Sunday, 26 April 2009

Sirens Haul #2 and Quick Looks! (A Bit Picture Heavy!)

I posted this haul yesterday on youtube, however I was asked by Kelly (Happy1234) to post some pics on here too due to her having problems with the sound on her computer...

I visited my Illamasqua counter on Friday and picked up another haul from the "Sirens" collection...

I picked up a set (exclusive to Selfridges) containing false lashes, two nail varnishes, lip gloss and "Solstice" liquid metal.

"Solstice" is an amazing product, which can be used on eyes/lips/face to add a beautiful golden glaze, and can be made as sheer or strong as you want... The lipgloss is a beautiful shade, a pale cool peachy pink shade shot throught with a subtle gold sheen.

The Illamasqua nail varnishes are really well pigmented and you get "bottle colour" in one coat with most shades. They seem to last well under everyday wear as well!

Sorry the lashes didn't photograph well her they are as the appear on the website!

I also picked up shimmer creme and two "fat pencils" which are metallic soft blendable pencils which can be used anywhere on the face or body... Here they are with swatches.

Next on the hitlist was a bronzong duo which I bought in the lighter shades ("Glint" - the lighter of the two, and "Writhe" the darker shade.) Both sides have a very subtle shimmer to them, which seems to add a lovely sheen to the face. I am SOOOO pleased I bought this!

Finally, I picked up a powder shadow in the shade "Intense", a beautiful deep teal blue/green shade, which I think will add a perfect twist to a smoky eye...

I had a little play with my collection this afternnon and came up with a couple of quick looks (Please note - I am not wearing any foundation in the pics so forgive the skin... I'm having a slight breakout issue at the moment!)

Firstly I did a daytime look -

This was really easily achieved using the bronzing duo to sculp and highlight the face a little. I added a little shimmer creme over the brow and cheekbone, a slick of the lipgloss and used the fat pencil in "perverse" to make my eyes a little shimmery.

I then had a play with the other products to make the look slightly more night-time -

Here I smoked up my eyes a little using bronze and teal shades from my large SirensPalette (http://mizzworthy.blogspot.com/2009/04/illamasqua-haul-sirens-collection.html), and added the light gold shade as a brow highlighter. I then very lightly used solstice gold liquid metal on the cheekbone, added a little of the peach blush and a pop of solstice to the inner corner or the eyes. On the lips I used my fat pencil in Wilful (Copper) and topped this off with copper liquid metal ("enrapture"), dabbed a little of the gold shade in the middle of the lips and blotted...

Unfortunately the light was rather rubbish by he time I took these and hence the pictures look a little less bright than they did in real life... but hopefully you get the idea!

Let me know what you think!

MizzWorthy xxx

16 comments:

Becky said...

That set is just gorgeous! I love the looks you created :)

mizzworthy said...

@sirvinya - thank you! The pics came out kind of crappy, especially the second look... oh well!

Natalia said...

I am very jealous! I love the big box it comes in- so regal! x

Kirsten Read said...

Excellent haul! Ok I have added the bronzer to my Sirens list ... along with the 2 liquid metals and lament polish xx

Kelly said...

You look stunning as ususal, thanks for showing me :)

maya said...

nice haul. thanks for posting the pics.
wish i could get any of their products here.

beautiful look, as always

mizzworthy said...

@ happy1234 - you are welcome hun, and thanks for the lovelt comment!

@ Maya - they have started shipping outside the UK now, so it's worth checking the website to see if they ship to where you are!

Unknown said...

One word:
LOVE!
You know :)

Chrissy said...

Wow, that is a really really nice haul! This brand looks so interesting, I really wish I could give it a try.

Siân Lidgate said...

That set is amazing! I can't believe all the amazing exclusives Selfridges are getting! Not fair ;-)

Belle Du Jour said...

Gorg!! I am so happy illamasqua is shipping internationally now! I picked up both liquid metals and 2 fat pencils. I can not wait to get them!! I wanted the bronzer and highlighter but the two colors I wanted were sold out. I will try again at some point!

Gail said...

The blusher is amazing on you, I reckon I might pick that up myself... hope it's available as a single, as the palette is out of my price range right now :(

P.S. I just asked my friend if he thought you looked like Kylie and he said yes. I swear you keep reminding me of her, seriously!! XX

Kloey7 said...

The bronzing duo looks amazing! I want, I want, I want...I'm so jealous I can't get my hands on this brand!

mizzworthy said...

@Gail - lol - I hope he doesn't need his eyes checking haha!

@Kloey7 - have you checked the site? They have started shipping outside UK now!
xxx

britishbeautyblogger said...

Mizz - at the moment, I'm using a very cheap and cheerful handcream - Boots Expert Concentrated hand & Nail Cream - I think it's really good but it takes a while to sink in. It's very, very moisturising though so for that alone, I'd rate it. BBBX

Sarah said...

Wow this is just soooo pretty!!! The packaging is amazing!! It's different to anything I've really seen. You have got the most amazing blue eyes! My GOSH! Lucky girl: ) I knowww Lollipop Loving was so hyped up! I guess that's half the reason I was disappointed. But I love your ideas, with a nice bronzer would look very pretty for summer! Thanks so much!!!! <3