Sniježni pozdrav svima :D

Kako podnosite ove hladnoće? Meni je krasno što je snijeg, ali nadam se da neće potrajat :D
U ovom postu vam donosim swatcheve i look mog rođendanskog poklona od kolega s posla (što sam sama naručila :D )

A very snowy hello to everyone :D

How are you managing this cold weather? I love the snow, but I hope it won't last much longer:D
In this post you'll see swatches and look made with my birthday gift my work colleagues bought me (after I told them what I'd like to get :D )

Illamasqua nije samo šminka, Illamasqua je cijela filozofija, način života :)
Znam da zvučim potpuno indoktrinirano i pomalo kao air-head koji nasjeda na reklame, ali bi rado otišla živjeti u  Illamasqua svijet :)
Jako mi se sviđa poptuna posvećenost detaljima, profesionalnost, odnos prema kupcima i ogromna paleta jako kvalitetnih proizvoda.
Činjenica je da su malo skuplji i rijetko tko će si moći priuštiti hoardanje Illamasque, ali svojom kvalitetom opravdavaju svaku kunu. Mislim da su, barem po lakovima, cijenovno blizu Chanela. Ako uzmemo u obzir da su Chanel lakovi  tesko sporosušeće smeće (imam traume :D ), dati oko 120kn za Illamasqua lak i nije toliko puno :)
Ostale marke prodavaju osjećaj luksuza i više vrijednosti. Govore vam da ćete s baš tim ružem, maskarom i puderom biti boginje seksa koje će muškarci željeti, a ostale žene mrziti. Illamasqua ne igra na tu kartu, ne želi vas napraviti drukčijima, kako biste se svidjeli drugima. Illamasqua želi izvući iz vas vaš alter ego, dati vam materijal da  budete dovoljno hrabri tako da možete biti potpuno svoji :)

Illamasqua is not just a make-up brand, Illamasqua is an entire philosophy, a way of living :)
I know i must sound completely indoctrinated, a bit like an air-head who believes commercials, but I would gladly leave everyday life and go to Illamasqua world :)
I love the complete attention to details, professionalism, customer care and huge line of high-quality products.
The fact is they are a bit on the expensive side and not everyone can afford to hoard Illamasqua, but their quality justifies every penny spent. I think they are, as for Croatia (considering nail polish), in the Chanel price range. if we take into account that Chanel nail polishes are a huge slow-drying piece of crap (yes, I hold a grudge against Chanel nail polish :D ), paying around 120 hrk for an Illamasqua nail polish isn't that much :)
Other make-up brands are selling that feeling of luxury and higher value. They are telling you that if you buy that exact lipstick, mascara and foundation, you will become the goddesses of sex that men will want and other women will hate. Illamasqua doesn't take advantage of that, it's not trying to make you different so the other people would like you. Illamasqua wants to show off your own alter ego, to give you means to be brave enough to be completely yourself :)

Sad kad sam natrkeljala svega i svačega (što vjerovatno niste ni pročitali, ne krivim vas :D ) idemo na slikice :)

Now after this mish-mash of a text (which probably you didn't read, probably for the best :D ) let's see some pictures :)

Ovo je vrećica u kojoj sam dobila svoje prekrasnoće. Obična crna papirnata vrećica sa logo-om i adresom...dok je ne pogledate sa strane. Ova slikica mi je tako krasna da samu vrećicu smatram dijelom poklona :D

This is the bag I got my goodies in. a regular black paper bag containing logo and store details...until you see its side design. I love this pic so much that I consider this paper bag a part of my gift :D

Illamasqua Devour cream blusher; Heavy (L) and light (R) swatch

Illamasqua Box lipstick

Illamasqua ruž u nijansi Box je krasna crveno crvena boja, čini mi se da ide od neutralno prema hladnom podtonu jer ima mrvicu plavkasti odsjaj, ali se usuđujem reći da mi krasno stoji, iako sam topli podton :D
Mislim da bi ovaj ruž krasno stajao svakoj curi i ako morate imati nešto od Illamasque, onda apsolutno preporučujem Box :)
Osim što je jako lijep, Box je i užasno dugotrajan. Izdržao je cijelu večer bez popravljanja, a drugi dan sam ga nosila na posao i trebala sam ga samo jednom popraviti i to nakon što sam pojela ručak :D
Ja ga nanosim nakon labela i nimalo mi ne isuši usne :)

Illamasqua Box is a beautful really red color, I think it's neutral to cold because it has a bit of blue in it. But I think it suits me really great, even though I'm warm undertone :) I think this is the one lipstick every girl should own, it's so beautiful and flattering :)
Besides its beauty, box is really long-lasting. It lasted a whole evening without re-applying, and the next day I wore it at work and I hat to fix it just once, after lunch :D
Before Box, I apply thin layer of lip balm and the lipstick doesn't dry out my lips, at all :)




Na ovom svatchu možete vidjeti narančasti odsjaj u Devouru i kako lagani nanos rumenila izgleda apsolutno prirodno.

Here you can see that orange flush Devour has, and how light swatch looks absolutely natural.


Na slijedećim slikama možete vidjeti kako to sve izgleda na mom licu.
On these next photos you can see how this all looks on my face :D




Uz Devour i Box, koristila sam Bourjois Healthy mix puder (nijansa 52), Catrice set za obrve (svjetlije sjenilo), essence I love style tuš za oči i sjenila koja će bit u mojoj slijedećoj recenziji ;)

Besides Devour and Box, I used Bourjois Healthy mix foundation no. 52, Catrice eyebrow kit (lighter shade),  essence I love style eyeliner and eyeshadows you can see in my next post ;)

Toliko od mene za večeras, hvala vam puno na čitanji ili barem gledanju slika ;)
That's all from me for tonight, thank you so much for reading, or at least looking at photos ;)

Lots of love,
Nic