• Beauty News,  Nail Care & Manicure,  Tested by me (reviews & swatches)

    Avon Magic Effects Liquid Sequin – review & swatches

    Hold on nail fans, Avon Cosmetics has a new range of MAGIC Effects nail polishes called MAGIC Effects “Liquid Sequin”. The name recalls opulence, elegance and sparkle: to me, it’s like dressing up your nails with tiny sequined party garments. This new nail lacquer line consists of 4 shades: Dazzle, Glimmer, Glitterati and Sequin; but, for our surprise, each nail polish differs in the result and has something particular in its formula and glitter mixture. Let’s find out! Dazzle is a cold dark purple nail polish with chunky 1 mm fuchsia hexagonal glequins and tiny round (1/4 mm) bronze glitters suspended into a sheer purple base with a strong blue undertone,…

  • Talking Lips (lip products),  Tested by me (reviews & swatches)

    Maybelline The Creamy Mattes Lipsticks – review & swatches

    Time is running for me, so I invite you to take a look at my Italian blog for this incredible beauty news: Maybelline has launched in Italy and Europe its brand new lipstick line called Color Sensational The Creamy Mattes.Intense colours packed with extra hydration with matte finish… can you believe it? Click the picture below for a good reading… coming soon the swatches and an English full review! This is me wearing Maybelline’s new Color Sensational The Creamy Mattes lipstick in Magnetic Magenta… Valentina Chirico aka Valens

  • Bath & Body Care,  Tested by me (reviews & swatches)

    Lush Cosmetics Lord of Misrule Bath Bomb – review

    One thing is sure, the powerful protagonist of this holiday season, in particular Halloween, at Lush Cosmetics is Lord of Misrule, a real Lord with capital “L” and a very strong personality! He loves to dress up as bath bomb or shower cream, today we’ll meet him as a bath bomb! Here’s him, a greenish turquoise ball with tiny crystals that crackles with water and a sort of crown decoration all around. What makes he a “Lord”? I think, at least three peculiarities.The first one that comes in my mind or, way better, to my nose is its scent. Sometimes stinging due to black pepper. Yes, this bath bomb contains,…

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