Illamasqua's Holiday 2013 Fatale Palette with Swatches and an Illamasqua Tutorial

Illamasqua is a brand that I've always been aware of but up until now have never tried. I find that baffling, especially now since I've popped my Illamasqua cherry with the Fatale palette from the Envy Holiday 2013 Collection and have fallen immediately and irrevocably in love with it. 

I first caught glance of the Fatale palette on Instagram last week and knew immediately it had to be mine. I'm a huge fan of golds, purples and soft browns with my blue/green eyes but add in a softly shimmering cranberry and I'm sold and I was for €40.56. 

The shadows are velvety soft to the touch with little or no fallout and blend beautifully together for some of the most flattering eye looks I've managed to buff onto myself in a good while. All shades are standalone beauts but it's the combination of the four that really brings this palette to life. 

Until I'm brave enough to face Youtube (not yet), take a quick looksee at how the experts use this stunning piece of kit (in the form of Rose from Illamaqua): 




She makes it look so easy, right? Truth be told, this buttery soft shadows are just that easy to work with. I know I'll be attempting Rose's look this Thursday for a night out (sitting) at the Lumineers but I can see the Fatale palette featuring heavily in many looks this season and into the next. 

Truthfully I'm not sure why it's taken me so long to get into Illamasqua, even more truthfully, I'm now afraid to look at the rest of their site!

You'll find the Fatale palette, along with the rest of the Envy 2013 Holiday collection on their site here or in store in larger Debenhams shops - I thoroughly recommend it. 

Update: 
According to an Illamasqua mail I've just received
if you buy anything from the Envy range on their site
this week you'll receive a free cream blush in Dixie
worth £18!!

Free Inglot Master Classes: Orange Eyes!

I was delighted to be invited across to my local Inglot (Blanchardstown) last week to sample their mini master class. These classes are free and concentrate on either eyes or face. The Inglot sales assistant will either talk you through step by step on one eye and ask you to recreate the look or (as I opted for (because I was heading out afterward)) will do both eyes for you. 

Products Used on the Night

Rachael suggested because of my eye colour (blue/green) that we try some oranges, mandarins and browns. Although seriously doooobius, I agreed. 

Brushes Used

The Newly Launched Kohl Pencil: €13.25

Because we were only concentrating on eyes Rachael used a touch of creamy concealer but more highlighter around my eyes than any other product. The result was certainly surprising, so much so that I've ditched the concealer for the past few days and used highlighter only. 

I was a little hesitant to try their new soft, smudgeable black kohl pencil with orange eyeshadow, thinking it might be a little Halloweeny but again I was pleasantly surprised. Wanna see the results? 

What think we? Rachel was spot on the money with her suggestion of oranges to compliment my eye colour, wasn't she? Amazing to see the effect that a coloured shadow can have on your eyes. 

Naturally I had to bring both Shine AMC 10 and 383 home with me and have fairly successfully recreated this look twice since. 

If you're considering an Inlglot purchase or are just heading out for a night on the tiles I'd highly recommend booking yourself in for one of these free masterclasses. All details can be found in your local Inglot store. 

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