Illamasqua Intense Lipgloss in "Succubus"

Today I have some "Succubus" swatches. This gloss is from Illamasqua's Throb collection. I love Illamasqua Intense Glosses so much because they have such great pigmentation. This beautiful red is no different...

Illamasqua Art of Darkness

With my recent Illamasqua purchase they threw in this booklet with some gorgeous makeup inside. I scanned the images to show you guys (if you didn't get a look at these already).

Illamasqua "Chasm" Pure Pigment Swatch

This was my first experience with an Illamasqua pigment. 

Illamasqua "Phalic" Nail Lacquer

Today's nails are painted with Illamasqua's "Phallic." I'm not sure why but I'm not a huge fan of dark blue polishes and yet this one was just so luscious and pretty that I couldn't pass it up. I only used one coat. It's a gorgeous dark blue with a lighter blue shimmer. Some nails may have benefitted from two coats but that all relies on how thick of a coat you apply.

Illamasqua "Hectic" with CoverGirl "Pink Twinkle" Topcoat

This is two coats of Illamsqua's "Hectic" nail lacquer. I love Illamasqua polishes, which I might have mentioned. This could have taken a third coat but by the time I was done with the second, I had already made two mistakes and so I skipped the last coat which could have gotten rid of those little see-through areas.

Illamasqua "Viridian"

I finally picked up some batteries for my one camera so I can take better close ups of my manicures but then last night I was trying out Illamasquas "Viridian" and for one I rushed through it (so, sorry about the messiness) and for another, this one wasn't as awesome going on as one of the cremes I've tried from Illamasqua. I tried out "Hectic" (which I wll get around to swatching eventually) and then was so bold as to say that Illamasqua polish formula was my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE. Then last night, I had a hard time with this dark color and keeping it from looking messy. I'm not going to give up on you, though, Illamasqua. It may have been all my fault with the haste.

I also broke my left ring finger nail last night... It tore and then I had to take it off. Very upsetting!

This is such a pretty color and looks gorgeous (if you don't make a mess!)