IMATS Haul 2014 - Part 1

On Saturday I went to IMATS in London.
I last went about 4 years ago and this time (having a good few years more experience and knowledge) was a million times more fun!

I had the intention of treating myself and went with a few key products in mind but I could've spent my entire wage in one day on the awesome things I saw!

I've filmed a video showing all the things (and getting very excited) but my camera didn't do a great job of focusing on them (or, I'm just rubbish at showing them properly) so thought it was worth posting pictures of them here too.

So here is my IMATS 2014 haul - part one (I got so much stuff, I didn't want to overwhelm you in one post!) - Keep reading for goodies from OCC makeup and Sugarpill :)

Very excited, clearly...

The first (and then, last) stand I visited was the OCC stand - I've been lusting over their lip tars online for a while and since they aren't stocked in the UK it was a great chance to see them in person. The problem was, once I'd seen them in person, I wanted them ALL. I ended up taking 4 (and then coming back for one more) - but I am definitely going to be ordering more online as soon as I can! OCC products are 100% vegan and cruelty free and while I'm not vegan myself, I definitely support brands that are. Previously, some vegan cosmetics that I've used haven't been as vivid or highly pigmented as I'd like, but OCC ticks all the boxes.

The team were awesome, all really helpful and friendly and the guy who was serving me (I didn't catch his name, but he was wonderful) totally got me when I said I liked lipsticks that 'kinda make me look dead' - really glad he didn't run away... gotta appreciate a brand that welcomes the 'glamour corpse' vibe.

So, these were my purchases!

Lip Tars in:
1 - Black Metal Dahlia
2 - Pretty Boy
3 - RX
4 - Sebastian
5 - Lydia

Loose Colour in:

1 - Overlook

2 - Twirl

3 - Jubilee

and Cream Colour in Discipline (number 4)

Apologies for the quality of the swatch pictures - the light wasn't great - and the lip tars swatch picture will just not upload the right way round (technology dammit)  but I'll do a full post about these (with pictures of me wearing them) soon because I'm in love.

I also got the Lip Balm Duo from OCC - it comes with a sheer black ('Tarred') and sheer white ('Feathered') balm that can be used to darken or lighten the lip colour on top - this is really exciting for me because I love an ombre lip and am definitely going to be experimenting with using the duo and a singular lip colour for the ombre effect!

There's no point swatching these on their own (as I found out in my video) as they're sheer on the skin and you can't see anything... I'll use them with another product on top soon I promise!

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I visited the Sugarpill stand and got to meet and take a picture with Amy, the founder. She was really lovely (and tiny in comparison to me) - I won't post the picture here because I look repulsive, but if you follow me on instagram (@charlixo) it's on there!

I'm a huge fan of Sugarpill's packaging, it's totally adorable (much like their entire team) and have never owned any of their products before so got the Burning Heart palette (I called it the 'Flaming Heart' palette in my video, nice one Charli), a loose eyeshadow in Royal Sugar and went back later on for their eyeshadow in Kitten Parade. I actually didn't plan on getting more after my first visit but come on, it's called KITTEN PARADE for goodness sake, how could I not?

(Again, swatch apologies - I'm blaming bad lighting, not bad camera skills)

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Nearly impossible to photograph, but delicious

I really can't wait to play around with all of these. As I so eloquently put it in my video - 'I wish I had 5 faces' so I could wear it all at once.

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In the next update of my IMATS haul (well done if you've got this far!) I'll show you my new Limecrime Velvetine, Crown Brushes and some make-up storage that I got on the day too.

For the sake of showing off the products as much a possible/vanity - here is a selfie from before I filmed the video wearing OCC products on my eyes and lips (Discipline cream colour and Jubilee Loose Colour on the peepers and Lip Tar in Lydia on my lips)

As a sneak peek of more to come, here's a picture of all my purchases combined:

DELICIOUS.

Thanks for reading so far! I'll be back asap with another haul post and more pictures of all my treats.

Charli
xo