Natural everyday look
To a whacky Avant Garde look
Or even a special effects look
As a makeup artist, Illamasqua is a vital part of my kit. My collection is huge for somebody who doesn't actually work for illamasqua. (Thank god for 20% discount!)
I use a lot of the basics on myself everyday such as the Skinbase Foundation (shade 3.5 mixed with 01), Cream Pigment in Hollow, Eyebrow Cake in Thunder, Precision Gel Liner in Infinity, and i'd be absolutely lost without my Illamasqua brushes!
Many people rave about the skinbase foundations and they are 100% worth the hype. They have a perfect silky consistency but still have good coverage without looking too heavy. The wide range of colours (26 shades!) means they can be mixed to find the perfect match for you or a client. Most importantly this products stays put all day (even without a setting powder) and the SPF 0 means you won't get any horrible white flash back from flash photography. I own 5 shades from the skinbase line and have ever been unable to achieve a perfect skin match.
Another one of my absolute favourite Illamasqua products is the eyebrow cake. Like the name suggests it is a cakey formulation, however, once applied it turns into more of a powder. The product is available in a range of different colours but I own one (Thunder) and I think that suits pretty much everybody.
(Also pictured is the eyeliner cake in mislead and the sealing gel which is amazing for mixing into either of the products to create a stronger, more defined look)
Here are some of the different brows I have created with the eyebrow cake.
Natural soft brow
Soft curved brow
Strong defined brow
Natural, yet defined brow
Softly arched brow
Another must have for my everyday makeup look (although that is forever changing) is the precision gel liner
Shade Infinity
This eyeliner is a gel formulation and not only is it the largest pot of eyeliner available on the market (5g) it is also the blackest (pretty awesome). I love this eyeliner to create a classic hollywood glamour flick, a dramatic flick, or even as a base for a dark smoky eye. And let me tell you this eyeliner isn't going anywhere! I struggle getting this off at the end of the day (but hey, that's what you want during the day, right?)
Here are some looks I have created using the precision gel liner
Colourful 80's look with a black flick
Black and White contrast flicks
Horror photoshoot; branches created with black liner
Purple and gold prom makeup with black flick
Brown smoky eye with black accents
My Makeup for today
Illamasqua also sell eyeliner in other amazing forms; a liquid liner and a kohl pencil
Here is a swatch of the ones I own
From top to bottom; Illamasqua Medium Pencil in Elate, Illamasqua Precision Ink in Scribe and Illamasqua Precision Gel Liner in Infinity.
Back to one of my first points, Illamasqua offer products in some crazy and insane colours but they are all amazingly pigmented. Their eyeshadows, in my opinion are the best available and I wouldn't use another brand for mattes, shimmers, warms, cools, nudes, brights etc. the shadows are available in singles and in quads.
From left to right; Fame, Obsidian, Apex, Imagine
From Left to Right; Compliment Palette, Paranormal Palette, Fatale Palette
Compliment Palette With Swatch
Paranormal Palette With Swatch
Fatale Palette With Swatch
Singles With Swatch
As a base for my eyeshadow I love using Illamasquas' cream pigment in Hollow
My other favourite Illamasqua products to use for creating eye looks, are their liquid metals and their pure pigments. I own two of each product;
Liquid Metals in Surge and Resolute
Pure Pigments in Furore and Fervant
To finish off my regular makeup looks I will;
Apply lashes ( I'm absolutely in love with these ones because of the hint of purple in them) The glue provided by Illamasqua is also latex free so a lot safer and problem free for those with allergies.
Conceal (I use shade CC135 on my problems ares and skin base lift in white light under my eyes and around my brows for highlight, radiance and definition)
Contour and highlight (The sculpting duo by illamasqua is literally the best thing ever. The bronzer is the perfect shade for most skin tones and has absolutely no orange tinge to it so it looks 100% natural. The highlighter is also brilliant, its soft and shimmery, and sits beautifully on the skin)
Illuminate (I like to use Gleam in supernatural just above my bronzer on my cheekbones to look sunkissed and bronzed)
Lipstick. I only own two Illamasqua lipsticks in shades pristine and howl but this is due to me being quite an advocate for MUA lipsticks. However, the ones I do own go on beautifully and do stay put for a good length of time. I love mixing pristine with other shades of lipsticks to darken them up and give my makeup more of a vampy feel.
To apply my Illamasqua products I use the most amazing brushes in the world.
I own the highlighter brush, blusher brush, blush up brush, eyeshadow brush, blending brush, angled brush and lip brush.
The Illamasqua brushes feel amazing on the skin, pick up product well (without trapping it all the brush and wasting it), are durable, wash easily and apply makeup beautifully. Although every single brush is brilliant my favourites by far are the angled brush and the blending brush. However, when it comes to the face brushes I rarely use them for their intended purpose. The highlighter brush is used to apply my moisturiser and primer, the blusher brush is used to buff in my foundation, the blush up brush is perfect for powder contouring with the sculpting duo and I sometimes use the lip brush also to contour if i'm working with liquid products.
You can check out the rest of Illamasquas' amazing products here
I hope you enjoyed my first ever blog post. It didn't seem right to have all these products stuffed in a makeup kit and not share them with people and let them know what they're missing out on :)
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