January 29, 2011

Review: Illamasqua Bronzing Duo

Meet my new favourite bronzing and highlighter duo, Illamasqua Bronzing Duo in Glint & Writhe.


Illamasqua is fairly new to Australia and I must admit when I went to Myer the other day in the hopes of checking out this new brand, I didn't have a shopping list as such. In fact I'd never heard or read reviews about this particular duo so when I saw it sitting there looking all gleaming and pretty I just had to swatch it...and buy it!

The colours have some shimmer to them, but not in an over the top way. It makes your face gleam, rather than shine. The darker colour is perfect for contouring, it's not too shiny for it. And the lighter colour gives a beautiful glow to the face. 



In winter I'll probably stop using the darker colour as it's more of a warm bronze which will look out of place during the colder days, but the lighter colour is neutral enough to be used no matter the  weather. 


With flash, artificial lighting
   
It was really hard to capture the effect on film when I swatched it on my arm. In the pic above it actually looks very shiny, not really how it looks on your face. The pic below is a better representation of it... I have used the darker colour around the cheekbone and used the lighter one to highlight.





Have you tried Illamasqua yet? Let me know what you think.

15 comments :

  1. Wow such pretty colours! I missed that event, hopefully next time. This looks great on you. I really need to try Illamasqua products, have heard so much about them! Great post.

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  2. Thanks Dannii, I didn't go to any event either. I got it from Myer coz until 31 Jan they have make-up amnesty where you take in ny crappy old makeup and get 25% off Illamasqua. Pretty good deal I say!

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  3. I went in the other day and bought an illamasqua powder blusher in Nymph, got in before the Amnesty ended. I am really liking their products!
    The bronzer look great on you hun!

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  4. I'm so tempted to go back tomorrow and get a couple more things from them before the amnesty ends... I can see an obsession building! lol

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  5. Haha i totally agree!!so far i bought 2 cream blushers, 1 powder blusher and an eyeshadow. Im still contemplating whether to get another cream blusher in "lies" which is used for highlighting coz Ive seen so many good reviews. The Amnesty is emptying my wallet! Haha.

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  6. OMG I promise you I ordered this the other day and am waiting for it to arrive! How weird! Looks really pretty! I'm glad I bought it :) xx

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  7. Hi lilit,

    the duo looks so great on you. I have never checked the brand in the store, but I saw a lot of reviews in the blogger world and so it stands on my To-Do-List!

    Sandra

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  8. @Pop - oh yeah, you're definitely obsessed, lol.

    @Sriya - great purchase darl, can't wait to see your swatches!

    @Sandra - I'm only just discovering this brand and loving it, they have great quality products. Let me know if you get anything from them. Apparently their nailpolishes are the best.

    Lilit
    xo

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  9. Lovely colours on you! I was eyeing off one of those duos this week, they're very pretty

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  10. Thanks Stefanie, you have 1 day till amnesty ends if you want to get it a bit cheaper. PS: loving the dark hair in your profile pic!

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  11. This duo looks great, I'm yet to check out their bronzers I've been too focused on the shadows and pigments!

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  12. Oh my goodness, it's gorgeous! And it looks fabulous on you!


    www.beautyblogxo.blogspot.com

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  13. Very pretty Lilit! I tried this bronzing duo yesterday and I LOVE it! It really gave my cheeks a pretty, natural looking warmth to them. :)

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  14. @Emma, as far as I could tell they only had the one bronzer (lucky, as I'd have to buy more!), but i'm yet to check out their shadows and other range.

    @Barbie - thanks for reading and commenting!

    @Alina - it's great isn't it? Would love to see how it looks on you, so make sure you blog it.

    Lilit
    xo

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  15. Have been hearing some good things about Llamasque but haven't had a chance to try it out yet. Thins bronzer looks gorgeous in the package and on you! May have to give it a try.

    www.beautynthingsblog.com

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