October 8, 2013

Illamasqua- Facet [Swatch]


Illamasqua- Facet was released as part of The Sacred Hour Fall 2013 collection. The other polish in the collection is Hemlock, which is actually a re-promotion.



Facet is right up my alley! It's a smokey purple-taupe base packed with bronzey-gold flakie shimmer. 

Artificial light, two coats:




Window-filtered daylight:



Outside, shade:




Partial sun:


Up close!


If you noticed any apparent duochromey shift in the the flakies, it's because there are a couple different shades of them, as you can see above!  There's gold as well as a deeper sort of orangey umber.

Formula:  Excellent.  It's slightly thinner than many Illamasquas, but still a relatively thick formula which goes on smoothly.  Two easy coats for opacity- practically applies itself, as they say!

13 comments:

  1. October 8, 2013 at 9:33 AM

    Oh goodness!!! LOVE this. So unique :)

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  2. thebubblybrunetteOctober 8, 2013 at 10:23 AM

    This is gorgeous!! For some reason, it reminds me of sunlight filtering through a forest in autumn!

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  3. October 8, 2013 at 10:37 AM

    Love it!!

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  4. October 8, 2013 at 11:49 AM

    What a gorgeous polish!

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  5. October 8, 2013 at 12:35 PM

    Sophisticated and lovely! Wonder what it looks like matte!

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  6. October 8, 2013 at 12:58 PM

    I just fell in love!

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  7. October 8, 2013 at 1:08 PM

    This is super gorgeous!! I need to try this brand...

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  8. October 8, 2013 at 1:58 PM

    Beautiful effect, love these golden specks!

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  9. October 8, 2013 at 3:38 PM

    That.Is.Absolutely.Stunning.

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  10. October 8, 2013 at 7:06 PM

    My jaw dropped when I saw your swatches. Anything with orange or bronze or copper shimmer just steals my heart!

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  11. October 9, 2013 at 6:27 AM

    Wow that's stunning!

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  12. October 10, 2013 at 3:28 AM

    ooh, this is a lovely colour! ive never seen anything like it!

    x

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  13. October 11, 2013 at 8:44 AM

    Oh wow. This just hit my lemming list. Which is going to be really long before I get a job again! ARG! My mantra: "Get license, get discounts!" LOL I wasn't sure about this one from the website, but you've made a believer out of me, this is a great color!

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