Apologies for not writing the blog posts I promised last week! I guess dissertation stress is taking over! But I want to continue uploading regularly, be it on my blog or my youtube channel. When I am having a bad day, I just love sitting down at my vanity and apply makeup, it is just my sort of therapy to help me relax and get back at thinking more positively.
Anyways, going away from the deep talk as Eyal does on Love Island (Who watches the reality show??), today’s blog post is about my favourite summer lipsticks! I shared a video where I showed you swatches of my choices. So you could either watch that or read this blog post … or do both!!
In summer I love wearing bolder and brighter lipstick colours. I wear less makeup yes but that doesn’t stop me from wearing a vibrant lip shade! My top 10 choices cover pink nudes to fun reds and oranges to a stunning hot pink and even a purple shade. Play around with colours, step out of your comfort zone and have fun with makeup!!
Here were my choices –
1 – Pixi by Petra Matte Last Liquid Lip – Au Naturelle
2 – Huda Beauty Liquid Matte – Bombshell
3 – Catrice Cosmetics Matt 6 hr Lip Artist – Hibiskiss Proof
4 – Revolution Pro Supreme Matte Lip Pigment – Imagine
5 – Milani Amore Matte Lip Creme – Fancy
6 – Colourpop Ultra Matte Lip – More Better
7 – Milani Matte Lipstick – Luxe
8 – Makeup Academy MUA Velvet Lip Lacquer – Zest
9 – Golden Rose Longstay Liquid Matte Lipstick – Shade 06
10 – 3INA The Longwear Lipstick – Shade 508
Which shade was your favourite? What are your favourite lipstick shades for the summer? Let me know in the comments down below!!
See you all next time and thank you all for reading!!
How are you all doing today? Hope you are all having an amazing week!
Today’s blog post is all about a new COLLECTION from 3INA. I have done several videos and blog posts about previous collections from 3INA! I love the creativity in which the products from 3INA help me explore. I love creating new looks with their fun collections and ironically the name of the collection I will be reviewing today is called Just For Fun!
You can visit 3INA right here – https://mt.3ina.com/mt and follow their social media to stay up to date with the brand.
3INA is an animal cruelty free brand and is based in a number of different countries! In Malta you can find 3INA at – The Point in Sliema, Valletta, Pama Shopping Village in Mosta and Qormi (next to Kiabi).
Here is the video I did showing you the products being applied –
This palette comes with six cute shades, perfect for Spring! I love the pastelshimmery shades! It is a hyper-pigmented palette and comes with shadows that are easy to blend! Perfect for Festival Makeup Looks!
I love the look I created in from my video! I mixed 5 out of the 6 shades to come out with a lovely, spring worthy look!
I love this eyeliner and it has become on my favourite eyeliner pens! It has a dual-width paddle applicator that helps with adjusting to different widths, allowing you to draw graphic shapes and bold designs.
Now I did not experiment with it like that , but I will try again soon! But I loved using it to create a simple winged eyeliner! I found that it made applying eyeliner even simpler!
This is a liquid highlighter with a pearly and luminescent finish. It gives out the cutest baby pink highlight shade ever! It blends nicely and gives out a dewy, ethereal glowthat can easily be blended with foundation for an all-over shimmer.
I loved using it as my cheekbone highlight but will definitely be using it on my collar bone in summer for that nice looking healthy glow!
I love the formula of these lipsticks, I have tried them out before. With some shades you have to be slightly patient to get that lovely deep colour without any patches.
Once it dries I promise it will give you the mostpigmented lip colour! This shade is a cute hot pink perfect for the summer! I absolutely loved it!
This is a gorgeous purple metallic shade. However, it was slightly more difficult to apply than the pink but the end result was a nice metallic lip colour!
I loved it with this look. The formula of these lipsticks is soft and creamy and they come in the most lovely scents!
What do you think of the finished look?
Thank you so much for reading! Do you love 3INA and their fun products? Comment down below, would love to know your thoughts!
Thank you once again to 3INA Malta and Hudson Group Malta for the products – I truly appreciate them and am so grateful!
Happy Friday! I hope you are all doing great. Here in Scotland a storm is just making itself comfortable. I have been stuck in me little room, scared of going outside! But it’s ok because I have a NEW blog post for you all!
