New Nails: Bad Fairy & Illamasqua Purchases

So as everyone knows, the Mac Venomous Villains collection came out this week. On Monday I was tempted to order some things from the website but figured I could wait until Thursday to pop into Harvey Nicks. I'm very glad I did because I saved myself quite a bit of money. I originally wanted to order the De-Vil eyeshadow, Melon pigment, Oh So Fair beauty powder and Bad Fairy nail polish. However when I went to Mac I tried on De-Vil and Oh So Fair which made up my mind that these weren't for me. De-Vil was far too orangey and really didn't suit my colouring (as you can see on the picture below). Oh So Fair was gorgeous, but what made it any different to the many other pink blushers I already own? So I left these behind and picked up Melon and Bad Fairy as well as a foundation pump for my Estee Lauder Doublewear and some Duo eyelash glue. Bad Fairy is such a gorgeous shade! I had previously shunned all glittery colours as I thought they looked quite childish and tended to stick to flat colours but this is a real treat. I love the gold flecks that show up in the light. I can't stop looking at them, they are just that pretty. I used 3 coats of Bad Fairy and Seche Vite on top.


I also made an order from Illamasqua. I already have a few of their lipsticks and blushers which I adore. Tramp is my HG red lipstick! So I decided to try the new Precision Liner in Abyss and the Intense Lipgloss in Petulant. I've been using Lancome Art Liner since I was about 16 as I have never found anything better. But I think the Precision Liner is a great alternative. Art Liner is slightly easier to apply but my one gripe with it was that it would rub off a little in the day (especially as I have a weird problem where I like to pick off my mascara - not good!) but the Illamasqua one just does not budge. Plus it has this wonderful gloss to it. I know a lot of people say to use olive oil to take it off, but I find that my Lancome Bi-Facil eye make up remover gets rid of every last trace of it. The Petulant lipgloss is also really nice. Not too sticky but really bright and long lasting for a gloss. As the gloss wears off you're left with a pretty pink stain on your lips so there will still be a bit of colour there even after eating and drinking.