ELEMENTALS - The Winners!

Winners have now been chosen - Thanks again to all at Illamasqua and especially to Alex Box, for making the difficult choice about the winner and runner up!

So without further ado...

The Winner is...

Claudia Pelagatti, with her ice inspired look...

Alex chose this look as the winner "because of her interesting interpretation and formation,using gyeometric shapes whilst still keeping soft and beautiful".

A massive well done to Claudia, who wins an illumine oil and a liquid metals palette, containing all four liquid metals from the range...
Claudia has also asked that the link to her video for this look is included in the post - you can find her vid and channel HERE.

And the Runner up is....

Lillian Low with her Air Inspired Look...

Alex chose Lillians look as a runner up "for her Witty and innovative twist ,her small changes like the flick of eyeliner in reverse ,shows talent in interpretation and vision".

Lillian wins a full size bronzer in Burnish and a nail varnish in the shade Prism.

(I will also be sending both Claudia and Lillian a little surprise which I will be providing myself... I'll be picking a couple of my favourite products from the range and sending them to you both, as an extra bonus, and a way of saying a big thank you for being so patient, and bearing with me while I moved house etc. I also like to show a little appreciation of all the hard work and creativity that you both put in with your entries).

So Claudia and Lillian - please email me your full names and addresses ASAP - My email is jennifer.worthington1979@gmail.com so that I can get your gifts sent off as soon as humanly possible! (Be aware that Alex, who helps with sending the prizes out goes to Australia in a couple of days, so get the info to me FAST!)

Myths and Legends - THE FINALISTS!

I want to start off by saying a MASSIVE thank you to all the entrants who all obviously put tonnes of hard work, time and effort into their looks, not to mention researching various mythology on the internet! Unfortunately, we can't give prizes to you all (we have to pay our bills for one thing, lol), so after much deliberation we have managed to pick six finalists.

OK, So me and my fellow judge (thank god I have a fellow judge, I'd be rocking in a corner somewhere now going quietly deranged otherwise!) Krystal have been busy discussing these overnight and this morning!

So , in, no particular order! (All the finalists pics will be winging their way to Alex Box at Illamasqua, who has the unenviable task of chosing the two winners!)

First off, this fantastic last minute entry from Cat (http://swirledpeacat.blogspot.com/), Cat is relatively new to the blogging world, but already has a well deserved following! Her look is based on Senua, the Lost Goddess (http://swirledpeacat.blogspot.com/2009/07/senua-lost-goddess.html). Krystal and I clearly have a "thing" for unusual eyelashes lol!

Next, we have this fab entry based on Hera, the greek goddess of marriage and childbirth. Loved the poses girl! This is from the fab Belle Du Jour (http://belledujournewyorkcity.blogspot.com/). We love how Belle focussed on her eyes, creating a really effective look. Belle also did a fab valley of the dolls entry, which you can see on her blogspot.

Next up we have an entry based on the greek legend of Medusa, from new blogger Unicorn Smile (http://unicornsmilebeauty.blogspot.com/). It was the little details we loved with this one, as well as the overall look - the fanged effect on the lips and the creation of a snakeskin effect tights were the little creative touches we thought gave this one the edge!

Next Up, we have this look from Amy Allen (http://amyallensworld.blogspot.com/), based on the native americal myth of "The Spider Grandmother". We loved the use of the embellished false lashes, and the incorporation of the web into the design!

An amazing original and editorial take on the Medusa look from Jackie, who created four amazing entries in all, but this was our favourite - he's a very talented young fella, and his blog (http://ohthenews.blogspot.com/) is definately worth a look! We had a really hard time chosing between this and the cupid look Jackie created - but the imaginative use of colour and the fact that we though this look would just fit in on the catwalks was what gave this one the edge!

And last, but by no means least, we have an entry from Piggy at http://makeup-piggy.blogspot.com/. Again, piggy gave us three amazing entries, and we had a hard time chosing which one to go with, but we both really loved the detailing and seductive looks of her Succubus inspired look . Piggy obviously worked really hard on her entries and even included face charts!

