Illamasqua

So I found out about this new brand, and judging from the awesome reviews on the net, about time! One of the things I've been hearing a lot of good about is the foundation, so I went in for a test (apparently they don't give out samples). The MUA matched me to SB09 and said it blended in perfectly... I looked at it and thought it made my skin look dull and a bit grey. She poo-pood me, but when I went to walk away, she said that the next shade up might suit me better. She put on SB10 and then gushed about the difference it made and how much better it looked than the last shade.. which she had said was perfect. I felt like I couldn't trust her then, so I didn't get any, but I did pick up some under eye concealer.

The foundation. Comes in a heap of shades and the swatches on the net aren't the greatest for comparing to. They've also included a table of comparisons with most major brands eg. MAC, Nars etc. but I've heard that can be off too. Best to go in store and get a MUA to do it. And come back another day and get another MUA to match you.

The undereye concealer. Illamasqua do a funky shaped container, and there's a mirror inside the lid. So far seems to wear well.

The intense lip glosses are reputed to have almost lipstick like coverage, and great lasting power than me. Just trying to decide if a gloss is worth $30+.

I tried on some of the liquid metal pigments and *swoon* absolutely gorgeous. Just swiped it on my arm (well, my son's arm) and it didn't last more than a half hour, but probably would be better on a face and with primer and base underneath. 

Illamasqua is having a huge online sale at the moment - if only the postage wasn't so exxy for the few itms I could afford to buy :/