(These photos were taken in Malta, hence the sun)
Today is all about the new Longwear Lipstick shadesfrom 3INA. I would like to thank 3INA Malta and Hudson Group Malta for these lovely lipsticks! 3INA is an animal cruelty free and paraben free brand, they have a variety of products and each come in every shade you can imagine!
The Longwear Lipstick formula provides us with a creamy application that leaves a gorgeous matte finish. I love the way the lipsticks dry on the lips, they are not sticky or drying and feel so lightweight on the lips. Nonetheless, they last all dayand the shades I have here today are perfect to end the Winter season with your lips popping an amazing colour!
They also come with an amazingapplicator that allows us to have a smooth and easy application. I have been loving these type of flat applicators right now! And just one last note before I tell you which shade is my favourite, I LOVE their smell, they just smell so sweet! I promise I am not lying!
My favourite is shade 520, it kind of also reminds me that Spring is right round the corner and I cannot wait to see if I can ever change me wardrobe here in Scotland. I know that if I were in Malta I would be preparing my crop tops and off the shoulder floral tops right about now! But I doubt I would be wearing those clothes any sooner in Scotland.
Anyways, here are the swatches of each the shades.
Shade 516
Shade 517
Shade 518
Shade 520
To see me swatch them on my lips then take a look at my video :-
Which shade was your favourite? Let me know in the comments down below!!
So yeah I have already done a few! I love 3INA because it allows me to come out of my comfort zone and create looks that I would have never imagined of creating! It gives me the confidence and provides me with colours that I thought wouldn’t look good on me!!
If you are Maltese like me you can find 3INA outlets at the Point – Sliema, in Qormi near Kiabi, Pama Shopping Village and Valletta.
I would like to thank 3INA Malta and the Hudson Group for the products, I truly appreciate them!!
And thanks to mum & dad for bringing them over when they came to visit me!!
Any who’s this collection called the Utility collection is an urban style one and all products from 3INA are cruelty free and paraben free. Here are the products that I tried out –
This is a long lasting eyeshadow that gives an intense and magnetic colour, it also lasts all day and is waterproof. It comes in four different shades – white, yellow, green and blue.
My thoughts – It is not a product that I would go for and the only way I could think of applying this product is by applying a green shade all over my crease and placing the shadow paint on my lids, It was a littledifficult to work with and you will need patience with this product. However, after fixing it and blending back and forth I managed to make it work … or I think I did.
When it came to removing the product I found that it was a little hardto remove. This is not a favourite product of mine but it could reflect on my makeupskills and not being a professional makeup artist. Comment down below of what other ways I can use this shadow paint, I would love to know!!
This eyeliner pencil comes in a vivid colour, it is superintense and pigmented and helps with creating a preciseline and is easy to blend. You can get this product in two shade – green like mine or a mustard yellow.
My thoughts – I loved applying this on my waterline, it applied so easily and I love the shade I got mine in – makes your eyes pop especially with that shadow paint all over the lid! I also noticed how creamy the formula! Really loved how this product applied!
Great for travelling and applies so quickly and easily. The roundedtip helps with applying over the cupid’sbow and lipcorners. It comes in four different shades, a muddy brownlike mine, mustard, light pink and dark pink.
My thoughts – I loved how this chubby lipstick applied, I didn’t take long to apply the lipstick at all! It is very pigmented,soft and moisturising on the lips and not at all dry even though it is a matteformula.Love the shade it came in – perfect for autumn/winter!!
Here’s the finished look using all 3 products!
You can also watch my video where I even showed you how they apply –
Have you guys tried out any of the products from the Utility Collection from 3INA? Comment down below and let me know!!
Thank you once again to 3INA Malta and Hudson Group Malta for the the products!!
If you are from Malta, remember you can visit one of the 3INA stores at – The Point, Sliema; The Pama Shopping Village, Valletta and in Qormi near Kiabi.
This is not the first time I wrote about 3INA, you can check out my previous videos and blog posts on 3INA right here –
The Eyes Collection comes with a variety of products focusing simply on the eyes! There’s an eyebrow kit, eyeshadow palettes, eye gloss, gel eyeliner and even duo shadows.
You can watch my video here where I create a makeup look showing all the products –
This kit comes in 4 different shades. Mine was in the shade 401 which matched my brows really well. It costs €15.95 and you get a wax, powder, tweezers and two brushes. So I think for that price – you get your money’s worth.
