Thursday 31 January 2013

Illamasqua Radium Swatches

Hello, today's swatch is a colour that won't be to everyone's tastes but is totally mine and probably yours too Lizzy ;). Radium is a bright lime/electric green with darker green shimmer throughout, this doesn't make it shimmery but it adds dimension and shine to the colour. The shimmer is visible under artificial lighting though and it looks great!  

You are probably bored of hearing me rave about Illamasqua's quality so I'll skip it ;) but just so you know, this was a perfect two coater....
This colour is real bright but not neon bright which is a nice way to enter the neon trend I think, good for spring/summer but I loved wearing it now in winter, got a few dodgey looks from people thinking I had moldy nails but meh muggles will never understand a colour like this and that's why I love Illamasqua sooooo much :). 

                                       

I love their bottles, they feel so nice to hold and are easy on the eye ;). I've been eyeing up the new collection I'mperfection and am thiiiiis close to getting two of the speckled polishes, they're just so cute but I don't think I will as I can imagine only wearing them once (look at me being all mature and reasonable! What's happened??) but yeah, they look good on shorter nails, probably wouldn't look so good on mine ;). 

If you follow me on Instagram you'll have seen that I did do some nail art over this but I just couldn't decide and ended up disliking it and took it off within a couple of minutes of having it on :P so I didn't take a picture but you can see it in the instagram side box thing here if you wish. 

What do you think to Radium? Yay or nay? 

7 comments:

M. Fourey said...

Yay, of course! We're not muggles around here! (Loved that HP hint!), it looks damn good! I can totally see me wearing this in the summer :)

Kas said...

This looks fab! I need a green like this. My bright colours are lacking.

Editor said...

It's Gorgeous!!

Unknown said...

I love greens like this one.. so fab!
Xo,
http://missycosmeticos.blogspot.com.br

Lizzy said...

Oh my goodness! *LOVES* If I ever get an Illamasqua it's going to be Radium. Can never have too many of this kind of green. In fact, you just inspired me to swatch Def Defying on Sunday! :D Thank you so much for swatching Radium. Looks lovely on you.

The Sneakerette said...

omggg awesome color!!! this was my first illamasqua polish, the color is freaking amaaazing

Tamit24 said...

DEFINETLY Y-A-Y!
omg- this greeny is just perfect! I love this lime shade <3

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