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Of course I'm going to comment on the cute packaging of this and the cocoa scent as well. I do notice that the scent is only strong when newly bought. After a while, the scent is hardly there anymore. I love how the packaging is metal so it's sturdy and won't break easily like the cheap plastic packaging from other eyeshadows. There is not a lot of fallout but not a lot of color payoff. It's not as pigmented as I would have liked. When swatched on my hand, it is crazy pigmented but it's one of those hard formulas that barely picks up on brushes. Even on my clients, it barely showed up. I still had to take colors from my other palettes such as my Lorac Pro and Anastasia to get the job done. I love the colors in here but I wish the pigmentation is stronger. Also, the blendability of the shadows is not there. It's hard to blend and can look blotchy. This is only good if you want a softer look. I love the range of matte and shimmer colors in this unlike the Naked palettes. And unlike the Naked palettes there are more than one transition shades and highlight colors to choose from. The highlight color Champagne Truffle looks wonderful on the cheeks as a highlight. This is by far my favorite color in the palette and super shimmery and pigmented unlike the other colors. And the pan is bigger so it's easy to get a fan brush or small tapered brush in. Some cons are that some of the colors are very similar in color so when placed on the lid, it's hard to tell. I would say there's too much browns and not a lot of differentiation between the colors. I wish the palette had more purpley/plum tones that are wearable. The maroon color in this can be a little more noticeable. It looks like brown when applied on the lid. I was debating on this or the Naked palette and after considering how much more I like the colors in this, my mind was made up. I kind of wished I bought the Naked palette too. That one seems to blend better than this one but overall this is an all in one palette for eyeshadows that I don't have to worry about packing another palette that has transition and highlighting shades but I don't reach for it often because I love stronger colors.
November 20, 2015
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I got this on sale on Stila's website and I think they're discontinuing it and that's why it's so darn cheap. I got mine in the color Royal because I love my purples. The formula is super watery and not pigmented at all! I'm debating if it's even an eyeliner. I like how the brush is felt tip and makes it easy to control but come on, I could barely see the color on my lid because it's so watered down. What the heck. I love the color and the sparkles in here are not the chunky glitter type. It doesn't fall all over my face either. Definitely a plus. This stuff is literally waterproof and does not budge but because the pigmentation on this is horrible, I could not justify it.
November 18, 2015
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I was drawn to this because of the beautiful rose design of course. Such a unique and beautiful packaging. I give Milani A+ for the packaging. I got this as one of their limited colors and thankfully I got the last color of American Beauty Rose at Walgreens. Not that I was more drawn to this color but because my blush collection didn't have a color quite like this one where it's a coral mauvey color with gold sparkles. This blush is not as pigmented as it looks in the pan but it is quite buildable. I love how blendable it is without looking splotchy and when I dip my brush in, it's not powdery with fallout everywhere. The best part: it's so hard to hit pan on this (look at the amount) and I barely made a dent in the rose design. It still looks like new. And I'm extremely impressed with the staying power on this for $10! The color was still on my cheeks at the end of the day. Highly recommend although I don't reach for this color often. I might go for other shades but I'm trying to stop myself from doing so since I own too many blush shades that look alike.
November 18, 2015
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When my friend and I swatched this in the store, we fell in love with it but I didn't buy mine at the time because I was hoping it would be on sale before I buy it. Thankfully Sephora put this on sale but in the color Native so I got it right away. The bronzer was kind of orange on my NC25 skin tone although it was super light and didn't have a lot of pigmentation like I expected. I didn't have a problem with blending it out. I thought the blush in here was pretty okay as far as pigmentation goes. The highlighter is too subtle for my taste. Even after layering it on, it hardly showed up on my skin. Neither of these products last long for me. I'm extremely surprised because everyone raves about Urban Decay. After applying this whole palette on my face, it lasted me only a couple of hours. It's a good thing I got this on sale but for $15 I will be returning this and get something else.
