Stila Kitten All Over Shimmer Duo

Introducing a gorgeous all over shimmer powder with Kitten and a pale iridescent pink. This multi-purpose powder instantly enhances the complexion with a fresh, radiant glow. Inspired by light, Stila Kitten All Over Shimmer Duo creates a luminous, youthful glow. Packaged in a convenient compact with mirror, this powder can be used as an eye shadow, highlighter, cheek colour and décolleté. 

Features include:
- Enhances the complexion with natural, illuminating glow
- Micro-fine pearl adheres to the skin, lasting all day
- All-over-glow powder can be used on the eyes, cheeks, face and décolleté
- Packaged in an easy-to-carry compact with mirror.

I absolutely love the Kitten eyeshadow and have been eyeing this up for over 12 months, but always talked myself out of it, but last week when Feel unique did an offer of spend £30 and get £10 off.. So in my mind it only cost me £5 :) I have not been disappointed with it, I've used it as an eyeshadow and a highlighter and it looks so pretty as both. It provides just enough shimmer without glitter so can be used day or night.

Available for £15.00 at all good beauty outlets.

Have you tried Stila Kitten?

Stila Double-Ended Blending Sponge

Apply makeup like the pros with this soft touch, dual-ended sponge applicator which applies makeup immaculately for a smooth, streak-free finish. What sets this ingenious sponge apart is that it’s double-ended, with a rounded tip on one end to apply makeup all over the face and neck. Flip the sponge over for a pointed tip to access hard to reach areas and for precision blending.

Features & Benefits

• Soft, dual-ended blending sponge for a professional smooth, streak-free finish
• Pointed end for hard-to-reach areas and a rounded end for all-over blending

I love my Beauty Blender, but this comes a very close second, it gives me a flawless finish and only Costs £10.50 making it half the price, The pointed side is prefect for getting into awkward places like sides of your nose or the eye area. In my opinion everyone should have one of these in their collection!

How do you like to apply your foundation? 

Stila - Seeing Stars smudge stick set.

Stila put this limited edition eyeliner set together offering these best-selling waterproof eyeliners that come in vibrant shades that won’t smear, fade, or leave unsightly dark rings under your eyes. You’ll love experimenting with all five fun shades.

These eye liners glide on smoothly and deliver saturated colour that lasts. The set includes Stargazer, a black liner with pearly silver and glimmery gold flecks; Moray, a gleaming golden olive; Tetra, a deep purple; Oscar Fish, a warm brown with bronze highlights; and Angelfish, a metallic pewter.

I managed to pick these up for an amazing £6.25 in the Christmas sales saving me a lovely £19! I love these liners, they glide on beautifully and stay put, I use them as an eye liner in my waterline, above my lashes and also as an all over lid shade either on it's own or as a primer, the colours are very pretty adding an extra bit of colour to your look. Did you manage to bag yourself a bargain? 

What's your favourite eye liner brand?

Stila 'Colour Outside the Lines' smudge stick waterproof eyeliner set

The Stila Colour Outside the Lines Smudge Stick Eyeliner Set is a new five piece collection of Stila Smudge Stick Waterproof Eyeliners in a collectible tin that will be available for a limited time with the Stila Christmas collection 2013. 

Stila presents five full size Smudge Stick Eyeliners with the Colour Outside the Lines Set* in a reusable collectible tin, Perfect for travelling and keeping safe.

These are retractable eyeliners so no sharpener is needed. Bonus! Each twists up and down easily for application. The set has essential shades like brown and black and also a few seasonal brights like Emerald and Aubergine.

You get the following shades: Stingray (black), Lionfish (brown), Aubergine (burgundy), Emerald (green), Navy (blue).

Smudge Sticks last a good few hours on my eyelid without smudging or flaking, but they don't seem to last as long on my waterline, usually around three hours before fading. I like these liners because they have such an easy application and a smudge formula that sets quickly. This gorgeous little set is £36.00, giving you a massive saving and can be picked up from most beauty stores and online.

What's your favourite eyeliner?

Stila Blush - Positively Pink

Add a pinch of pretty, pink colour to your face with Stila Cosmetics Positively Pink Cheek Palette. The pressed powder blush features a carnation-pink base with shimmering, pale, pink ribbons in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It glides on with ease for an effortless application. A portion of proceeds will be donated to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. I have family members who have been affected by Breast Cancer, so think anything that supports it is great.

This is a multicolored pressed powder blush with a pink ribbon design. The blush shade is a dominate rosy pink shade with soft pale pink accents added in from the pressed ribbons design. you’ll find that the lovely rosy pink gives cheeks a lovely pop of pink. However, that frosty, lighter shade of pink give a little shimmer to the cheeks.  after a few more uses the frost shimmer will wear away leaving the lovely matte (ish) rosy pink shade.

The blush has a nice smooth, silky texture, pigment is a little light but I used my RT Blush Brush as this allowed me to swirl deeper which resulted in the brush picking up more colour. 

If you like the look of this blush & would also like to support The Breast Cancer Foundation, you can pick it up for £10 from Stila.co.uk.

What's your favourite Stila products?

