Earlier today I visited my local Illamasqua counter after spying Rebecca Romanin. Rebecca is one of Illamasqua's Melbourne-based makeup artists who also freelances when she's not painting pretty faces inside of Myer. To be honest I've been dying to have Rebecca do my makeup for ages since I started following her on Instagram -- all I had to do was quell my fangirl giddiness.

For the sake of recalibration, here's what I look like on any given day of the week.

The initial consultation was brief -- we discussed my skin type (combination), eye colour (hazel) and the sorts of things I typically wear (neutral). Eventually, we both settled on a daytime look heavily leaning into nighttime with a purple theme.

Here's a breakdown of what Rebecca used:

Eyes

Complement Palette
Pure Pigment in Incite; Rebecca also used this to highlight my cheekbones
Cream Pigment in Delerium (used at the inner corners of my eyes)
Precision Gel Liner
Eye Colouring Pencils in Elate (used on my lower waterline) and Seize (used along my lower lash line)
Masquara (mascara) in Raven
Eyebrow Cake in Motto

Face

Matte Primer
Skin Base Foundation in shade 8
Loose Powder in shade 10 to set
Cream Pigment in Hollow to contour
Concealer (sorry, didn't take note of the colour)
Velvet Blusher in Peaked

Lips

Lip Colouring Pencil in Woo
Lipstick in Magnetism

Rebecca was super sweet, talented, worked quickly and educated me while she moved along.

If you're ever in the market for new makeup, book in for a consultation to broaden your horizons. The makeup session was valued at $60.00 AUS (the minimum) which I was able to put toward my makeup purchase after we finished.