Showing posts with label Stila stay all day bronzer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stila stay all day bronzer. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Shopping my Makeup Stash #1


I did a vanity tour a few weeks ago and a lot of you mentioned that my vanity was super organized. That isn't always the case, and I had just cleaned and organized everything before I filmed that video. I try hard to keep everything nice but I do have a bad habit of setting certain products off to the side on my vanity table, and only reaching for those- aka neglecting the rest of my makeup. 

The point of organizing and cleaning my vanity was so I could put those things away, so when I went to reach for a certain product, I would see all the others I had in my collection and maybe pick those up instead. 

It's kind of worked, and while I still am reaching for my favorites that I had set out, I have been picking up some other things a few times a week instead. So I thought I would do a 'shop my stash' post and show you some of the thingsI've reached for that have been neglected for too long. 

I thought I was being funny by adding in the little mustash emote ha ha. 

Stila Cheek Palette- this came in the holiday set for last year, and I pulled this out to use the highlight in there. It's a very stunning highlight and it's super pigmented and 'bam in your face' just like I like my higlights to be. I kind of forget about it because I don't use this palette much. But I will be pulling it out more for the highlight shade! The bronzed and blush are nice too, but I just forget about them. And this reminds me that I should probably pull out the eye palette that came with this collection too!

Stila Stay All Day Bronzer- I was initially disappointed in this product when I first bought it. I was bummed because it swatched so nice in Sephora and it's huge. I didn't like to to contour with, so I never used it. I pulled it out and used it to bronze up my face instead of contouring, and I was pleasently surprised on how much I liked it for that instead!


 Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush in Exposed- this is a long time favorite of mine and I showed it in my June favorite video. I haven't used this in years and I've been using it a ton lately. 

Wet n Wild Mega Glow in Catwalk Pink- the packaging has changed on this since I've purchased it, and since I'm super pale I can use this as a blush instead of a highlighter. When I mix all the colors I get a nice shade that's close to the darkest pink in the pan. I love the way it looks and has a nice shimmer to it also!

Dior 5 Color Eyeshadow Palette in Earth Reflections- I rarely use this. It's one of the few Luxary products I've splurged on and even though this is very beautiful, it's not worth the price tag in my opinion. I do like it, but I was never blown away by it like I thought I would be. Anyways- I pulled this out a few times before I purchased the Lorac pro 3, but now it will probably go back in my drawer and not see the light of day for a while. 

Do you guys shop your own stash and rediscover products you love, or find ones you didn't care for but then ended up loving them? 

I will do more of these posts soon! I'm trying to not neglect so much of my makeup and make use of more things! 

Thursday, July 9, 2015

Stila Stay All Day Bronzer Review

Hi :)
I picked up the Stila Stay All Day Bronzer a few weeks ago and I'm ready to share my thoughts on it. This was sort of an impulse buy for me, but when I saw how pretty it was I couldn't help myself. 

Here's photos with no flash (left), with flash (right) and a swatch. This comes in 3 shades- light, medium, and dark. You can find this at Ulta and Sephora (both online and in stores) for $36. I found that in store at Sephora only offered the shade medium, but they have all three on their website. Ulta has all three in stores and online. The color I chose was Medium. This comes with .53 oz of product, while other bronzer that I own come with .28 oz (Nars and Benefit) so it's quite large in comparison for around the same price. 

Bronzer Claims 
From Sephora.com
What it is:
A lightweight, matte-satin bronzing powder for the face and body. 
What it does:
This oil-free bronzer sculpts and shapes your features while creating an allover, glowing look. Its velvety texture blends seamlessly onto the face and body without streaking or caking, and the fade-proof pigments stay true all day. The patented, high-performance pigments are uniquely coated to provide superior wear, higher color payoff, and a softer texture for the ultimate, healthy-looking glow. 
What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens
- Sulfates 
- Phthalates

•Pros
-The price is good for the amount of product you get. 
-The packaging is beautiful and comes with a large mirror inside. It's very slim so great for travel and storage. 
-The shade range is nice.
-I do agree with the claims that it stays all day and doesn't fade. 

•Cons
-I found this medium shade to be kind of light for me, which was surprising. It swatched really nice in stores and looked more cool toned but I thought it was kind of warm on my skin. It wasn't orange so that's a plus, and it is slightly buildable but that's kind of annoying. 
-It doesn't blend as well as my other Bronzers do. 

Overall thoughts 
-This is just an okay product for me. I like it, but I don't love it, and I don't hate it (does that make sense??). 
-I love how much product you get, but this isn't one I'll reach for often. 
-If my skin was more tan then I definitely wouldn't be able to use this for contouring, so if you skin tone is darker than mine I wouldn't recommend it. Maybe try the darker shade, but I think it would be too dark for me. 
-If you're new to the bronzing and contouring world and you have a lighter complexion, then you might like this!
-I'm also kind of not surprised that I feel this way about it because I haven't had much luck with Stila eyeshadows, but I really was hoping to like this! 
-I would rate this a 3/5 stars!

Have you tried out the Stila Stay All Day Bronzer? What is your favorite bronzer??