Wedding Make up...... Eyeshadows

I personally think the 'no make up' natural make up looks gorgeous on a bride, using neutral shades that complement the skin tone as the only thing that should get the guests talking is your DRESS! Not your blue kohl eye & neon pink lip.... Here are a Few of my  favourite Neutral palettes.

Stila In the Light Eye Shadow Palette is a beautiful collection of Stila's award-winning eye shadows in wearable, neutral shades for every skintone that can be worn wet or dry.The palette also includes an exclusive Smudge Stick Waterproof Eye Liner in Damsel, a matte chocolate brown. £25.00

Clarins quartet in Rosewood, A collection of wet and dry formula eye shadow quartets, each containing four toning shades of satin and iridescent long lasting, super silky and blendable eye colour. Presented in Clarins' signature pale gold compact with mirror and two quality foam tipped applicators; one for defining the eye and one for shading and blending. £31.00

Urban Decay Naked Palettes, You can look great NAKED! These long, lean, seductive case is packed with TWELVE gorgeous neutrals. Shades range from delicate champagnes to dark, gritty gunmetal, with names like Darkhorse, Virgin and Buck. They also included a range of textures: everything from glitter to shimmer to matte. £36.00 each

Wet n Wild in Comfort Zone, a stunning collection of 8 silky, ultra-pigmented day-to-night colors. Mix-and-match for a variety of looks from sweet to wild! Lot's of different shades to choose from. $4.99 or eBay around £5.00

MUA Heaven & Earth is a palette of 12 beautiful earth tone shades that blend effortlessly to give a soft shimmery finish. Create a natural effect using the individual shades, or mix colours together to intensify your look. But this brand has several great palettes on offer. £4.00

Sleek Mke up, The most feminine palette around creates super-sultry looks with shades from every day beiges and peachy hues, to matte browns and shimmering greys.A palette of 12 pressed, mineral-based eyeshadows, Oh So Special contains five shimmers and seven mattes. Each super- blendable eyeshadow is ideal for creating multi-dimensional looks. £7.99

There are lots of palettes & shadows from different brands that can suit your bugdet, you need a base or the lid, a mixer & crease colour, the other shades just add that something extra to make it suitable for you.

Wht's your favourite shadow or palette?

Stila Custom Blush - Self Adjusting Coral.

The first-ever pH-based powder that takes the guesswork out of picking the perfect shade. The weightless powder can be layered to achieve just the right amount of colour and coverage.

This perceptive, one-shade-fits-all powder blush* reacts to skintone and individual pH to create a perfect, personalized shade. Ultra-blendable, with a velvety-soft finish, this clever powder smoothes the appearance of fine lines, leaving the skin with a natural glow and a luminous, flawless flush.

The Coral is super bright and very pigmented. I do like it, but you need to be careful not to use too much. I just lightly tap my brush in the pan once or twice and that is enough product, Otherwise you'll look like Coco the Clown, It gives a great long lasting colour perfect for a day in the office or a night out.

The colour feels very unique and a quick look through my stash showed that I didn’t really own anything like it even though I imagine you’ll be wondering if it compares to popular shades like Coralista, Orgasm, etc…I can safely say none of these colours are a match and the colour proves a 

difficult one to dupe as it adjusts to your face so looks different on everyone.

It does have a shimmer through it similar to Orgasm, but the colour once on the skin is different & the similarity ends. I will definatley be looking at the other colours in this rang as I was really impressed with the pigment this one gives.

You can pick this up for £13.00 from Stila.co.uk

Have you tried any self adjusting products?

Stila - In the Light Palette

The In The Light Palette is a beautiful collection of Stila's award-winning Eye Shadows in wearable, neutral shades for every skintone that can be worn wet or dry. The palette also includes an exclusive Smudge Stick Waterproof Eye Liner in Damsel, a matte chocolate brown, and an eight-page lookbook with detailed how-to tips. 



I would say this is a fantastic palette for those of you who still do own the Naked Palette, as it seems much warmer to me in tone than the cool frostier taupes in the UD palette.

If you don't own the UD palette and have been lusting after it, this one is brilliant because it comes in at a cool £10 cheaper. The eyeshadow pans are also bigger, which I prefer

The shimmer shades are so creamy and easy to blend and the matte colours are velvety and soft. Both are also extremely highly pigmented. The other thing which swayed me to purchase, was the fact that it came with a Stila Smudgestick. These liners are absolutely amazing. They apply so easily, have super pigmentation, and within seconds of you smudging it out or leaving it how you'd like it, it stays puts until you wash it off. 

                                                                                

                                                                                                                                  

 Bare (matte ivory)
Kitten (shimmering nude pink) 

Bliss (matte nude)

Sunset (copper shimmer) 

Sandstone (matte neutral brown

Bubbly (pale gold shimmer)

Gilded Gold (bronze with gold shimmer)

Luster  (deep gray with gold shimmer)

Night Sky (slate blue with silver shimmer)

Ebony (matte black)
Smudge Stick Liner in Damsel (matte chocolate brown)        

I picked mine up online for £25. Have you tried it or have it on your wishlist?

Much Love 

Jane

xx