The Deadly Illamasqua Sale

So, Illamasqua have a sale on at the moment. Prices start at just £5! I tried my hardest to not even look at it, but i just couldn't do it, and before i knew it i had 3 things in my basket and i was checking out.

I've wanted to try illamasqua foundation for a while, their skin base foundation has load of great reviews, though none of these were in the sale. There were so many things i wanted, but this is what i decided on,

I spent AGES reading reviews and watching YouTube videos on the foundations that were in the sale, which were the Rich Liquid Foundation, The Light Liquid Foundation, The Cream Foundation & The Powder Foundation. I ended up going for the Light Liquid Foundation in shade 210, which is for medium skin with neutral undertones.

The colour on my face ended up being ever so slightly to pale, but believe it or not, i actually have a bit of natural tan at the moment. So this foundation will be the perfect colour when my tans faded a bit.

This foundation has a really nice scent to it, it smells a bit like cake/vanilla. It isn't an over powering scent and it doesn't linger, but i quite like it.

It blends really nicely and gives just enough coverage with out being or sheer, and its buildable so the coverage is variable, depending how you apply it. when i tried it out, i used the ELF studio stippling brush, which left quite a sheer finish. I really really like this foundation. if you are going to buy it in the sale, i would recommend, either if you live near a store going in and getting matched or if you don't, google swatches and try and work out your undertone.

The foundations are £10 in the sale.

I also picked up a concealer if the same colour, i used it under my eyes and just around my nose a bit, it looks great with the foundation and blends really nicely. A little goes a long way, so i can see it lasting a while.

Its quite a thick consistency, it's like solid in the packaging. but it blends out nicely and doesn't look cakey.

The concealer cost me £5!

The last thing i picked up was something i saw at IMATS and totally regretted not buying while i was there, i was so pleased to see it in the sale.

It was the Illumine Oil in Volt, which is a body oil/highlighter that has amazing blue/violet iridescent shimmer in it, its just insane. If you ever go into an Illmasqua you need to swatch this.

I tried to get a photo that did it justice, it really is beautiful. Its got an amazing tropical fruity scent to it as well.

look at those sparkles! It blends onto the skin beautifully and gives a really nice subtle sheen, but when it catches the light its truly gorgeous all iridescent and shimmery.

I love love love this product and it only cost £7.50

When you check out with Illamasqua you are given the option to add two freebies to your basket, you can pick the latest catalogue or a sample of their fragrance 'Freak' or you can pick both.

I chose both, though i already have a copy of their catalogue i like to keep one for best and the other to go into my inspiration folder.

and i picked the perfume sample because i adore their perfume, i love the smell of it and have about 4 samples that I'm savouring.

I would highly recommend checking out the Illamasqua sale, there are some serious bargains! And loads more stuff than what i picked up, they have a load of their lip glosses and eye pencils and also face powders and brushes. As well as there liquid metals, which i did put in to my basket but removed, though I'm slightly regretting that.

so go look, and tell me what you cant resist buying, I'd love to hear.

Lots of Love

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Winning!

The other day i received and email from a lovely girl, who works for Illmasqua, informing me I'd won a competition they'd run with ASOS! I enter so many competitions i couldn't remember this particular one, but nonetheless, i was SO happy, I LOVE Illamasqua, and my prize was 2 nail polishes from their new 'Human Fundamentalism' range.

This morning my postman bought me a lovely package, which inside had these lovelies....

The colours are 'nomad' and 'stance' I'm not normally a pink person, but i actually love this colour, its a gorgeous fuchsia/magenta, and green is my all time favourite colour, this minty green is so on trend at the moment as well.

They colours are so easy to paint on, no streaks and great coverage after just 2 coats especially with the green. (please excuse my poor photo quality)

Illamasqua were kind enough to include a little hand written note congratulating me on my win, and also a copy of the 'Human Fundamentalism' catalogue, i really like having the little books they bring out, i have a copy of the 'Theatre of The Nameless' one aswell, as a makeup student, they are great to look through to get inspiration, and also to see what new products they have! I already have my eye on The Precision Ink in white, and the liquid metal palette. I also really want to try their Skin Base foundation, everyone raves about it. So next time i got off to London i shall be paying their FlagShip store on Beak Street a little Visit.

Illamasqua nail polishes retail for £13.50 and are available on their website here, or in any of their stores or counters.

A massive Thank You To Illamasqua & ASOS, i couldn't be happier with my prize!

Thank You Thank You Thank You!

Have you won anything lately?

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February Empties.

