Inglot Face

I became familiar with Polish high end cosmetics brand Inglot when they opened a store in Westfield London.  I was amazed by the quality of their powder products - eyeshadows and blushes especially and went for their version of a duo fibre brush over the much more expensive MAC one.  They've recently hiked up their prices on their freedom system eyeshadow palettes which is a shame, but the prices are now on a par with their main competitors.

The layout of the store is very uncluttered and straightforward and the lighting is very good.  I was looking for a good cream to powder compact and had picked up one from Sleek for about £8 when I came across this Inglot one for only £12 - a high end product for Max Factor prices? Yes please!

The sales assistant spent time with me choosing a shade.  Inglot are another company that are missing a gap in the market by not offering light enough foundation shades.  In the end I went for Shade 88 which in-store and next to the other shades was the best match for me, but once I got it home and put it on in my normal environment I see it's slightly yellower than I'd like.

The texture is cream to powder and it is just a little dry but if you take a bit of time over the application you can get a good result.  In the photo above I started to apply it with my GOSH foundation brush but it wasn't working so I resorted to fingers as I was in a rush.  However I think a sponge would be best, or a foundation brush spritzed with a bit of MAC Fix+.  The staying power isn't great and the oils in my skin started to eat through it by lunchtime, so I will carry it with me to reapply in future.  This also means it will run out sooner than if I just had to apply it once.

I'm on such a cream product kick at the moment I had to try their cream blush in 88 it's a powdery rose pink and like 'my cheeks but better'.  I'd initially picked up a bright dolly pink shade but 88 definitely suits me better and I've used it every day since I picked these up, which was about two weeks ago.  The texture is perfect - not too sloppy and not too dry.  Just before I wandered into Inglot I'd checked out the famed MAC's Ladyblush and while the colour is pretty, the texture is horridly sticky and difficult to blend.  

This Inglot blush is £9 for 5.5g and I've hardly made a dent in it yet as a little goes along way. Best way to apply is with a small duo fibre brush (like the Crown C404 one I picked up at Pro Beauty) but fingers work great too.

All in all I really like Inglot.  You get great quality products for mid range high street prices and an astonishing range of colours and textures, plus the buying experience is so much nicer than in Boots or Superdrug.  The only drawbacks are the products have numbers rather than fun names which can create more of a cult following around products and of course the recent price hikes affecting the eyeshadow palettes.  But this definitely won't be my last haul from them...next I want to try out the powder blushes and lipsticks.

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