A 'Fierce' lilac lipgloss!

Hey guys!

As I mentioned in my last post I went a bit mental in Leeds with my Money. This was my only beauty/ make-up purchase and of course, it was Illamasqua. Wandering through Victoria Quarter we stumbled across an Illamasqua shop. I freaked out a little. There isn't anywhere to buy it in Newcastle, I order online and rely on internet swatches to form opinions so walking in it felt a bit like heaven.

 

The girl working there was so amazing, showing me the new I'mperfection collection but she wasn't pushy or anything, really helpful and I didn't feel as though a purchase was forced onto me. I find when I go to buy more 'high-end' products the workers can be a little snooty, I'm looking at you YSL counter lady. *grumble*

 

I honestly had no intention of buying anything, simply looking for things I might want for my birthday, everyone is asking me what I want, it's not for three months people. But anyway, how could I resist splashing out on another lippie product? On to the amazing purchase!

 

 

This is an intense lipgloss is the colour 'fierce' and it's a lilac/pink colour. I'm in love! I think it's going to be the perfect spring shade, worm over a lilac or darker purple lipstick.

 

 

This is the colour worn alone, It's really really gorgeous and despite the fact it's a light purple colour it doesn't come across as a strange shade to wear. I think it goes well with my super pale skin, then again I'm not so bothered about wearing 'out there' colours. Saying that, the green lipstick isn't really striking me as something I want to own.

 

 

This is the gloss worn over a light pink lipstick, it's become a combination I've been wearing for the last few days because it's so gorgeous. I do love the gloss on it's own but this tones down the lilacyness, yes that's a word, but makes other colours just seem more fantasmic. Again, that's totally a word!

 

I now have other things on my wishlist and I need to resist temptation and not buy them. I haven't been using this long enough to give a full review although I wore it for work today and it managed to last a good 4 hours, although it did get really drying after about 3 hours. By the time I got home it was very flaky, but is I had a lip balm or time to reapply during the day I don't think it would have been an issue!

 

Amy x



A Minnie Mouse OOTD!

 

Hey guys!

 

I got home from Leeds late last night after a coach journey full of drama, including being rudely woken up by some kids throwing bricks at the bus window, thankfully no-one was harmed, although the window did break. Idiots, the lot of them! I did have a great time though, spend wayyyy too much money on things I totally did not need.

 

On another note, it's finally Spring! Aces! Yes it's still cold, but I'm a Geordie, I have a good thick skin, I'm immune to cold. Not really, but I don't get cold too easily, I didn't wear a coat today. Today was a day of gardening, yes I like gardening, going to the local shops to get some things for dinner and doing some work, so nothing too fancy.. I did do my make-up though, mainly to procrastinate.

 

I got this amazing cat ear hat on Ebay right here, I adore it! I'm pretty sure you can get them in Toshop but they're pretty expensive. Yes, I still have a hat obsession but I've moved on from beanies to bowler hats for spring... Are you really surprised?

 

 

My cropped top is from Primark for a whole £6! I love anything Disney and this is such a nice length. It usually reaches my belly button but it rides up a bit sometimes, which, depending on my bottoms, I don't mind. I've been wearing this with skater skirts too, not tucked in, and it looks really cute too! My jeans are also a Primark special, as usual.

 

 

I went for a quick brown smoky eye using Maybelline colour tattoo in 'On and On Bronze' all over the lid and then a dark brown shimmer on the outside of my eye, blending them together a little. Super quick and easy, it took like 30 seconds to do and the cream shadow is so pigmented and easy to apply with just your finger. I used the Illamasqua lipgloss in 'fierce' over a light pink lipstick and used Rimmel 'Santa Rose' as a blush.

 

 

 

Hats are coming in very handy right now because my hair needs dyed so badly and it just looks dirty constantly! But hopefully by tomorrow my hair will be all platinum blonde and pretty again!

Hope you're all having a great day!

 

Amy x



Illamasqua Mystery Box!

 

Hey guys!

 

Last week I was looking through the Illamasqua section of the debenhams website when I stumbled arcoss the Eyes and Nails mystery box which cost £35. The box itself included a presicion ink in Glister, liquid metal in Electrum, two mystery nail varnishes and two mystery eyeshadows, the original worth of these procuts should be over £90, so a bargain price really.

 

 

This is what the packaging looks like when it arrives, it shows you the two products you get and then the mystery products are still concealed. It looks so sleek and shiny!

 
 

 

The two eye shadows I recieved  are called 'Taboo' and 'Synth', The green is a gorgeous Matt colour, I do lean towards matts more than shimmer and this colour is perfect. It's a little out there but I think I'll get use out of it in the summer. The pink 'Synth' also it's a much lighter pink shade I really don't think i'll use it. It's an amazing pale pink shimmer but pink and shimmer really just aren't very me. I'll either put it up on ebay to get a little money or give it away to my sister or mam.

 

The gold liquid metal is gorgeous in person and gives a strong colour, I did try it though and i'm dissapointed in the quality of the product. Because I have oily eyes cream products can sometimes be a problem, this was one of those problematic products. I found it creased within five minutes after applying it, I was going out for drinks and thought this would look lovely but I ended up changing it for another colour. I don't think it would look good after a few hours of lounging in bars somehow. I may try it again under the eye or something to see how it fairs, but for the money I think the maybelline colour tattoos are much better!

 

 

 

These are the two polishes I received. 'Rampage' is an amazing dark glossy green, right up my street. I am in love with the colour! It doesn't have shimmer or glitter, bonus! I can see myself wearing this a lot! The second I recieved is 'Radium'.You may think this looks familiar on my blog, because I bought it myself a few weeks ago! Now I have two bottles. I'm not complaining, I love the colour and I'm sure I'll go through the bottles quickly. It's a bright lime green with a turquoise shimmer, also it's opaque in two coats!

 

 

This was the look I was going to wear using some of the products. I forgot to photograph the presicion ink though. 'Glisten' is a nudey pink liquid eyeliner with purple shimmer. I'm not sure how I'm going to pull it off, maybe smudge it all over the crease.

 

For the look I used the liquid metal on the inside of the lid and then the maybelline colour tattoo in 'On and On bronze' on the outside. I ran a little on 'naked 2' from the Urban decay basics palette over the bronze colour to soften it a little. I used 'Glisten' in the inner corner of the eye to give a little shimmer. I  used the Illamasqua intense gloss in 'Temper' on the lips but only a little so the pigment wasn't too strong.

 

If you're interested in this prduct it's exclusive to Debenhams online here, they do ship internationally for a price and for the UK any shipping is free over £35.

 

Overall I give this box 4/5 stars. I think it's great value if you don't mind a few surprise products. I really liked 4 of the 6 products and I'm sure I'll find uses for the other two so it's no big deal. The downside is of course you don't know what you're going to get and like me, you could easily get a dupe.

 

What do you guys think of this idea?

 

Amy x