Monday, November 9, 2009

Stila Gift of Appreciation

I swear, this lil' set has been in my hands before it even came out on Sephora's website. I got this set when I was returning from my trip to Branson, Missouri on a whim @ Council Bluff's Sephora. In September, it wasn't even on Sephora's site yet.
It totally caught my eye due to the INCREDIBLE VALUE! For ONLY $38 (a $192 value) - you can't even purchase 2 of these items separately for the price of the set!
Just take a second to take it all in if you aren't familar with the set:
***ALL FULL SIZED PRODUCTS!!!
  • 0.17 oz Eye Shadow Trio in Gold Glow (gold/ bronze/ ivory)
  • 0.32 oz Illuminating Finishing Powder in Rose Gold (peachy pink sheen)
  • 0.31 oz Sheer Pressed Powder in Medium
  • 0.04 oz Lip Rouge Liquid Lip Satin in Pucker (bright pink red)
  • 0.04 oz Long Wear Lip Color in Flushed (deep rose sheen)
  • 0.28 oz Lash Visor in Black
  • 0.08 oz Plumping Lip Glaze in Minty Mint (soft gold)
  • 0.04 oz Kajal Eye Liner in Topaz (apricot nude)
  • Pencil Sharpener
Honestly, I don't believe I have EVER USED STILA BEFORE THIS SET - & now I'm a Stila Lover!

Eyeshadow Trio

  • Adds a shimmery "POP" to your basic neutrals
  • Very GENEROUS SIZE

Illuminating Powder

  • @ first I wasn't sold on it ... I don't think I really knew how to use it as a highlighter at first
  • It is very subtle but gives you a nice gleem (is that a word?)
  • HUGE, this will last a VERY, VERY, LONG TIME

Sheer Pressed Powder

  • My FAVORITE PART of the set
  • Put on AFTER PRIMER and BEFORE FOUNDATION and OIL-FREE ALL DAY (I have very oily skin but also dry in areas)
  • Only comes in MEDIUM in this set
  • ALREADY BOUGHT ANOTHER

Lash Visor Mascara
  • Can't give a reveiw because I haven't even opened it yet (have WAY TOO MANY mascaras waiting to be used)

Kajal Eye Liner

  • Undecided - It's FLESH TONE
  • "wide awake" look not quite achievable

Long Wear Lip Color

  • LOVE IT!
  • Powdery pink tint
  • NOT DRYING

Lip Rouge Liquid Lip Stain

  • Great for PIN-UP DOLL LOOK
  • FELT TIP like a sharpie
  • Major STAYING POWER
  • VERY RED, just sucked on a popcicle red

Lip Plumping Glaze

  • DIDN'T find it PLUMPING :(
  • MINTY SCENT
  • BEAUTIFUL when LAYERED ON TOP of LONG WEAR LIP COLOR
  • SHIMMERY NUDE

    *I didn't include the pencil sharpener in the pics ... just your basic metal sharpener, though I heard that it's especially meant to sharpen the Kajal Pencil


Swatches of the Eyeshadow Trio - VERY PIGMENTED!
PROS:
  • Definitely worth the price even if you only find 2 things you like
  • Lip Glaze is $22 & Sheer Pressed Powder is $28 if purchased separately

CONS:

  • With such an amazing price I can't think of any :)



2 comments:

  1. The eyeshadow trio looks soo pretty, I would get the set just because of the e/s. I love golds and browns on my eyes! I think I might have to pick this up!!

    ReplyDelete
  2. omg!! this is such an amazing deal like WOW!!!

    thanks for stopping by my blog.

    ReplyDelete

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.