Illamasqua's Metamorph

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Illamasqua’s Metamorph collection is quite tame  by their standards. The brand say it is ‘celebrating the evolution of nature and it’s systematic, seasonal rejuvenation’.

It’s doing this by accentuating fresh skin and defined brows; embracing beauty in its most natural form. So, this collection IS quite tame. But it is also very, very wearable, and very, very pretty. And it’s tame for a reason.

Illamasqua Metamorph Collection

It consists of five products, all of which are about the finest textures and pigments – and obviously with brows once again being at the forefront of the beauty world, Illamasqua are not missing out.

“Growth and rebirth, evolution and expansions. This collection is all about regeneration and the new, it’s a capsule collection of progressive products that were born out of a desire to enhance your beauty incrementally over time, just like nature.”  – Alex Box, Make-Up Artist

So, let’s start with the lashes and brows. Brow Build (£18.50) boosts your brows and adds definition instantly. It has a long-lasting formula, and built-in fibres. So it enhances existing brows, and promotes healthy hair growth. It’s easy to use, you know the drill if you are a brow fan. It comes in Amplify, a deep slate grey, which is a little unusual, as well as standard shades of brown.

Illamasqua Metamorph Brows and lashes

Masquara Gain (£20) is interesting – this will volumise, define and lengthen the lashes – and DYE THEM! Yep, this mascara tints your lashes progressively to provide improved colour intensity after just two weeks. The dye is all natral, thanks to an active derived formWalnut. I haven’t tried this yet, but I am quite excited to see if it works.

Still with the eyes, the Vital Palette (£34) contains four highly pigmented matte powder eye shadowsd. I love the matteness of them. The combination of muted shades is perfect for creating a neutral eye shadow look. The shades go from warm peach, to mid, to deep, to dark browns. Names are Bubbles, Envision, Drop, and Trace.

The two Beyond Powders (£32) are lovely baked highlighting powders which will add a warm hue to your complexion. Lovely, lovely, lovely! Choose from OMG, a champagne shade, or Epic, a warm bronze. Use wet or dry, use on the face, on the body, use a lot, use a little!

Illamasqua Metamorph Beyond Powders

Finally, two lovely Nail Veils (£14.50) in Breathe, a pale pink, and Bamboo, a pale peach. Protect and strengthen your nails with this fast-drying, oxygen and water permeable translucent gloss finish varnish. Your nails remain strong, there’s no colour-staining, and this formula gives your nails anti-oxidant protection, and anti-ageing and conditioning benefits.

Illamasqua Metamorph Nail Veil

The Metamorph collection is on counter now, at Illamasqua locations, and at illamasqua.com