✧ Makeup look: Juvia's Place Nubian 2 eyeshadow palette ✧

Happy Tuesday everyone!

Last week I reviewed The (beautiful) Nubian 2 eyeshadow palette from Juvia's Place.

Please do check it out by clicking here for pictures and swatches! I was off to a family function that night when I reviewed it, so I decided to use the palette and see how they actually apply on the eyes. I then had a wedding dinner to attend a few days after that. So for the first look, I chose eyeshadow shades that were more suitable for daily wear and for the second look, I went for a bolder look to see how bolder colors hold up.

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↯ First look ↯

Face/Base

↬ Charlotte Tilbury Magic foundation

↬ Urban Decay Naked concealer

↬ Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish powder

Contour & Blush

↬ L.A. Girl beauty brick in Spice

Highlight

↬ theBalm Mary-Lou-Manizer

Lip

↬ Huda Beauty liquid matte in Trophy Wife

Brows

↬ Etude House Drawing Eye Brow #1

Eye (The Nubian 2 eyeshadow palette)

↬ Madagascar on upper, outer crease

↬ Yaa on centre of lid

↬ Kenya + Madagascar on outer corner

↬ Yaa on inner lower lash line and Kenya on outer lower lash line

Lashes and lash line

↬ Maybelline Lash Sensational mascara

↬ Urban Decay Perversion 24/7 glide-on eye pencil

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↯ Second look ↯

Face/Base

↬ Urban Decay All Nighter liquid foundation

↬ Urban Decay Naked concealer

↬ Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish powder

Contour & Blush

↬ L.A. Girl beauty brick in Spice

Highlight

↬ Anastasia Beverly Hills That Glow glow (Sunburst + Bubbly)

Lip

↬ Anastasia Beverly Hills liquid lipstick in Veronica and Allison atop

Brows

↬ Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz in Ebony

Eye (The Nubian 2 eyeshadow palette)

↬ Kenya + Madagascar on upper, outer crease

↬ Cleopatra on centre of lid

↬ Leyla + Kenya on outer corner

↬ Leyla on inner lower lash line and Nairobi on outer lower lash line

Lashes and lash line

↬ Maybelline Lash Sensational mascara

↬ Urban Decay Perversion 24/7 glide-on eye pencil

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I had fun creating the second look, because apart from the obvious blue on the centre of the lids, I added purple and gold too, which really complemented the blue by adding a pop of color. All in all, I really liked how both looks turned out! Having used this Nubian 2 palette legit made me want to get Nubian 1, which I definitely will sooner or later. The hunt for local sellers carrying that starts right about now 😁.

I hope you enjoyed reading and that this blogpost has helped you in a way or two! Please leave a comment down below if you have any thoughts or questions! Have a great week ahead of you 😄.

Gladyator signin' out.

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✧ Review: Juvia's Place Nubian 2 eyeshadow palette ✧

Let me start this blogpost by saying a very HAPPY NEW YEAR 2017! May this year bring you greater memories, joy and filled-up storages of makeup 😁. 2016 flew by so quickly that I actually can't believe that the first week of January 2017 is almost over! I can't wait for Chinese New Year, all the food it brings and the festivities.

I've been seeing a lot of hype on Juvia's Place's eyeshadow palettes, especially having watched Stephanie Nicole's video on it. But unfortunately, JP's official website does not ship to Brunei and I have been looking out for local Instagram sellers that carry this brand. A friend purchased JP's Nubian (green) palette and was saying how good the palette is! So I then contacted the seller that carries JP, the seller is GG.bwn (click here for her IG page!). I got The Nubian 2 (yellow) palette for BND55. She delivered it to my house the next day after I placed my order, and she was also kind enough to send me an Ofra Cosmetics long-lasting liquid lipstick to try! Thank you GG.bwn!

I took some pictures and made some swatches today. Enjoy the pictures!

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↯ Juvia's Place The Nubian 2 eyeshadow palette! ↯

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↬ Morocco - a burnt orange shade in a matte finish.
↬ Madagascar - a medium sandy shade in a matte finish.

↬ Sheba - a light-toned bronzy shade in a metallic finish.

↬ Yaa - a copper shade in a metallic finish.
↬ Jezebel - a pinkish, purple shade in a matte finish.

↬ Zuri - an off-white shade in a metallic finish (this will look beautiful as a highlight!).

↬ Cleopatra - a BEAUTIFUL medium-toned blue shade in a metallic finish. 
↬ Nefertiti - a yellowy, orange shade in a metallic finish.
↬ Nairobi - a medium-toned yellowy gold shade in a metallic finish.

↬ Leyla - a deep eggplant shade with slight sparkle and shimmer.
↬ Kenya - a purplish grey shade in a matte finish.

↬ Egypt - a BEAUTIFUL forest green shade in a metallic finish.

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↯ Ofra Cosmetics long-lasting liquid lipstick in the shade Mocha ↯

▶︎ Me wearing Mocha ◀︎

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 ☃ A little round up.. ☃

First off, the payoff of the eyeshadows for The Nubian 2 is amazing. I only finger-swatched once and it was without any eye primer! Not only that, the eyeshadow pans are quite big. All in all, I am impressed with the quality of this eyeshadow palette! I now need to get my hands on The Nubian palette..

As for the liquid lipstick from Ofra Cosmetics, it has one of the best formula for liquid lipsticks that I have tried. It's lightweight, pigmented and glides on smoothly and effortlessly. And most importantly, it is not drying on the lips.

I hope this blogpost has helped you in a way or two. Thank you so much for reading!

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