Illamasqua is known for its fabulously over-the-top cosmetics, and its latest foray into fake nails is even more extravagant. The duo-toned nail quills ($55), designed by nail artist Mike Pocock, are exclusive to the brand's website, its flagship store in London, and at Asos.com (and only then in limited quantities). With the talon nails Lady Gaga popularized last year still influencing high Read more

If you dread the idea of going into the afterlife without perfect eyeliner, makeup brand Illamasqua will now let you plan out the makeup you want to wear at your own funeral. "To wear the most fabulous makeup applied by a professionally trained makeup artist for your final journey is the ultimate statement of celebration," according to the company's blog, and they're billing the service as "the Read more

Spring, for me, has always meant hunting up a new orange nail polish. There's no color that conveys the renewed promise of the season quite like a bright tangerine or a creamy orange sherbet. So this year, imagine my surprise when the perfect color came across my desk early. Illamasqua, the British brand known for its highly pigmented makeup, has come out with some equally colorful nail polishes Read more

How does Patricia Field celebrate Valentine's Day? By hosting a Disco Valentine's Ball, naturally. At Friday's costume party, 14 dancers wore a version of the traditional harlequin mask, designed by makeup artist Kim Anderson for Illamasqua. Now, unless you're hot and heavy with Bozo the Clown, the full face might be a bit much for date night. But the lips alone are foxy no matter what. Anderson Read more

It seems like every beauty brand has to have a prestige short film lately, whether it's Lancôme Creative Director Aaron de Mey's sparkling short, or Chanel's impressively atmospheric film from Martin Scorsese. Now, UK cult brand Illamasqua is throwing its hat into the ring with a work of its own, "Poem." The short features actress Vicky McClure applying some serious makeup, and it's interesting Read more

We Bellas love a good whacked-out nail polish name. They're funny, creative, and one of the last refuges for shameless punning outside the New York Post's front page. But sometimes, the quirk and whimsy go too far, leaving us with polish names so bad we refuse to tell our friends what color we're wearing. So to see our picks for the most (hilariously) wrong shade names, just keep reading. Read more

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