Illamasqua Discussion

[anita22]

I finally posted up swatches of my lip palette (they're in the swatch thread if anyone's interested). I'm really liking it so far, the colours are matte and intense. The two things I don't like are that it's a bit unnecessarily bulky, and also I'm not quite sure what I'll do when the individual pans run out. When the MUA assembled it, she stuck each pan in with a material kind of like double sided tape... no idea how I'll be able to replace the pans without destroying the palette (or even whether they will sell me individual pans?) Oh well, guess I'll just figure that one out later.

Tahti, yes, more swatches would be great!!

 

[Miss QQ]

I just found this thread and likes what I see! I how this brand comes to Singapore soon!

 

[Krasevayadancer]

I just posted a bunch of swatches and photos on my blog but I will suffice it to say that I absolutely love this brand

I have yes, imagine, and tempt eyeshadows, tweak blush, rowdy medium pencil, soul sheer gloss, petulant intense gloss, lily rose sheer gloss, and solstice liquid metal.

I seriously love it all! The shadows are matte and smooth, the lip products are divine, and the liquid metal is pure hotness.

 

[Miss QQ]

Thanks for your swatches and FOTD! Gorgeous!

 

[Girl about town]

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Originally Posted by anita22 I finally posted up swatches of my lip palette (they're in the swatch thread if anyone's interested). I'm really liking it so far, the colours are matte and intense. The two things I don't like are that it's a bit unnecessarily bulky, and also I'm not quite sure what I'll do when the individual pans run out. When the MUA assembled it, she stuck each pan in with a material kind of like double sided tape... no idea how I'll be able to replace the pans without destroying the palette (or even whether they will sell me individual pans?) Oh well, guess I'll just figure that one out later. Tahti, yes, more swatches would be great!!

is there a decent amount in each lip pan? i want to by a palette but was wondering about how much lipstick was in them!!!

 

[AppleDiva]

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Originally Posted by Indian Barbie their prices are about the same as MAC... Eyes Pure Pigments (Better than MAC!) - £14 Eyeshadow - £12 Cream Eyeshadow - £14 Eye Liner Cake + Sealing Gel - £15 Liquid Eyeliner - £14.50 Eye Brow Cake - £12 Volume Mascara - £14 Brow and Lash Gel - £11 Sealing Gel (Like MAC Mixing medium) - £8 Medium Pencil - £11 Fine Pencil - £11 Fat Pencil - £13 False Lashes - £9 Eyeshadow Quads - £34 Cream Shadow Quads - £34 Lips Lipstick - £12.50 Intense Lipgloss - £11.50 Sheer Lipgloss - £11.50 Lip Quad - £34 Face Matt Primer SPF 20 - £15 Satin Primer SPF 20 - £15 Light Liquid Foundation - £20 Rich Liquid Foundation - £20 Cream Foundation - £20 Powder Foundation - £20 Pressed Powder - £17.50 Pressed Powder - £17.50 Loose Powder - £17.50 Concealer - £12 Under-Eye Concealer - £12 Powder Blusher - £15 Cream Blusher - £15 Illuminator - £12 Nails Nail Varnish - £11 Top Coat - £10 Base Coat - £10 Brushes and Accesories Eye Liner Brush - £15 Lip Brush - £18 Eye Brow Brush - £18 Eye Shadow Brush - £18 Blending Brush 1 - £20 Blending Brush 2 - £22.50 Highlighter Brush - £22.50 Foundation Brush - £25 Blusher Brush - £25 Angled Blush Brush - £25 Powder Brush - £35 Eye Lash Curlers -£17.50 Tweezers - £20 Sponges - £2.50

Those prices are "hexpensisve" - in my best Jamaican accent.

 

[anita22]

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Originally Posted by Girl about town is there a decent amount in each lip pan? i want to by a palette but was wondering about how much lipstick was in them!!!

They're 1 gram each, so for £16 you get 4g of product total. That's compared to £14 for a lipstick, which has 4g of product also. So for £2 you basically get a nice mirrored compact, and the ability to test run 4 shades instead of 1.

 

[mynameisanna]

has anyone tried their primer(s)?
I'm thinking of giving one them a go, but want to see what other people think of them first

 

[Girl about town]

i have the satin primer its a creamy primer more like mufe than smashboxs, its quite moisturising and gives a glowy dewy look as opposed to matt!!!
i bought it to use with the rich foundation as that stuff is really heavy and sticks in dry bits!!!
overall its good not amazing but i like it!!!

 

[kayley123]

Oh wow...this line is going to be so bad for my wallet too...
MissChievous, I have a question about the e/s you posted in the swatch thread...those LOVELY shades of beige/purple...Deity, Geisha, Courtesan, and Echo, they look SO pretty--do you happen to know how they compare to NARS Violetta?

