♕ The Mermaid Series ~ Mermaid Tail ♕

Happy mermaid Monday everyone :D

Today's look is probably the most difficult I've ever done so far! It's inspired by a look/mini tutorial by @giuliannaa on Instagram - whenever I see mermaid tails/flukes/scales I have to try those looks as soon as possible XD Althought - spoiler - I decided to recreate my own tail/fluke, so this look is so me - more than ever! *_*
I was (and I still am) extremely satisfied with this look, because it features all my favourite colours, glitters, and of course it's mermaid themed... But it was SO challenging and tiresome to make! Totally worth it, though: it's mesmerizing!
On a side note, I think it could be a nice Halloween makeup idea, especially if you're not into creepy/scary makeup looks (like me XD). 

♕ The Mermaid Series ~ Mermaid Tail Eyeliner ♕

September is here and summer is almost over, but I have a couple of mermaid looks for you coming up! I'm officially starting makeup school and I couldn't be more excited (and that's why I haven't been able to post in the past few days) so I decided to keep aside today's look and the next one to celebrate this event! :D
(I'll try to keep up and maintain a regular blogging schedule, however if you don't see any new posts for some days just know I'm not being lazy, I'm just focusing on school! But I'll do my best to keep posting as I usually do!)

Also, apparently today is National Mermaid Day - so one more thing to celebrate... And this makeup is really appropriate XD
Today's look is one of my very favourite I've made during the past months, to the point I even considered to use it as my profile pic!
I saw this cute mermaid tail/fin eyeliner style one day on Instagram (credits to @caramariemakeup) and of course I HAD to try it - and it was the perfect occasion to create a whole new mermaid makeup, needless to say XD 

♕ The Mermaid Series ~ Mermaid Heart ♕{Inspired by Laura Beth ~ @theclassicalmua}

Today's look is inspired by one of my favourite artist on Instagram: Laura Beth aka @theclassicalmua - check her out because she's so flipping skilled, her looks are always stunning (and her live streams are the best)!

I saw this beautiful and stunning heart makeup on her page I while back, the only thing that held me back from trying it out right away was the presence of glitters... which I didn't have. But, one day, I found some fine craft glitters that looked perfect for the purpose, so I took the plunge and tried! 

"Always be yourself.
Unless you can be a mermaid.
Then always be a mermaid!"

♕ The Mermaid Series ♕ Mermaid Soul ♕

Another look just in time for #MermaidMonday! Like the previous ones, this features some Makeup Geek Cosmetics eyeshadow too. I used teal and green shades this time, so this makeup is more mermaid-y than ever! And it's also very simple, because I used just three main shadows (plus one as eyeliner). Sometimes less is definitely more ;D

♕ Review ♕ Spectrum Collections ~ The BombShell Brush Set ♕

{Disclaimer: this review features a product I got for free as press sample. I'd like to thank Spectrum Collections 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)}

After about six months of testing, it's now time to review this true mermaid treasure: the BombShell Brush Set by the one and only Spectrum Collections. I already wrote an in-depth preview back on September (here!) with tons of comparisons; today I'm going to tell you my ultimate thoughts about this set, so if you need any comparison just check the preview ♥ 

♕ The Mermaid Series ♕ Colours of the Sea ♕

Happy #MermaidMonday everyone! :D

I have another mermaid look for you today - I made it a couple of weeks ago, to try out more of the Makeup Geek eyeshadows I got for my birthday. I chose to use all the blue and green shades I had, and I also tried to use one of the shadows as eyeliner. This look reminds me so much of the sea - and I named it "Colours of the Sea" as a mermaid tribute to Pocahontas' Colors of the Wind song ♥

♕ The Mermaid Series ♕ Princess Ariel ♕{2017 Edition}

The Mermaid Series is back... With a very special makeup look!
A personal tradition of mine is to create a look inspired by my favourite Disney Princess (guess who XD) on my birthday... And so I did this year, of course! Although I am a liiittle late with this post since my birthday was two days ago, whoops XD

Every year I manage to make the same makeup look different to the previous ones. The first one (2015 version) was created using mainly mineral makeup; last year's (2016 version) was way more Nabla-centered.
So... "what now?" you may wondering.
Well, I was lucky enough to receive some MakeUp Geek eyeshadows as birthday gift from a family member! (The haul post with swatches will be up next week, I'm already working on it!)
So, that being said, this year's version was the perfect opportunity to welcome this brand into my stash - thus it was very MUG-centered! *_* 

