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Illamasqua Cream Pigment
What it is: A color-rich, water-resistant cream pigment for the lips, cheeks, and eyes that lasts as long as you do. What it does: This versatile cream pigment creates the ultimate in textures on the face, eyes, lips, and anywhere else on the body you fancy. Apply with an Illamasqua brush or simply use your fingers for a buildable and highly pigmented finish that is water-resistant and long-wearing. What it is formulated WITHOUT:- Sulfates - Phthalates
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Review 1 for Cream Pigment
Allergic:(
-05.14.13
I am so sad to have to return this. I was so excited to try "Hollow"- I even waited until it was back in stock. I thought it would be the perfect contour shade for my fair skin. But unfortunately, I broke out really badly right where I used this pigment. I loved it otherwise- maybe not super blendable since it's so creamy and thick. I have very sensitive and reactive skin, so maybe it will work on others. Just a head's up for sensitive people!
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Review 2 for Cream Pigment
Close, but not quite
-05.11.13
Quick Take: blends easily
So I have only had a chance to used this once, and I liked it well enough. Based on the images and swatches I saw online I thought it would be a touch darker, though. It works as a primer for a shadow, and the color works well on eyes for an edgy 'tired' look (not for everyone) paired with a dark oxblood lip! I am not crazy about it, but I will not be returing it.
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Review 3 for Cream Pigment
Hollow & Delirium
-05.04.13
I LOVE Illamasqua but this is the first time I haven't loved one of their products. I find the colors to be beautiful and pleasantly sheer but I cannot get them to last through a full day on my semi-oily eyelids. I will keep at least Hollow however for contouring (though it slips a bit on my face too).
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Review 4 for Cream Pigment
Very surprised that I didn't like this
-04.29.13
Quick Take: highly pigmented
I bought one of these and I was really disappointed on how it worked. I have very oily eyelids, and I'm always looking for a good cream eyeshadow cause they just seem to work better for me, but I was surprised to find that when I applied this on, it never really dries. It just kinda stayed creamy on my eyelid and ended up just mixing with any other eyeshadow I had on and was pretty much gone, plus it also obviously creased. And yes I did use a primer!! So needless to say I ended up returning this one.
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Review 5 for Cream Pigment
Great on cheeks, terrible on eyes
-04.10.13
Quick Take: blends easily, highly pigmented
I was really looking forward to these. I bought hollow, dab, and bedaub. The colors are all very pigmented and beautiful. Hollow works amazing as a contour on my fair skin, however all three of them creased horribly throughout the day when I wore them as eyeshadows. Even when I would blend them back in they would crease again. Tried with and without a primer, I just can't use these things on my eyelids. I'm very disappointed.
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Review 6 for Cream Pigment
Love it
-03.25.13
Love love love this eyeshadow. Goes on smoothly and looks amazing on. I wear it with dar lipstick. Doesnt look too goth as its not black. Does wear off by end of night a bit. Would like to try their other colors.
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Review 7 for Cream Pigment
hollow
-12.14.12
Quick Take: blends easily, highly pigmented
hollow makes a fantastic contour...it's just a few shades darker than my skin tone so it's working wonderfully. It stays on pretty much until you take it off. It lasted thru a haircut and a sprinkle! I'd say this is the perfect contour shade on the market...even though it's just sold as a "cream pigment".
It might be sold out online, but my Sephora had it! :)
It might be sold out online, but my Sephora had it! :)
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Review 8 for Cream Pigment
Ohmyveronica
Dab is a perfect color for brown eyes
-11.23.12
I love the texture and the way this product applies, highly pigmented and looks wonderful on brown eyes! I will definitely be ordering more colors from this line :)
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Review 9 for Cream Pigment
Like glue...
-11.21.12
Quick Take: gluey and greasy
Meh...i bought this in hollow and really like the matte color…but i've used it twice and both times it bled into my eyelashes and glued my eyes together every time i blinked…i use the givenchy mascara and not sure if it has an adverse reaction with that, but i will give it one more attempt using another mascara…pricey too...we'll see...
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Review 10 for Cream Pigment
Conflicted - maybe worth $60...
-11.14.12
Unfortunately, I was hoping to see what some of the luckier purchasers have received, the boring more wearable colors (Ex. Bright coral, shimmery emerald shadow, berry red lipstick, burgundy shadow, etc). I ended up with some colors that I was hoping not to be stuck with
Cream Blusher – Betray (deep plum rose)
Liquid Metal – Solstice (metallic gold)
Cream Eye Shadow – Engulf (Matte Sheer Gray)
Lipstick – Pristine (Black)
Lipstick – Fable (Rose pink matte, in every pack)
Intense Lipgloss – Fume (Burgundy, Red)
Sheer Lipgloss – Soul (Shimmery Peachy Pink Gold Beige)
Medium Pencil – Exert (Light gray)
Medium Pencil – Severe (Deep red)
Nail Varnish – Jo’mina (Electric Lilac, in every pack)
Cream Blusher – Betray (deep plum rose)
Liquid Metal – Solstice (metallic gold)
Cream Eye Shadow – Engulf (Matte Sheer Gray)
Lipstick – Pristine (Black)
Lipstick – Fable (Rose pink matte, in every pack)
Intense Lipgloss – Fume (Burgundy, Red)
Sheer Lipgloss – Soul (Shimmery Peachy Pink Gold Beige)
Medium Pencil – Exert (Light gray)
Medium Pencil – Severe (Deep red)
Nail Varnish – Jo’mina (Electric Lilac, in every pack)
Color pay off is alright - the cream shadow is super sheer, and the pencils are rather brittle and also rub off easily. The glosses are emolient, and the lipstick is very creamy - I like the consistency. The black, swiped on, tissued off, and puckered up, leaves an interesting dark tinge. This coupled with the red gloss makes a super vampire-y look. Pretty funny.
