Despite being something of
a make up junkie I have never tried very much from the Illamasqua brand.
Considering I absolutely
love their tutorials,regularly drool over their facebook feed and adore the
punk rock sensibility of founder Julian Kynaston its crazy that until recently I’ve only owned one solitary
eyeshadow palette.
So when myself and fellow
blogger Elena from The Frivolous Mrs D blog found ourselves outside their
flagship store near carnaby street it seemed rude not
to go in and have a mooch.
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| In the lovely Illamasqua store |
The store was absolutely
beautiful and the staff really lovely. Elena was after a new foundation and
they quickly colour matched her to an amazing product which offered great
coverage and looked really dewy.
As I’m not looking for a
major purchase at the moment I decided to explore a zingy blusher to take me
into summer and of course I’m always on the lookout for new lipsticks.
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| Elena having hjer make up done at Illamasqua |
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| Excite-I love this blusher |
I fell in love with one of
their powder blushers in shade Excite described as a “vivid apricot” this
colour is just so beautiful on.
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| I love the healthy glow this blusher gives |
Its incredibly pigmented
so with only a few strokes you get such a strong colour which when buffed into
the apples of your cheeks is like a healthy glow in make up form. At £18 its by
far one of the most expensive blushers I own but I absolutely love it. The
colour pay off is awesome, the packaging black, glossy and substantial looking
and its basically one of those products that makes all the hype about big brand
make up appear to be true.
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| Beautiful packaging, beautiful product |
My second purchase was a
matte lipstick in a bright pink shade called Immodest At £16 I nearly didn’t
get this as its so similar to my favourite Lime Crime lipstick Fluorescent
Countessa but once I caught sight of myself with a bubblegum coloured totally
matte pout I couldn’t leave it behind.
There’s no nice way to say
this so here goes. I absolutely hate this lipstick.
As it’s totally matte I obviously expected that it wouldn’t be particularly moisiturising but I have lots of others very matte lipsticks and what they lack in juiciness that make up for in longevity. The sales assistant who sold it to me said the lipsticks don’t fade for ages and that her own lipstick (which looked very fresh) had been applied three hours ago. Sadly I just haven’t found this to be the case at all.
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| How fantastic is this lip colour Immodest but the texture is just awful |
As it’s totally matte I obviously expected that it wouldn’t be particularly moisiturising but I have lots of others very matte lipsticks and what they lack in juiciness that make up for in longevity. The sales assistant who sold it to me said the lipsticks don’t fade for ages and that her own lipstick (which looked very fresh) had been applied three hours ago. Sadly I just haven’t found this to be the case at all.
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| This is how crumbly it looks half an hour after application |
The lipstick texture is so
dry it crumbles after about half an hour of wear leaving flakes of product on
the lips especially at the corners of the mouth and inside the lips. There is
nothing I hate more than “bitty” lipstick. Its just horrible.Despite being very
matte this product fades really quickly and generally just doesn’t look very
good.
This is such a shame as
the shade is gorgeous but I’ve found that I can only achieve an acceptable finish
by applying it with a lip brush and mixing it with lipbalm or Vaseline, which
slightly negates the point of having a super matte lipstick.
At £16 this is such a
disappointment. For a similar price point I could have brought a channel or Lancôme
lipstick, which I know are amazing.
I’ve since done a bit of surfing
to see what other beauty bloggers think of this lipstick and overall most of
them say this lipstick is awesome so maybe I just brought a dud?
Needless to say I wont be
buying any more lipsticks from Illamasqua anytime soon.
Will it stop me buying
their eyeshadows and blushers? Not on your nelly, they absolutely rock but I’m
afraid when it comes to lipstick I’ve been totally turned off.
Have you had good experiences
with this brands lipsticks? Have I just been unlucky?
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