Once again, thank you to all of the lovely people who did entries, like I said, I really wish we could give more prizes! Well done to all our finalists! Stay tuned for the winners who will be announced as soon as possible!

MizzWorthy and Krystal xxx

Contest Inspiration: Seth "The Destroyer"

An egyptian myth now, telling the twisted tale of brothers Seth and Osiris.

Regarded as the Lord of Northern Egypt, He was represented by a big-eared imaginary animal with red hair resembling a donkey or maybe an aardvark, and was associated with the desert and storms. He was also associated with Pigs (regarded as unclean animals) and also creatures which were associated with chaos- Hippopotamus, Crocodiles and Snakes.

For many years, Seth was the ruler of Lower (Northern) Egypt; just as Horus protected Upper Egypt. When the Two Lands became united, Seth and Horus were often shown together crowning the new pharaohs. However, as Upper Egypt had conquered Lower Egypt, the pharaohs of the south often portayed Seth as the evil enemy of Horus

Seth was the brother of Osiris. Seth never had any children, as emphasis of his association with the barren desert.

Seth (also known as Set) is most famous for murdering his brother Osiris and attempting to murder Osiris' son Hurus. Horus, however, survived and avenged his father's death by ruling all of Egypt and exiling Seth to the desert for all time.

The decision to banish Seth came from a counsel of the gods, ruled by Re. Most of the gods agreed that Horus was the rightful heir to the throne of Egypt,but Re disagreed, believing Horus to be too young for such power. The trial was only ended by Isis' cunning.


Isis transformed herself into a beautiful young woman. Seth saw her with tears streaming down her face and asked what the matter was. Isis told Setha story of an evil man who had killed a young woman's husbandand was trying to steal her family's flocks. Seth became angry at her plight and insisted that the evil man be destroyed and that the young woman's son should inherit the family's estate. By his own words, Seth condemned himself, and lost the throne of Egypt.

The fallen angel Satan (the Morning Star) is believed to be a second personification of Seth

Contest Inspiration: Lilith, The "Demon Queen"

An interesting little tale of Jewish origin!

Due to my lack of culture I was only aware of the existence of Lilith as a Demon from the TV series "Supernatural", but as usual, the true roots of this tale are for more intruiging than a TV show!
It is told that Lilith is the original companion of Adam, created by God in the garden of Eden. She was created at the same time, of the same dust as Adam (ie, not created after Adam from his Rib, as Eve was). Lilith was a bit of a feminist and she refused to accept that she was anything less than equal to Adam, and refused to submit to him in any way - including sexually. It it written that Lilith refused to engage with Adam in the Missionary position, and prefered to go on top! Unfortunately Adam's response to this was to force Lilith to submit to his will.

Lilith flew from Adam that very night to a cave, where she cavorted and fornicated with hordes of Demons. She is reputed to have produced a hundred demonic offspring everyday (one busy lady!) and hence earned herself the title of "Demon Queen" - her offspring are thought to account for every single demon in existence today!

Lilith is a SUCCUBUS demon - the femmes-fatales of the demon world who engage with human males in erotic activities whilst they sleep... Lilith is actually also mentioned in the bible, as inhabiting a hostile wasteland - "And Lilith shall repose there" (Isaiah 34:14).

Lilith was sent to tempt King Soloman as he studied the Torah - as she manifested in front of him, the letters of the book flew from the pages. He looked up to see a "strikingly beautiful, dark-haired woman", but recognised her for the demon she was when he realised she had no reflection.

Lilith is reported to have married Asmodeus - the demon of Wrath and Lust, and the couple can reputedly be seen in the dark as apair of black dogs who roam the empty streets.

Contest News - The Mystery Prize is finally Revealed!

OK first of all, a reminder - The contest CLOSES ON THE 7TH JULY AT MIDNIGHT UK TIME so please get those entries in asap!

Secondly, as you know the first place winner is recieving a mystery prize - well, this is a mystery no more! I have now learned what the prize is and also more about its Launch!

So the winner will recieve a brand new product which is called a powdered metal -

"Whats a powdered metal?" I hear you ask?

