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| Stila Magnificent Metals Foil Finish Eye Shadow In, "Dusty Rose" |
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| Stila Magnificent Metals Foil Finish Eye Shadow |
These retail here for $32.00 on Sephora's website, and come in an array of fifteen beautiful colors. When you purchase one of these eyeshadows it comes with a deluxe Stay All Day liquid Eye Primer, which works to prep, prime and help the product stick and stay.
They describe this as a cream eyeshadow that can give you a variety of effects depending on how you apply this product, from a sheer, light to opaque metallic finish.
The directions are to apply one or two drops of the liquid primer to a mixing tray and add the shadow to mix them together. Press the mixture to your lids and apply additional layers to achieve the desired foil effect you want. They claim that this is a buildable eyeshadow.
So... the Glitz and Glam bag did NOT include the liquid primer, so I had to be creative... But, we shall get to that soon!
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| Stila Magnificent Metals Foil Finish Eye Shadow In, "Dusty Rose" |
When I touched this eye shadow it felt spongy and soft. It left an indent from my finger where I touched it. It was an intriguing cream eye shadow, thats for sure!
So, I tried this product a few different times, especially since I did not receive the liquid primer with this. The first time I tried this, I applied it dry without a mixing medium of any kind, and I applied two layers, which turned out patchy and chunky. The fallout was unbelievable; I had glitter all under my eyelids. It was a basic nightmare. After cleaning up under my eyes, I still hated the finished effect that this eye shadow gave me. Not to mention, it felt heavy and uncomfortable on my eyelids. I did not enjoy that experience.
I gave it one more try a few days later with just one layer and decided to try mixing it with just a drop of water to see if that would help the eye shadow apply more even with less fall out. I first applied Urban Decay's Primer Potion on the lid so I would have a sticky base for the eyeshadow to adhere to. Then I mixed the product and applied just one layer to my lids. This is the effect I got:
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| Stila Magnificent Metals Foil finish Eye Shadow In, "Dusty Rose" One Layer |
I found that when applying this with a liquid was way better than applying it dry. It spread more easily, but still had a few flakey chunky patches, which looked a little odd in my opinion. Unfortunately, there was still some fallout, but I suppose with a glittery product like that, there will be a certain amount of fallout. Just hold tissue under your eyes when applying so the majority of the fallout will land on the tissue and not the face.
Even with just one layer, I could still feel an uncomfortable heavy feeling when wearing this eye shadow. You definitely can feel the product on your lids. Not my cup of tea...
As I was applying this product it got all over the counter. Lets just say it was more of a mess than it should have been.
This isn't the best picture because it is blurry, unfortunately... But it gives you an idea of the consistency of this product. This is a cream product, but it definitely has a chunky flakey texture to it. You can see what it looks like when it is applied with an eye shadow brush. Basically, it applies unevenly, but maybe with the special liquid primer it applies like magic, although I still have read of others having the same problem as I did, even with Stila's liquid primer...
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| Stila Magnificent Metals Foil Finish Eye Shadow In, "Dusty Rose" Layer 1 |
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| Stila Magnificent Metals Foil Finish Eye Shadow In, "Dusty Rose" Layer 2 |
So, I despised this product and hated the application process and the effects of the eye shadow on my lids. I honestly tried to give this a good go, but it was just too frustrating to work with. So, I decided to pick apart the layers of this eye shadow to see what this was all about.
As I dug into this eyeshadow bit by bit, I could see how flakey this shadow is. The appearence of this reminded me of a buttery flakey pastry. Seriously, the product has a crunch to it and crumbles like none other. And this is what you have to work with when applying. Not awesome.
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| Stila Magnificent Metals Foil Finish Eye Shadow In, "Dusty Rose" swatches Left: One layer Right: Many layers |
Above are a sampling of swatches applied with an eye shadow brush. Now, this is basically what you will see translated onto your eyelids depending on how many layers you apply. The heavy swatch looks just like a scabby wound, doesn't it? Anyone interested in this look?
On a side note, I have read reviews where when these eye shadows have been purchased and the liquid primer, which is included in the $32 price, comes half full. And the thing is, you cannot purchase Stila's Stay All Day Liquid Eye Primer separately. Just a heads up on that in case you are wanting to try this out for yourself at that hefty price tag.
Needless to say, I feel as if this is one of the biggest fails in the world of beauty. I threw it out and away because I knew I would never wear this again. I felt as if I was wearing patches of foil on my lids.
What has been your experience with this eyeshadow?
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