A little late i know, But just a quick post about the things i used up in the last month, (though i' pretty sure i didn't remember to save EVERYTHING)

- Aquafresh Multi-Acton +Whitening,  big fan of Aquafresh toothpaste, My teeth always feel extra clean after using it. Not sure if it actually does anything for the whiteness of my teeth though.

- Lush Ceridwen's Cauldron, LOVED this, you can read my post about it here.

- Lush Dream Steam, Steam Tab The post for this is on my To-Do list. I will link you when its up, Quite Liked this product.

- Lush Oatifix, Amazing face mask! Read my review here. Definitely recommend if you have dry skin!

- Illamasqua Freak. I LOVE THIS PERFUME! I did some swapping on Beauty Box Swaps (linked at the side of the page) and managed to get myself 2 vials of this, I've got through one, and now I'm saving my 2nd. I would buy the full size but i have so much perfume to get through, i just cant justify another bottle of perfume.

-Bamford Geranium Body Lotion, really love this product, got this in a LIB beauty box (you can read about it here) i was abit dubious at first as I'm not really keen on lavender, but when i started using it, i didn't want it to run out :( again, i would purchase the full size, but like i perfume i have ridiculous amounts of body lotion as well.

- Actimint, you can read more on the product here, This was another LIB product. There was only 3 mints in the sample, so i don't know if they really had any affect, but they tasted nice :)

- Make Up Cleasing Tissues, I'm not sure of the brand its either the chinese symbols in the corner or PUREDERM, they are rose flavour and I'm actually in love with them, i bought then in Forever21 in New York for like $2.80. If anyone knows where to get them over here, PLEASE tell me! :)

- The first sachet is The mystery Skincare sample, which turned out to be Clearasil. I wasn't wowed by the product, but it did smell nice.

- Weleda One step cleanser & toner, this was an ok product, i liked the smell, but it didn't seem to last very long. Got this sample in the January GlossyBox which you can read about here.

- Avéne TriAcnéal, this product was to help eliminate severe skin imperfections, i tried it for a few days on abit of breakout i had, for starters the smell made me feel ill, and it dried my skin out so badly. I'd only recommend this if you have really oily skin, and if you like funny smells?

- Korrres Wild Rose 24-hour moisturiser, i used this while i was using my rose face wipes, both together made me feel all fresh and flowery of a morning, i really like this product too, it made my skin soooo soft! and i really like the smell. I may repurchase this, when i have got through my mountain of beauty box samples!

- Benefit Camella Perfume, i got this little vial as a cute extra in a swap i did. I cant really describe the smell, I'm pretty sure its vanilla, but its perfumey at the same time, if you understand (fragrance is like the hardest thing to describe!) The scent lasted all day, which is always good. I'd never smelt Benefit perfume before so was pleased to receive this.

- Monu Recovery Balm, this was another LIB beauty (here) I think its my favourite product this month, (you can tell because I've actually cut it open) i don't think my skins ever felt so soft, until i used this cream, I've battled with dry skin, pretty much always. I don't have terribly bad skin on the rest of my body, but my face just seems to need more moisture. THIS PRODUCT WAS AMAZING. I will DEFINITELY repurchase this, and if you have dry skin, i recommend getting yourself a sample to try. It also smells really good!

- Aloe-JoJoBa, i think the brand might be Forever? perhaps Forever Living Products? This smelt really nice,  its a conditioning rinse for superior manageability, which is definitely what i need. But, i think i probably would have needed about 10 sachets to really notice anything, my hair is incredibly long (like waist length) and 3ml just doesn't go very far at all.

- Lavera Faces Dry & Mature Skin Moisturising Cream, Organic Wild Rose (can you see a pattern here?) actually managed to get 2/3 applications out of this, which is good. found it a little bit greasy, so probably wont repurchase.

- Nivea Daily Essentials Gentle Cleansing Cream Wash, now when i used this i could have sworn on the packet it said body wash, i was abit confused how 1.5ml was meant to wash my body, so i just used it on a small patch on my arm, I've not come to realise, its a face wash! i honestly don't know why i thought it was a body wash! I must of been having a moment. well anyway, it made that patch on my arm really soft, and it has a lovely soapy clean smell. I will more than likely purchase one of these, as Nivea products are usually reasonably priced, and if i do, i will make sure to use it on my face!

- Not really sure what this last sample is, it was a funny little sample, it was a night cream, a teenie 1g size i think the brand is DHC

I've already got products to go on next months Empties post, I hope you've enjoyed it.

What products have you used up this month? Will you be repurchasing any?

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