Well according to Illamasqua "Powdered Metal is a gloriously shimmering powder for face and body. Available in three dazzling shades, the intense metallic finish leaves skin glowing, and perfectly complements our current Sirens collection."

The company have decided to do an exclusive launch of the product at Manchester's Trafford Centre counter in Selfridges - Their National Makeup Artist Adam Sidwell will be demonstrating the product in the "dome" of the shopping centre from the 8th to the 11th of July and will also be available for makeup lessons and makeovers (£15 - redeemable against any product from Illamasqua - you can book on 0161 629 1187). I'm booked in on the Friday so I hope a few of you can make it?

As you know the product is not launching nationally or on the website till about a week later, which means our winner will recieve this at the same time as it hits counters in the rest of the country! I'm going to be getting a sneak preview of these soon too, so I'll let you know what I think of them all - I'm told that they did well on the tube yesterday in the 40 degree heat in London though, which is impressive!

I'm well pleased they decided to launch at Manchester for once - London usually get all the good stuff!

So PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PEOPLE, GET THOSE ENTRIES IN!!! Remember we are more worried about people having FUN, coming up with ORIGINAL MAKEUP LOOKS and being INSPIRED than having world class makeup artist skills! So get inspired and get creative!

MizzWorthy xxx

Contest... Here We Go!

Well, I am VERY pleased to finally announce the first contest in the series which myself and Illamasqua are hosting...

For the first contest in the series, we want you to come up with a look inspired by, yep you guessed it a myth/legend... So this is your chance to reveal your inner Aphrodite, greek god/goddess, mythological creature, daemon, Faerie, Pixie, Elf or any other creature or character from legends or mythology... I'll be making regular inspirational posts to help inspire you!



We are looking for ORIGINAL and CREATIVE looks, and most of all, we want you to have lots of fun creating your looks!

The rules?

• Your entry can be in the form of either a blog post or a video (videos don't need to be a tutorial, but we'd like you to explain in the video which myth/legend inspired you and how it led you to create the look you came up with, as well as the products used). If you do chose to do a video entry, please email some stills to myself for judging purposes - jennifer.worthington1979@gmail.com


• In your post/video, please tell us about the myth/legend you were inspired by and how it led to the look you have created. Also, because we are nosey,and obsessed with makeup, tell us about the makeup/products you used to create the look! Don't forget to email me stills if you decide to do a video entry!


• When you have completed your entry, please post a response below to let us know, complete with a link to the entry. If I don't leave a comment letting you know I have seen you entry, feel free to harass me til I do, as it may mean I haven't seen your entry.


• You do not have to use Illamasqua products for the entry, as we know that not everyone has a counter near them!


• You may do as many entries as you like, just make sure I am aware of each one by posting a link in the comments... Each look will be considered as a seperate entry.


• If you don't want to be photographed yourself, that's fine, you can use a willing volunteer, just so long as you have created the look yourself!


• The contest is open internationally.


• Please make sure you are a subscriber to this blog to enter!


• The contest closes at midnight on Sunday 7th July, UK time.


• Myself and Krystal will narrow down the entries to finalists, and the winners will be chosen by Alex Box, who is an international makeup artist and the creative director of Illamasqua. She has very kindly agreed to help us with the hard part!


• The judging process will take approx 1 week. Winners entries will be published on this blog and the Illamasqua blog (http://www.illamasqua.blogspot.com/), as well as the Illamasqua website.

The Prizes!

There will be two winners, ie, first and second place!

First Prize will be;

1 x liquid metal in the shade you want (yep, this includes the permanently out of stock Solstice!)
1 x bronzer in the shade you want
1 x nail varnish in the shade you want
1 x Sirens Shadow Quad
1 special gift (I don't even know what this is yet! This will be a BRAND NEW product, which I launching on the 13th July - in other words, the winner will receive this on the same day that it launches, before anyone else has tried it!)



Second Prize will be;

1 x Liquid metal in the shade of choice
1 x nail varnish in the shade of your choice.
1 x Sirens Shadow Quad

Remember - Be original, be creative, but most of all HAVE FUN!