Illamasqua Discussion
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Elle_P
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I'm trying to figure out the same thing..as I'm an NC 30. I've also viewed every available swatch online and cannot commit myself to purchasing the 215 because it just seems a bit too pink.
Originally Posted by ambodidi
Does anyone know what shade an NC 30-35 (I'm probably about 32 most of the year, shame the shade doesn't exist) would be in Illamasqua? I saw a swatch that suggested 215? |
I'm trying to figure out the same thing..as I'm an NC 30. I've also viewed every available swatch online and cannot commit myself to purchasing the 215 because it just seems a bit too pink.
NatalieMT
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I got an email yesterday inviting me to book for the Alex Box masterclass that one of the counters was holding soon, it's a weekend I already have plans though which is just typical. Very annoying! I'd really like to get some products from the Dystopia collection however and ticket price was redeemable against products.
Still waiting for a concealer in shade 110 too.
Thought I'd also give a little update on how I'm finding the Matt Primer. Been using it almost everday now for nearly 2 months and Im loving it. Works like a charm and my makeup definitely holds better for a longer period. I know a lot of people were worried about the product potentially breakouts long term but I haven't had a problem with that at all and my skin really is acne prone.
Thought I'd also give a little update on how I'm finding the Matt Primer. Been using it almost everday now for nearly 2 months and Im loving it. Works like a charm and my makeup definitely holds better for a longer period. I know a lot of people were worried about the product potentially breakouts long term but I haven't had a problem with that at all and my skin really is acne prone.
shellyshells
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I'm interested in a color match from Illamasqua for NC40 too. They have 215 then 325 at Sephora.com, anyone have any input?
L1LMAMAJ
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yea seriuosly i returned my illamasqua foundation to sephora the other day, the sales guy was like...um we don't sell these?? i'm lilke yea you do, online. he's like...oh....
it's funny when i know more about their stores than the employees. speaking of that, i was at the MAC counter today and the guy didn't know what vanilla pigment is. i later found out, they don't sell vanilla pigment at counters? how strange..
| Originally Posted by Nyla2120
I can't wait til this makes it to my area. I called a few of my local Sephora's today to see if they had it. Some didn't know what the heck I was talking about & others told me that they should be getting their shipments of it in the next few weeks. I am dying to try the Rich Liquid foundation! I love full coverage matte foundations & not enough companies make good ones. But, I have heard that theirs are awesome! Has anyone with an NC40-42 skin tone tried these? What shade matches you? |
yea seriuosly i returned my illamasqua foundation to sephora the other day, the sales guy was like...um we don't sell these?? i'm lilke yea you do, online. he's like...oh....
it's funny when i know more about their stores than the employees. speaking of that, i was at the MAC counter today and the guy didn't know what vanilla pigment is. i later found out, they don't sell vanilla pigment at counters? how strange..
L1LMAMAJ
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yea seriously...carry the whole line already.
| Originally Posted by Ursula
Are most of you who are ordering getting it from Britain? Do you find it ships quickly to the states, (if you're in the states of course). I was going to order from Sephora but they only have a limited number of shades. Annoying that they don't carry the whole line. |
yea seriously...carry the whole line already.
LeeleeBell
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For anyone in/near South Coast Plaza in Orange County, they are now carrying Illamasqua (and the Lauren Luke palettes too).
I swatched stuff in person today. First have to say, the eyeshadow and pigment testers were all closed and/or hard to open. I didn't even look at them because from swatches online, there was nothing that "Grabbed" me. I did see the liquid metals...they had the gold and copper. I LOVE the texture, truly, but the colors were a bit OTT on my pale skin and I am not brave enough to carry it off lol. I so hope they get more colors though! That texture is divine! I know they have a new silver but it wasn't in stock...The Dystopia collection was not out (at least not on display). If they had a gunmetal color in the liquid metals, I would have bought it.
I really liked the texture of the blushes. I know some are saying it's "chalky" but I just found them to be true mattes...soft enough once blended out and very pigmented. I loved them. I am going to be buying "Beg" (a gorgeous neutral) for sure at a later date. (surprisingly I didn't need to have Hussy and Lover --having seen them in person--as much as I thought I did when they were hard to get [swatches], lol. ).
I wasn't overly impressed with the overpriced so-so lipglosses. Buxom BE l/g have spoiled me.
The lipsticks...I adore the texture of their l/s....my favorite l/s texture/formula. Matte, smooth, pigmented, not drying, don't feather or bleed and stay put for a looong time. I already had "Drench" and bought "Welt" today. Such a pretty color. It's very slightly more purply than the picture/swatch below.