See if you get lucky. Just remember, the cream products are on the sheer side. Intense gloss, and the liquid metal are the only two products that I would say have great color payoff.
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Review 11 for Cream Pigment
Eh.... Problem could be user error I guess....
-11.10.12
I got this to use for contouring. The color is great, it swatches identically to the contour powder in the smashbox contour/highlight trio, but its a VERY dry formula. I have not yet figured out how to use it well, I feel like it doesn't even pick up on a brush but if I use my finger to swipe it on and try to blend it with a brush that's not working either....
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Review 12 for Cream Pigment
Perftect for a fair skin contour
-10.25.12
Quick Take: blends easily, highly pigmented
Ordered it in Hollow - Though it's not great on the eyelids - tends to crease easily - it is a perfect contour for someone with fair skin, when other products tend to be too orange, or just off.
It can be be applied to be subtle (keep buffing it in), or dramatic. I use it everyday to give my self a bit more definition for my cheek bones. It is highly pigmented so a little goes a long way - when you first use it, check it out in a few different lights to make sure you didn't over do it, but once you get the feel for it, it couldn't be easier. Some people have mentioned the top layer is a different color from what is underneath, and though it appears this way, there doesn't seem to be any difference when applied to the skin.
It can be be applied to be subtle (keep buffing it in), or dramatic. I use it everyday to give my self a bit more definition for my cheek bones. It is highly pigmented so a little goes a long way - when you first use it, check it out in a few different lights to make sure you didn't over do it, but once you get the feel for it, it couldn't be easier. Some people have mentioned the top layer is a different color from what is underneath, and though it appears this way, there doesn't seem to be any difference when applied to the skin.
So happy I found this to give that naturally contour-ed look that seemed so impossible for anyone with pink undertones, or fair/light skin tones.
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Review 13 for Cream Pigment
Review 14 for Cream Pigment
Hallow is Hundred - proof
-08.25.12
Quick Take: blends easily, highly pigmented, crease resistant, multi-use, versatile
I own this product in Hallow, and this cream pigment is truly a multi-use product!
The pigment is highly pigmentet - and really can be used all over - as en eyeshadow, on the lips, and even as a contour.
When I use this product i just use my fingers and it's super easy to blend. I use it as an eyeshadow base - or simply as an eyeshadow, a nude-ish lipstick, and a contour.
The pigment is highly pigmentet - and really can be used all over - as en eyeshadow, on the lips, and even as a contour.
When I use this product i just use my fingers and it's super easy to blend. I use it as an eyeshadow base - or simply as an eyeshadow, a nude-ish lipstick, and a contour.
This product is really worth the money, you get a lot of product for and I highly recommend it.
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Review 15 for Cream Pigment
CrzCrnty
Great product..stays on no creases
-07.02.12
This product was a little pricey for me but I love the results. It is easy to apply and stays on all day. Buildable color from light to dramatic
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Review 16 for Cream Pigment
Hollow is a great contour for pale skins
-06.04.12
I bought the cream pigment in the shade Hollow to use as a face contour. I love it! On my pale skin, it looks a natural shadow which is exactly what I want from a contour. If typical bronzers are too dark or orange-y for you, then I would definitely recommend this.
The cream pigments are multi-purpose, but they seem to be used mainly for the eyes. I have used Hollow as a shadow base for medium to dark shadows and it has worked nicely, though this is not what I bought it for.
I intent to repurchase this when I run out.
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Review 17 for Cream Pigment
Lasting
-05.12.12
Quick Take: blends easily, highly pigmented, crease resistant
Beautiful, highly pigmented colors that blend easily and last all day and night. I've been using Mould, Dab, and Bedaub on my eyes together or on their own and the effect is always perfect. I know it's something you shouldn't do, but I do sometimes sleep with it and the next day it's still intact, and that's without a primer. Great stuff.
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Review 19 for Cream Pigment
difficult to apply
-03.16.12
Quick Take: highly pigmented
I tried the Bedaub shade as eye shadow. It didn't apply smoothly. It was way too greasy and smeared all over the place. Don't even try applying liner with this one. The color was very rich, but the texture was too difficult to work with.
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Review 20 for Cream Pigment
Cream Shade Depravity
-01.31.12
Quick Take: blends easily, highly pigmented
I did a review already in Hollow but wanted to show the cream in color Depravity which is only available at Illamsquas site. Depravity is more pigmented than the one shown here but that color is also nice.
I hope Sephora sells more of the shades from the line because the foreign ship fee is too much.
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