Where do girls who have a hankering for bold, full-coverage glosses go? Well, to Illasmasqua, of course! Their full-coverage Intense Lipglosses dress lips in some of the most opaque, intense colors in the beauty biz.
Last year I fell in love with bright pink Frenzy, but these days I’m all about Move, a creamy purple.
As much as I love pink glosses, there are always those days when I feel like shaking things up, and that’s why I like Move. I think it adds a fresh twist to eye looks featuring blues, purples and grays.
One of nine colors in the Illamasqua Intense Lipgloss line ($19, available at Sephora), Move is thick but not sticky, and it wears for about six hours on me if I’m careful. It can be a little drying, however, so I slather on a rich lip balm before I hit the haaay at night if I’ve worn Move during the day (to counteract the effect).
The shades in the Illamasqua Intense Lipgloss line
Even though Move is on the expensive side, I think it’s a fun shade for day or night. If purple lipgloss sounds a little odd to you, you’re not alone; I had no idea it could be so wearable until my BFF gave me a tube. Try it sometime! It is an unusual color, but I think it’s still totally wearable. Makeup and Beauty Blog Rating: A
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Michelle says
May 29th, 2010 at 7:09 pmThis is gorgeous — I am on a purple kick lately! Love it!
Karen says
May 29th, 2010 at 9:56 pmI hope you give it a go!
How’s your weekend going?
Glosslizard says
May 29th, 2010 at 7:19 pmBeautiful!
I’m kinda liking Fierce too!
Karen says
May 29th, 2010 at 9:56 pmFierce certainly looks fierce!
Catherine says
May 29th, 2010 at 7:30 pmOoooh, that looks amazing on you! I probably wouldn’t have touched a purple gloss by myself but I guess you just really have to find your shade in every color. =)
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Karen says
May 29th, 2010 at 9:56 pmYou could totally pull this off!
Katrina S. says
May 29th, 2010 at 7:40 pmI love that colour, it looks gorgeous! I may try it someday soon… 🙂
Karen says
May 29th, 2010 at 9:57 pmDo it, do it! 🙂
Solangel says
May 29th, 2010 at 8:02 pmBeautiful! It would be interesting to see you try Fierce 😛
Karen says
May 29th, 2010 at 9:55 pmThat one looks very cool! I bed it’s great for dramatic night looks.
Rica says
May 29th, 2010 at 8:42 pmSo pretty!!! I gotta check them out when I go to the US =D
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Karen says
May 29th, 2010 at 9:55 pmYou’ve got to! Be sure to peep the cream blushes, too, ’cause they are faboo.
When are you coming to the US and where are you going?
Maggie says
May 29th, 2010 at 9:39 pmThat’s so pretty!
I’ve always walked by the Illamasqua display wanting to get one of the glosses, but the tube was always kind of a turn off. I think I should set aside my packaging woes and get one of these. 🙂
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Karen says
May 29th, 2010 at 9:54 pmIt’s long and skinny and I’d prefer a doe foot applicator, but as for as tubes go it’s not too bad. At least you don’t have to put your fingers in a pot, ya know?
SilhouetteScreams says
May 29th, 2010 at 10:07 pmThis looks awesome on your skintone! You absolutely need to try Fierce, I bet it’d be epic on you 😀
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rachel says
May 29th, 2010 at 10:21 pmso pretty! since i’m super pale i tend to look like a corpse bride when i wear purple lip colors, but i love purple on other people. jealous…:)
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Tiffany says
May 30th, 2010 at 5:16 amLovely as always, Karen! I think there is not a color in this world that would look bad on you, LOL.
Nina says
May 30th, 2010 at 8:15 amThats absolutely lovely on you! 🙂
Marina says
May 30th, 2010 at 9:00 amI totally LOVE Illamasqua. And this shade looks noce on you!
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amy says
May 30th, 2010 at 12:34 pmMove looks great on you and I like how it compliments your hoodie. I would love to try Move and Petulant.
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kishmat lola mussa says
May 30th, 2010 at 3:01 pmwow love this colour and look 🙂
gina says
May 30th, 2010 at 5:42 pmyou look soooo pretty in this picture! 🙂 hope your having a nice weekend
Steph B says
May 30th, 2010 at 5:45 pmI tend to go for purple and mauve lips instead of pink so I’ll need to check this out. I’ve been trying to get into pinks thinking it would give me a softer, more girly looks but a lot of them make me feel a little too Barbie. I was sooooo looking forward to Lazy Days and it was awful on me. All of the lipsticks were. So sad.
Petra says
May 31st, 2010 at 2:32 amReally pretty colour, and Karen, You look soooo gorgeous in this pic! Amazing angle and your hair’s so lush! 🙂
misswhitemilkyway says
May 31st, 2010 at 11:00 amLove the color, i really need to try some of the Illamasque products! 🙂
Mini says
June 1st, 2010 at 8:38 amKaren,
You look absolutely gorgeous in this pic. Can you please temme what blush ur wearing???