The foundation is awesome though it has limited shades. I first bought the wrong shade (135: far too light for NC20/Revlon CS Buff girls)...it seemed darker in the store than at home. This stuff definitely needs to be blended with moisturizer in application...very dry/thick. (see gossmakeupartist's blog for details on that).
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Foundation swatches: Revlon Colorstay in Buff on the left for comparison, Illamasqua 135 on the right.
Lipstick is "Welt". It is matte and has no frost, but the flash in the photo makes the l/s look frosty.
soft flash
flash
I swatched stuff in person today. First have to say, the eyeshadow and pigment testers were all closed and/or hard to open. I didn't even look at them because from swatches online, there was nothing that "Grabbed" me. I did see the liquid metals...they had the gold and copper. I LOVE the texture, truly, but the colors were a bit OTT on my pale skin and I am not brave enough to carry it off lol. I so hope they get more colors though! That texture is divine! I know they have a new silver but it wasn't in stock...The Dystopia collection was not out (at least not on display). If they had a gunmetal color in the liquid metals, I would have bought it.
I really liked the texture of the blushes. I know some are saying it's "chalky" but I just found them to be true mattes...soft enough once blended out and very pigmented. I loved them. I am going to be buying "Beg" (a gorgeous neutral) for sure at a later date. (surprisingly I didn't need to have Hussy and Lover --having seen them in person--as much as I thought I did when they were hard to get [swatches], lol. ).
I wasn't overly impressed with the overpriced so-so lipglosses. Buxom BE l/g have spoiled me.
The lipsticks...I adore the texture of their l/s....my favorite l/s texture/formula. Matte, smooth, pigmented, not drying, don't feather or bleed and stay put for a looong time. I already had "Drench" and bought "Welt" today. Such a pretty color. It's very slightly more purply than the picture/swatch below.
The foundation is awesome though it has limited shades. I first bought the wrong shade (135: far too light for NC20/Revlon CS Buff girls)...it seemed darker in the store than at home. This stuff definitely needs to be blended with moisturizer in application...very dry/thick. (see gossmakeupartist's blog for details on that).
Pics:
Foundation swatches: Revlon Colorstay in Buff on the left for comparison, Illamasqua 135 on the right.
Lipstick is "Welt". It is matte and has no frost, but the flash in the photo makes the l/s look frosty.
kabuki_KILLER
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I didn't like the first time I saw the Galactic Intense gloss from the Dystopia collection when I saw the swatch on WSITN's youtube, but seeing the close-up swatch here, I might just need it! I think the video just captured the lght a little bit funny.
shontay07108
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I LOVED the Intense gloss in Fierce, but the taste bothered me so much I had to return it. However, I really miss it! The color was superb. I also want the galactic gloss that's not at sephora yet. I think I'll just have to buy it from their site, but I will stop at that. I really feel like the intense gloss just sits on my lip and I don't feel comfortable eating with it on, like I do with mac lippies.
I wish Sephora would get that galactic gloss so I wouldn't have to order from the official site, but you gotta do what you gotta do.
I wish Sephora would get that galactic gloss so I wouldn't have to order from the official site, but you gotta do what you gotta do.
User67
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So my Sephora finally got Illamasqua in! I couldn't wait to try out the Rich Liquid foundation, but when I got there I saw that they only had maybe 8-10 shades of it & none of them were my color, I was pretty disappointed
But, I even noticed that on the Sephora website that they only have a few shades, while the actual Illamasqua site has double the amount of shades. That makes no sense, why wouldn't Sephora carry all the shades that they make?
BadBadGirl
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Maybe they wanted to test the line first, see how profitable it will be before bringing in new items?
How many women and men who do not read this site or other beauty blogs religiously even know about this brand? Especially at the price point it is at.
How many women and men who do not read this site or other beauty blogs religiously even know about this brand? Especially at the price point it is at.
jani04
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GossMakeupArtist: Illamasqua Foundations Vs Mac Colour Swatches is a helpful MAC foundation colour post
Girl about town
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I got the lipstick in Fable and its so gorgeous a really warm pink i love it!! i also got the cream blush in Sob and can't believ how long lasting and pigmented it is for a cream product. I've ordered the pink brightening loose powder and the cream foundation.
Have also been loving my Rich foundation mixed with satin primer and stippled on woth my 187 brush,Its pretty flawless this way.
Have also been loving my Rich foundation mixed with satin primer and stippled on woth my 187 brush,Its pretty flawless this way.
LisaOrestea
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I went to illamasqua in selfridges (london) last saturday and bought 'Katie' Blush (beautiful colour, and SOOOOO pigmented!!!) and also 'Galactic' Intense lipgloss, which definatly lives up to the name. It is such a solid colour, I love it. Definatly want to try some of their more wearable coloured glosses (dont think I can get away with silver on an everyday basis haha!)