 

[Lola*]

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Originally Posted by jenizzle They will be opening their counter in BT, Grafton St on 27th April. Also folks in the EU can order from their website!!

I wonder will they roll it out in the other BT stores?

 

[Tahti]

^ Yeah, it'd be nice if they came down to Cork... I can't take the train prices goddamnit!!

 

[replica]

I've posted a pic in the swatch thread of some more eyeshadows I bought. They are not the colours I would normally go for but I thought I'd try something different, really liking them. I got some more lipsticks and a few other bits and bobs so will post pics of that when I have time if that helps anyone.

 

[Indian Barbie]

Heya I just posted some swatches of a couple of things I bought from the Sirens collection and other Illamasqua things. x

 

[RedRibbon]

Indian Barbie, I'm so sorry for not posting up a swatch of the nail polishes, I took pictures of them on my toes and have lost my USB lead for my camera.

The polish is good, comes out very nice, shiny and glossy, it applies thinly but still looks really nice and rich when dried..I'd say they're on a par with my Nails Inc ones and unlike Nails Inc, they don't get darker and lighter as the days go on.

 

[Indian Barbie]

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Originally Posted by RedRibbon Indian Barbie, I'm so sorry for not posting up a swatch of the nail polishes, I took pictures of them on my toes and have lost my USB lead for my camera. The polish is good, comes out very nice, shiny and glossy, it applies thinly but still looks really nice and rich when dried..I'd say they're on a par with my Nails Inc ones and unlike Nails Inc, they don't get darker and lighter as the days go on.

Its alright hun no probs! I went to Selfridges the other week and checked them out. Not sure the yellow suits my skin but I'm definately gonna be getting the black!

 

[FoundOnFilm]

I have a few products-

Nymth blush
Obey lipstick
Absorb intense lipgloss
Daemon eyehadow
Muse nail polish
and the sponges

 

[kayley123]

I have a question about the e/s that are posted in the swatch thread...those LOVELY shades of beige/purple...Deity, Geisha, Courtesan, and Echo, they look SO pretty--does anyone have any comments on them? Color payoff, how they come out on skin? Compared to MAC's purples, or compared to NARS Violetta? They look SO beautiful...

 

[user79]

I got a bunch of Illamasqua products! I'll put up pictures of everything in the swatch thread soon but it may take a few days. There's items including cream foundation, eyeshadows, nail polishes, brushes, lip glosses, lipsticks, mascara, brow powder, eyelashes....I'll let you know when I post it up.

I am actually really liking the cream foundation. Only gripe regarding packaging is yes it's a lil' bulky and I find the compacts a tad hard to open, I have to use my nail which I hate.

 

[angi]

I took a little trip to Illamasqua yesterday as I was in London.

They really went for the hard sell (or maybe they could tell I was a makeup addict!) and I ended up with:

Sheer lipgloss in lily rose: A really really beautiful opaque pinky red colour. Looks amazing on its own or over red lipstick, this was everything I wanted the see through lip colours to be (although obviously as a lipgloss it needs reapplying more frequently).

Intense lipgloss in Move - a gorgeous pinky mauve colour that is basically gives a 'my lips, but better' look (I have quite pigmented lips!)

The lipglosses are brilliant and have a number of advantages IMO compared to MAC - first off they are squeezy tubes with plastic tips, meaning that if you're like me and constantly searching for a lip brush to apply your lipgloss over lipstick, then you don't have this problem any more, and there's not much chance of colour contamination as you can just wipe the tip once you're done. Second - you get 7ml, 2.2ml more than the standard MAC lipglass. Third - they have a gorgeous, light, fruity smell. I didn't realise how sick I was of vanilla scenting until I put this on!

Eyeshadow in moan - a flat green colour. The colour payoff on this is not amazing, but it's buildable. I swatched some of the other colours while I was there, and they all seemed to have a much better payoff. However, I wanted an eyeshadow and this was the only one when I swatched I didn't liken to a MAC colour I already had.

Powder foundation in 215 (I think). The MA colour matched me to this, but personally, I think its the wrong colour match (although it will be alright for summer). I'm an NW15, but this foundation if applied with a heavy hand makes me look slightly orange. It's the same effect I get if I mistakenly reach for the NW20 when my colour's fading towards winter. So, I think that this colour might be better for an NW20.

Primer in Matt. This is the first time I'm wearing it today, and it's holding up ok. I'll be interested to see how it is at the end of the day.

Also, I paid £14 for the eyeshadow and £12.50 for the lipgloss, so I think the prices may have gone up (or maybe they were just the London prices!)

If anyone wants swatches of anything, I'll see what I can do.