I never really understood the phenomena known as Dim Sum. We had some for brunch today and it was more hassle than I think it was worth. Brunches on the weekend usually involve some sort of wait for seating, which I don't mind, but more than 30 minutes for what is essentially Americanized Chinese food makes me want to go elsewhere. Parking was a nightmare too, and all for some food that's been sitting in a cart for who knows how long and being breathed on by too many people. Meh. I just don't get it. Someone explain what I'm missing, please?
Sephora recently had a slew of markdowns at the beginning of the year so I jumped on the Illamasqua Duo Set of Vridian and Glitterati during the sale. I'd been eyeing this set for a while so I was stoked to see that it was marked down, plus an additional 20% off making it less than $8 a bottle.
Firstly I have Vridian to show you, it's a metallic forest green shade that was well pigmented. I used two coats in these pics with no topcoat. It was a little thinner than I would have liked but I love that there was very minimal visible brush strokes once it dried.
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Illamasqua Vridian |
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Illamasqua Vridian |
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Illamasqua Vridian |
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Illamasqua Vridian |
The second polish in this set is Glitterati, a beautiful dark berry shade with gold microflakes and silver hex gitter. It was well pigmented and I used two layers for opacity. My only complaint is that I wish there was a touch more glitter in the formula because it seemed sparse after the two coats. It dried a little bumpy but I only needed a layer of Poshe to add shine and to even it out.
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Illamasqua Glitterati |
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Illamasqua Glitterati |
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Illamasqua Glitterati |
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Illamasqua Glitterati |
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Illamasqua Glitterati |
Overall I'm really happy with this set, with Glitterati being my favorite of the two. If you like it, you can still nab a set on Sephora or on the Illamasqua website.
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