♕ 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 ~ Ariel ♕{Inspired by Laura @theclassicalmua}

I've been saving today's look for a special occasion, and that day has finally come! As I anticipated in my previous blog post (here), I officially started makeup school! I'm so excited for this new chapter of my life and I cannot wait to be a certified/pro MUA ♥

Back at the makeup look, I made this one some time ago - like, two months ago. It's inspired by Laura's (@theclassicalmua on Instagram) little mermaid look, which features a lot of glitters on the upper lids and eyebrows, plus a very cool mermaid tail shape on the outer corner. And, of course, it went on my to-try list straight away! XD
This is definitely the perfect look to celebrate the beginning of my journey, but since Halloween is just around the corner, hopefully it can also be inspiring in case you're planning to be a mermaid or the mermaid for Halloween ;D

♕ 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 ~ Alternative Mermaid Look ♕{Feat. Nabla Cosmetics ~ Freedomination Collection}

Happy mermaid Monday everyone! :D

Today's mermaid look is quite unique and definitely showy! I've seen something similar by two artists on Instagram (@makeupbyjanedoe and @azraelia) and, as usual, I decided to give this look a try! It was a great occasion to use some shadows from the new Freedomination Collection by NABLA Cosmetics which, as I've already said many times, gives mermaid vibes. (Here are my overview posts - part 1 and part 2 - about this beautiful collection!)

The thing I love the most is the original fin design - that feels partly mermaid, partly dragon, but also looks like its flowing weightlessly in the water *__* Like some of those fishes which have these huge, thin, ethereal, flow-y fins ♥

♕ The Mermaid Series ~ Ocean & Pearls ♕

Today's look is one of my fave I've recently done! I couldn't wait to show it to you :D
I think I adore it so much because it has everything I love: winged eyeliner, glitters, some of my favourite colours, it gives mermaid vibes and also features a technique I'm currently obsessed with. Keep reading to discover which one I'm talking about - although the pictures are quite self explanatory XD

♕ The Mermaid Series ~ Free as a Mermaid ♕{Feat. Nabla Cosmetics ~ Freedomination Collection}

Now that I've posted both part 1 and part 2 of my Freedomination overview, I can show you the looks I'm creating with this lovely collection. (Mind you, I have some previous looks I haven't posted yet, so I'll just alternate them in order to maintain my schedule!)

Today's look is inspired by MrDanielMakeUp (i.e. NABLA's art director), who created this makeup for the Freedomination Collection launch! I really loved the colour combination and I felt the urge to try it *__*
It gave me strong mermaid vibes (just likepart of the collection already did) so I named my version (which is slightly different from his) Free as a Mermaid. 
I think it fits, since mermaids represent, among other things, freedom (of life)... And this collection is all about freedom, right? ;D

♕ 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 Crown Princess Make Up ♕

Today's look features an Instagram trend: the Princess/Crown/Tiara makeup look! First created by Marissa Melhron, this look spread across Instagram instantaneously - starting the trend. As soon as I saw it, I knew I had to give it a try *___* But I had to wait until I found the original creator - so I could give her all the due credits... This took me a while because seems like no one credited her in the first place. Which is sad and unfair: please always credit the creators whenever you get inspired by a look/ideas/whatever. It's a sign of respect towards the artist and his/her work!

And now, without further ado, here's my attempt at this royal make up!

♕ 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

♕ 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.