Illamasqua Sale Goodies

Hiyaaaaa. Just wanted to post some quick pics/swatches of some Illamasqua stuff I got in the sale before it finishes. The Christmas gift sets are also on sale at Selfridges (although not all are available online) so if you were eyeing them up for yourself before Christmas, maybe it's time to treat yourself.

Yesterday was Manc bloggers meet up. I had a really lovely day, I've never met other beauty bloggers before and I'd definitely say yes to doing it again! Everyone was so friendly. Although now my bank account is cross because they encouraged me into a Chanel purchase lol.

Here's some links to check out:
Lily- Beauty's Bad Habit
Maria- Beauty for the Win
Lodz- The Blogging Bloke
Danielle- A Blog from Blackpool
Pixie and Matt- EyesLipsandNails

Anyway, on with the main purpose of this post... Delicious goodies!

May have gone a bit mad...

I ordered a couple of pairs of false lashes for £5 a pair, definitely worth a look if you love your lashes because you'll pay £5 for high st lashes these days.

#19 lashes

#21 lashes

I also picked up some nail polishes, but I havn't had a chance to swatch them on my fingers yet.

Smash- £5

HULK SMASH green.

Raindrops, Blow, Caress, Wink- £7.50 each.

Caress

Baby blue

Blow

Custard yellow

Wink

Lilac

Raindrops

Pale blue-grey with glass flecks

The last thing to show you is lip products. I picked up two lipsticks (and was tempted by a third) and one intense lipgloss.

Intense Lipgloss in Temper- £7.50

More orange-red than it looks here. Juicy looking.

Lipsticks in Sangers and Drench- £7.50

Sangers

Blue based red

Drench

Very pink red

Altogether now

Sangers, Drench, Temper

I hope this was helpful to anyone thinking about ordering from the Illamasqua sale! I'm going to try and do a comparison between Sangers and some of my other reds, because someone isn't sure if she needs another red. (She does). Hopefully soon there'll be some sunlight? I live in hope.

NB: these pictures are brightened slightly for better colour accuracy. On my monitor they are now closer to the real thing. I made the decision to do this rather than wait for some sunlight, so that you could read this before the sale ends.

Review: Soap and Glory Super-colour fabulipstick

I picked up one of Soap and Glory's lipsticks when I got their foundation and concealer, because it was 3 for 2 and they'd run out of the eyeliner. Retailing at £9 each, these are definitely on the more pricey side of the high st ranges.

The lipstick is heavy, which always feels more high quality. I really like the packaging. The shiny black tube with bold pink writing keeps with Soap and Glory's quirky aesthetic without looking gaudy or like it's aimed at  teenagers. The little touches, like the S&G stamped into the lipstick bullet or (not pictured) the matte black Soap and Glory logo printed on the lower half of the tube smack of high end branding rather than high st.

I got 'Perfect Day', a my-lips-but-better type colour:

Per Soap and Glory's website, they claim:

Featuring ULTIMELT™ lip shine & shaping technology, 3-D PLUMP™ peptide complex, Shea Butter, Monoi Butter & Vitamin E. Hyaluronic acid and Ceramide 2 (for aging repair and visible wrinkle reduction) help to give a soft, smooth, dewy, plump colour-fill pout.


When you first apply the lipstick, it feels like quite a heavy formula and it's opaque in one go. It feels very creamy and coats the lips. As it wears, however, it seems to melt into the lips and doesn't feel as heavy or noticeable. It's got that MAC lipstick vanilla scent, which is unnoticeable once you've applied.

Soap and Glory are promoting this as a moisturising lipstick and that it certainly is. While it doesn't feel balmy per se, it definitely doesn't dry the lips out at all. I forgot balm the other day and this lipstick felt quite soothing to my slightly wind-chapped lips. Does it fill out wrinkles in the lips? I'm not so sure. I'm really the wrong demographic to test that claim out, being a mere 21. 

In terms of wear, it's quite good. I'd say 4 hours, less if you have a meal or lots of drinks. It won't last all day, but it doesn't claim to. However, when the formula is this creamy and moisturising, top-ups aren't a problem. It doesn't do that thing some lipsticks do where they dry out your lips a bit and then gather in the flakes that have developed, meaning you have to remove and start again on about the 3rd reapplication. 

For a visual, here's the lipstick freshly applied:

And here it is after eating soup and drinking tea:

Hopefully you can see that it's sliiightly worn away in the middle. Overall a pretty good performance.

So far, so good. What's not so exciting is the range of colours. There's only 3; a dark nude, a wearable red and this one. I really hope they bring out more as the formula is so lovely. Maybe a Soap and Glory packaging pink?!

Where: Boots

How much: £9

You'll like: for an work friendly lipstick you can wear everyday without turning into flake city.

You won't like: if you only like your lipsticks bold.

Bottom line: super formula, now bring out more colours!

Glorious High-Definition

Hope everyone's had a lovely Christmas if they celebrate it, and if not I hope you've enjoyed the Bank Holidays and time off that Christmas bestows upon most. I've been mostly vegetating on the sofa eating cheese.

As you may have guessed from the title of this post, I have a new camera! It's a FujiFilm S2960 and I love it. Boyfriend bought it me for Christmas, isn't he the best?!
Here's the first FOTD post with 'Glorious High-Definition', a look that I wore yesterday for a healthy ramble through the countryside to counteract all that Christmas food.

WITH FLASH

NATURAL LIGHT

EYES
George eye primer
Translucent powder
Illamasqua Cream Pigment in 'Hollow'
Fyrinnae 'Sugar Skulls' eyeshadow
ELF Cool Bronzer
Barry M black liquid eyeliner
Boots 17 Wild Curls mascara

FACE
Soap and Glory Show Good Face foundation in 'The Fairest of them All'
Soap and Glory Kick Ass Concealer in 'Light'
ELF Studio blush in 'Blushing Rose'
Illamasqua Cream Pigment in 'Hollow'
ELF Studio HD powder

LIPS
Soap and Glory Super-colour-fabu-lipstick in 'Perfect Day'

I still havn't worked out all of the settings on my camera yet, but I'm already loving how much clearer my photos are. Any tips for a newb?