Stila The Precious Pearl Palette ($40)What it is: Stila's The Precious Pearl Palette features six new silky smooth eyeshadow shades that are infused with genuine crushed pearl. A natural wonder, pearl minimizes the appearance of fine lines and leaves skin with a youthful, radiant glow. It also contains minerals and proteins which nourish the skin leaving it smooth and soft. These six must-have eyeshadow shades, that can be worn alone or together, create an endless number of brilliant looks. They are tucked inside a vintage-inspired compact with real mother-of-pearl detail.
The Packaging: In a word, stunning! It's also luxurious, chic, rather petite, and all in all just oh so unique and precious. Stila's Precious Pearl Palette is easily one of the most beautiful compacts that I own.
Click to EnlargeShades:
White Gold (soft creamy white with gold shimmer). Soft Pink (light pink with pink and white shimmer), Mid-tone Pink (neutral warm pink with pink shimmer), Deep Blue (dark blackish navy with blue shimmer), Green (intense mermaid green with blue and green shimmer), Gold (deep gold with yellow and gold shimmer)
So you'd think this would be a rave review, no? Well it is to some extent but I do have a few reservations about this palette.
For one thing, while there isn't much fallout from these shadows thanks to their silky/creamy nature, the little fallout that I do experience irritates my eyes just the tiniest bit--perhaps it's the crushed pearl? I've read about a few others having the same issue so I know it's not just my imagination! In addition, while this palette seems to look gorgeous on just about everybody to tests it out, on me I feel as though the colors tend to look a little muddy. I so want to love this though because there are so many aspects of it that I'm crazy about.
Here are two simple looks I created using my Precious Pearl Palette:
What are you thoughts on this one?
16 comments:
I went to sephora and saw these and swatch it on my hand and they are goregous! they were soo pertty and viberant good buy =)
STUNNING!!! I saw a review on youtube. It's on my must gets. Your pictures make it even more beautiful. I was skeptical about keeping it on my list but it's now definitely going into my basket. :O)
smilecuziluvu isn't the palette beautiful? it's definitely one of the prettiest things that's currently on display at sephora.
T.R. it really is such a beautiful palette--I'm determined to make it work for me! It photographs beautifully, and it also wears beautifully plus the colors are easy to work with since they have such a wonderful texture.
That stinks that your eyes get irritated. If something gets in my eyes and starts bothering, it basically all over for my eye makeup. My eyes get so watery. It doesn't take much either. This shadow palette would probably be a nightmare if I had fallout.
I like the green look on your. The other look looks mostly white. When I enlarged the pic, I can see you used pink, but it's not as visible as I would have imagined.
Jen - after I posted I read the rest of your review....LOL. I don't think they look muddy on you at all. The pictures of your eyes look gorgeous. That was part of what sold me, especially the first light pink or white shimmer. I've been looking for a color like that.
I do understand the irritation. I wear contacts so I'll definitely have to be careful with that. :O)
BTW - LOVE LOVE the new Sensai colors. I think when my extra money comes in I might splurge on their liquid foundation. A lot of people like the MUFE HD foundation and the matte foundation. I've tried the matte and like it.
I think I'll go to saks or where ever and see if they'll give me sample to try for a week and compare it the MUFE matte foundation. :O)
Jen you just keep making my list longer and longer....LOL
Hmmm... the case is lovely, but the colours don't seem to grab me
Deb I've gotten pretty good at withstanding minor irritation and itchiness for the sake of my eye makeup, but it's tough! I'm always the twitchy, crazy-looking person you see out and about refusing to rub their eyes LOL!
I was a little disappointed by the pinks I must admit--the paler pink does indeed look rather white, and the darker one was a little muddy looking on me.
Awww thanks T.R. I really value your opinion on things like this! Well on pretty much everything actually <3.
The light color you see is a mix of the light pink and the white I think, although if I'm recalling correctly it's mostly the pink.
YAY I'm glad I'm not the only one really loving the new Sensai stuff--it's all I've thought about the past few days. Well when I've had a second to squeeze in a non-work-related though =X. I wasn't too crazy about the MUFE HD, but I know a lot of people who love it--I think it's definitely hit or miss depending on your skin. But I love my Sensai sooo much. Definitely try to get a small sample to play with--Nicole gave me one and that's how I fell in love with mine. Which is funny since I'd recommended it to her LOL!
Lilconstance they're not amazingly unique by any means. I have all of these colors in pressed pigment form in my MAC palette (or at least they're very very similar), but it's great that they come in one compact, beautiful palette.
aww, it sucks that it irritated your eyes! :( the palette itself is gorgeous, and i love your two looks! you're so talented... i would never be able to blend those colors so well, let alone pull them off.
Nicole you so underestimate yourself I know you must be capable of creating some amazingly beautiful eye looks! And I'm sure this would look fabulous on you, since it seems to look amazing on just about everyone but me =X. I'm still crazy about the packaging though!
The colors look gorgeous and I lov your looks! It's too bad your eyes got irritated though.
I've seen this palette many times in Korean cosmetic forum. Swatches look very pigmented. Did it irritate your eyes ? uh huh...
I am sorry that happened.
It looks very pretty on you though :)
Thanks so much Gio! It's such a pretty palette and really a lovely buy for almost everyone--I've been hearing nothing but positive things about it.
DA it irritated my eyes just a tiny bit--only right when I applied it due to the fallout. Thanks though! :)
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