19/10/2014

Illamasqua Facets collection Aura palette review

Illamasqua’s latest collection is one that’s got me a bit hot under the collar. I’m not ashamed to say I’m a nude makeup lover – give me mushroom and taupe over hot pink and blue any day of the week. So when I saw the new palettes from the Facets collection I did a little squeal. Out loud. In public.

Facets is a celebration of nudes, and while it’s a world away from Illamasqua’s usual bold looks, I think it’s a collection that’s going to appeal to a massive market. The highlights of the collection are two new palettes – Aura and Semblance – which are pretty much the ultimate Illamasqua travel palettes.

Instead of just focusing on eye shadows, they’ve put together a selection of everything from brow powder to contour cream and made it into something that’s the perfect handbag companion.

Illamasqua Facets collection Aura palette

Illamasqua Facets collection Aura palette
Illamasqua Facets collection Aura palette swatches
Aurora highlighter, Tremble blusher, Hollow pigment, Thunder eyebrow cake

Illamasqua Facets collection Aura palette swatches
I’ve been testing out the Aura palette*, which is perfect for paler skin tones and I’ve been super impressed. Inside the palette you get: Gleam highlighter in Aurora, Cream Pigment in Hollow, Eyebrow Cake in Thunder, Powder blusher in Tremble and four powder shadows in Vision, Servant, Feint and Machine. While none of these are brand new shades, it’s basically a line-up of Illamasqua’s super star products – throw in a Glamore lipstick and you’re pretty much set up makeup-wise.

Hollow is a really great contouring product for lighter skin tones – it’s slightly ashy in colour, so won’t leave you with that tell-tale contour line running down your face, but instead gives you some seriously good cheekbones.

Thunder is a little on the dark side for my blonde brows, but is a great all round shade and is one that I’ll use instead as a darker shadow to complement the others in the palette.

All of the products in the palette are the same quality you’d expect from full-sized products. They’re long wearing, pigmented and easy to blend. You just get smaller sizes and more choice in the one case.

At £45, I think this is a great palette to have – it’s flexible enough to create multiple looks from, and is a great way of trying out lots of Illamasqua products in one go. If you’re darker toned, give Semblance a try. This contains Gleam highlighter in Mirage, Cream Pigment in Hollow, Eyebrow Cake in Thunder, Powder Blusher in Hussy and four slightly stronger eye shadows.

These are limited edition palettes so if you like what you see, I’d recommend picking one up sharpish. Or maybe pop one on your Christmas list and see if Santa delivers!

What do you think of the new palettes from Illamasqua?

*PR sample



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  1. Wow this is such a beautiful palette! I've never seen this before and it's definitely going on my Christmas list! Great post xx

    emily x ♥ | emily's beauty blog

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    1. It's definitely a great idea for an xmas pressie! x

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  2. I'm with you on the nude love Kat and this palette really appeals to me. I've only ever tried blushers by Illamasqua and this would definitely encourage me to dabble further!

    Nic x

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    1. I think this is the perfect introduction to them Nic - the products are perfect for paler skin tones too x

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  3. This bores me so much it looks like a bobbi brown palette not an illamasqua palette the fact they have gotten so bland and boring lately really disappoints me

    www.beautyandtheboy.com

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    1. I know a lot of people would prefer that they went back to their bolder looks. I think this opens Illamasqua up to a much wider audience, but I agree, I'd like to see something more edgy for their next release x

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