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Illamasqua Scarab

March 24, 2011 1 Comment

Here is the second of the Illamasqua duo bought here at Asos, if you didn’t read my previous post, it is a STEAL at £10.35 for both Illamasqua Viridian and Scarab, full size!

Here is what it looks like the majority of the time, quite a dark velvety brown.
In false lighting it looks like this.
And in (relative) sunshine it looks like this.
There is a bit of a yellowy-orangey shimmer to it which I couldn’t seem to capture, though not half as orangey as it appears in the bottle which is a shame. This colour really mostly reminds me of rust. I have to say I’m not so keen on this one as I am on Viridian, purely because at a glance you don’t see the shimmer and it just looks quite brown and murky.
The application on this one too is lovely, very smooth and self-levelling, and of course having discovered the hidden lid much easier than that of Viridian! This one too was very easy to remove, and opaque in two coats. Again it dried with a velvety appearance, so if you wanted a shiny polish you’d definitely need top coat. Maybe that would increase the shimmer-visibility too!
Hope you are all well, I’ve just come back from a blood test but they couldn’t draw any blood from either of my elbow veins, and so drew it from a vein in my wrist which is now very painful – I am feeling a  bit like a pincushion. Due to said wrist pain I apologise if my spelling is a bit dire in this one my brain seems to have been affected too lol.
Emma xxx
Disclaimer: Everything mentioned in this blog post was either bought by myself with my own money, or given to me as a gift from friends/relatives. All opinions expressed here are my own.

Illamasqua Viridian

March 23, 2011 Leave a comment

First I must tell you that I got both Illamasqua Viridian and Scarab polishes at an absolute steal on Asos Beauty Sale, the link to which is right here! I mean £10.35 for two full sized bottles… RRP is £13.50 each! I also bought a Nails Inc. polish at full price in the same transaction, and because I had a Diet Coke voucher code, which you basically find on Diet Coke cans, bottles and multipacks. Mine was £5 off when you spend £20 so in total I only spend £16.35, and the delivery was free. Even the delivery was amazing, it arrived 5 days ahead of schedule! (The Style Saver shipping ensures you’ll receive it within 10 days for free!) Very impressed with Asos.
So here are the piccies 🙂

Sorry for my lobster hands… they weren’t actually that bad, the camera just seems to always pick it up! This is what the polish looked like most of the time, dark shimmery green.
But in direct light and sunlight all of the fabulous shimmer basically dazzled me!
More lovely shimmer 🙂
Viridian is a deep green, it reminds me of the colour of the sea in harbours when there’s no sun. Then when the light hits it you see it glistening, just like the surface of the sea when the sun hits it! Can you tell I’m in love? Most of the time it just looks a very dark, foresty green, but when in direct light you can just about see the turquoisey beautifulness of it.
The polish applied beautifully, two coats and I was good to go! It dries quite quickly, I mean I couldn’t actually tell when it was properly dry as it dries a sort of velvety look and matte texture so I really wasn’t sure. But nevertheless I fell asleep about 20 mins after application and had absolutely no sheet marks the next morning! This makes me very happy as  a long term sheet-mark-sufferer. Removal too was fab, it came off very smoothly and didn’t make a mess at all. Love it. Can’t comment on the wear because as usual I only kept it on for a day and a half because I couldn’t wait to try Scarab!
Now this is something I’ve never been aware of, and I confess I applied my first coat of Viridian with the square lid with some difficulty, feeling surprised that at a RRP of £13.50 they couldn’t come up with a better cap. Much to my surprise the cap then came off and I thought “err it broke, definitely not worth the money”. Then the brain cells decided to fuel together and I decided it was probably meant to happen and was actually a much better idea than the square lid. Result = better polishing! I was surprised that I’d never read this before though :s It reminds me of the L’Oreal Resist & Shine polishes which have a similar lid function.
Overall I am madly in love with Viridian and think everyone should have it. Especially at the fabulous price offer, you just can’t go wrong! 🙂
Sorry for not blogging for a while I am finally feeling a bit better but going for a blood test tomorrow, which I’m a bit wary of because last time the nurse couldn’t find my vein and had to do it on my writing arm a week before my GCSE’s and guess what, it resulted in inflammation and bruising for about 10 days! Lucky me. Anyways. Hope everyone is well, and go and get the Illamasqua Duo! It’s beautiful!
Emma xxx
Disclaimer: Everything mentioned in this blog post was either bought by myself with my own money, or given to me as a gift from friends/relatives. All opinions expressed here are my own.