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Illamasqua Alluvium Pure Pigment Review, Photos, Swatches

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Illamasqua Alluvium Pure Pigment
Illamasqua Alluvium Pure Pigment

Illamasqua Art of Darkness: Alluvium

Illamasqua Alluvium Pure Pigment ($24.00 for 0.04 oz.) is just like Ore: beyond gorgeous when you see it in person, but it just doesn’t photograph quite the same way. It’s a metallic medium-blue with a violet-blue tinge and flecks of multicolored shimmer.

I actually did a look with Ore on the lid and Alluvium in the crease, and it was such a lovely combo, but the photos make it look like garbage. I’ll have to see what I can do about the lighting situation and find a way to capture the brilliance of both of these shades in a photo. Hopefully it stays sunny for the rest of the week!

If these were a better value, I’d try making a nail polish with Alluvium–seems like it be a gorgeous shade for nails. (You can read my quantity/price ratio and packaging griping here.)

Illamasqua Alluvium Pure Pigment
Illamasqua Alluvium Pure Pigment

Illamasqua Alluvium Pure Pigment
Illamasqua Alluvium Pure Pigment (Natural Light)

Illamasqua Alluvium Pure Pigment
Illamasqua Alluvium Pure Pigment

Illamasqua Alluvium Pure Pigment
Illamasqua Alluvium Pure Pigment

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Kalex

Speaking of using pigment to make nail polish, how do you do it? (I just bought my first MAC pigment a couple of weeks ago and was wondering how on earth to get through that jar.) I know you use clear polish but how do you advise mixing? Or getting the pigment in the bottle?

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