HUGE Illamasqua Haul

My love affair with Illamasqua is very well known so it was only right a haul would be due soon and here it is! I got quite a lot of Illamasqua gift vouchers for Christmas as I really wanted to add some new items to my pro kit. So on Christmas Day I placed this HUGE haul! On Christmas Day to Boxing Day Illamasqua was offering 10% off on all purchases, and as I get 20% professional student discount that was a total of 30% off on my total order! EEK! This is the biggest amount of items I have ever bought from a make-up company in one go and I can't tell you how excited I was to receive the parcel! As soon as it arrived I took pictures so I could go use it all straight away! When the parcel arrived the sun was setting so the picture quality isn't amazing and I had to move all around the place to try and get the best lighting, so I'm going to apologise for that now! Do not fear though as I will have a swatches post coming soon of my favourite items! 

Illamasqua Skin Base - £27

L-R Skin Base 05, 01, 6.5

I decided to pick up 3 shades of the Skin Base as I am currently trying to build up on my 'No SPF' foundations for my pro kit. Illamasqua Skin Base is quite highly regarded in the make-up world as it claims to have a primer and concealer built into it but still leave the skin looking like 'skin.' I have tried this on myself but being super oily it hasn't worked out but most of my clients have combination or dry skin and this will work beautifully on them. I purchased the shades 05 which as you can see is a pink toned foundation. I also picked up shade 6.5 which is quite an olive yellow toned foundation. Along with these I picked up Illamasqua's skinbase in 01 which is white. I can use this to mix lots of shades with just these two foundations and also use it to lighten up any other foundations I have already.

Illamasqua Rich Liquid Foundation - £25

L-R 140, 200

Rich Liquid is an extremely high coverage foundation. On Illamasqua's website it is shown being used to cover tattoos, that's how much coverage it has! Whilst being a full coverage foundation it claims to still look natural on the skin without being cakey like some other foundations can be. This is a foundation I have personally wanted to try for a long time as I love fill coverage on nights out/special occasions but have never tried any without SPF and I'm sure everyone hates a flashback face just as much as me! I picked this up in shade 200 which is my fake-tan shade and 140 which is a tiny bit darker than my natural colour and can be used under the eyes as a highlight when I'm tan! This is the product I'm most looking forward to trying!

Illamasqua Skin Base Lift - £16

Light 2

I believe this is a relatively new product that Illamasqua have released to work alongside their Skin Base foundation. This is a corrector to be used underneath the eyes to 'lift' the appearence of your eye area. Skin Base Lift has strong peach tones which will counteract them pesky dark circles! I believe this is a similar product to the Bobbi Brown Corrector which is a pretty hyped up product so I am looking forward to seeing if this banish's them dark circles! This also comes in a white shade which I would like to pick up next to mix shades up and brighten the under eye even further!

Illamasqua Powder Eyeshadow in Vernau - £15.50

This is a shade I tried to pick up on my last visit to the Illamasqua store in Liverpool but they were sold out. The camera isn't really showing this shade very well at all. The true colour of this is a mustard brown shade. I thought this would be a beautiful shade to blend out a dark smokey eye due to the undertones of this shadow. I have used some of Illamasqua shadows before and they have all been amazingly pigmented and you only need the smallest amount so these will really stretch a long way. I'm probably going to de-pot these into a Z palette when I have enough shades! 

Illamasqua Powder Eyeshadow in Wolf - £15.50

This colour should be a staple in any make-up lovers kit. A deep chocolate brown shade can be used to create a number of looks! I have one very similar to this from MAC in the shade 'Espresso' but having tried 'Wolf' out already I can tell it's so much more pigmented than MAC's. I love this type of colour for going into the outer V of your eye as an alternative to black.

Illamasqua Power Eyeshadow in Servant - £15.50

This shade is a beautiful creamy peach shade which is beautiful for all over the lid when your having quite a neutral day but want to put  something on the lid. It doesn't really transfer as bright as it's showing in the picture but I can't wait to pair this on a casual day with Vernau in the crease.

Illamasqua Pure Pigment in Furore - £16.50

This is my second purchase of a pigment from Illamasqua. After owning my first pigment I knew I had to have more. I picked up Furore as it is a beautiful beige toned glitter which I thought could be applied lightly in the day for a neutral glittery look but then can applied heavily at night for the full on glitter look! You can use these dry and just pat the product onto the lid with your ring finger or for a more intense sparkle you can dampen your brush and pack that glitter on. The pigment is so finely milled it really does sparkle, not like some glitters which can be really chunky and uncomfortable to wear on the eyes.


Illamasqua Eye Colouring Pencil in Vow - £14

I have heard quite a lot about this pencil upon the blogging scene and most recently Caroline Hiron's recommendation on this product. Vow is a flesh toned pencil perfect for using in the waterline when you haven't had much sleep or just want to make your eyes appear larger and brighter. I have heard of people using this around their brows to sharpen them up and also as a lip liner when wearing a nude shade or to cancel out the lip colour. Got to love a multi purpose product!

Illasmasqua Brow & Lash Gel - £11.50

My brows are very unruly and need quite a bit of taming so a brow gel is a staple product in my make-up routine. I have been using the MAC Brow Gel for just over a year but thought I would give this a try to see how it holds up compared to that. I love the packaging of this compared tot the MAC one as MAC's come in a see through bottle which kind of looks disgusting after using it a few times as all your brow powder turns the gel a brown colour! Thankfully this will now be hidden in the sleek black packaging.

Illamasqua Powder Blusher - £18

L-R Hussy, Lover, Intrigue

I am yet to try any of Illamasqua's blushers but have seen them in action in demo's I have had in store and they always look beautiful when applied. I picked up the shade Hussy which is a bright pink but in the picture looks quite red which it's not at all. Damn you lighting! This can be applied very heavily or really softly to give the desired look so never be put off by the colour in the pan! The next shade is Lover which is a Peach toned blusher. I love anything that has a peach colour to it so it was only right I picked this up. I can see this being one of my favourites! The last blusher I picked up was Intrigue which is actually pure white which may seem quite strange. It was to me too when I first seen it! I attended a demo at Illamasqua in Liverpool with my college and the amazing Make-Up Artist Christina used this as an eyeshadow all over the eye to give a really bright white appearance and then did the most beautiful cut-crease! She also used this as a brow bone highlight and on top of the cheekbones! Illamasqua do a white eyeshadow called 'Sex' which is exactly the same as Intrigue blusher but you get a lot more product with the blusher for a tiny bit more money! It's also worth noting these blushers are all Matte finishes! I prefer to add my own highlight where I want it rather than having a whole load of shimmer on my cheek! 

Illamasqua Lipstick - £16.50

L-R Obey, Over, Fable

Lastly in this haul is the Lipsticks! I'm really disappointed as the colours haven't shown up how they look in the tube but the jist of it is still there. I'm going to do a separate post of all my Illamasqua Lipsticks including swatches to show you them better than they appear now! Obey is one I have been lusting over for the longest time, it is a true peach shade which may not suit everyone especially if your pale, but if you have a tan this will look amazing! Over is a beautiful coral shade which would look amazing in the summertime! Finally Fable is a Pink shade, it's quite hard to describe, it isn't barbie pink but it also isn't fucisa pink it's kind of a mix of both. Sorry for the lame description! All of the Lipsticks are a Matte finish and I would advise your lips are very well moistourised before applying these as it will cling to any dry patches you have! 

Phew that was a long one! I can't wait to try all this make-up it feels like Christmas again! As you can tell Illamasqua are my holy grail and I will always try out any products they release! I hope you enjoyed this as much as I did writing it! Until next time x

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