Illamasqua - Noble

 

This is easy to use, easy to apply and good drying (4-5 minutes a coat). The brush is thin but easy to use and the formula is very good and goes on nicely. It is a gorgeous sky blue. I liked this and it lasted well.

Rating

Easy to use = 8/10

Application = 8/10

Drying time = 8/10

Lasted well = 8/10

Coats = 2

Finish = creamy

Removal = n/a put glitter on

Overall = 8/10

My Personal Rating = 7/10

Illamasqua - Scarce

 

This is easy to use, easy to apply and okay drying (6 minutes a coat). Make sure to make the coats thinner and it will dry well but thicker coats take ages! The brush is medium sized and good and the formula goes on nicely. This is a pink speckled polish, they were very popular at one point! It is nice and lasted really well.

Rating

Easy to use = 8/10

Application = 8/10

Drying time = 6/10

Lasted well = 8/10

Coats = 2

Finish = speckled

Removal = easy with foil method, let soak for 2 minutes

Overall = 8/10

My Personal Rating = 7/10

Illamasqua - Nurture

 

This is easy to use, easy to apply and good drying (2-3 minutes a coat). It is a lovely bold and bright green with a rubbery matte finish. The brush is really good and makes painting easy. It looks amazing I think and lasted well. 

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = rubbery matte
Removal = easy
Overall = 9/10
Purchased from = Illamasqua

My Personal Rating = 8.5/10

Illamasqua Harem

This is easy to use, easy to apply and okay drying (3-4 minutes a coat). It's a nice lilac colour. Very pretty. Lasted well.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 7/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = creamy
Removal = easy
Overall = 8/10
Purchased from = TK Maxx, I think!

My Personal Rating = 8.5/10 :-)

Illamasqua Radium

And with flash to show off shimmer!

This is easy to use, easy to apply and okay drying (4-5 minutes a coat). It is a nice greeny colour with a pretty little shimmer. I really like this colour! Lasted well.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 7/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = shimmery
Removal = easy
Overall = 8/10
Purchased from = I can't remember! Maybe TK Maxx or Illamasqua!

My Personal Rating = 8/10 :-)

Illamasqua Jo'mina

This is easy to use, easy to apply and quick drying (3 minutes a coat). The formula is really good and this went on like a dream! It's a really gorgeous purple and I think it looks better on the nails than in the bottle! Lasted well.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 9/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = creamy and glossy
Removal = n/a as put glitter on top - would guess easy is it's creamy!
Overall = 8/10
Purchased from = either illamasqua.com or Debenhams instore

My Personal Rating = 8.5/10 :-)

Illamasqua Omen

And under the UV light:

 

This is easy to use, easy to apply and quick drying (2 minutes a coat). It's a nice green with a semi-matte satin type finish and it does have a silver shimmer too! It also comes alive under the UV light! It looked pretty funky I'd have to say. Lasted well.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = UV and semi-matte
Removal = easy
Overall = 8/10
Purchased from = TK Maxx

My Personal Rating = 7.5/10 :-)

Illamasqua Baptiste

This is okay to use, okay to apply and okay drying (3-4 minutes a coat). The brush is good and small making painting fairly easy. The lid, however, is tricky to hold with long nails! I had not noticed this being an issue when I had shorter nails! I think it is a gorgeous purple and it lasted well.

Rating
Easy to use = 7/10
Application = 7/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = glossy with a very subtle shimmer
Removal = okay
Overall = 7/10
Purchased from = either Illamasqua's online site or Illamasqua counter in Debenhams - can't recall!

My Personal Rating = 8/10 :-)

Illamasqua Throb

This is easy to use, easy to apply and quick drying (1-2 minutes a coat). It is a pretty red creamy polish. It does only require one coat and the formula is thick but easy to manage. Sadly didn't last well, I noticed after 12 hours it had scuffs and a few chips. These chips only got worse with time. So wear a top coat with this. I wonder if having the two coats would have made a big difference? This is the first polish I've had on in a long time that has chipped :-| And I wasn't doing anything crazy - just out to dinner with friends having a good time!!! I also noticed slight staining upon removal - nothing major though.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 4/10
Coats = 1
Finish = glossy and creamy
Removal = easy
Overall = 6/10
Purchased from = either the Illamasqua counter or their site - cannot remember!

My Personal Rating = 6.5/10 :-) Lovely colour shame about the quality :-|

Illamasqua Vice

This is okay to use and okay to apply. Don't have a lot of polish on the brush or application is tricky. Drying time is okay (about 2 minutes for a coat). This is one of the rubber finish polishes that Illamasqua released a few years back. It's a pretty colour with a pretty finish! Lasted well.

Rating
Easy to use = 7/10
Application = 7/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = rubber
Removal = N/A put glitter on top, I'd guess okay
Overall = 7/10
Purchased from = either the Illamasqua counter or their official site

My Personal Rating = 7.5/10 :-)

Illamasqua Bacterium

This is easy to use, easy to apply and quick drying (about 2 minutes for each coat). I know, I know it's a brown and I'm not really a big fan of browns! But I do like this one - I blame the slight blue-like shimmer on that! Lasted well. It kinda reminds me of a chocolate glaze lol!

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = glossy with subtle shimmer
Removal = easy
Overall  =8/10
Purchased from = either Illamasqua's website or Debenhams can't remember!

My Personal Rating = 7/10 :-)

Illamasqua Creator

This is easy to use, easy to apply and okay drying. I used 1 thick coat. I think it's pretty cool and it lasted really well.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 7/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 1 thick
Finish = glossy and glittery
Removal = okay
Overall = 7/10
Purchased from = Illamasqua's official site

My Personal Rating = 8/10 gorgeous

Illamasqua Serenity

This is one of the 'rubber finish' polishes.

This is easy to use, easy to apply and fairly quick drying. It's a lovely light blue colour. I can see what they mean by 'rubber finish'! Lasted well and really liked this.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 7/10
Coats = 2
Finish = rubber
Removal = easy
Overall 8/10

My Personal Rating = 8/10

Illamasqua Mottle

Happy days!

This is easy to use, easy to apply and fairly quick drying. The 1st coat is a wee bit streaky but the 2nd is fine. It reminds me of mint choc chip ice cream and being lactose intolerant I can't have such a thing :-( I so wanted to lick my nails! My husband thought I was a bit odd because of that! It lasted well. But was a pain to remove.

Rating
Easy to use = 7/10
Application = 7/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = shiny mint choc chip!
Removal = 4/10 used the tin foil and let it soak of a few mints, still difficult
Overall = 7/10

My Personal Rating = 7/10 nice

Illamasqua Muse

Finally got around to wearing this after some dilemma concerning another polish!

All artificial light.

This is easy to use, easy to apply and okay drying. The 1st coat dried quickly but the 2nd was quite slow. It's a nice dark deep teal colour. It did scuff quite easily but didn't chip!

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 6/10
Lasted well = 7/10 other than scuffing it did okay
Coats = 2
Finish = shiny/creme
Removal = easy but messy on the fingers so be careful!
Overall = 7/10

My Personal Rating = 7/10 it's okay