Wednesday, 20 March 2013

Ilia Beauty: beautiful reds


I have noticed that I am coming up with a bit of a collection of red/pink lip colours, mostly from RMS and Ilia beauty brands (RMS colours to follow soon). One of the difficult things about shopping for natural brands that are not so wide-spread is not quite being able to tell what colour it is exactly. The problem with taking photos and uploading them on the blog still remains: the flash and camera distortion still make it impossible to demonstrate the true colour of the lipsticks. Nevertheless, I wanted to do a post showing some of the lip colours that I own and perhaps through seeing them next to each other, some of you would find it useful. 
Ilia beauty colours are amazing. The lip tints are very moisturising and I love how they smell. The greatest thing about them is that you can really play with how much colour you want to get out of them, e.g. one layer gives a nice tint, while if you re-apply a few times you get a proper lipstick-rich colour. And, once you own a few of these pretty things, you can mix up the colours to get something new every time. Here are some of my favourites:
Ilia in Bang Bang

Ilia in Arabian Knights
Ilia in Shell Shock
Ilia Beauty L-to-R: Bang Bang, Arabian Knights, Shell Shock


    
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13 comments:

  1. Ana 20 March 2013 at 12:23

    These look so lovely, the swatches are helpful it is always a frustration for me not to be able to find reviews and swatches especially when it is a pricey product like these.

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  2. Eugenia20 March 2013 at 14:06

    I'm happy you found the swatches helpful! Yes, these lipsticks are truly lovely. Basically Bang Bang is just red, Arabian Knights is berry and Shell Shock is a nice bright coral (very summery!) Have you tried any other Ilia colours?

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  3. Tamara B.24 April 2013 at 03:12

    So uncanny, I was thinking about buying Arabian knights and already have the other two colours. They really are lovely. I think you would have liked the limited edition crimson and clover from last year.

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  4. Eugenia25 April 2013 at 06:49

    Hi Tammy, Arabian Knights must be one of my favourite shades ever, I would def give it a try if you like bright colours, it looks very unique. Yeh I don't know how I missed Crimson and Clover! Is it quite similar to Bang Bang? X

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    1. Tamara B.25 April 2013 at 14:57

      Hey, no not really. The best thing about it is that it goes on bright red (brighter than bang bang) but after a few hours ( or say after you ate) it turns to this raspberry like stain (exactly the colour of clover). Pretty sure you can still get it from ilia website, but p&p plus most likely the import tax.....

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  5. Anonymous29 April 2013 at 05:54

    Hello eugenia, loving your nails . Simple and chic :-)
    X

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  6. Asti.17 May 2013 at 06:42

    Oh, I love the Ilia lip conditioners! They are such a dream to apply. Conditioner + pigmentation all in one! I really want to grab Bang Bang after seeing your swatch.

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  7. Bow Tied Beauty17 May 2013 at 11:01

    Love the shades! :) x

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  8. Eugenia18 May 2013 at 13:18

    @Mademoiselle Nature: Thank you, that's so sweet!

    @Asti and Bow Tied Beaty: They are beautiful!! Bang Bang is just a perfect red colour, you can't go wrong, I think that shade of red would suit anyone!

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  9. Ila25 May 2013 at 16:32

    Hello Eugenia,

    thanks for this post and for the swatches..I found them so helpful when you need to choose a product.. I will definitely try this brand!

    Ila x

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  10. Eugenia29 May 2013 at 04:11

    Hey Ila, I'm really glad you found the swatches useful. This brand is fantastic, the lip colours feel lovely on the lips and the colours are beautiful. I think Arabian Knights is my favourite! Have you tried any yet?
    Thank you for reading! x

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  11. Pemberley Jones17 June 2013 at 07:32

    I am BANG BANG obsessed!!! Great post :)

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  12. Unknown6 April 2014 at 14:09

    These are such gorgeous colours, <3 Arabian Knights!! xxx

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