It’s a British invasion, yea! 🙂
Last week Illamasqua cosmetics became available for purchase on Sephora.com, and I’m guessing I’m not the only Yank who couldn’t wait to grab some goodies from the upstart makeup line.
Hallelujar for NOT having to pay international shipping, right?
I feel like I’ve been waiting for frickin’ Godot to see this day, and when the UPS dude showed up at my doorstep I snatched that package out of his hands with a quickness normally reserved for Nordstrom shoe sales and In N’ Out cheeseburgers.
Let me know what you think from these swatches. Reviews will be coming soon. 🙂
Powder Blusher, $23
Excite
Beg
Swatch of Excite
Swatch of Beg
Cream Blusher, $23
Lies
Swatch of lies
Lipstick, $20
Scandal
Obey
Swatch of Scandal
Swatch of Obey
Eye Liner Cake, $21
Zeal
Swatch of Zeal
Volume Mascara, $23
Harness
Swatch of Harness
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Aline says
July 28th, 2009 at 1:04 pmThe eyeliner looks gorgeous! Is it really pigmented or sheer?
Allie says
July 28th, 2009 at 1:21 pmI’ve loved all of the products that you’ve reviewed/swatched. I’m waiting for my Pro membership to come through, then I’m buying as much as I can.
Thanks, Karen!
Redhead says
July 28th, 2009 at 1:23 pmPretty! What are those orange dots on Lies?
Christina says
July 28th, 2009 at 1:28 pmI want that eyeliner! So gorgeous. I hate that every colored eyeliner I’ve found so far is so sheer! HOpefully this one’s different!
Joanne says
July 28th, 2009 at 1:36 pmI have to go to Sephora to check out Illamasqua Cosmetics !!!!
Tatiana says
July 28th, 2009 at 1:47 pmWaiting for Godot reference, Karen u so coo! Dayum I want that Scandal lipstick!
Caitlin says
July 28th, 2009 at 1:47 pmWow I was not expecting Scandal to look that bright! And that eyeliner is quite pretty…
Kailey says
July 28th, 2009 at 1:50 pm/dies
Gimme that cream blush! =D
Marisol says
July 28th, 2009 at 1:50 pmAwesome haul Karen! I can’t wait to get my hands on some of these goodies.
Glad that you are watching season 2 of True Blood. This past Sunday’s episode was SO great! What do you think of Jessica? I totally like her on the show.
Rae says
July 28th, 2009 at 2:13 pmAhh, gorgeousness! Thanks for the swatches, hon 🙂 I personally cannot get enough of Illamasqua — here’s to hoping the craze hits Canada soon!
Vampy Varnish says
July 28th, 2009 at 2:21 pmYUMMMMMY!! Wow I am loving the swatches of the lipsticks and eye liner cake! I have yet to bite the Illamasqua bullet from Sephora because I already have almost all the polishes I want but the other stuff is tempting!
Luciole says
July 28th, 2009 at 2:27 pmOh my god do I ever want Scandal!
Peter says
July 28th, 2009 at 2:35 pmScandal and Zeal look great! We’ve had Illamasqua here in Dublin for a few months now and its great stuff.
Maggie says
July 28th, 2009 at 2:53 pmYOU. JUST. MADE. MY. DAAAAAAAY. 😀
.-= Maggie’s last blog post… Ideas, anyone? =-.
marisa says
July 28th, 2009 at 3:18 pmOMG i am so excited….i have two illamasqua lipsticks coming tomorrow. one of them is obey and i am SO excited. i can’t wait to see this stuff applied, though–it is SO pigmented!
Kajal Couture says
July 28th, 2009 at 3:49 pmI like that everything is so pigmented! I just wish it was a lil cheaper….sigh.
.-= Kajal Couture’s last blog post… 20 Questions – tell your readers something =-.
Amanda says
July 28th, 2009 at 3:54 pmwow, it looks PIGMENTED! can’t wait for full reviews. the liner swatch is my fave, followed by scandal.