♕ Halloween 2016 ♕ Dark Little Mermaid ♕

Happy Halloween everyone! Today I'm going to show you the last look I made to celebrate Halloween 2016 - the final one in this small series of non-creepy, non-spooky and non-bloody makeup looks XD

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 

♕ Halloween 2016 ♕ Mermaid Look ♕

I've just realized that Halloween is right around the corner - and I haven't posted any of the related looks I planned yet! D: And I have, like, 4 makeup I put aside to celebrate Halloween - plus one more unreleased on my Instagram yet. And now I have less than one week left. Greeeeat.

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!). 

♕ The Mermaid Series ♕ Dark Siren Eyes ♕{Feat. Nabla Cosmetics ~ Mermaid Collection}

Today's makeup is the last one I made using only the eyeshadows from the Mermaid Collection by NABLA Cosmetics - don't worry though, this series is not ended at all! I will never, never run out of mermaid looks ;D

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 *_*

♕ The Mermaid Series ♕ Aquamarine ♕

I'm baaack! And so is The Mermaid Series! *_*
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

"We are not fictional! We're just discreet!"

♕ The Mermaid Series ♕ BombShell Eyes ♕

Manca una settimana esatta al lancio del nuovo BombShell Brush Set di Spectrum Collections (qui la preview in italiano), così ho deciso di pubblicare questo look che ho realizzato in onore di questo set utilizzando i suoi colori distintivi. Non è la prima volta che realizzo trucchi ispirati ai pennelli Spectrum, è una cosa che mi diverte sempre molto - ogni set presenta una combinazione di colori unica ed è una piccola sfida riuscire a realizzare un trucco che li evochi. 

In just one week the new BombShell brush set by Spectrum Collections will be officialy be launched - so I thought I'd post this look I made a while back, inspired by this new set's colour way. (Read my BombShell preview here). I always enjoy doing this kind of inspired looks, because Spectrum brushes always come with the most fun colour ways - it's challenging!

♕ The Mermaid Series ♕ Nereid Make Up ♕{Feat. Nabla Cosmetics ~ Mermaid Collection}

Post veloce veloce per mostrarvi un look che ho realizzato qualche settimana fa per provare Nereide, uno dei pochi ombretti della Mermaid Collection che non mi erano parsi del tutto in tema con la collezione. Il look stesso non è in tema sirene, né è inspirato ad una sirena in particolare: semplicemente, desideravo prendere confidenza con questo ombretto, realizzando qualcosa di semplice e basic. Per gli esperimenti più estrosi c'è sempre tempo.

Quick post today to show you a look I made a while back to try out Nereide, one of the few shades from the Mermaid Collection by NABLA Cosmetics I didn't feel like it fit the collection's atmosphere. The look itself isn't really mermaid-like, nor is inspired by a mermaid. I went for something really simple and basic - I needed to become familiar with this shadow first, leaving experiments for next time.  

♕ The Mermaid Series ♕ H2O/Mako Mermaids Inspired Look ♕{Feat. Nabla Cosmetics ~ Mermaid Collection}

Erano secoli che desideravo realizzare un makeup ispirato alle sirene delle serie H₂O - Just Add Water e Mako Mermaids (rispettivamente serie originale e spin-off) - già da prima di ideare questa rubrica tematica. Come immaginerete, trattandosi di telefilm a tema sirene, entrambe le serie mi hanno appassionata non poco (anche se confesso di prediligere nettamente lo spin off) - insomma, il look dedicato era d'obbligo! 

La Mermaid Collection mi ha dato l'input e lo spunto necessario a procedere, sia perché uno degli ombretti proposti era perfetto per questo look (dopo capirete perché), sia perché sempre quell'ombretto si chiama come una delle sirene protagoniste della serie originale. 

Di chi sto parlando? Ma di Cleo, ovviamente! 

I've always wanted to create a H₂O Just Add Water/Mako Mermaids inspired look (respectively, original series and spin-off). I loved both shows - no wonder, since their both mermaid themed - even though I highly prefer Mako Mermaids over H₂O... So, I HAD to create a special look for them!
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!