The staff were super friendly, I could have spent so much money in there had my bank account allowed it!
The staff were super friendly, I could have spent so much money in there had my bank account allowed it!
m_floffy_boes
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I've just come back from the Trafford Centre, and as hard as I tried, I couldn't stay away from the STUPID MAKE-UP COUNTERS.
But it's okay...I bought loads of good stuff.
I already have Galactic lipgloss. It is just STUNNING. I dunno when I'll ever use it, but it's so pigmented.
I got Petuiant intense lipgloss aswell, which is just a gorgeous bright pink lipgloss. Seriously, the intense lipglosses are so highly pigmented, but because of that I'd probably recommend using a brush to apply them...?
I asked what the lady on the counter was wearing on her eyes (omg, her eye make-up was stunning) and she said 'Sadist' so...I bought that too. Along with 'Never' and then 'Eternal' shimmer cream to use as a base. (I dunno about everyone else but I often get put off by matte textures (despite the fact I love them more than ANYTHING ELSE) because I have difficulty finding a base to use under them that's sticky enough. She showed me the shimmer cream under the matte eyeshadows, and the colour adhered perfectly. <3
I also got Android pure pigment (from the dystopia collection) which is LOVELY. Like a steel/glittery colour. I've yet to use it, but I'm excited for when I do.
AND FINALLY I got Demon (sp?) eyeshadow. A MATTE RED!
OH. And the girl also gave me a free powder blusher for contouring. ...Like...free.
I guess they were having to send them back for one reason or another but STILL, that was so nice!
And I'm sorry, but in terms of promo pictures, Illamasqua shits all over MAC. Their pictures are stunning.
But it's okay...I bought loads of good stuff.
I already have Galactic lipgloss. It is just STUNNING. I dunno when I'll ever use it, but it's so pigmented.
I got Petuiant intense lipgloss aswell, which is just a gorgeous bright pink lipgloss. Seriously, the intense lipglosses are so highly pigmented, but because of that I'd probably recommend using a brush to apply them...?
I asked what the lady on the counter was wearing on her eyes (omg, her eye make-up was stunning) and she said 'Sadist' so...I bought that too. Along with 'Never' and then 'Eternal' shimmer cream to use as a base. (I dunno about everyone else but I often get put off by matte textures (despite the fact I love them more than ANYTHING ELSE) because I have difficulty finding a base to use under them that's sticky enough. She showed me the shimmer cream under the matte eyeshadows, and the colour adhered perfectly. <3
I also got Android pure pigment (from the dystopia collection) which is LOVELY. Like a steel/glittery colour. I've yet to use it, but I'm excited for when I do.
AND FINALLY I got Demon (sp?) eyeshadow. A MATTE RED!
OH. And the girl also gave me a free powder blusher for contouring. ...Like...free.
And I'm sorry, but in terms of promo pictures, Illamasqua shits all over MAC. Their pictures are stunning.
Girl about town
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oooh yes i have the LOO5 Pink one and its great, Its really brightening on the face it doesn't go on pink at all.
I would say it would only be suitable for light to medium complexions im NC25 illamasqua 205 and it gives a great glow, its not sparkly or anything just brightens everything up.
Its not the most mattifying product ever but my face didn't go shiny after a few hours so i really like this powder and its really finely milled. It would be amazing on someone really pale i reckon.
| Originally Posted by kayley123
Has anyone tried Illamasqua loose powders? Especially LP005 Pink Powder? |
oooh yes i have the LOO5 Pink one and its great, Its really brightening on the face it doesn't go on pink at all.
I would say it would only be suitable for light to medium complexions im NC25 illamasqua 205 and it gives a great glow, its not sparkly or anything just brightens everything up.
Its not the most mattifying product ever but my face didn't go shiny after a few hours so i really like this powder and its really finely milled. It would be amazing on someone really pale i reckon.
Girl about town
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The bronzer in Glint/writhe is great if you are quite fair and not wanting the orange look, i have used it every day since i got it.
The cream foundation is good but sheerer than i would have liked, i have just used it for touch ups during the day after i have stippled the rich foundation on in the morning.
I really want the matt primer but its completely sold out so just been checking the site daily.
The cream foundation is good but sheerer than i would have liked, i have just used it for touch ups during the day after i have stippled the rich foundation on in the morning.
I really want the matt primer but its completely sold out so just been checking the site daily.
Growing Wings
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Has anyone used the powder foundation or pressed powder? What's the coverage like?
