Illamasqua Paranormal Collection Review!!

Hey guys, here is my follow up blog post reviewing some of the products from my Illamasqua haul including pieces from the paranormal collection!!!

The first product I am going to review is the Paranormal Palette

Price/ Quantity

The palette is £34.00 and contains 2g and 3x 1.5g of product.

Colour/ Wear time

This palette is great as it contains 4 colours including a cerise pink, a copper, a green and a violette colour!! They are all gorgeous and highly pigmented. I found that you can create areas of deeply pigmented colour or blend the colour out to create gorgeous washes! I put this make up on in the morning and it was still in place by evening and hadn't smudged or creased at all so I would say it is very long lasting indeed!

Pro's/ Con's

This product is so long lasting and the colours are highly pigmented and all compliment each other and blend so well together. Also the texture is amazing and although it takes a little while to get used to I definitely think the texture adds to making this an amazing product.

The only downside I could find is that due to the texture of this product it was quite difficult to cut a piece off and decant it on to a palette to work from, which I do for hygiene purposes. 

The paranormal Palette can be bought here

Here is my eyes with both products from todays review !!

The next product I want to review is the Precision Gel Liner

Price/ Quantity

The liner is £18 and contains 5g of product

Colour/ Wear time

This a jet black gel liner that is so strongly pigmented even when blended. This product is amazing as it is waterproof and so long lasting. I found that this product stayed in place once applied and didn't smudge all day!

Pro's/ Con's

 A product like this is essential for me as I wear black winged liner daily so the fact that it is waterproof and doesn't smudge just sells it even more for me!

I honestly cannot think of a down side to this eyeliner apart from if you are used to a pencil liner it may take a while to get used to using a brush and a gel liner.

Precision Gel Liner can be bought here

Here is a little picture of me in a full face of Illamasqua make-up including all of the new paranormal products I purchased :D

Stay tuned for a review on the rest of the products coming soon :D

What did you think of this review?

have you tried any of the new products yet? What did you think? If not do you think you might buy any?

Illamasqua Paranormal Collection Haul

It is no secret that Illamsqua is my favourite make-up brand, so when I found out they were launching their new collection I knew it was going to be amazing!!

As a professional account holder with Illamasqua I got the privilege to view the collection 2 days before it was launched publicly. 

On the website they claim:

"Illamasqua is opening a doorway to a new dimension. Do you dare to come in? Give in as beauty takes control. After all, why be normal, when you can be Paranormal?"

 As soon as I saw it and read about all of the new products I knew I was going to have to make a purchase!! I grabbed a few things from the new collection plus a few little bits and pieces I needed.

Here is what I got!!

The delivery was so speedy and I was even emailed an hour time slot so I knew exactly when it would arrive. The products are always packaged in such a personal way that I honestly feel like a lot of care has went in to me receiving my make up!!! 

New Hydra Veil

 New Paranormal Palette

 New Lipsticks in ESP (left) and Posture (right)

New Gel Liner in Infinity

I also just got a few other things for my kit!!

 Satin and Matt Primers

 Blending Brush 1

Illuminator in Fondle

Stay tuned for some product reviews coming up very soon!!!

What do you think of the new products? Have you or will you be ordering any? Are there any colours you are excited to try?

Jillian Elizabeth <3

Mac Haul

So on Saturday I went to Edinburgh to see Cats. Seeing as I was there I stopped in at the MAC counter to get some new eye shadows as my pallets were looking a little bare!!!

This is what I got

I needed some natural eye shadows to fill up a few spaces in my natural eye MAC pallet. This pallet is aimed at my brides as it has nice natural colours such as golds, bronzes, nice lights shimmers and browns. It also always contains a silver, grey and black to create a classic smokey eye, which I am finding more and more brides maids now want.  

Here is what I got from left to right:

All that glitters

Sable

Amber Lights

Electra

Black Tied

I LOVE MAC eye shadows as you can pop them all in a handy 15 space palette and then just change them when you are finished. As a make-up artist this is so much easier than carrying around 15 small eye shadows! I also love them as the colours are so strongly pigmented and very true to colour when you apply the. They are also very long lasting and stay on all day!!!