I really love combining the wax with the powder. Both products filled in my brows well and provided with a smooth and easy application because I am horrible at doing my brows. I really love the tweezers the kit comes with, it really plucks my eyebrows well!
There are 12 different Duo Eyeshadows you can choose from. I got mine in the shade 607 and it comes in a mix of light and dark green. I love the light green shade, perfect for highlighting your inner corner as you see if you watch my video.
These cost €10.95 and I really think that if you are looking to create a fast makeup look before school or work, having a duo eyeshadow comes in handy!! You have your base and crease colour all in one.
There are a total of 4 different shades of eye glosses. They cost €9.95 each. I never tried anything like this and was confused as to how I would apply it. I used my finger tips rather than the sponge that it comes with, when I applied it on my lids.
It states that you can either apply it on its own or else on top of eye shadow. I applied it on top of eye shadow and it felt sticky but blended nicely. But I still prefer using my powder shadows rather than eye glosses. Let’s keep the gloss for lip glosses on the lips.
You can choose from 4 different palettes that comes with six different shades. The palette that I got was Palette 102. It features a yellow, greens and purples. I love these colours together and I created a sort of colourful look as you saw from my video if you watched it.
The palette retails for €14.95 and I find that the powders really work well. They blended in nicely with each other, had a little fall out but that isn’t such a problem. Overall I liked this palette. And this is why I like 3INA so much, it’s because I get to go out of my comfort zone and use colours I wouldn’t usually choose.
There are 4 different gel eyeliner shades and each retail at €9.95. I got mine in shade 801 which is a lovely dark brown shade. The formula of this gel eyeliner is a really good one, easy to apply,not patchy but pigmented all the way and doesn’t smudge or transfer.
I like trying out different gel eyeliner colours as I usually go for a black eyeliner.
And those were the products I tried from The Eyes Collection from 3INA.
Have you tried out any of these products from 3INA? Or any products from 3INA? Comment down below!!
I really hoped you enjoyed reading!! Thank you so much for doing so!
Today’s blog post is all about 3INA and three products from their Best Sellers Collection. I would like to thank 3INA Malta and Hudson Group Malta for giving me another opportunity to test out these products. Stay tuned as I will be reviewing another collection of theirs in the coming weeks!!
Here is the video of me testing them out –
Now, I will give a review of how they tested out once I used them a number of times after filming the video.
I have tried out two other cream eyeshadows from 3INA but I think this one in shade 313 is the one I preferred the most. It was easy to work with, having applied it all over my lid, it wasn’tpatchy and blended in nicely with the other shades!
I found it longwearing and it wasn’tcracking. I just love the colour, and once you pair it with a red lip and use it alongside a brown smokey eye – I think you’ll be all set with a Christmas makeup look!!
This is such a radiant and shimmery highlighter. Yes, it doesn’t give you that, “Oh my gosh, what a highlight look!” But I like quite natural looking highlights and this is perfect in keeping your makeup natural yet it adds a gentleglow!
I also used it for my innercorner highlight to add a pop of highlight to my eyes. Simply applying it with your little finger will do the trick!! (I forgot my pointed brush at home back in Malta so yeah…)
This shade is just a lovely dark pink perfect for the autumn months! The longwear lipstick formula, “is designed for those who love the application of a lip gloss but want the colour payoff of a longwear lipstick.”
It isn’t patchy and at first you think it’s glossy but then it dries down to an opaquematte lipstick. It lasts longs and its applicator is made for an easy application.
The Finished LookThe Finished Look
Have you guys tried out these products or any other products from 3INA? Comment down below.
Thank you so much for reading!! And thank you once again to 3INA!
Thank you so much for joining me yet again on my blog!
Today’s blog post is all about 3INA‘s latest collection entitled – THE UV COLLECTION!
I must say I was very excited to try out these products. I actually wore them when I went to the ISLE OF MTV as I think they’re perfect makeup items for when you find yourselves attending a festival!
At the Isle of MTV wearing all 3INA THE UV COLLECTION products
Here is my video showing you guys how the products actually test out!
I will now share with you some after thoughts since I filmed that video.
3INA – The UV Collections (Limited Edition) – Products –
3INA The Fluoro Cream Eyeshadow – Shade 401 – €10.95
The shade 401 is a fluorescent orange which looks great on the eyes especially if you have lighter eyes! I found that it dried down quite fast however, you have to be patient with this product.
