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Illamasqua Pulse Illumine Oil

Illamasqua Pulse Illumine Oil

Go Golden Bronze!

Illamasqua Pulse Illumine Oil (£32.00 for 100ml) is a quick-drying, fast-absorbing golden bronze shimmer-sheen oil. This is an excellent product to use on legs and shoulders for an extra glow on a night out on the town. A little goes a long way, and I...

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Illamasqua Thalia Powdered Metal

Illamasqua Thalia Powdered Metal

Bronzed from Head to Toe

Illamasqua Thalia Powdered Metal (£22.00 for 0.52 oz.) is a golden bronze shimmered with gold with a soft, almost metallic sheen. It's a loose powder that can be used alone or mixed with other products--it's very much like any other multi-purpose loose color (e.g....

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The Summer Season: Illamasqua Fume Intense Lipgloss

The Summer Season: Illamasqua Fume Intense Lipgloss

The Summer Season: Illamasqua Fume Intense Lipgloss

Illamasqua Intense Lipgloss Fume ($20.00 for 0.20 oz.) is a juicy, glossy cherry red.  It makes your lips look like perfectly ripened, candy-apple red or luscious, summer-ripened cherries.  Either way, the color and finish is pretty sexy.  It's...

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The Summer Season: Illamasqua Follow Intense Lipgloss

The Summer Season: Illamasqua Follow Intense Lipgloss

The Summer Season: Illamasqua Follow Intense Lipgloss

Illamasqua Follow Intense Lipgloss ($20.00 for 0.20 oz.) is a fluorescent red-pink. It's ridiculously bright--totally retina burning, actually! It is completely opaque and ultra glossy. It's almost like a really, really amped up watermelon...

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Illamasqua Pure Pigment (Furore)

Illamasqua Pure Pigment (Furore)

Illamasqua Pure Pigment in Furore

Illamasqua Furore Pure Pigment ($24.00 for 0.04 oz.) is a gorgeous shade of gilded, muted copper-bronze. It's really a beautiful color that can be used as a loose highlighter dusted on cheeks or decolletage or used wet as an easy all-over lid color or as an...

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Illamasqua Intense Lipgloss in Move

Illamasqua Intense Lipgloss in Move

Illamasqua Move Intense Lipgloss

Ultra Wearable, Ultra Opaque Lipgloss!

Illamasqua Move Intense Lipgloss ($19.00)  is a bit of a reprieve from some of the brighter Illamasqua glosses, yeah?   Move is a muted, played-down pink-plum.  It totally makes me think "sugar plum fairy" as a description,...

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The Summer Season: Illamasqua Temper Intense Lipgloss

The Summer Season: Illamasqua Temper Intense Lipgloss

The Summer Season: Illamasqua Temper Intense Lipgloss

Illamasqua Temper Intense Lipgloss ($19.00) is a fiery orange red with a creamy, glossy finish.  It's a wickedly bright--but neon--orange-red.  I can see this working really well with deeper skin tones and...

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Illamasqua Writhe Bronzer

Illamasqua Writhe Bronzer

Going Bronze with Illamasqua

Illamasqua Writhe Bronzing Powder (£20.00 for 0.32 oz.) is part of Illamasqua's Body Electrics Collection, but it's only available overseas as just Writhe.  In the U.S., Sephora carries Illamasqua Glint & Writhe Bronzing Duo ($27.00), which isn't necessarily a bad thing, to...

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The Summer Season: Illamasqua Mistress Intense Lipgloss

The Summer Season: Illamasqua Mistress Intense Lipgloss

The Summer Season: Illamasqua Mistress Intense Lipgloss

Illamasqua Mistress Intense Lipgloss ($19.00) is a creamy, orange-coral with fierce pigmentation and a juicy, plump look. Illamasqua's Intense Lipglosses really feel like liquid lipsticks sometimes, just...

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MAC Marine Life Dupes -- Sorry, Keep Looking

MAC Marine Life Dupes -- Sorry, Keep Looking

MAC Marine Life Dupes -- Sorry, Keep Looking

When I think of dupes, I think of something that is pretty close to it -- I'm talking 90% or closer -- not just similar. There are plenty of similar shades to Marine Life; after all, it's really just a vibrant coral-red with minimal shimmer in it. NARS Deep...

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