It Claims: Let your lips speak volumes. Indulge in colour-intense lipstick with a highly pigmented formula, available in a choice of flawless finishes, from creamy matt to iridescent finishes. Illamasqua Lipstick glides on smoothly and doesn’t give up without a fight for the perfect all-night pout. A must have for professional make-up artists, and those who want to make a statement.
The colour: Apocalips is a blue based teal. Yes TEAL. Now don’t OMG me! I know this isn’t your everyday pink or brown and you can’t wear this everyday. It’s more of a fun color. I’m wearing this everyday in my house doing crazy looks and photo sessions, in the privacy of my home ofcourse! I dream of wearing this on Halloween. I dream of a bold fuchsia eye makeup to color-block it. I dream of pink hair extensions to go with it. Oh I dream a lot about this colour…that’s it..I just dream. But practically yes I cannot wear this out. See a lot of girls can’t carry red lips in public and there are some who live in their red lipsticks. The same way a lot of us can’t think of wearing this out in public but to the daring girls its another shade in their vanity which they totally love to rock. It’s all about confidence and taking makeup as an art and not just a ritual.
The finish is matte and it is richly pigmented. The lipstick is stiff and dry so expect some pulling, you have to apply a little pressure to get an even colour on your lips. And you NEED to exfoliate and moisturize your lips before wearing it since it goes dry on application. But once on lips it doesn’t feel drying any more and lasts for about 5-6 hours and leaves behind a rich stain…ofcourse! And since its totally matte, its transfer and kiss proof (though I’m not sure if a guy would like to kiss you with “blue” lips).
Also I’ve found a great way of incorporating it into my daily life. I use this for layering purposes. You remember OCC lip tars and Sleek Pout Paints where you mix and match different colours to get your own unique colour? I layer different glosses and lipsticks over it to get new shades. That said, I still don’t see myself wearing this out on the streets.
Price: £15.50 (Rs.1300)
So is it for you? A difficult one to answer! Well…yes if you are makeup artist or are into Gothic and punk fashion. Or in general if you love making a statement with bold and unconventional colours out there then this is a must have for you. Its a pretty teal – not green not blue – just teal. The finish is totally matte and you need well primed lips to wear it, it wears on for hours and hours without smudging or transferring. You can try layering it with other colours to get different hues.
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I cant help but say OMG !!
I can never ever dare to wear something this unconventional and profound .. But kudos to you , that you swatched it for us ! Takes a lot of guts :)
I love the color! I know what you mean lol. I am wearing my ‘mint to be’ lipstick by lime crime in my house for now. But yes, I can’t wear it in public at the moment.. some how its not for the indian crowd. Thank you for the review. ^_^
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I loooove it! So Goth! ♥ I LOLed when I read “not your everyday pink and brown.. I was like, “You don’t say?” LOL!
I can understand when you say for layering purposes. recently I have started applying lipsticks and layering hels and make them wearable…
Daring :)
It might sound weird but I am liking it a lot in ur pics..(must have hit my head badly …but still!)
Great review! Maybe we would be able to wear this after 2050 when teal lips and neon pink hair would be the trends of the season (remembering Priyanka Chopra in Love Story 2050);)
I quite like it! it would be perfect for halloween looks and some Goth / alternate looks. Kudos for swatching this!
very unique shade!!! :D
Thank you for sharing; looks unique! You have an amazing blog; following you now.
XOXO
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The color is zara hathke and strangely I am liking it, but yes, we won;t be able to wear it outside. Ansh, you actually made this one look beautiful!
@Palak you know you are always my first com-mentor! i too cant wear this out…lets just wait for 2050 or so when we can wear such colors!
@bharti totally not for the indian crowd..they just stare and stare. i saw ur pic…crazy stuff but loved it!
@nisha thanks for the “goth” compliment..i always wanted to be one! yayy!
@jiya lipsticks? oh you have started? kudos!!
@BB totally!
@poojaG its just not you..everyone seems to like it..may be its our love for such daring n unique colors. oh yes 2050..i cant wait for it!
@raksha yes it is..obviously :P
@MBWIMC thanks and welcome to VNA :)
@nivedita aww..thanks a lot! hatke..but still beautiful :)
OMG LOVE IT!