Go in with a steady hand and pat the product with a flat brush onto the lids. It does go a little patchy but in all honesty it won’t show much as you can see from my photos!
Be aware that this product will go on your lashes. Now this might have happened to me as I am no professional makeup artist and maybe I did not apply it correctly, but it went all over my lashes so I guess they were fluorescent as well. This was the product that was mostly fluorescent.
3INA The Fluoro Eye Pencil – €8.95
I LOVE this eye pencil. It might not show that it is fluorescent but I love how it applies. I found that with this product I didn’t have any problems when I applied it on my upper lash line.
It’s so creamy, applied so smoothly and wasn’tpatchy at all. It also lasted a long time on my lids and the product didn’t transfer. 3INA The Fluoro Palette – €13.95
This blush comes in such a fun pink/orangeshade and applies so nicely onto your skin. I didn’t find that it was fluorescent on my skin but when I swatched it, it was.
I have enjoyed using this product even on an everyday simple makeup look. Adding this blush to an everyday makeup look, will make your look even more interesting. And I also love the packaging of this product especially because it comes with a mirror. 3INA The Fluoro Lip Gloss – Shade 200 – €9.95
This Lip Gloss has such a sweet scent. It reminded me of sweets that I used to eat when I was a little girl! It applies smoothly and isn’t too sticky as well.
I liked the look it left me and again this doesn’t show to be fluorescent as much as the cream eyeshadow. It also lasts quite long!
All 4 products tested under the fluorescent torch that 3INA so kindly sent me! From Left to Right – Cream Eyeshadow, Eyeliner, Blush and Lip Gloss.
So those were my overall thoughts on 3INA’s UV Collection! If you are in Malta, you can visit 3INA at PAMA,Qormi,Mosta,Valletta and the Point, Sliema.
Have you tried out any of these products? If so, let me know in the comments down below!
I am so excited to be sharing with you this Youtube Video. As you know lip videos are my favourite ones to film. I have previously filmed my favourite seasonal lipsticks however, never did one for Winter until now!!
So here are my favourite 10 lipsticks that are all reasonably priced as all of them are drugstore as I now have realised!!
MUA Velvet Lip Lacquer in Harmony
As you know I love the MUA Velvet Lip Lacquers. Even though they aren’t long last and need a constant re application especially when food or drink is involved, their range is great. They have so many shades in their collection including four new SPRING shades1!!
Colourpop Ultra Satin Lip in Point Zero
This was one of the collaborations that Kathleen Lights did with Colourpop and of course I had to get my hands on it! I love the formula of their satin lips and this lip shade screams winter!! Kathleen also released a new set of three lipsticks with Colourpop called Aquarius Bundle!
Essence XXXL Longlasting Velvet Matte Lipgloss in Silky Red
The formula isn’t the best but the scent of this lipstick is AMAZING! I have only managed to get my hands on one of these shades from this range. I love the formula as it is very soft and creamy!
Focallure Matte Lips in Shade 03 Burnt Amber
I purchased these off Ebay and I love the range. They are a little patchy and a little bit sticky but when I apply some sort of lip moisturiser before hand it definitely helps!
3ina Lipstick Shade 102
3INA is a brand that we recently got in Malta, there are 3 branches and I love the shop and the way it is designed! I love their products, and they are well priced too! The only thing that I don’t like about this lipstick is the bullet is so annoying to apply with!
BH Cosmetics Bh Liquid Lipstick in Clara
I absolutely love the formula of these lipsticks! They dry to a matte perfect finish and they have the fastest drying formula that I have ever tried! They are also long lasting as well!
NYX Soft Matte Lip Creme in Copenhagen
I love the Soft Matte Lip Range from NYX I think they have such a lovely range of shades! The scent that these lipsticks have is AMAZING!! I like this shade however you have to be so careful around it as it tends to get patchy!
HUDA Beauty Liquid Matte Lipstick in Vixen – Ebay Replica
So I cannot lie and tell you that this is the original products but no it is a knock off from Ebay. And I was hesitant in trying these out but I did and actually like how the colour pay off truly is! They do have a scent to them not a chemically one as you would expect off ebay! They are a little patchy and need constant re application but apart from those factors I love this lipstick!
