Illamasqua Cosmetics - anyone tried them yet?
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free skin care · Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:46 pm

Sephora just started carrying this line. Some of the products look really beautiful. I was wondering if anyone has tried this line yet, and if so, what did you try and did you like it? I'm tempted to buy something from the line.

free skin care · Thu Aug 27, 2009 3:03 am

hey, i hv heard good reviews abt this brand. you should check out youtube, cause there are gurus who do reviews on their pdt. i heard the makeup is very pigmented especially the eyeshadows and lip pdts.

never tried this pdt cause sadly im in Aussie!

definitely check out youtube!!

free skin care · Fri Aug 28, 2009 6:22 am

The advertising i have seen for it is extremely dramatic so that was a bit offputting for me. Its an Italian brand right? i hadn't heard of it before it came to a store nearby.

free skin care · Fri Aug 28, 2009 3:56 pm

I remember first hearing about them when Lollipop26 on youtube did a review on their cosmetics. They sent her a bunch of free stuff before they launched their product and she gave everything good reviews (But I'm guessing that was an agreement they worked out.

I'm not sure if they are an Italian line or not, but I'm pretty sure the line revolves around the Arabic makeup which is very dramatic. When it's done right, Arabic makeup is very beautiful though. I'm not a fan of all the bright/funky colors for me personally though.

free skin care · Thu Oct 29, 2009 3:05 pm

I don't know about their other makeup, but I'm really thrilled with one of their nail polish shades (DWS). It's a creme cement gray, and I just ordered it online a few days ago. Will report back, but I did notice when I tried it on in the store that the formulation held up with no chipping/flaking.

Thu Oct 29, 2009 4:08 pm

I usually go for the natural, barely there look, so I didn't like this brand. They are really dramatic and highly pigmented. I think it would be good for people in theatre, but for everyday use it's a bust. Although, the colors blend really nice. Also some of the colours don't look good with my medium-olive skin tone. The blushers are really bright too, so go easy on them.

All in all, if you like the dramatic look, with lots of pop and colour, similar to MAC eyeshadows. Although, I find blending better with these, then go for it.

free skin care · Thu Oct 29, 2009 9:12 pm

It's actually a UK brand!! It was developed as on-screen and on-stage makeup.

http://www.illamasqua.com/

free skin care · Fri Oct 30, 2009 2:42 am

I went to their counter recently and wanted to try their liquid foundation. The SA put some primer on first and followed with foundation. Unfortunately she used far too much foundation so i couldn't quite tell if i liked it or not. The colour was ok and foundation seemed more pigmented than others. The prices were good though, below mac etc i thought. I need to go back and try a smaller amount to see how it looks.

free skin care · Sat Oct 31, 2009 7:23 am

I've only tried their cream blushes - and they are creamy, go on quite lovely, and blend very well...but blend you must as they are very highly pigmented, but worth the effort! Especially now that the colder weather is coming, I like using cream blushes as opposed to powder, and their color selection is really quite pretty.

Maria Very Happy

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