Thursday, January 23, 2014

Stila in the know palette REVIEW:

STILA in the know palette: $39 US/ $51 CAN

My first post! I really wanted to start my blog with a review of one of my newest purchased palettes! The Stila in the know palette is one of Stila's four palettes. They all contain ten shadows of different shades and finishes.

I have always been a shimmer eyeshadow kind of girl, but I was in the market for super basic matte colors. This palette was EXACTLY what I was looking for!





As you can see this palette consists of ALL MATTE shades. It also comes with a Stila smudge stick waterproof eyeliner. Personally I love the color selection of this palette. It has every color I would need for neutral looks.

I had not tried any Stila eyeshadows previously, so I was completely unaware of the quality, although I have heard great things about them! I am so glad I picked this up. It has become one of my staple everyday palettes.

                                Top Row: Air, Wind, Desert, Clay, Earth. Bottom Row: Driftwood, Fire, rain, Smoke, Ebony.
                                                                                           Eyeliner in Half-moon

I love the names of this palette! Very earthy... which describes the shades and overall feel of the palette perfectly!

Now onto the shadows themselves. I was not expecting the quality to be so GREAT! I had always stereotyped matte colors as super dry, chalky and non-pigmented. These have switched that stereotype completely around for me! They are very buttery, creamy and pigmented! I barely need to tap my brush into the product to get enough pigmentation. And on top of that, every single shade is the EXACT same texture.

No Inconsistency here! :)  


Here are the swatches of all of the colors:
                                 From L to R: Air, Wind, Desert, Clay, Earth, Driftwood, Fire, Rain, Smoke, Ebony.

The selection of shades is really amazing!

Air, wind, desert, and clay are all great all over lid colors.
Earth, driftwood, fire, and rain are great defining/ crease colors.
I am SO happy Stila threw in a matte grey and black. These work great for smoking out any look!


Smudge Stick Liner "Ebony"





 This a great quality retractable liner. Its very creamy and glides on effortlessly. To be honest, I have not used this much because I love my black liners! But its definitely not a bad addition that is thrown in with the palette and adds a lot of value to this palette! It is full size.

OVERALL:

I am extremely happy that I found this palette! I definitely recommend this to anyone who is in the market for a wide range of neutral matte shadows! At $39.00 for 10 shadows and a liner, you really cant go wrong. The quality is great and worth the money. I believe the shadows are suitable for all skin tones...

So if you have been searching for matte shadow basics the Stila in the know palette is the right way to go!

You can purchase this palette at Sephora.com or Stilacosmetics.com

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