Illamasqua Easter Hunt Purchases!

Hey Ya'll!

So, as you can tell from the title of this post, I'll be reviewing the newest items added to my makeup collection from Illamasqua. I received an email letting me know about their Easter Hunt they had going on where every day for four days, there would be a different item on sale in various colours. How could I possibly pass that up??

As you can see above, I ordered a nail varnish, eye shadow and lipstick during the promotion. Lord know that I wanted to buy every single item they had on sale but I had to control myself. I really do love Illamasqua products. Their whole line of makeup is truly, as their tag line states, "makeup for your alter ego". The various looks that one can create using their products is endless. 

Back to the topic at hand though, my purchases. This time around I opted for the nail varnish in Throb, eye shadow in Wolf and the lipstick in Sangers. 

I needed a new neutral brown shade and figured I'd give Illamasqua's eye shadow in Wolf a shot. Let me tell you, I was not disappointed at all. 

Wolf is a gorgeous shade of brown that you can build to get a darker more rich brown shade or apply lightly if you want a mere hint of brown. The swatch on my arm was done with two passes of my brush which is the way I usually wear it. It goes on smoothly and is pigmented very well. I have no regrets with this purchase at all and look forward to building my eye shadow collection. The eye shadows will run you £15.50.

The next item on the list is the lipstick in Sangers. Sangers Will run you £16.00 but are worth every penny.

Sangers is advertised as Blood Red on Illamasqua's site and since I've been searching for a bold red such as this, I decided to place my order. It is a really vibrant shade of red and goes on really creamy. I usually have an issue with lipsticks drying out my lips and fading part-way through the day but with Sangers, I didn't have to worry. I had put it on in the morning before heading out and when I checked in the afternoon, my lipstick still looked flawless and my lips still felt moisturized. Sangers has a matte finish to it which added a bit of sophistication to the whole look. This is now my go-to red shade. 

Last, but certainly not least on the list is the nail varnish in Throb. The nail varnish will run you £13.50.

 I've been searching for the perfect red shade for my nails. I love colours on my nails, especially red but I had yet to find the perfect red for my skin tone. They are usually too blue or too orange in undertone. Illamasqua however, hit the nail on the head with Throb - a blood red, matte nail varnish that is superb. The lighting may not show it well but it is a rich red that takes just one coat to become opaque. The box said to use two coats but I found with just the one coat (pictured above) I achieved my desired look. I am on day 3 of wearing the nail polish and so far I've experienced minor tip wear but that is completely due to my workplace. The nail varnish goes on easily and dries within a few minutes which is key for me as I'm constantly on the go. 

Overall, I am once again in love with my purchases from Illamasqua. My love affair with their brand will be continuing into the foreseeable future. 

- Miss Lissa xx