An early 21st birthday present I received was the beautiful "in the light eye shadow palette" by STILA - which is a compilation of ten matte and shimmer eyeshadows and a waterproof "smudge stick" eyeliner.
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The pigmentation of stila eyeshadows have always been a great quality and this palette doe not disappoint. Although I find the colour 'gilded gold' (a rich goldy brown) can create some fall down, it is such a lovely colour that I do not mind - I just ensure to not powder (i.e. set my foundation so I can brush any fall down away) and to use a primer before doing my eye make-up using this palette (this can be a bit of concealer dusted with loose powder, a designated primer like urban decay primer potion or a paint point).
The colour names shown above are really sweet and represent the palette for what it is: a mix of natural, wearable tones incorporating the theme of light. The matte colours are: bare, bliss (practically invisible on my skin tone so a great base) and sandstone. Some have more shimmer than the other frosty shadows, especially bubbly and sunset. But they all blend together easily and can be mixed.
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To go from day to night with this palette intensify any natural look with the Damsel eyeliner pencil, which does not budge! That little squiggle on my wrist has made quite a mark! And smoke out using night sky, a navy toned shadow rather than a black to create a more dimensional look.
This palette retails for £25 in Boots, hence my amount of gratitude to one of my nearest and dearest Clelia who got it for me! These sorts of colours are right up my street - if I had to be picky and fault it I would say that it could use a big ole mirror inside, but the words of wisdom printed and I assume spoken by Sarah Lucera are too true: "believe in the beauty of the future."
Really fitting for a new year me thinks!
Love and Laughter, G x
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