Milani Amore Matte Lip Creme in Magnetic
The MilaniAmore Matte Lip Creme’s are by far my favourite liquid lipsticks! They have the sweetest scents from all these lipsticks I have mentioned! They are not that long lasting but are so soft and creamy! They apply so well and smoothly across the lips !! The applicator is helpful in creating a precise shape onto your lips!
Jeffree Star Velour Liquid Lipstick in Dominatrix – Ebay Replica
Again, this is a knock off and yes I did not want to spend all that money on the real thing, and was I happy with my decision? YES!! I love it. It is a little bit drying but again applying some moisturiser or lip balm before applying this lipstick definitely helps!! I love the shade it’s sort of a dusty mauavey brown and pink mixed together!!
I am so excited to be sharing with you this blog post! Besides it being a Makeup Tutorial with not one makeup look but two, something I have never done; this is also a COLLAB with Deborah from Distorted Priorities.
She is a Maltese Blogger who posts about beauty, makeup and fashion! This is my first collaboration with someone who is Maltese like me!!
I am so excited to share with you all today’s video.
Yes I know it is not a Wednesday however I just wanted to upload another video this week.
I don’t know if I shall be changing my video upload days but will see.
So recently, I was invited to attend my first ever MAKEUP LAUNCH PARTY, and I was so EXCITED!! (And nervous but mostly excited!!)
I had so much fun, met so many lovely people and tried out new products.
3INA is a new makeup brand with a difference.
Firstly 3INA is pronounced as ‘Mina’ but the ‘M’ in 3INA is flipped.
Secondly, it is an English and Spanish brand and it was created with an edge.
The brand includes lots of different makeup products – foundations, powders, eyeshadows, eyeliners, lipsticks and many others. Even Nail Polish!!
Each item has a rainbow full of shades with it! Which is pretty cool and unique.
Even when you go into the shop it’s like you have just entered rainbow mania!
I think it is such a unique and positive idea, it not only gives you great products but a lovely experience whilst shopping among all those different shades of colour.
Here are links to 3INA Official Website & Social Media if you want to check them out:
Malta
Australia
Greece
Italy
South Africa
Sweden
London
I was kindly given some items to try out.
Here’s my new video showing you all my reaction to trying out the products for the first time –
I ended up doing a whole makeup look using these products 🙂
Products that were mentioned –
3INA – The Blush – Shade number 103
The packaging is super cute and sleek.
The formula of this blush is very creamy and light. The colour I have is a light pink/rose shade. Perfect for when I want a natural looking blush. Easy to blend onto your cheeks.
3INA – The Cream Eyeshadow – Shade number 313
The formula of this cream eyeshadow is amazing, it is so pigmented and creamy. It really does stick to your eyelids, but doesn’t have that sticky/tacky feeling. It is a little hard to take off but I love it.
If you saw the video, I had trouble with applying this because I simply used a flat eyeshadow brush. I would have just used my fingers because I found it easy to blend. But the tub it comes in is so small because I have long nails and didn’t want to make a mess. Nonetheless, it still applied well with a lot of blending.
If you would like to suggest a brush I should use, please let me know in the comments down below.
3INA – The Eyeliner Pencil – Shade number 605
This mint/jade shade I would not normally wear but when I finished the makeup look I actually learnt to love this colour. Who would have thought?
It is creamy and it glides well against my water line which is where I applied it.
3INA – The Colour Mascara – Shade number 100
This metallic grey mascara is perfect if you want to try a coloured mascara and you are not that adventurous to try out bright coloured mascaras.
Because it was a dark metallic grey shade you can’t really tell a lot of difference between this mascara and a normal black one. But when I applied it to the lower lashes where I had the green eyeliner you can see the hints of grey in your lashes.
It applies well, the brush is easy to apply your mascara with all your lashes and most importantly it is not clumpy!!
Here are 2 close up photos of the cream eyeshadow, eyeliner and mascara.
3INA – The Longwear Lipstick – Shade number 508
The formula in this lipstick is AMAZING!!!
It was my favourite product that I tried by far. I really want to go again and get some more shades! The formula is soft and it is applied so nicely on the lips. It appears creamy at first however, then it dries completely matte! And it truly is a longwear lipstick – you can eat, drink and it will still be there!
What I love the most about this lipstick is even though it dries matte, it does not feel drying to your lips! My lips still felt moisturised whilst wearing it.
I will definitely be visiting 3INA again and try out new products.
I hope you enjoyed reading my blog post/watching my video 🙂
