Disney Collection by Sephora | Ariel Collection ''Part of Your World" Palette

Happy Saturday to everyone! I usually don't post on the weekends but seeing as how I wanted to take a wee day break from a full week o' posting, I decided, what the heck? There's still one more item left to review from the third Disney Collection by Sephora and that is the Part of Your World Palette. This palette is much, much smaller than the Storylook Palette (which I reviewed here) but the same amount of detail was poured into just like with every other piece of this collection. If I'm honesty (AND IT PAINS ME TO SAY) the only reason I picked up this palette was to complete my collection. Sure, I didn't get the polishes or glosses (still debating) but those aren't products I gravitate to like I do with eyeshadows. So yes, I picked it up because of it's gorgeous packaging. When I finally saw the colors inside I had mixed feelings. I loved the look of the colors together ... but when was I gonna wear a green with purple, c'mon?! (AGH, this is killing me, haha) When I finally had it in my hands though all the doubts flew out the window, hopped in a taxi, drove to the airport, and took a plane to Timbuktu. I was completely smitten and the colors in person are beautiful. They're not everyone's cup of tea, but they're beautiful. 

Who's-it is a pearlescent white that's the designated "highlight" color. I usually designate the lightest and shimmery colors as highlight colors, haha. It's the most pigmented of the bunch so I'm thinking it could do well as an inner eyelid shadow or on the whole lid to make your eyes look bright and big. What's-it is an almost 'dirty' matte taupe color, leaning toward gray I want to say. It's hardly visible on the swatch on my arm but holy cannoli is it a wonderful blending color for the next two shades. Dinglehopper (!!!) is a satin green shade and that's as far as my abilities will let me describe it, sorry, haha. It's a really nice green with muted tones that make it so wearable. Snarfblat (These names, I can't!!!) is the most gorgeous purple, leaning a bit towards indigo shade I've ever seen. Probably because it's got small flecks of purple glitter that put you in a trance when you look at it in the pan and then swatch it. The last two shades also don't have the greatest opacity but if you layer them over a white base or even a colored one they honestly just come to life. All they need is that base, perhaps some NYX Jumbo Eye Pencils to really get working. They're very easy to work and blend as much and as little as you need them to. No worries if you've applied a bit too much!

As for the packaging, you all know I'm just in love. The picture on the front shows a silhouette (love all these silhouettes) of  Ariel sitting on a rock looking out at the sky with the moon illuminating her while she probably day dreams. The are is just gorgeous and I can't say it enough. There's little silver seashells framing the whole scene. This palette is in a cream colored plastic casing and opens up like quads tend to do. Inside you find the four shades nicely placed inside surrounded by gold.  It also comes with a space to hold the two brush-tip/sponge-tip duo brushes. I wouldn't throw these out guys, the brushes are great and the sponge tips really help you pack on the color! I don't find it's bulky, it's actually quite compact and I can see myself bringing this on some travels. There's also a mirror inside this palette which is really lovely to have. Inscribed on the mirror is 'dreams are realities in waiting'. Ugh, I'm THIS close to getting that quote tattoed on my forehead. All of these quotes seriously just hit home for me in ways that even I can't imagine. It pulls at my wittle heart strings every time. 

I'm completely love this eyeshadow palette and the colors are more wearable than you think. They do need a tiny bit of help in the form of a colored base but other than they're really great. If you've been itching to get your hands on something from this collection I would recommend getting this. It's the only palette left as the Storylook palette has been long sold out. You shan't be settling for a less than amazing palette and you'll have your piece of the sea :) You can get the palette on Sephora.com and in stores in the first week of August for $30! I'll be doing an eye look on this on my youtube channel fairly soon so stay tuned for that!

Here are the three other pieces I've reviewed from this collection if you haven't seen them yet!

Ariel's Storylook Palette Volume 3

Kiss The Girl Perfume Rollerball

Set The Mood Compact Mirror

What do you all think?

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Disney Collection by Sephora | Ariel Collection 'Set the Mood' Compact Mirror

Do you ever anticipate something so much that it just seems like it'll never come to fruition? You anticipate it so much that time seems to go slower and slower and the day or event you've been anticipating doesn't seem real? Well, that's how I felt about this Ariel Set The Mood compact mirror that was released in the Disney Collection by Sephora. The compact mirrors have been the pic de resistance to every single one of the Disney Collection selling out in just hours. Unfortunately, the same rang true for the Ariel collection and it sold out in about an hour and half. I was (somehow) lucky enough to be awake at a normal hour and catch the release. I snagged myself four *blushes* Haha, I don't know why I needed so many but maybe I'll give them to some friends and family. This compact is absolutely gorgeous and was completely worth waiting for. The detail in the cover is outmatched. Seriously, if you can find anything prettier let me know. The compact depicts the scene of 'Kiss the Girl' in The Little Mermaid when Ariel and Eric are boating on the lake. It shows them in silhouette and around them are the little fish swimming (and in the movie singing) around them. It's very sturdy and has a bit of heft to it which to some would seem troublesome to carry around, but for $20 I'm glad because it feels like it won't just snap. There's a quote inscribed on one of the mirrors that says "you've got to be you" A lot of people seem to have a problem with this quote and it's relation to the movie but it's ... just ... I love it. There's no way to fault the execution of this compact in every detail. I have no words for this compact - really, I don't, the pictures honestly say it all. I'm so happy with it and can't wait to whip it out instead of my phone to touch up my makeup. Every mermaid should have this to complete their collections :)

What do you all think? Were you lucky enough to catch it?