I also got strobe cream as I've got about a third of a bottle left and I know I will need one soon enough. I love this product so much as it just brightens up your skin and is a  must for any bride!!!

Well there you go, what do you think of these clolours? have you ever tried any MAC eye shadows yourself? If so what do you think? If not why don't you give them a try!!!

<3 Jillian 

Illamasqua Beauty School Drop In

So at the weekend I went along to the Glasgow Illamasqua Beauty School Drop In!!! It was AMAZING!!!

As a fully qualified make-up artist I was open to picking up a few new tips and tricks but I didn't expect to learn as much as I did, it was honestly sensational!!

Firstly the make-up artists covered how to get the perfect base, using primers, foundation, concealers, colour correcting and highlighting and shading.

Next they did either statement eyes or statement lips using fantastic colour!!!! Here are the two models with perfect base, then their statement eyes or lips, and what can I say, they both look gorgeous!!!

Did anyone else go along to a beauty school drop in? Or would you like to next time? What did you think?

Leave me a comment and let me know <3 Jillian Elizabeth

Dotty Cherry Nails

Nail art is bang on trend right now, so instead of a simple french or a bold colour why not try out this funky dotty cherry look? Its so easy to do!!

1. What You will need.
White nail polish

Red nail polish

Green nail polish

Base Coat
Top coat

Nail file

Double ended dotting tool

Thin brush

Small Diamantes

2. File nails and apply base coat.

3. Apply 2 coats of white nail polish, allowing to touch dry in between.

4. Dip the smaller end of the dotting tool into the red polish and dot all over your 4 finger nails, leaving the thumb out.

5. Dip the thing brush into the green nail polish and paint two joining cherry stems. 

6. Dip the bigger end of the dotting tool into the red nail polish and add two larger dots to the end of the stems.

7. add two diamantes to the cherries and add small dots around it.

8. Wait for the polish to dry then add a layer of top coat.

What do you think? Do you like nail art and would you give this a go?

Leave me a comment and let me know what you think!!!!

<3

Arkive Girls Dundee

On Thursday I went along to the Arkive End Of Season Sale Night to do some weekend lashes. It was such a fab night and they had so many reductions it was amazing. They also had the fantastic Lauren Cockburn on nails. Here we are in action!!

I got some AMAZING bargains!!! What do you think? The dresses and skirt were only £10 and the shoes were £20, bargain!!! They still have the sale on for the weekend so head on down and see what you can find :)

Boudoir, Beauty and Bouncy Hair

Here is a really easy step by step look for some fab volume and gorgeous bouncy curls.

What you will need:
-Heated rollers
-Curling tongs/wand
-Pin curl clips
-Kirby grips
-Back combing brush
-Volumising hair insert
-Hair spray

1. Firstly section and roll the top half of your hair into the largest heated rollers you have, lightly spraying with hair spray as you go.

2. Take sections of the lower half of your hair and curl it with your curling tong.

3. Remove the tong and recurl the hair using your fingers, then clip in place with a pin curl clip. do this for the whole bottom half of your hair then leave your hair to cool down for about 30 mins (longer if you like).

4. Remove all of the clips and heated rollers.  Back comb the top section of your hair and leave sitting forward.

5. Insert the volumising hair insert underneath the backcombed hair and secure according to instructions on the packet.

6. Brush the backcombed hair back over volumising insert and smooth over. Gather the brushed over hair, twist it slightly then secure with a few kirby grips.

7. Run your fingers through your curls to loosen and secure with hair spray.


I styled my gorgeous friend and model Nicole Abbots hair like this for a boudoir shot with Kirsty Brown at Memento studios. Kirsty also decided to film the session, so if you are considering a boudoir shoot and want to know what it entails then have a watch.

Have you ever considered a boudoir shoot? Did you like or try the hair tutorial?





Leave me a comment with your thoughts :)

Jillian Elizabeth