Autumnal Illamasqua Haul

Autumn is fast approaching, I believe September 22nd is the official seasonal change. I've decided to be proactive with my Autumnal makeup update. I went to my one stop makeup shop, aka the makeup heaven that is Tk Maxx, and they had just received a huge Illamasqua shipment. My reach into Illamsasqau has been quite limited, mainly their amazing nail varnishes, and I could not wait to get my hands on some new products.

The first and possibly most exciting was The Illamusthaves Set. It was released in three different variations, but I believe is the Charisma Collection. I'm not 100% sure but I believe this was a Christmas gift set from last Christmas, so 2015?

Just from the little bit I've researched. I thought that a pigment, a nail varnish and a highlighter it would be a nice broadening of my collection.

The pigment is in the colour Fervent, the nail varnish is in Charisma and the highlighter is in the shade Aurora.

The other little bit that I picked up was the Reflection palette. The palette has a very natural colour scheme which is one of the reasons that I picked it up.

It also just looks very Autumn focused, with the taupe, bronze and navy shades. Such a good choice! I figured that it would be a very good introduction to Illamasqua eyeshadows, and to find out whether I would enjoy their formula and pigmentation. The eye shadows all look like they would be perfect for all over washes of colour and shimmer.

I am looking forward to testing all these great new purchases throughly and hopefully, if they work out well, you may just see them appearing in their own little post.

Out of curiosity, what is the one makeup brand that you have been wanting to try more products from?

Louise x x

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