SPECTRUM COLLECTIONS - ATTENTION SEEKER BRUSH SET

I've been eyeing off some of the brush ranges by Spectrum Collections for about a year now, and finally decided to take the plunge and buy a basic 10 piece set, from the Attention Seeker range, to try out the quality before I commit to buying my very own Glam Clam - they're expensive!

From L - R: Large Domed Powder, Flat Top Buffer, Small Angled Blush, Large Fluffy Shader, Buffing Concealer, Tall Tapered Blender, Small Angled Blender, Angled Brow, Lip Liner & Angled Liner

Brushes in this set include:

B01 - Flat Top Buffer

A01 - Large Domed Powder

A05 - Small Angled Blush

B03 - Buffing Concealer

A06 - Large Fluffy Shader

B06 - Tall Tapered Blender

B04 - Small Angled Blender

A17 - Angled Brow

A15 - Lip Liner

A09 - Angled Eyeliner

'For creating beautiful looks, beautiful brushes are essential. Our best setting Essential Set has 10 must-have brushes which combined, are the perfect starting point to creating flawless make-up' - SPECTRUM COLLECTIONS

User Friendly

These brushes come with easy to grip, lightweight handles and the bristles are very dense on each brush head.

My only complaint about these brushes is that they display their product code rather than the name of the brush. I believe that beauties who are just beginning to learn what brush does what would benefit from having the name of the brush on the handle as opposed to a product code which they would need to look up online each time.

Accolades

The Attention Seeker brush set was the winner of the 2016 Cosmopolitan Beauty Awards. Fancy!

Affordability & Retailers

You can purchase your own ten-piece Attention Seeker brush set directly through Spectrum Collections for $39.99 GB. Also, check out Pretty Little Thing for regular discounts on Spectrum brushes and sets.

Final Verdict

These brushes are very cute and appealed to me straight away. I really enjoyed using the eyeshadow brushes, I though they were bomb af and great for blending, but the larger brushes didn't exactly blow my mind. I enjoy using them, but for the price tag they just aren't doing anything special for me.

Other than that I think these brushes would make a super cute addition to any beauty enthusiasts collection.

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JUVIA'S - THE NUBIAN PALETTE

Juvia's is one of the new standout indie brands of 2016. Reaching amazing heights of fame due to celebrity mua's, such as nikkietutorials, girls across the globe have fallen in love with Juvia's and The Nubian palette.

Sometimes you see brilliant swatches and can't help but think that it's too good to be true. That's not the case with The Nubian. Juvia's have somehow managed to do something that a lot of high end brands struggle with, by producing high quality and high pigmentation eyeshadows. Have I convinced you that you need this in your life yet? If yes, skip straight to my retailers section. If no, keep reading and check out these to die for images.

'Juvia's is a cosmetic brand providing you with the most rich, vibrant and highly pigmented essential colours of life that take you from the office to the Caribbean Islands and everywhere in between!' - Juvia's

'Juvia's Nubian eye shadow palette features, the most essential collection of neutral colours' - Juvia's

Packaging

The palette comes with a cardboard slip featuring three images of a beautiful Egyptian woman. The slip also contains a brief paragraph about the Juvia's taking inspiration from the palette from the Egyptians.

The actual eyeshadow palette is roughly the same size as the Tarte - Tartlette In Bloom palette and is made of a thicker cardboard with a flip lid.

Shade & Texture / Texture & Finishes 

The Nubian palette contains twelve-pans from a nude-ish spectrum, with four matte transition shades, three duo chromes (they don't advertise them as duo chromes but they so are) and five shimmers. Unfortunately Juvia's haven't named each individual shade, so I'll discuss each of the three rows separately.

ROW ONE

1: Champagne/ Pink duo chrome

2: Matte orange

3: Matte brown

4: Pink shimmer

ROW TWO:

5: Rose Gold (peach/gold) duo chrome

6: Gold Shimmer

7: Red Shimmer

8: Bronze Shimmer

ROW THREE:

9: Dark Brown / Pink duo chrome

10: Dirty Red matte

11: Dark Brown Shimmer

12: Brown/Black matte

'This palette is easy for everyday wear into night' - Juvia's

Formula & Pigmentation

Each of the shimmer and duo chrome shades in this palette are insanely pigmented and applies just like butter. You absolutely cannot find a better shimmer in terms of application or pigmentation anywhere! I also had no issues with fallout which is a major plus.

The matte shades wre still buttery, just not as buttery as the shimmers and duo chromes and came off looking a little orange, as opposed to the browns that I thought that they were at a glance, on my NW10 skin. 

Considering this palette is composed of more shimmers and duo chromes compared to mattes, this palette gets a solid A from me in terms of the overall formula and pigmentation that the palette offers.

'Our highly pigmented colours blends flawlessly and has incredible wear-ability power' - Juvia's

Affordability & Retailers

You can purchase your own Nubian palette for $28.99 USD,  directly from Juvia's. Please note, Juvia's frequently restock items and will often have a sale on so don't fret if the Nubian palette is not in stock or at full retail price and check back at a later date.

'This is a must-have palette great for all skin-types' - Juvia's

Final Verdict

I love how Juvia's have made a palette inspired by Old Egypt and Neferiti, by using beautiful shades such as golds, coppers, browns and nudes. 

Although there are heaps of nude palettes on the market and a girl can only own so many nudes before she gets bored and moves on, I promise you this one is worth it. Take the plunge. The pigmentation makes this product worth every pretty penny. 

I'm absolutely in love with my Nubian palette. I'd love to hear your thoughts!

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