Illamasqua "Obey" Lipstick! Photos, Swatches & Comparisons.

 

Illamasqua Lipstick Product Description: "Let your lips speak volumes. Indulge in colour-intense lipstick with a highly pigmented formula, available in a choice of flawless finishes, from matt to glossy. Illamasqua Lipstick glides on smoothly, for the perfect all-night pout." - Illamasqua.com

Illamasqua has a wide variety of colors, but I chose the color "Obey" purely to satisfy my "pinky peach" lipstick cravings. Obey is described as a bright, coral pink with a matte finish.

Karla has ALL of the shades swatched! Click here to view them!!

Obey is definitely "bright". In fact, it reminds me a lot of OCC Cha Cha (click here for a reference) in color and brightness. This lipstick is very pigmented and can be very opaque with a few swipes. The more heavy I apply the lipstick, the more "neon" it looks. So I prefer to wear a light coat of this lipstick and apply a lip gloss on top because I'm not a huge fan of matte lips. This color can be duped with MAC Everhip and a coat of NYX Orange Soda. I like the formula of this lipstick and even though it's a matte, it hasn't seemed to dry out my lips more than the norm. Although I do love this color, I don't think it was necessary for me to purchase as I have so many other similar colors. I think my pinky peach obsession may come to a near closing. I do definitely recommend this lipstick though if you are hunting for a color similar to this. It is beautiful and because of the high pigmentation, it will last you forever!



(Swatched, Cha Cha may not look similar.. but once it is applied to the lips, it is much more pink toned.)



Here it is on my lips.

(My lips are lined with MAC "Spice" Lip Liner pencil and I used Alba coconut cream lip balm as a base.)

Do you own any Illamasqua lipsticks? Which are your favorites?

Sephora Haul! NARS and Illamasqua!

Hey Guys!

I purchased a few things online from Sephora a few days ago and received my package today! I'm so excited to try everything!

Onto what I purchased...

1) NARS Bronzing Powder in "Irresistiblement" - A terracotta toned bronzer.. rather than a brown toned bronzer. I've read this is somewhat similar to MAC Smooth Harmony Beauty Powder.. so I'm excited to see if they are anything alike.. since I love Smooth Harmony! (It was a limited edition item. I have it from the Heatherette Collection)

2) NARS Single Eyeshadow in "Bali" -  A pigmented neutral taupe.

3) NARS Single Eyeshadow in "Coconut Grove" - A very pigmented, deep brown.

4) Illamasqua Lipstick in "Obey" - I was stuck between Brink, Fable, Obey, Over and Test. In the end, I chose Obey. It's a matte, pink peach/coral.

5) Illamasqua Powder Blusher in "Lover" - I'm on the hunt for a peach blush.. It was described on the website as a "vibrant apricot". Looking at Lover, it doesn't look like what I had invisioned. I was looking for a peach blush with no pink tones.. because anything peach with pink all looks the same on my skintone. Like Nars Orgasm.. or MAC Springsheen. It's very aggrivating. I did own MAC Peaches, but ended up swapping it.. because it still wasn't what I was really looking for. It was too coral on my cheeks. I hope Lover looks better on my cheeks than it does in the pan.

I'll have swatches and photos of these products up for you soon!

Do you own any of these products??