My reviews seem to be hiding in the bushes but at least they arent holding my picture ransom anymore
My reviews seem to be hiding in the bushes but at least they arent holding my picture ransom anymore
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Its no secret that I am a make-up fiend,An example of this was when I went on holiday with the mothership (my mum) to Barcelona and found the beauty mecca that is Sephora and spent ahem say it very quickly £200 on make-up anyway I digress it was at Sephora that I found the Stila make-up range, the range cannot be found anywhere near me so its a little tricky to buy when its not available in boots or Superdrug, I have since found it5 hiding in my local Debenhams though
So first a little back ground Stila is a wide make-up range that has celebrity status not just for the quality of products but the packaging that comes with it too Stila's signature look is fresh, polished, and feminine. The line is comprised of a lot of soft, pearly colours with shimmer, although the line does also have matte shades
It was the Stila eye-shadow that I bought in the most gorgeous shade of lavender although the colour is actually called poppy What first attracted me was the packaging of the tin, the eye-shadow comes in a round pan of polished silver (although its not silver but its soooo shiny) Unlike other products from the Stila range the eye-shadow pans do not feature the Stila girl drawings although this is part of what I like about the brand they don't use celebrity picture to endorse the products its an artistic female caricature and that makes the range unique
The eye-shadow is set into the small round aluminium pan, when you lift off the lid which is embossed with a design, the underneath of the lid has a little mini quite in it which was very sweet I think its a common factor in the eye-shadow range
When I got the eye-shadow home I wanted to test it out straight away, I never have been the most patient girl in the world, the eye-shadow is powder compacted to a solid form, its very easy to apply you just sweep your brush across the product and apply direct to the eyes,Unlike other brands it doesn't have the wow factor straight away and the pigment for the eye-shadow wasn't very strong so to get a more dramatic look you would need to apply more, although this would be perfect if you wanted just a simple wash of colour, the powder didn't crease during the day and didn't crumple in the pan either At the end of the day it came straight off with the rest of my make-up when I used make-up remover and wasn't stubbornly left behind which is also good
If you wanted something simple, clean,easy to use with great packaging that you can just pop in your bag then the stile eye-shadow range would be perfect for you, especially when there is such a wide range of colours to choose from
The only sticking point I had that made me reticent about buying the product again is the quite heft price tag of £14.00 for the pan, now I know your investing in the brand itself and the product and followers of Stila would want to keep investing but for me its not the kind of money I would have to spend normally and I was wondering whether perhaps my money would be better spent on cheaper brands where I would get more for my money
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I don't think I'd pay that price, but it sounds like something I'd try if I could get it for less.
I also have to say Sephora is just about heaven on earth! I spend so long in there when I'm on holiday that everyone else abandons me to go and get coffee!
Advantages: Cute packaging, practical, easy to apply on the go Disadvantages: No staying power
bubblegum_princess 10.11.2008 (10.11.2008)
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