Hello lovelies,

Hope you all enjoyed the weekend! I've been swatching the pile of new polishes like mad but I'm nowhere near finished :) Meanwhile I'll show you a simple manicure using two new Illamasqua polishes Charisma and Creator. You can see the review and full swatches of these two polishes here.

Firstly, I painted my nails with Charisma (which is stunning by the way) and then I applied two pieces of tape leaving a gap. Then I painted over the gap creating the diagonal stripe. I haven't used a topcoat just to keep the plastic look Creator did.

I really like the clash of finishes here - perfectly shiny and smooth Charisma versus gritty and glittery Creator.

Hello lovelies,

A lovely package from Illamasqua was waiting for me when I came back home from holiday. This month is all about the new Generation Q collection available now!

"Generation Q is a clear message to everybody, everywhere that beauty is not young, old, black, white, male or female, but anything, everything and everyone."(Illamasqua)

Charisma - deep raspberry pink with subtle shimmer. This shade is really strange - kinda dusty yet so interesting! It applied really easily and the pigmentation was great too. I'm wearing two coats which were enough for a perfect coverage. Polish dries fast and levelled itself out nicely. I've finished off with a coat of topcoat.

Creator - black creme with rectangular and square silver glitter. This shade has also great pigmentation, it's almost one-coater. I've still applied two coats and topcoat because this polish dries a bit gritty. I did not have any problems with application but the removing is difficult because of the glitter.

Precision Ink in Wisdom - antiqued gold. Illamasqua says: "Precision Ink's fine tip allows for defined application. Long-lasting and waterproof it's perfect for use anywhere on the face and body to bring out your bold side. You can even use it as an nail art pen" - I'll be sure to try the nail art with it! Otherwise it applied really easily and stayed in place for hours. It's a really nice eyeliner :)

And here are some promo pics from the collection:

Visit Illamasqua for more information and product purchase.Generation Q also sold at ASOS!

*Products were sent to me for a review