Yet another Juvia's palette and I could not be happier with this one. I got the stunning  Magic Palette (30£) on Beauty Bay's black Friday sale for the amazing 18£ price tag and it is safe to say I'm in love ever since it arrived at my doorstep! 

The colour scheme has a mix of warm and cool tones that I always love to pair together for the ultimate contrasting look and the pigmentation in both matte and shimmer shades is out of this world... I never cared to believe when other people stated these were their favourite eyeshadows but I sure get the hype now and 100% recommend. 

Having decided to only have a reasonable amount of products open at once in order to be able to use them prior to expiration date I ended up with 3 concealers on the run. Project Pan helped me go through concealers like never before (and I know I'm long overdue an update) so I feel like I get to enjoy them better when I'm only using a couple in rotation.

Red lipstick is the classic shade for the festive season, whether it is a sheer red or a full on burgundy shade, you most likely will see someone at the Christmas Work Party rocking one! Having said that there's nothing like a true fiery red to add to the classy look and what better time to share 3 of my favourites, not only for the shade but also the formula!

A NYX finally opened in a shopping centre near me, literally 30min walk which is a dangerous thing! On the day of opening I was feeling miserable with a cold but decided makeup shopping would fix that for me and off I went! The store is huge has every single product NYX does and is a delight to wander around! 

I could not leave without a few things I had on my wishlist for absolute ages but never wanted to place an online order for them! 

It seems like LA Splash launched yet another collection of liquid lipsticks, and I'm not complaining at all... I could not resist a shade that looked nothing like I owned and to my surprise is rather flattering! 

Ms Invisible (9,50£) is the character that inspired this particular shade and forgive me if there's any reference I'm missing.

The Anastasia Beverly Hills Glow Kits are iconic in the beauty industry and for some good reason! This is the second one I own and I must admit I'm obsessed!!!! Moonchild is on its way so I cannot compare them just yet but from what I've been experiencing I'm sure the quality is gonna be as amazing!

Aurora (41£) is not your ordinary highlighter palette! It contains 6 different and unique shades that will give a different life to your complexion when used! I've tried them all the quality is consistent throughout even thou Luna is the most blinding of them all - which I'm totally fine with!

A shade that definitely surprised me was Helia since the green is not that obvious on my warm complexion. It looks stunning as a highlighter and on the eyes! I must say I use these a lot on my inner corners to compliment looks and give a dimensional vibe to it. 

Can we please take a minute to appreciate this packaging? And who am I gonna fool by saying it definitely wasn't the reason for me to buy it? No one, 'cause it definitely was!

Kat Von D, once again, smashing in packaging creativity and product quality, no surprise here.

If there's a palette that's been everywhere recently it must be this one... and I can't blame anyone for doing so!

It so happens Huda Beauty dropped 4 different  mini (and I must definitely emphasise mini here) palettes for all tastes!

I personally love some warm toned shadows or very colourful but because I definitely have enough of those decided to go for the Mauve Mini Obsessions Palette - the pink toned one!

I got mine from Cult Beauty for 25£ which I thought was a very good price until I saw the size of it!

It is literally smaller than you'd think! The size of a Mac quad palette but with 9 eyeshadows inside!

I must admit thou, I'd never go through an entire eyeshadow palette as I like to rotate my makeup pretty often so it makes no difference to me, but don't be shocked by how small it is!

Secret Santa is always a struggle mainly when you've been working in a place for not long enough or haven't had the closest relationship with the person you got. There's simple solutions for that but if the person in question is a woman you sure have a lot to look out for!

First things first, I'm in love! I've never been this drawn to a Nars eyeshadow palette before... I was thinking of it all day long and having to look at it every single day at work only made me even more sure of how much I'd love to own it and use it on a daily basis... so I bitten the bullet.

Here's to the collaboration of the year, or since Man Ray is no longer alive it is only fair to call it an inspired collection instead. 

Man Ray was one of my favourite artists, he manipulated photography and made it look surrealist also contributing to one of my favourite movements in Art History - Dada. I'd definitely do some research if you're interested in the subject but I won't bother you much with my lesson. 

It is not new that I love ABH eyeshadows, I own Modern Renaissance and Subculture and love them dearly so I couldn't pass on the recently launched, and limited edition, Prism Palette! And as of today is Black Friday I must admit I placed an order for 4 of her single shadows!

Long overdue is an empties post! I recently finished quite a lot of products (pat myself on the back) due to my online project pan (the one I've been sharing) and my personal project pan (the one I've set myself personally without sharing online). 

It so happens a lot of these products are some of my favourites and I definitely would like to share my flash review on each and every one of them!

A little haul coming its way! I must state I went crazy on Black Friday and spent way more than I want to admit so I'll probably be reporting all of it soon since I'm still waiting for a few parcels to arrive!

Illamasqua had to be on my list of websites to visit as their sales are always so good! They had up to 75% off a lot of things and 25% sitewide. As I personally have a professional discount with the brand I didn't go as crazy this time of the year of the exception of some good bargains. 

It doesn't happen often that skincare becomes a focal point in here, not because I lack knowledge or experience with it, I just don't find it as exciting as makeup for an instance. But I've been told it changes with age so let's put that to the test! In 10 years time hopefully I'll still be writing here and possibly sharing more on the field of "how to prevent fine lines on your 30s"! 

For the time being I stick with a simple skincare regiment where the complexity of it is on the 10 different masks I use to do achieve different promised results but when it takes to the basics it only gets exciting when something new arrives to my collection. 

My idea for this post is to share 3 brands that I hear no one talk about and I absolutely love! And to add to the fun my number one product from each of them! 

Christmas is close and what a better excuse to splurge and treat ourselves?! 

I don't often share my wishlist here as I'm fortunate enough to usually bite the bullet soon after I fall in love with something which is something I want to change soon... so I do more of a conscious purchase and stop cluttering my life with things I love for 5 days and then go into a drawer. 

I'm usually pretty good at buying only things I really love but the problem with that is I love way too many things and don't need them. 

The products above are things I either don't own any like it or I really do love and must take advantage of them before they are discontinued. 

Often matte skin is something lusted after during the warmer months but for some reason forgotten during Fall/Winter. To be fair I personally don't get as oily but I know people that struggle with oiliness all year long so there's not really a right or wrong time to share some favourites to keep those oils at bay!

Cover FX recently launched two mini kits of, I would say, some of their best selling products! The Illuminating one features a illuminating primer, setting spray and the highlighter drops in Moonlight. Whereas the Mattifying Kit comes with the Mattifying Setting Spray, Primer and a Setting Powder. 

Funny enough this afternoon I was trying to get back into my blogging routine after a week of not even looking at it, when I could not find inspiration to write. Everything that I noted down I was not happy with so I stepped back. 

It's half past ten in the evening and it's the time I feel most inspired to write, where I actually think my words make sense together and I'm not rambling too much when it takes to a review post. I also feel like I have enough energy to write a month worth of posts, but with that would come the boredom of having to wait for time to go by to come back and write again. So I try not to do that mistake too often.

Mousse Foundations are often overlooked for their well known cake-y qualities however Inglot proved us all wrong. Recently launching the Everlight Mousse Foundation (14£) , a base that offers demi matte finish and a light to medium coverage without looking too much on the skin. 

I was expecting it to offer more coverage than a light to medium but surprisingly enough I still enjoy it nonetheless. I mainly use it on the days I don't want a full face of makeup but still want to look presentable and my complexion evened out.