So..my waifu went to England recently for a family weeding and for reasons, I couldn't make the trip with her . BUT, she came back with some sweets (I mean, makeup, which is my kind of candy really)  . A couple of these are available in the states, but it's way more pricy and one would have to resolve to online shipping and pay for it :c I was extremely excited to get a hold of these. Especially the illamasqua products - Sephora carried the brand at one point but they have been gone for a couple years now, I miss it so much and it's been harder to get a hold of the products.Â
Two face products from Surratt:
I have never tried Surratt thought they have started carrying it in Sephora recently, the blush/bronzer powders are pricer in the states, but the eyeshadow are about the same price so I asked for the two face products. I love these two so much that now I want to try the eyeshadows as well and a swatch session will happen soon....idk if anyone here has tried it, if you have let me know what you think of the eyeshadows and their other products!!Â
ARTISTIQUE BLUSH IN 8 PARFAIT
Great everyday cheek color, a light coral with some sheen. The powder is quite soft and creamy! I have been using it as blush every day(well, on the days that I do put on makeup) and I love it.Â
Artistique blush in 10Â Grisaille
Also a everyday color for conturing. Though you would have to be at least fair-medium skin toned for it to show up as it is quite light itself. Same powder quality, soft and creamy. I have also been using it as eyeshadow (as how I use almost all my conturing powders sometimes) and it lasts a surprising long time on the eyelids.
Illasmasqua prodcuts:
Loose Powder in 010 Translucent PowderÂ
I remember how much i liked it when it was still sold in sephora. After they pulled out of sephora and US, I resolved to this NARS loose setting powdder. However it is slightly more expensive, with about 1/3 less product inside the packaging (the nars one is 10gramsand the Illamasqua one is 15g), yet i still like the Illamasqua powder better as it holds everything together just longer and appears more natural instead of making the makeup look too cakey.Â
2. Sealing Gel
I got complains that this is the tiniest bottle ever, yet it costs £8 - but this things lasts FOREVER, you only need the smallest amount. There's many uses for this, but what I use it is when I do a heavy eyeliner, especially if I do a wing, then I just apply it as a thin layer on top of the eyeliner, with a angled brush - then the wing becomes BULLET PROOF. I also dab it on the brush if I am doing a dramatic color on my lids - it works similar to MAC Fix Plus, but just even more hardcore.Â
If you are in Europe you can probably get a hold of Illamasqua easily, but for me it was rather exciting since I live in the states. It reminds me of multiple asian beauty products that I really love/want to try, but they are hard to get a hold of in the states as well. Sephora has been bringing more korean beauty brands in recently but there's still a lot that are missing! :/
Two face products from Surratt:
I have never tried Surratt thought they have started carrying it in Sephora recently, the blush/bronzer powders are pricer in the states, but the eyeshadow are about the same price so I asked for the two face products. I love these two so much that now I want to try the eyeshadows as well and a swatch session will happen soon....idk if anyone here has tried it, if you have let me know what you think of the eyeshadows and their other products!!Â
ARTISTIQUE BLUSH IN 8 PARFAIT
Great everyday cheek color, a light coral with some sheen. The powder is quite soft and creamy! I have been using it as blush every day(well, on the days that I do put on makeup) and I love it.Â
Artistique blush in 10Â Grisaille
Also a everyday color for conturing. Though you would have to be at least fair-medium skin toned for it to show up as it is quite light itself. Same powder quality, soft and creamy. I have also been using it as eyeshadow (as how I use almost all my conturing powders sometimes) and it lasts a surprising long time on the eyelids.
Illasmasqua prodcuts:
Loose Powder in 010 Translucent PowderÂ
I remember how much i liked it when it was still sold in sephora. After they pulled out of sephora and US, I resolved to this NARS loose setting powdder. However it is slightly more expensive, with about 1/3 less product inside the packaging (the nars one is 10gramsand the Illamasqua one is 15g), yet i still like the Illamasqua powder better as it holds everything together just longer and appears more natural instead of making the makeup look too cakey.Â
2. Sealing Gel
I got complains that this is the tiniest bottle ever, yet it costs £8 - but this things lasts FOREVER, you only need the smallest amount. There's many uses for this, but what I use it is when I do a heavy eyeliner, especially if I do a wing, then I just apply it as a thin layer on top of the eyeliner, with a angled brush - then the wing becomes BULLET PROOF. I also dab it on the brush if I am doing a dramatic color on my lids - it works similar to MAC Fix Plus, but just even more hardcore.Â
If you are in Europe you can probably get a hold of Illamasqua easily, but for me it was rather exciting since I live in the states. It reminds me of multiple asian beauty products that I really love/want to try, but they are hard to get a hold of in the states as well. Sephora has been bringing more korean beauty brands in recently but there's still a lot that are missing! :/