Tuesday 29 January 2013

Project Swatch: Illamasqua Lipstick in Wanton

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Unfortunately, I've held onto the majority of these pictures for so long that the lipstick pictured doesn't appear to be available anymore. Illamasqua Wanton is a very old purchase (almost as old as this blog, I think) and is about as far from my usual lipstick choice as you can probably get. It's a medium lilac pink, the pigmentation is very good but as it is the old style Illamasqua formula, it has quite a dry feel. The stiff texture is what leads to the marks on the bullet, as I find the lipsticks shifts from side to side as you apply rather than simply gliding on.

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The pros of the lipstick texture are that it lasts well but I find I must apply over a lip balm or top with lipgloss, otherwise it feels uncomfortable. Today, I'm wearing it over Rose Lanolips. I decided to pull it out today after seeing Emily Jayne tweet about wearing a power lipstick. Wanton is probably more quirky than it is a power colour but I'm hoping it will still draw the focus away from the dark rings around my eyes!

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Are you chasing away the January blues with your lipstick today?

8 comments:

  1. Lovely colour - really suits you! x

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  2. I've got one Illamasqua lipstick and it's got the same marks. I feel they need to work on the packaging or the texture cause it actually put me off getting any more of their lipsticks.

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    1. Hi Ladymoonlight, I believe that the newer Illamasqua lipsticks are a different texture now. Certainly the newer releases that I've swatched have been much smoother but I'm not sure whether 'old' shades have this newer texture too.

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  3. Oh yes! I often try to chase away winter blues with makeup, and particularly with lipstick. Sometimes it even works. Wanton is certainly doing it for you--it looks really nice on.

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  4. I must admit, I haven't been keeping up with the Illamasqua formulas, so I had no idea that they'd changed their dry lipstick formulas into something more user-friendly.
    To be honest, I'm not sure if I detect a difference from Sonnet which I'd got ages ago to Drench, which I only have for a few weeks, but good to know anyways!
    Personally, I really like this shade on you, love non-traditional purple shades on the lips!

    xx

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  5. I really like that shade on you :) Like you say it seems the newer shades have a different formula from what I have read, I do wish they would have changed all the other shades as well as they are a few I really like but they are not that comfortable. Are you thinking about getting anything from their Spring collection? xx

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  6. Gorgeous colour, do you know a dupe for it? Why on earth did they discontinue it?!?

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