REVIEW: Stila - Light up the world

Stila - Light up the world

Stila - Light up the world

I recently brought a Stila - Light up the world, Colour trend eye shadow palette from Strawberrynet.com, this is part of the 2011 Spring collection. 

Usually before I buy any product I look up other reviews online for example
Makeup alley and Youtube. What I found on this product was very mixed one of the major concerns was the fallout and amount of pigment in some of the shades, but I went a head and brought it anyway because I have used their tinted moisturiser before and I found it to be perfect for me.

The shades are beautiful bronzes and purples great for all seasons in my own opinion. I found that the shadows were finely milled, but the glitter in it weren’t as small as I would’ve liked. I have tried most of the shades and a few aren’t as pigmented as others, but are still usable.

                   Stila - Light up the world

I found that if you use the brush provided, or a sponge tipped applicator you still get A LOT of fall out. I told my cousin about it and she asked me have I tried using my fingers and proceeded to show me how. She used her fingers to apply it onto my lids. It made the colours more pigmented and I got absolutely no fall out, but the problem was that it then lacked definition, so after piling it on I used the stiff brush provided it to define it. 

This product also creases after 3 hours or so after application even with primer, but I have really oily skin (on hot days I have to blot a few times a day and I use 3 oil tissues each time).  What I did to add extra life to the shadow was to dust a very very light coat of translucent powder over it to set it.

You can also use this wet, but personally I found that it just made some of the shades too cakey. It doesn’t have an over powering smell and I haven’t broken out from it 

The packaging is quite nice, but to me it feels a little flimsy. Its compact and fits into the palm of my hand so I guess it will be great for bags.