♕ The Mermaid Series ♕ Glamorous Mermaid Eyes ♕{Feat. Nabla Cosmetics ~ Mermaid Collection}

Il makeup di oggi, com'era già accaduto con il Treasure of a Mermaid look, non è ispirato ad una sirena in particolare - né ad un'ambiente marino, per la verità. Si tratta di un look estremamente semplice, realizzato con pochissimi colori, ma che riesce a risultare sofisticato e particolare senza essere complicato. Un look da sirena moderna, se vogliamo, glamour e poco convenzionale.

Today's make up isn't inspired by a particular mermaid or an underwater environment, like the Treasure of a Mermaid look. It's a very simple and easy look, I used just a handful of eyeshadows - yet it's sophisticated and not complicated at all. Kind of a modern mermaid makeup, if you will, glamorous and unconventional.

♕ The Mermaid Series ♕ Mermaids of the Deep ♕{Feat. Nabla Cosmetics ~ Mermaid Collection}

Per il look da sirena di oggi ho deciso di creare qualcosa adatto ad una creatura degli oceani più profondi, più bui e misteriosi - un make up scuro ma non troppo, cromaticamente vicino al Dark Ariel Inspired Look che avevo realizzato lo scorso Dicembre ma diverso per finish utilizzati e piccoli dettagli.

Today's mermaid look is inspired by deep sea creatures, who live in dark and mysterious waters - so I made a dark look, similar in terms of shades to the Dark Ariel Inspired Look I created last December, but different when it comes to finish and details.

♕ The Mermaid Series ♕ The Treasure of a Mermaid ♕{Feat. Nabla Cosmetics ~ Mermaid Collection}

Riprendiamo coi la serie di make up incentrati sulla nuova colleziona di Nabla, la Mermaid Collection, con questo look che non è ispirato ad una sirena ben precisa... Ma più che altro a ciò che evocano le descrizioni di Cleo e Under Pressure: un tesoro sommerso il primo, le profondità marine il secondo.

E così questo look rappresenta un tesoro sommerso che scintilla sott'acqua, custodito gelosamente da una sirena nelle profondità di abissi misteriosi.

Back to mermaid inspired look focused on the new Mermaid Collection by NABLA Cosmetics - this time with a makeup not quite inspired by a particular mermaid... But primarily on Cleo's and Under Pressure's descriptions: an hidden treasure the first, the deep sea the second. 

So this look it's inspired by a submerged treasure that shines underwater, jealously held by a mermaid in the deep of a mysterious abyss.

♕ Review ♕ Spectrum Collections ~ Siren Brush Set & Roll ♕

Dopo la brevissima pausa a tema Paciugopedia, torniamo sul tema sirene - non con un look, bensì con una recensione! Oggi vi parlerò di uno dei miei set preferiti: il Siren Set di Spectrum Collections.

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! 

"Sirens are calling - For chic merbabes only!"

♕ The Mermaid Series ♕ Coral Reef Mermaid ♕{Feat. Nabla Cosmetics ~ Mermaid Collection}

Terzo look con protagonisti i nuovi ombretti della Mermaid Collection di NABLA, che ha debuttato sul mercato il 13 Luglio. Dopo il look da sirena d'acqua dolce (qui), torniamo in acque calde e tropicali con questo make up dalle linee soffici e dai colori scintillanti, ispirato ad una sirena che nuota nella barriera corallina. 

Third look featuring the new shadows from the Mermaid Collection by NABLA Cosmetics, which debuted on July 13th. After the Freshwater Mermaid eyes (here), let's go back to warm, tropical waters with this make up that features soft shapes and sparkly shades - inspired by a mermaid swimming around the Coral Reef.

♕ The Mermaid Series ♕ Freshwater Mermaid ♕{Feat. Nabla Cosmetics ~ Mermaid Collection}

Secondo look incentrato sulla nuova Mermaid Collection di NABLA, ovviamente sempre a tema sirena (c'è davvero bisogno di spiegare perché? XD) - stavolta con una combinazione di colori diversa dalla precedente: dopo i colori brillanti ed esotici, è il turno di colori più profondi e misteriosi. 

Second look featuring the Mermaid Collection by NABLA Cosmetics, inspired of course by mermaids (I don't need to explain why, do I? XD). This time I used a completely different colour combination: my previous look featured bright, exotic shades, while I chose deeper and mysterious colour for this makeup.