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Disney Collection by Sephora | Ariel Collection 'Kiss The Girl' Rollerball

This week you are going to pelted with mermaid-related posts, specifically Ariel Collection posts! The entire collection was released last week and I snatched up everything I wanted so fast, it was insane! Some part of me thought that if I didn't get the things I wanted within a matter of seconds that it'd all sell out. Originally I wasn't planning on buying the rollerball perfume, just because I didn't know what it would smell like, but the packaging was too gorgeous to pass up! I figured if anything I would return it because Sephora has an amazing return policy. No need for that, as it turns out! When I opened the packaging (which is as intricately detailed as the Storylook Palette packaging, review can be found here) and pulled out the small bottle I was in awe. The rollerball bottle is like any standard rollerball. It's made of glass and made to look frosted with blue. The glass feels rubberized, sort of reminiscent of NARS packaging, and I love that feeling so it was quickly racking up points! On the bottle, painted in silver, is a delicate filigree sort of design. I'm not exactly sure if it's meant to look like seaweed or not, but that's what I'm going to pretend it is, haha. On one side (do cylindrical bottles have sides?!) it says 'true love is beyond words' which, this is going to sound like cheese on a stick, but makes my heart flutter every time I read it.

So after I stopped oggling the packaging it was time to take a whiff. In those mere seconds of opening the cap and applying it to me wrist I was having an internal debate on wether or not I'd still keep it if I didn't particularly like it. Suffice to say, I love the scent! It's me wrapped up in frosted glass. I feel like you guys will just think I'm going ga-ga over it because it's Ariel and mermaids and yeah, which is okay, but it's seriously such a gorgeous scent. My sister hates it, but I really love it. Sephora's website says that the notes are "Bergamot, Wet Cucumber, Ozonic Accord, Water Notes, Wild Lilac, Starfruit, White Musk, Sandalwood, Ambergris. " It's described as "Alluring. Romantic. Confident". It's a floral scent but not overly floral like you'd imagine when hearing 'floral'. It's quite soft and makes me think of the beach at dusk or dew on grass. How those are remotely related, I don't know, but I'm trying to give you a feel of it since no one has created smell-o-vision just yet! It starts off quite strong on the skin and then fades into a very light and airy scent in about 4 hours. For $19, I'm absolutely in love. If I finish the rollerball and the perfume is still being sold, I might just buy the big bottle! Luckily, the perfumes never sell as quickly as the palette's and compact so it's up on the Sephora's website and should be in stores in the first week of August (or so I was told!) if I've managed to tickle your fancy ;)

What do you guys think? Have you picked up anything from the collection?

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IT'S COMING | Disney Ariel Collection Exclusively at Sephora

THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT. Not really, but boy oh boy don't caps locked letters get your blood rushing? This is a very impromptu and very improper blog post but the crazy mermaid lady in me is shouting in my head and telling me there's no way this information could not be shared! Basically, this is a post letting you guys now, and giving you a heads up that Sephora is gearing up and getting ready to release the third installment of their Disney Collection, WHO JUST SO HAPPENS TO BE ARIEL, WHO ALSO HAPPENS TO BE A MERMAID. I saw Leesha, or xSparkage, tweet about it (also in CAPS) as my eyes were shutting and in .5 seconds (that point .5 seconds that it took me to register what it was she was shouting about) I bolted out of bed and ran to the Sephora site. *sigh* It's not out yet! But for anyone who's been waiting, as eagerly as I have, and frantically checking their e-mails  for this installment of the collection, this is your friendly neighborhood mermaid, letting you know - IT'S COMING. Here's the promo video Sephora released for it.

It's magical, and I'm completely jealous of the model who got to pretend to be the mermaid. I'm so stoked for this release. I don't think I've ever been so excited, or more willing to part with money, for any other collection, from any brand. The attention to detail Sephora has shown with the other collections (Cinderella and Jasmine) was killer. They could have easily made these collections tacky and relied on nostalgia alone to reel in the dough, but no, AGH! Just look at that packaging. Both palettes and DEF. that compact are on my list. June 2013 (HOW CRIPTIC) is when it comes out online and August 2013 is when it'll hit the shelves of Sephora. June 2013? Would it have killed them to give us an ACTUAL date? They're probably really enjoying the commotion they've caused. Suffice to say that I shall now be even more glued to my phone, but now with credit card in hand everywhere I go. So yeah, thought you all should ;)

What are your thoughts? Excited? Indifferent? (THAT'S RIDICULOUS!) Will you be picking anything up? ;)

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