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REVIEWS: Illamasqua Precision Gel Eyeliner in Infinity
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
This eyeliner addict is back, back with a vengeance and back with another new eyeliner almost 6 months since my last liner post. This is a big deal for me, I find eyeliner to be quite personal. Once I've found one that I like, I remain fiercely loyal. My eyes don't go wandering or flirt with other liners. Last time I wrote on this subject I was in love with Clinique's Brush on Cream Liner.
But I've been cheating on her, with a newer, younger model... Illamasqua.
About two months ago, I really started taking my eyeliner skills to a whole new level. From the age of 14 all I've ever concentrated on has been top liner, but this year I asked myself: 'WHAT HAVE I BEEN DOING?!'
After experimenting with the Retro 60s eye make up looks, it hit me that my beloved Clinique Gel Liner was no longer cutting it. Don't get me wrong, it works beautifully as a top liner, but if you want to venture anywhere else around the eye it suddenly appears less opaque and fades much quicker - even when I used Urban Decay's Primer Potion beneath it.
So with two new-found revelations playing on my mind I paid a visit to Paddy at the Illamasqua counter in Manchester's Selfridges. He really is a very talented make up artist, his make up is always flawless like a mannequin. And the best thing? He's self-taught, which means there's hope for me yet!
So I told Paddy about my eyeliner woes, that I was bored of top liner only looks and that Clinique just wasn't satisfying me any longer, and he recommended Illamasqua's Precision Gel Eyeliner in Infinity. Looking at the tester in store it had been used to the max yet still managed to look super creamy, very similar to Clinique's but blacker. Black like the night!
Naturally I bought it straight away, raced home and applied.
It applied like a dream. Very smoothly without any tugging. It felt creamy, very creamy but not quite as creamy as my beloved Clinique. This wasn't an issue though, as it glided effortlessly on to the skin and allowed me to create beautifully crisp, solid lines around my lids, lash line and crease area.
What pleased me most about this, was the dark intensity. It is just ridiculously black. My first thought was: 'this is what Inglot's AMC Gel Liner should have been'. Inglot's Gel Liner is just about as black as Illamasqua's however the application and removal is a nightmare. There's less drag in a transvestite bar, and I actually needed to use soap to remove. Soap.
But with Illamasqua, this problem does not exist. It is the most perfect gel liner I have ever used. It's like Clinique and Inglot got together, had a wild night of loving and conceived an illicit love child that adopted the best qualities of both and dumped the worst.
The finish is matte, it doesn't budge, it doesn't flake off. And despite the ice-cold, tear-inducing, hurricane-like winds we've been experiencing lately in Manchester this beaut has managed to stay put. Illamasqua make the claim that it's water-resistant and nowhere will put that claim to the test more than Manchester, so far it's winning!
How intense is this, really? LOVE.
So now you know how easy it is to apply and how great it looks on, how does it come off? Well, there's no let-up there either. It comes off easily with my Super Facialist Vitamin C+ Renew Cleansing Oil. No soap required!
I have to say that with Illamasqua's Gel Liner in my armory, I feel much more confident in creating more adventurous looks. I have a liner that is sharp, precise, bold and black that applies like a dream and removes easily.
It will set you back £18 for a little 5 gram pot, but whilst the pot may be little it lasts a freaking long time. I've had mine for two months now, I'm nowhere near halfway through and it's still as creamy as ever. Would I repurchase? YES!!
15 comments
Gorgeous look, I love it!!!
ReplyDeletewhat brush do u use to apply...loved the clinique one..but gotta have this!
ReplyDeleteI love the look! I wish I can pull that off! I'm definitely going to check it out, what brush do you use to apply? :)
ReplyDeleteKaka x
This is actually amazing! It looks stunning!!
ReplyDelete£18 isn't too bad if it's fabulous and lasts ages!
Love this post!
Kammi
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http://beautybookblog.com
Fabulous! I love this eye look and the liner sounds amaaaaaazing! x
ReplyDeleteYou are so talented! I wish my eyeliner looked that good - please tell me your secret!
ReplyDeletekatespitz.blogspot.com
WOW! so worth it though! In love with how you do your eye make up lima! ^^ would you consider doing a tutorial on how to create this look? xx
ReplyDeleteYou know what, I might just do that once I've got my lighting situation sorted.
Deletexo
Wow. Looks intense! I wish I had the skill to go with the application though!
ReplyDeleteKatie <3
You have awesome liner skills, so jelly!
ReplyDeletexx
www.shogoxo.blogspot.com
Your look with it is amazing!
ReplyDeleteWow, such stunning eye makeup! :)
ReplyDeleteAway From The Blue
STUNNING eye makeup and shallup! You know your make-up always looks beat so ZIP IT! I love how it still looks creamy even on the eyes - wishlist! :) xo
ReplyDeleteThis is exactly what I've been looking for, I'm crazy for gel liners and has to be really black, love your eye makeup! Going to buy now! xx
ReplyDeleteGreat review Hun Off to press buy now
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