Michelle (Lipstick Rules) says
July 28th, 2009 at 3:55 pmWow – I am jealous! I love their cream blushers – will have to add the ones you got to my wish list. I have Dixie which is amazing!!
Unfortunately, as far as I know, we Canadian girls can’t order these goodies from Sephora.com. We have to still go to Illamasqua web site to order. Maybe someday!
.-= Michelle (Lipstick Rules)’s last blog post… I want to love it but I don’t…MAC Dazzleglass =-.
Shells says
July 28th, 2009 at 4:07 pmThank you for the swatches! Can’t wait to read reviews! How do you like Obey with your skintone? I’m pondering Illamasqua lippies myself and am liking- Obey, Test, Brink, & Over. The colors look great but I dont know how they’d look against my skintone. If they’re anything like Costa Chic I’ll be sad… that looked terrible on me! (I’m NC40 btw)
Stef says
July 28th, 2009 at 4:44 pmOh, that eyeliner! Be still my heart.
.-= Stef’s last blog post… Oribe Signature Shampoo and Volumista spray review =-.
Catherine says
July 28th, 2009 at 6:07 pmOh wow! How exciting! Girl, you sure know how to pick them! I’ve looked at the product pages on the Illamasqua site and Sephora but I just always get so confused by the color swatches and descriptions lol. The two powder blushes look really pretty and the eyeliner looks gorgeous! I’m really interested to see how the cream blush looks on too. Can’t wait to read your reviews. =)
.-= Catherine’s last blog post… Day at Pacific Beach =-.
shontay says
July 28th, 2009 at 6:08 pmIt seems the products come out quite different from the way they look in the pan. I love beg blush. I can’t wait until friday. I think it’ll be my biggest haul ever.
Bellalina says
July 28th, 2009 at 7:49 pmThese look really beautiful! The pigmentation is awesome and the colors aren’t chalky. It’s always great to see something that looks like it’s worth the cost. I want to try these for sure. Def have to go to the Times Square Sephora to check these out in person 🙂
gio says
July 29th, 2009 at 8:29 amScandal must be mine! It looks gorgeous!
.-= gio’s last blog post… Looks: Brown and Gold =-.
Anastasia says
July 29th, 2009 at 10:01 amGorgeous! Can’t wait to see lippy and eyeliner reviews – love the pigmentation and now am itching to hit Sephora.
Milan says
July 29th, 2009 at 12:41 pmI need that eyeliner cake in my life!
Babybubblz says
July 30th, 2009 at 12:24 pmOooh I can’t wait to see these products in person – esp all the blushes. This line looks amazing! Great swatches!
Wendy says
July 30th, 2009 at 4:47 pmDang! The cake liner looks to die for! The first thing I wanna try though are the glosses.
Melessa says
August 1st, 2009 at 6:18 amwow the swatches look soooo different compaired to in the package
scandal looks like a coral orangey red but looks magenta in the swatch and zeal looks green in the pan but blue on your hand
weird, but i hope this line comes to a sephora near me, then ill have another shot at finding my perfect pinky-nude matteish lipstick. much too risky online
btw i like when you show your bare lashes and then 1 coat of mascara, then 2, and sometimes 3..4?
dont take this the wrong way but a smear of it on your hand doesnt really tell me anything
i dont know how it performs in thickening, lengthening, volumizing and the amount of curl it creates
i cant even tell how shiney or matte it dries
or if its a normal black or is it darker or lighter than most
whether you coat your lashes or not i think some may find it helpful if you took a picture of the brush?
writing this just made me think of something, sorry if youve stated this already. in the pictures where you show what one coat looks like and 2 coats etc. did you curl your lashes in those or not. another suggestion lol if you do i dont think you should because you dont know what curl the mascara creates on its own (especially important on days you dont have time to curl!) also i thinks its pretty impossible to get a consistent curl and that could skew the comparisons
sorry i just cant seem to not write a paragraph. i try! if you can belive it theres things in this post ive taken out lol
hope youre having a good weekend
Melessa says
August 1st, 2009 at 6:39 amblah i retract half of my post above. just found the page where you show the pictures of your lashes with this mascara lol