




When I went to London with my little sis' in August 2016, we visited the first 3ina store in London, in Covent Garden (as I'm writing there's also a 3ina stand in Selfridges) and I swatched much of what the brand had to offer. A wide, white store, magnificent, clean and full of colorful and high-end-looking makeup products.
The Magic Palette ? Yet another gem created by Juvia's Place. This BoB (Black-owned Brand) releases more outstanding makeup by the minute, it seems - each and every one of their new palettes has more beautiful colors inside, duochrome, matte, metallic and above all an intense pigmentation on a black skin - you should see them on a fair skin !
I feel so satisfied sharing this post at last ; I've been meaning to for weeks but either I forgot all about it or I lacked time to do great-looking pics. If you've been following my blog for a while, you're probably aware of how much I love the Golden Rose Longstay Liquid Matte lipsticks. I was already in deep love with my first twelve shades when I saw that Golden Rose had released 5 new shades that my darling store Cookie's Makeup gave me ; tried them, loved them, now I'm raving all about them.





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I can see the phenomenon for real this year : spring means the blossoming of brand new awesome things from brands all over the world. Zoeva is one I particularly keep my eyes peeled for and I honestly cannot wait for the 5 new additions they have coming on March 6 : a cream contour palette, an all-matte eyeshadow palette - their second one after the Matte metropolitan-themed palette they released just over a month ago - and OMG, three highlighter palettes which hold their first powder highlighters. I cannot wait for these to be released and look for new swatches and vids every single day - mind you, they're to be released in less than a week, not long to wait.
The Cream Contour Palette I'm not really interested in - it has everything a contour palette should have ; a highlighter, lighter and darker shades to cut some cheeks and make you glow. My dry skin doesn't like cream products so I'll pass. Then the four seasons are split between the three highlighting palettes and the eyeshadow palette.
The Cream Contour Palette I'm not really interested in - it has everything a contour palette should have ; a highlighter, lighter and darker shades to cut some cheeks and make you glow. My dry skin doesn't like cream products so I'll pass. Then the four seasons are split between the three highlighting palettes and the eyeshadow palette.
The Spring Strobe Spectrum Palette has duochrome shades - oooh I can't wait to try that green highlighter ! -, the Summer Strobe Spectrum Palette has pearl shades on the warmer side and the Winter Strobe Spectrum Palette has pearl, frosty shades among which a blue which I'm already a big fan of. I really wonder if the Matte Spectrum Eyeshadow Palette will be as greatly pigmented as the first Matte Palette - if so, OMG I'm already drooling all over it... Brace yourself, March 6 is coming !
FRENCH
Cette année, je comprends un peu mieux le phénomène : le printemps est synonyme de nouveautés dans toutes les marques à travers le monde. Tant et si bien que je sais à peine où donner de la tête. Zoeva est l'une de ces marques que je suis de très près et honnêtement, j'ai du mal à contenir mon impatience en ce qui concerne les 5 nouvelles palettes qu'elle ajoutera à la collection Spectrum le 6 Mars : une palette de contouring crème, une palette de fards à paupières mats - la seconde après la Matte au thème d'une métropole endormie que la marque a sortie il y a un peu plus d'un mois - et OMG, trois palettes qui contiennent leurs premiers enlumineurs en poudre. J'ai tellement hâte que ces palettes sortent, je suis aux aguets en ce qui concerne des vidéos et des swatches bloguesques - enfin, le tout sort dans moins d'une semaine, il me reste très peu de temps à attendre.
Je ne suis pas vraiment intéressée par la palette de contouring crème qui contient tout ce qu'une palette de contouring doit avoir : un highlighter ainsi que des teintes plus ou moins foncées pour avoir un visage dessiné à la 2017. Ma peau sèche n'apprécie pas particulièrement les produits crémeux, je passerai donc mon tour. Ensuite, les quatre saisons de l'année sont réparties entre les trois palettes d'enlumineurs et la palette de fards à paupières.
La palette Spring Strobe Spectrum contient des fards duochromes - j'ai hâte de tester le fard vert ! -, la palette Summer Strobe Spectrum a un fini irisé pour des teintes plus chaudes et la palette Winter Strobe Spectrum contient des fards irisés parmi lesquels un bleu qu'il me tarde d'essayer. Je me demande si la palette Matte Spectrum, qui contient 15 fards tous très colorés sera aussi pigmentée que la première palette Matte - si c'est le cas, je suis déjà en train de baver...




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I'm quite proud of that look since I didn't have to practice twice before taking pictures of it - happens a lot with my makeup looks. This week's color for the MSC is forest green ; at first I didn't have that many ideas but slowly the idea of a partly Slytherin-themed look built itself in my mind. I wanted to create a halo makeup which is something I think I'd never done before and I'm really proud of it - again. Too bad the fir green color looks more blueish than green. But hey, still, help yourself to some Salazar...
FRENCH
Je suis assez fière de ce maquillage dans la mesure où je n'ai pas eu à m'entraîner deux fois avant d'en prendre les images - ce qui arrive souvent avec ce genre d'article. La couleur de cette semaine pour le MSC est Vert forêt ; au départ, les idées ne fusaient pas mais l'idée d'un maquillage sur le thème de Serpentard s'est formée peu à peu. J'avais envie de créer un maquillage halo, chose que je n'ai jamais faite auparavant et j'en suis fière - je me répète. Dommage que le vert sapin ressemble plus à du bleu qu'à du vert. Mais, pas grave, vous reprendrez bien un peu de Salazar...
PRODUCTS USED FOR THIS LOOK
Face
Primer : Sephora - Smoothing Primer
Foundation : Max Factor - Weightless Foundation Beige Linen
Powder : Pierre René Professional - Loose Powder
Bronzer : Action - Shape & Blush Palette Sandy Beige
Blush : Action - Shape & Blush Palette Pink
Highlighter : MUA Luxe - Radiant Illumination Highlighting Kit 2 Beige Shade
Eyes
Primer : Urban Decay - Primer Potion Original
Transition Eyeshadows : Pierre René Professional 181-Like a Green et 177-Light Steel Blue
Crease Eyeshadows : Fashionista Shade 18-Woodland
Eyelid Eyeshadows : Nabla Cosmetics Absinthe & Aliexpress Poudre Miroir Argentée
Lower Lashline Eyeshadows : Fashionista 18 Woodland & Aliexpress Silver Mirror Powder
Inner Corner Eyeshadows : Aliexpress Silver Mirror Powder
Eyeliner : Kat Von D - Ink Liner Trooper
Mascara : CoverGirl - The SuperSizer Black
Falsies : Primark PS... - Double Trouble
Lèvres
Lipliner : Golden Rose - Dream Lips Lipliner #504
Lipstick : Sephora - Cream Lip Stain #21 Pretty Beige
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I'm Ibtissam, a 26-year-old Frenchie based in London.
A freelance copywriter and Content Writer, I am also a Fashion & Beauty Makeup Artist.
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