I think most little girls want to be a Disney princess when they grow up.  My favourite princess of all was Belle from The Beauty and the Beast (I actually went through a phase where I watched that movie everyday when I was little), but Ariel from The Little Mermaid was a close second.

On the heels of their last Disney princess collection featuring Jasmin, Sephora is releasing their last collection in the series featuring Ariel (the first of the saga was Cinderella).  This collection launches this month in Sephora stores and online and features a myriad of products, including a large eyeshadow palette, an eyeshadow quad, a nail polish set, a lipgloss set, two perfumes (one rollerball and one in a bottle), and a compact mirror.  Each Disney collection is similar in product offerings, however, the colours represent each respective princess.

I received the Mermaid’s Song lipgloss set (C$46), as well as the eau de parfum spray (50 ml, C$70) to review prior to the collection launching.

L to R: Mermaid, Redhead, Sea Witch, Dream Girl

The Mermaid’s Song lipgloss set is comprised of four colours inspired by everyone’s favourite redheaded Disney princess.  The colours are Dream Girl (perky pink), Sea Witch (bold berry), Redhead (rich red), and Mermaid (courageous coral).

Dream Girl

Dream Girl closeup

Mermaid

Mermaid closeup

Redhead

Redhead closeup

Sea Witch

Sea Witch closeup

These glosses present a sheer colour and best of all, aren’t sticky. My favourite shades from the collection are Sea Witch (which reminds me a lot of Lady Tremaine from the Cinderella by Sephora lipstick set) and Dream Girl.

I have to say that these aren’t my favourite glosses because the colour goes on kind of splotchy and I find that you really have to work with these to even them out.  I really liked all the shades, but some were harder to work with than others (like Sea Witch, which is gorgeous, but took a while for it to look even).

Overall, these are kind of expensive for the quality of the glosses (I know it’s $11.50 a gloss, but you have to buy the set, you can’t buy them individually).  They would look really nice layered over a lipstick around the same shade.  By themselves they are really pretty but I have tried better glosses that have given a more even layer of colour.  If you are a collector of the Sephora Disney Reigning Beauties collection, or even a Little Mermaid fan, then I would recommend these.  These would also be a great gift for a pre-teen or teenager.

If you ever wondered what Ariel would smell like, Sephora has bottled up the scent.  Kiss The Girl Eau de Parfum is “inspired by the magical moment of true love’s first kiss.”  The scent opens with a burst of bergamot, wet cucumber, and ozonic accord.  It also has a splash of water notes, wild lilac and starfruit, fused together with warm sandalwood and “sensual velvet sensations” of ambergris.

At first smell, this perfume is very aquatic; to me, it smells like something else, but I can’t quite put my finger on it.  Personally, it’s not my favourite scent, and not a perfume that I would have bought (I received this from PR); I just wish it were a bit more sweeter and not as musky.  I also think the price tag is a little high for a Sephora-brand perfume (C$70/$58 USD) and wish it came in a prettier bottle.  I know that the Jasmine and Cinderella perfumes came in similar bottles, but I just find them so plain.  The perfume is also available in a rollerball (C$23/ $19 USD).

Overall, it you aren’t a huge Ariel or Disney fan, I would skip these items.  I haven’t tried the eyeshadow palettes or nail polishes from any of the collections (this one and the previous two), so I can’t comment on the quality of those, although the colours do look really pretty in the Ariel line.  I like the shades of the glosses but wish they were easier to work with (not to mention, $43 for four glosses is very steep).  If you are a Disney collector, Little Mermaid fan, or have collected items from the previous two Disney Reigning Beauties lines, then I would pick these up, but if you are on the fence about them, I would save your money.

Are you excited for the Ariel line from the Disney Reigning Beauties collection?  Which items are you planning on picking up?

Please note I was sent these products from PR. All opinions are my honest own.

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