November 18, 2015
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There's many things I wish I can improve about this palette. For one, this palette I think would work wonders on light skin tones since the highlight and bronzer shade is really light and probably wouldn't show up on darker skin tones. I have a light to medium complexion and I like my bronzer to be more noticeable. This is barely there so I wasn't that impressed with it although I have to say I like it for my more natural days where my contour is subtle. I haven't tried it out if it's waterproof yet since this claims to be a "waterproof" bronzer. I like how it blends and how it's not too orange but just wish it was a little darker. Like all the Amazonian clay blushes, the blush in here is really pigmented. I made the mistake of swirling my brush in here when really I just needed to tap my brush into the product. I don't like the highlighter at all. It's very subtle and I don't really get that glow like I do from other highlighters I've tried. The highlighter in here is really dull. I like how it's champagne color since it would look more natural on all skin tones but that's about it.
November 18, 2015
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This primer works wonderful to mattify my skin especially since I'm in the oily skin club. As soon as I put this on, I can feel the moisture sucking out of my skin so definitely not a good primer for people with dry skin at all. I applied this on my sister and she noticed the same thing that you can actually feel your skin mattifying with this on. No joke. I don't however like that this primer dries super fast so it's hard to spread this on my face and I really don't notice this to fill in pores or erase fine lines. I feel like it's not silky enough and when I layer foundation on top of this, my foundation clings to every dry patch and looks super blotchy. Love this for hot humid days since it keeps oil at bay but wouldn't recommend for an everyday primer.
November 17, 2015
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I've heard great things about MAC foundation. I received a sample of this in NC25 and it is a perfect match for my skin tone. I tried MAC's Nourishing foundation since it was more of a satin finish compared to this one and I hated it! I was so scared to try this out because that foundation left me very unimpressed. It emphasized all my pores and after one hour of wear became all patchy and blotchy all over my face. I've never had a foundation do that so bad to my skin before. I tried this out as a sample this time so I wouldn't have to regret purchasing it. I am actually quite impressed. This foundation only stayed matte on me for a good two hours before my skin turned dewy. It is not oil-controlling as it claims but I love the coverage on this. It is a medium coverage and doesn't look heavy at all. And the great thing about this is that it stays on all day!!! I actually prefer this to my Estee Lauder Double Wear foundation because this has more of a natural finish and not as heavy looking as that one. I don't however like that this still stays kind of tacky like it never sets. A little powder will help. Overall, a great foundation for staying power but I'm still on the hunt for an oil-control foundation since I'm super oily and everything wants to seem to rub off. Yikes!
November 11, 2015
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I got this in Natural and it looks way too close to my natural lip color that I could hardly tell the difference. It's not as creamy or smooth like I was hoping it would be. The color dragged and tugged on my lips but the product itself is not drying. There's also not a lot of pigmentation from the color I got. I don't reach for this often so I might return it for another color since my sister said the color Praline is wonderful. Might give it a shot but so far, not impressed. At least it is matte.
November 11, 2015
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Received a sample with my order and even though I never really gear towards Sephora line, this moisturizer wasn't bad. It's comparable to other moisturizers I've used in the drugstore. It's a white sunblock type of lotion consistency if you know what I mean. I don't have severely dry skin since my skin is more on the oily side but it gets the job done. It smells kind of like a body wash that's not really fruity scented but has a powdery fresh smell like original scented deodorant.
November 11, 2015
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I have many complaints about this product. Even though the packaging is pretty and I like that I can see the color inside the clear tube, I hate having to open this because I can't get a really good grip to open this since if you look at the picture above, the tube is so close to the bottom that it doesn't give much room to work with. This is not blotchy like the Revlon lip butters but it is way too sheer for my liking. I love tinted lip balms but for a "lipstick" as this claims, the color payoff is not there. I tried this in the Pink Light and Nude Light color and every time I use this I was just not impressed. I always have to use this in counterpart with another lipstick I own just because I can still see my lip lines underneath. I like how this is moisturizing but that's about it. Get this if you're opting for more of a tinted lip balm but stay away if you're hoping for pigmentation.
November 11, 2015
