezione che racchiude il gelo del ghiaccio, la luce tiepida dei tramonti artici, lo scintillio delle stelle, la meraviglia dell'aurora boreale.

Quanto sto per dire in genere sconvolge un po', perché da una creatura munita di pinne come me ci si aspetterebbe amore e venerazione per l'estate. Sì, l'estate mi piace, ma la mia stagione preferita è l'inverno! Spesso ridendo dico che potrei essere tranquillamente una sirena dei mari artici, vista la mia passione per il freddo. Ciò vi indica quanto questa collezione abbia fatto presa su di me, immediatamente.

Già dal visual mi sono venuti gli occhi a cuoricino - nonostante senta un po' la mancanza delle splendide illustrazioni di Conrad Rose (l'artista che aveva disegnato i visual delle precedenti collezioni), devo ammettere che questa foto - scattata da un fotografo norvegese - mi ha entusiasmata particolarmente. Medito seriamente di appendere da qualche parte la cartolina; il pinguino che in me esulta al solo guardarla - è troppo troppo bella.

Fangirlamenti glaciali a parte, vediamo un po' cosa ho acquistato!

"Un panorama sterminato è immerso nella notte artica. Regna un infinito silenzio.

Il gelo si colora della tiepida luce di un tramonto boreale.
Poi Il ghiaccio si confonde con il cielo.
Ma quando il cielo inizia a danzare, è ora di guardare in alto.

Artika è l'equilibrio della pura luce nella lunga notte.
Il bagliore delle stelle nel cielo rarefatto, che sembra di toccarle.
Una magia di forme e colori incantata tinge il buio con una danza magnetica che segue l'ispirazione e la fantasia della Natura.

Illimitata come l'estro della creatività, l'immaginazione incontra la realtà davanti allo spettacolo più sublime che la Natura offre.

ARTIKA"

♕ Part of My World ♕ Spectrum Collections ~ Glam Clam Brush Set ♕ {Overview, First Impressions, Comparisons}

Ciao Principesse!

Nuovo Part of My World aka First Impressions, stavolta un po' speciale: in primis perché ho deciso di riprovare coi post bilingue, in secundis perché vi parlerò del più bel set di pennelli su cui abbia mai posato gli occhi. Tale set è una limited edition (purtroppo, aggiungerei!), motivo per cui ho deciso di presentarvelo subito. I pennelli sono sì disponibili singolarmente, quindi volendo potrò recensirli singolarmente in futuro, ma dato che il set è edizione limitata non credo di avere tempo a sufficienza per provarlo e recensirlo tra qualche mese, come faccio di solito.
Così, via di compromesso: post di prime impressioni corredato da foto su foto e con aggiunta di confronti - cosa normalmente farei in sede di review, ma mi pare di aver chiarito che il fattore tempo è vincolante D:

Il set in questione si chiama Glam Clam, fa parte della collezione Atlantis Collection ed è venduto da un brand inglese piuttosto nuovo (da quanto ho capito, io personalmente l'ho scoperto da pochissimo) di nome Spectrum Collections. Il brand propone pennelli dai colori audaci e si ripromette di diventare un marchio di riferimento sia per make up artist che per amanti del make up in generale.

Hello Princesses!

It's been a while since I last wrote a post in English. I stopped because it takes me twice the time (I'm quite a slow writer), but from now on I might write some random post in both language - like today's one. Maybe if I practice again, I could be able to write every post in English too. Wish me luck :p

Today's post is a "Part of My World" aka my First Impression series. It's going to be a little more detailed than usual, since the brush set I'm going to show you is a limited edition (unfortunately!). I opted for a Part of My World post with tons of picture, lots of detail and comparisons: a compromise between a full review and a simple first impression post. Luckily, the brushes inside are not LE (or, they are with this colour way, but they're always available in the standard colour), so this means that in the future I might review them individually.

This brush set's name is Glam Clam and it's part of the "Atlantis Collection" by Spectrum Collections - a (quite new, I guess) brand specialized in "boldly designed makeup brushes, applicators and tools" that "aims to be a trusted and recognized brand amongst professional artists and makeup lovers alike" .

"Calling all mermaids - the Glam Clam is your must-have beauty buy!"