Illamasqua Eyeshadow Never Review

I have had this eyeshadow for quite a while now and today I thought I would share with you what I thought of it. 

I got this in a Mystery Box which was in the sale for around £20 and it came with 2 eyeshadows, 2 nail polishes, a precision ink and a liquid metal. I would never normally spend a lot on single eyeshadows the Illamasqua ones cost £15.50 which is a lot of money I would rather spend that money on a palette rather than just one eyeshadow. The packaging is quite nice it looks very high end the only problem is that due to it being an odd shape it can be difficult to store. 

Never is a matte navy blue shade. Notoriously matte shades often lack the pigmentation especially compared to shimmer shades. This is no different the pigmentation is not that great for such an expensive shadow. The colour is not one I would normally pick and I don’t reach for it a lot. The way I wear this is as an eyeliner on my upper lash line. I apply it with an angled eyeliner brush I like to wear this with light colours on my lid so that the colours don’t clash. I like the effect this gives and I think it is a great way of wearing a pop of colour. 

For me personally unless it is a colour that I would wear all the time I don’t think it is worth spending such a large amount on a single eyeshadow. 

Overall I do really like this eyeshadow but I would be reluctant to buy another Illamsaqua eyeshadow as the 2 that I have tried have not been any better than some cheaper ones I have tried. I think I would only purchase another if it was on sale or the colour was really unique.

Prettylittlefashionista xxx

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Illamasqua Eyeshadow Shiver Review

I have had this eyeshadow for quite a while now and today I thought I would share with you what I thought of it. 

I got this in a Mystery Box which was in the sale for around £20 and it came with 2 eyeshadows, 2 nail polishes, a precision ink and a liquid metal. I would never normally spend a lot on single eyeshadows the Illamasqua ones cost £15.50 which is a lot of money I would rather spend that money on a palette rather than just one eyeshadow. The packaging is quite nice it looks very high end the only problem is that due to it being an odd shape it can be difficult to store. 

Shiver is a gorgeous shimmery highlighter colour which has gold undertones. I often use this as an inner corner and brow bone highlighter. Occasionally I will wear this as an all over colour on my lids. I like to apply it on top of a cream base to give it more of an impact. I like to apply it on top of Calvin Klein’s Tempting Glimmer in Bare Silk or the Collection Work the Colour Eyeshadow Stick in Vanilla Sky. I have also been wearing it with the other Illamasqua eyeshadow I have. I also have Never which is a matte blue which I have been using to line my upper lash line. The colours work really well together and I have been enjoying wearing them. The pigmentation is ok but considering it is a high end eyeshadow it is not amazing. I would not want to spend £15 on this eyeshadow as I don’t think the quality is any better than some drugstore eyeshadows I have tried. 

Overall I do really like this eyeshadow but I would be reluctant to buy another Illamsaqua eyeshadow as the 2 that I have tried have not been any better than some cheaper ones I have tried. I think I would only purchase another if it was on sale or the colour was really unique.

Prettylittlefashionista xxx

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Illamasqua Liquid Metal in Electrum Review

 I got this Liquid Metal from Illamsqua quite awhile ago but until recently I hadn't really used it. It is a cream eyeshadow and I wasn't really sure that gold would suit me but I recently tried it and I really like it. You may remember that I got this in a mystery gift box quite awhile ago. 

The packaging has an unusual shape, I don't know what shape you'd call it but it isn't fully square. All of Illamsqua's powder and cream products are packaged in this way. The pot is made of plastic and it is clear so you can see the colour of the product, the lid is a simple black lid with the logo in the middle. The packaging is very simply but I really like it. It is quite compact so it doesn't take up to much space in my makeup bag. 

I have the shade Electrum which is a metallic gold. I have worn it is an eyeshadow a couple of times. It applies really easily, it is very creamy and pigmented but it is very easy to blend. I actually like to wear this as an eyeliner. I like to apply a pale shimmery shade on my eyelids and using the Real Techniques Fine Liner Brush I apply this to my lids. I create a thin line without a flick. I really like the look that this creates. I think it would be great to wear to a Christmas party. I like using this as an eyeliner as it doesn't smudge or transfer and it will last all day. 

I don't know whether I would pay £17.50 as it seems quite a lot of money for something that I don't use on a daily basis. 

Prettylittlefashionista xxx

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NOTD: Purple With A Silver Twist

I got Illamasqua's Faux Pas in a mystery box quite awhile ago. Faux Pas is from the Fall 2011 collection called Theatre Of The Nameless. Faux Pas has a rubbery finish to it and the rubberised cap shows that it is part of the rubber effect nail polishes. At first I wasn't sure how I would like the rubber effect but I actually quite liked. I decided to add some silver stripes to it as I had seen something similar on Pinterest.  

I am very pleased with how it turned out. I only needed 2 coats of Faux Pas for it to become opaque. I think the silver stripes really add something to this look as well. Although they aren't the smoothest lines I think with practise I could get the lines to work really well. Faux Pas lasted really well it lasted me well over a week which I was really impressed with. Your Majesty from Rimmel is very similar to Essie's No Place Like Chrome.  However it isn't identical Your Majesty is slightly darker and it has a different formula but it is quite similar. 

What have you got on your nails at the moment? 

Prettylittlefashionista xxx

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Illamasqua Mystery Box

I am mainly a budget beauty blogger so you may be wondering why I am writing a post about Illamasqua which is definitely not a purse friendly brand (unfortunately) but this is a very budget friendly offer. I was recently reading someone else's blog post about their mystery box and out of curiosity I thought I'd see how much it was. I was expecting it to be way too expensive but I was greatly surprised and I'm sure you will be to when I share with you how much it was. It was only *drumroll* £17.50, yes that's right you read correctly. This box which contains 6 full size Illamasqua products was only £17.50. The box was originally £35 and it has a worth of £93. If you want this box I recommend getting it now from Debenhams.

The idea behind the box is that you get 2 products which you are certain about. You get a Liquid Eyeliner Precision Ink in Glister and a Liquid Metal in Electrum these 2 products are guaranteed. You will then get 2 eyeshadows in any shades and 2 nail polishes in any shades. You do not know what shades you will get and that's what makes it a mystery box. I was very excited when I got mine as I could not wait to see what I got. So lets see what I got shall we.

The first 2 products are the liquid eyeliner and cream eyeshadow. Glister is a beautiful nude colour that looks really pretty. Electrum is a gorgeous gold which could be used as a eyeshadow or a gel eyeliner.

The 2 eyeshadows I got were Never (a navy blue) and Shiver (a shimmery colour) both these eyeshadows are very pigmented. I think I will use Shiver slightly more as it's a very good everyday colour.

The 2 nail polishes I got are Shrapnel and Faux Pas I love both of these colours and I can't wait to paint my nails with them.

I will be doing reviews of all these products as soon as I try them out. As you can see from the above swatches the pigmentation is amazing.

Prettylittlefashionista xxx