The Festival by Juvia's Place: five looks, one palette

Hello,
I'm finally writing up my review for the latest Juvia's Place palette; part of 'The Festival' collection which includes an eyeshadow palette and two matte liquid lipsticks. I purchased my palette through Beauty Gifts by Melanie in early March as a birthday gift to myself. Other third party sellers that I've purchased from are SAMIKA, Pink Cosmetics and Fashion Police. You can also order the palette directly from Juvia's Place or Beauty Bay.
Let me tell you, she's gorgeous; Juvia's Place palettes are inspired by African culture and this one is inspired by the Wodaabe Gerewol in West Africa.
Here's the description from Juvia's Place:
 "The festival party filled with mystic trances. A celebration of daring and bold colors. Not for the faint heart. A beautiful blend of colors to make everyday festive. Consists of 9 highly pigmented shades."

You can already tell which I shades I'm really digging.

The palette consists of five matte shades (Izafa, Ofala, Mmanwu, Iri Ji and Oro) and 4 shimmer and satin shades (Uli, Keleke, Aba and Odogwu).

As usual, I like to give myself at least 2 weeks with a palette, before I post a review. I get to play with it and learn how to play with the shades. For a beginner, most Juvia's Place palettes can feel incohesive and challenging, but I'm not into neutral palettes so each new palette is fun learning experience.

Below are some of the looks I came up with (I had to do this twice, since my previous phone died on me and I lost all my pictures).

Look #1

EYES: Crease - Iri Ji, Outer  - Aba & Lid  - Uli. Liner: Lancome Grandiose Liner in 02. Mascara: L'Oreal Lash Paradise Voluminous. Lips: Urban Decay Vice Lipstick in Heroine.

Look #2

EYES: Crease - Iri Ji, Inner and outer - Keleke & Centre Lid - Aba. Liner: Essence long-lasting liner in Purple Rain.  Lips: Stila Stay All-Day liquid lipstick in Amore 09

Look #3

EYES: Apply a light layer of Uli over the entire lide and crease. Then add Izafa to the outer corner. Liner: Lancome Grandiose and Lash Paradise Voluminous. Lips: Stila Stay All-day liquid lipstick in Beso.

Look #4

EYES: Crease - Ofala, Outer - Izafa & Inner - Oro. Liner: Lancome Grandiose and Essence long lasting liner in Berry Fantastic. Mascara: L'Oreal Lash Paradise Voluminous. Lips: Urban Decay Vice Lipstick in Conspiracy

Look #5

EYES: Crease - Mmanwu, Inner and Centre Lid - Keleke & Outer - Iri Ji. Liner: Essence extreme long lasting liner in Blackest Love. Mascara: L'Oreal Lash Paradise Voluminous. Lips: Urban Decay Vice Lipstick in Psycho.

For my eyeshadow base I use the Urban Decay Primer Potion in Caffeine, except for look #4 where I layed down a white base with the NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk (this is just to make the colours pop against my skin, especially the mustard yellow Oro). All the shades are buttery soft as expected from Juvia's Place. I feel as though the mattes not as velvety as the shades in the Saharan II palette (See Review Here). The shimmers are not as soft as those in the Nubian II palette (Review Here).

I'm not wearing any foundation in any of these shots, just sunscreen (SVR Sebiaclear Crème SPF50). For blush, I'm either wearing MAC in Devil with Springsheen as a soft highlighter or I'm wearing blush colours from the Saharan Blush palette Volume I (also from Juvia's Place).

Which of these is your favourite? Let me know in the comments section.

Until my next post, 

xoxo

 

One Week,One Palette Challenge: Juvia's Place Saharan II

Hi loves,
I'm back with another "one week, one palette" challenge with the Saharan II palette from Juvia's Place. It's a relatively new palette from the company that was inspired by the Saharan desert,  the Mosaics, Colours and Spices of Morocco. Th e formula of these shadows different from previous palettes but the quality and pigmentation is excellent; the mattes have soft velvet feel and the metallics and duo-chromes feel silky to the touch.

As with my previous palette,

• My lid base is the Urban Decay Primer Potion in Caffeine
• Eyeliners are all from Essence cosmetics
• Mascara is either Maybelline Colossal Big Shot Mascara and L'Oreal False Lash Wings
• On my face is the Stila One Step Illuminate and the NYX Cosmetics #nofilter Powder in Cocoa
• Light contouring or bronzing is done with Fez in the Saharan II palette and Aby in the Saharan Blush Palette Vol I 

Look #1

Crease: Taza
Inner and outer corner: Fez
Centre lid: Aziza
Liner: Super Precise Liner

Lips: Urban Decay Vice Lipstick in the shade Conspiracy

Look #2

Crease: Taza
Outer lid: Zohra
Inner + Centre lid: Nomad
Inner: Hadiya

Lips: OFRA x Kathleen Lights  Liquid Lipstick in Havana Nights 

Look #3

Crease: Fez
Outer: Fez + Zohra
Lid: Marrakesh

Lips: Stila Cosmetics in Rubino

Look #4

Crease and Outer Corner: Fez
Centre Lid: Berber
Inner: Aziza

Lips: Stila cosmetics Liquid Lipstick in Amore 

Look #5

Crease: Taza
Inner + Outer Lid: Berber
Centre Lid: Chefchaouen
Outer corner: Fez

Lips: L'Oreal Pure Reds Collection  - Doutzen 

Bonus Look: One shadow smoky eye look

Base: NYX Cosmetics Jumbo Eye Pencil in Black Bean smudged over the lid and then apply a sheer layer of Aziza all over the lid with a fluffy brush

Lips: Urban Decay Vice Liquid Lipstick in Pandemonium

Where to buy: In South Africa, this palette is available from Beauty Gifts by Melanie and Fashion Police Online. Or you can get it directly from Juvia's Place Online store (They do ship internationally). 

Have you tried out the Saharan II palette? Please feel free to tag me in any looks that you recreate. 

Until my next post, 

xoxo