Following the huge success of our London masterclasses, we thought it was only fair to give our fans up north a piece of the action! So on Saturday 3rd October, our long-awaited Manchester Masterclass took place. And it was well worth the wait!
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Alex Box flew in especially from Paris fashion week to lead the two classes – 'Night-time Divas' and 'Dare to be different'. While she created key looks, International Make-up Artist, Adam, talked through the products and techniques, much to the delight of the eager audience! The crowd was a real mix of professional make-up artists and beauty lovers, all looking for new ways to uncover their alter egos. Judging by the pictures, I’m pretty sure they all did!
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The counter was absolutely swamped after each session, as everyone rushed to get their hands on their favourite products from the class. This created a real buzz in store, and Illamasqua definitely became the centre of attention for the day – which we LOVED!! So much so that we actually ended up selling out of lots of our Dystopia products, foundations, primers and brushes.
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Hopefully everyone who attended had as good a time as we did, and of course, hats off to the wonderful Ms Box!