Illamasqua Discussion

sss215

sss215

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I recently hauled my first 2 illamasqua products< Excite Blusher and Intense Eyeshadow and I am impressed. The colors are stunning. Rich, pigmented, and just delicious!
I hope to grab a few other items.

One thing that puzzeled me, I could have swore I saw Vapour at Sephora on Tuesday and then when I went back for it on Wed., it was no where to be found! Maybe I was just seeing things and it wasn't there in the first place. Sucks, cause I won't be able to get it stateside... :( I have to think about ordering online oversees. Not sure if I am ready to do that yet.
 
katred

katred

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Cerydwen said:
I have a few Illamasqua products and really like them, but even so I was surprised to see this on Ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260765931034&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Do people not look on the retail websites before they bid? It's not a limited edition item and it's readily available for £15.50, so why pay £102 for it? At first I thought it was a mistake, but it's still there with the full bidding history - crazy!
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I think the problem with that particular lipstick is that Illamasqua will only ship it within the EU... I suspect that the bids come from people in other areas of the world who are unfortunately stuck trying to harvest what they can from eBay. I was curious about this one myself and, while I'm not about to pay those sorts of prices for it, I think eBay would be my only option as well...
 
bis

bis

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[quote name="katred" url="/forum/thread/118563/illamasqua-discussion/720#post_2109088"]

 
I think the problem with that particular lipstick is that Illamasqua will only ship it within the EU... I suspect that the bids come from people in other areas of the world who are unfortunately stuck trying to harvest what they can from eBay. I was curious about this one myself and, while I'm not about to pay those sorts of prices for it, I think eBay would be my only option as well...
 
 
[/quote] No, not your only option, you can always ask for a CP before resorting to drastic measure like Ebay. I'd be happy to help out any of you to get what you are looking for.
 
2browneyes

2browneyes

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I've been drooling over a few Illamasqua products. Maybe I'll get a thing or 2 from Sephora while the BI discount still applies. Otherwise, I'm like sss215- not sure about ordering online from overseas.
 
sss215

sss215

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2browneyes said:
I've been drooling over a few Illamasqua products. Maybe I'll get a thing or 2 from Sephora while the BI discount still applies. Otherwise, I'm like sss215- not sure about ordering online from overseas.
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I think i am going to get a pre-paid visa card from the bank and try it out that way. i don't want that purchase messing with my other funds.
 
RedRibbon

RedRibbon

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I LOVE their cream blushers.

I bought Seduce today and I love it. I swatched it in their flagship store on Saturday and fell in love with it instantly.

The size of the blushers is massive and they have something for every skintone. I tried a dark red one which looked like a burn on me so I won't be getting that but I'm glad they had the option for it.

The only thing I dislike about their flagship store is that they store everything upside down. Normally the pan side of the product is at the bottom and it opens upwards but in the flagship store, the pan is in the air and the top part is on the bottom. Makes it very hard to swatch as you have to pick the product up, rotate it around, swatch, put it back without getting your swatching finger messed up. It takes a lot of time and is pointless.

They also do the same for their loose powders. I turned it the right way around and opened it and most of it spilt onto the powder foundation next to it..which wouldn't have been such a bad thing had that foundation not been a pitch black shade. I also thought that was odd, who'd need a foundation that was actually pitchblack? Maybe it's for theatrical purposes or something.
 
fleur de lis

fleur de lis

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How odd! I too have a cream blusher and love it. I want to get either Rude or Dixie next. I haven't been to the flagship store - which is the nearest tube station do you know?
 
JocelynGL

JocelynGL

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I've been eyeing this brand for over a year now (maybe 2), putting off buying anything because I knew that I'd probably end up with an expensive new addiction to feed. If I'm in Sephora I deliberately try to veer away from it's display. I told myself this year I'd finally get a haul once the F&F sale rolls around. But I got a coupon code as a promo/consolation for entering a contest and I couldn't help myself. It's begun. And I paid the shipping from the UK too, you guys should have seen all the stuff I had in my cart at one point, since I had to pay shipping and all I told myself that I should just buy, like, everything now! I kind of wish I hadn't taken the satin primer and lily rose gloss out of my cart though... oh well. They're backordered on a couple of things I want but Sephora has them in stock so I can pick those up whenever. Bummed about all the various shades I can't order from over here in the states.

What I ended up ordering was the rich liquid foundation, cream pigments in Delirium and Mould, lipsticks in Box and Brink, powder blush in Hussy, and bronzer in Writhe. Writhe and Brink were on sale too, so that was nice. I cannot wait until it all gets here.
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Can anyone offer a comparison between the light liquid foundation and MAC Face & Body? From all the reviews I've read I get that the rich liquid is generally too heavy for everyday unless it's sheered out/mixed with something and that's fine. I usually wear BB Cream during the day, or a tinted moisturizer but have been thinking about trying F&B especially for summer since it's supposed to hold up so well. Reading up on the light liquid though it sounds like what I'm looking for but with better coverage and finish. Thoughts?


And it appears I'd have to order the light liquid from Illamasqua's site again since Sephora doesn't have it and ASOS doesn't seem to have it either. *grumble* Maybe I'll get another nice coupon before too long.
 
shellygrrl

shellygrrl

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They're releasing a new foundation later this month based on BB creams. It comes in 18 shades (including a pure white). http://www.illamasqua.com/shop/catalogue/products/new-skin-base-foundation/304/
 
Illaminion

Illaminion

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fleur de lis said:
Has anyone tried the new Illamasqua skin base foundation? It's based on BB creams and I'm really keen to try it!
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Skin base is a medium coverage foundation that leaves the skin looking natural and healthy. Completely undetectable on HD cameras, it looks very much like your own skin. It isn't in the same vein as other Illamasqua foundation, it is more in line woth something you would fine on Bobbi Brown, except the coverage is a little higher and it appears more natural. Brilliant if you like to cover blemishes without looking heavily made up!
 
katred

katred

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Illaminion said:
Hey guys, my name is Gavin and I work for Illamasqua in the UK. If you have any questions fire away!
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Nice to see you here, Gavin! Perhaps you could pass on the word that some of us in Canada would really like to be able to get Illamasqua here, but find it prohibitively costly to order from the UK. Some sort of distribution channel (Sephora doesn't carry Illamasqua up here) would be much appreciated...
 
Illaminion

Illaminion

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They are working on it, they are very small though. Often people don't realise that the head office consists of just around 20 people :p
 
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