Yesterday Illamasqua showed us their Valentine’s collection on their blog which will be available soon but you can already join the waiting list on the website.

The collection is called Throb and it has a stunning promo image (as usual I’d say) and some gorgeous reds! Mmmm… reds!

I also like how the collection is described:

“Feel your pulse quicken, your heart throbbing in your chest. The Throb Collection is Illamasqua’s latest offering at the altar of beauty, guaranteed to make you gasp with pleasure.”

And here is the list of products that were used on the model:

• Cream Foundation 100
• Rich Liquid Foundation 115
• Powder Foundation 105
• Powder Blusher in ‘Disobey’
• Powder Blusher in ‘Intrigue’
• Pure Pigment in ‘Furore’
• Powder Eye Shadow in ‘Heroine’ on cheeks and eyes
• Powder Eye Shadow in ‘Sex’
• Cream Pigment in ‘Emerge’ ** NEW for SS11 collection! ** (Can’t wait to see it!)
• Eye Liner Cake in ‘Mislead’
• Sealing Gel for eyebrows
• PI in ‘Abyss’
• False Eye Lashes ’021′

The products are:

Lipstick £15.50

Enjoy the power of being an unashamedly brazen femme fatale with blood red Sangers Lipstick.

• Sangers,

I have to confess that my love for nail polishes in 2010 got so much stronger! I can’t say that I was a fan of nail polishes in the past.  This is probably the only thing that changed since I’ve started my blog almost 2 years ago.

I’ve actually bought more nail polishes in the last year than in all the years before 2010. I am obviously not as obsessed as the nail polish bloggers who are also responsible for my new love, but for my standards I’ve got quite a lot of nail polishes and I plan to get even more in 2011.

I can’t say that I’ve tried all the brands on the market ( mostly because some are hard to get for me) but from what I’ve tried – the winners are…

Illamasqua Nail Varnish

These are (£13) amazing nail varnishes: they are opaque with only one coat and  stay on for a long time. Plus the colours are so, so beautiful.

By the way, I am wearing the Alarm Nail Varnish as I am typing this.

Read me reviews here and

You already read the post about my favourite face products of 2010 and now it’s time for eye products! And, yes, stay tuned for the lip products part!

So let’s start!

Mascara

Lancome Hypnose

My favourite mascara is Lancome Hypnose. I’ve tried so many mascaras (and have so many brand new waiting for me to try them) and although there are so many amazing products for me nothing beats up the Lancome Hypnose so far! Read review here.

Eye Shadows

Ellis Faas Lights

Not only they look absolutely gorgeous , but they also stay on for hours without creasing, fading or smudging. I am really impressed. Read review here.

Benefit Creaseless Cream Eye Shadows

I just love these eye shadows and I’ve already written about them twice, they are just so good. Brilliant cream eye shadows. I know that several people bought them after reading my post (which makes me happy that people trust my reviews) and loved them, too. Read review here and here.

Yves Saint Laurent Ombres 5 Lumieres

These have been my favourite high-end eye shadows this year, the best quality ever: silky texture, nice pigmentation, beautiful shades. Read review here.

Eye Liner

Illamasqua Precision Ink

Every time I’ve wanted an eye liner – I’ve reached for the Illamasqua’s. They are just great:

It’s almost the end of the year so I just want to share my favourite makeup products for face  of 2010! I am not going to name a favourite product in each category but will just name the products that I really loved this year. This is obviously my personal opinion and  I would really love to hear about your favourite products!

Drumroll please…

Primer

Illamasqua Satin Primer

This works amazing if you have dry skin. I just mix a tiny bit of this primer with foundation and it gives a beautiful dewy finish. It doesn’t look greasy but I would use it only on the dry skin. Read review here.

Powder

Make Up For Ever HD Powder

It works like a “real life” Photoshop, it blurs all the imperfections. Now don’t get me wrong it won’t make your skin look perfect if you have a lot of problems but it does change the way your makeup looks a lot. It is also an amazing products for taking photos. Read review here.

Bronzers

Too Faced Bronzers

These are great for brightening up the face, I use them to give the face the warm glow. Too Faced brozners are shimmery but not over the top, they give just a perfect shade. My favourite are Pink Leopard and Sun Bunny. Read review here.

Hoola by Benefit

This was my favourite bronzer for contouring this year, I’ve used it a lot on myself and on others. It has a matte finish which looks nice on a lot of skin tones. Read review here.

Blushes

This was the most difficult task to choose my favourite blushes because there are

Some of  you asked to share my makeup work with you, so here is one of the looks that I really like! It was supposed to be  cat eyes and red lips but I have no idea what happened with me. I just started packing the black eye shadows on. I guess I was thinking about this look by Rouge Bunny Rouge.

But obviously it’s not so dramatic and more wearable, although I know that most of you probably won’t wear anything like this out so it is still a more editorial/fun look.

My friend is super gorgeous so it was fun making her up.

So here are the products that I’ve used on her:

Face:

• Make Up For Ever  HD Primer
• Max Factor Foundation in Creamy Ivory, read my review here.
• Revlon ColorStay Concealer in Light, great affordable concealer, will write a review about it soon.
• BECCA Shimmering Skin Perfector in Pearl, this is my #1 highlighter, I’ve been promising you a review for ages now, I am sorry, will change it!
• Benefit Hoola Bronzer, for very light contouring, read my review here.
• Make Up For Ever HD Powder, read my review here.

Eyes:

• Urban