Stila Palettes: In The Light, In The Know, In The Garden, In The Moment
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Instinct – A gorgeous pearly white
shade which I use as a base to intensify other colours. An ideal inner corner highlight shade and
browbone shade.
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Impulse – A dusty, pastel lilac. When using
this palette for a smoky eye, Desire is the perfect transition colour for the
crease, and really flattering on everyone’s eye colour.
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Glance – A deep purple. Great for
a beautiful twist on the traditional smoky eye, I use this shade instead of
black or dark grey.
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Improvise – Charcoal plum with
shimmer. Unusual and interesting, but very pigmented so avoid using a heavy
hand or you’ll look like you’ve been punched in the eye!
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Catalyst – Black with pink
sparkle. Smoky and sultry, perfect for dramatic, smouldering eyes.
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Desire – Soft and natural pale
pink. Ideal as a base because it’s quite accurate to my natural skintone. Not a
showstopper, but a natural nude shade.
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Wonder – An instant favourite,
deep bronze pink. An unusual shade that’s really attention grabbing and
feminine.
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Spontaneous – Luxurious bronzed beige
with subtle shimmer. Goes really well with the purples and has a regal feel.
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Whim – Warm toned brown with soft
shimmer, again, another perfect crease colour or under-the-eye smoked out
shade.
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Captivate – Intensely deep plum-ish
brown with golden shimmer. A showstopper! A really dramatic colour but requires
a bit of build-up.
I’m a die-heard Stila fan after picking up their ‘In The Light’ palette
last year, and I simply can’t fault them on anything. Their eyeshadows are an
incredible formula which glides beautifully onto the skin, and lasts for hours
and hours. I like all of the Stila palettes, so when I decided it was time to
invest in a new one, it was quite a tough decision! I went with ‘In The Moment’
because I’m seriously lacking in the purple eyeshadow department, and I was
captivated by the gorgeous lilac tones which has recently become my favourite
colour.
The palette comes with a smudgestick, but after my last Stila Palette, I’m
not a fan of these freebies and I haven’t even picked mine up yet. The
eyeshadows are and should remain the main selling point. The formulas are
amazing; always creamy and blendable, and crease very very rarely (remember to
use a primer to minimise the risk!!). This palette is incredibly beautiful and
I cracked mine open for the first time last week to create a smouldering smoky
eye using only 3 shades; instinct, desire and captivate. Captivate is a firm
favourite on my end; I just adore any kind of bronzey looking shade because I
love how it intensifies the blue in my eyes. I’m definitely a fan of the ‘In
the Moment’ palette, and I’m glad I chose this over the others. For £25 these
babies don’t come cheap, but you’re actually saving a fair bit buying the
palette rather than the shades separately. What’s more, these shades are chosen
to really complement each other and are gorgeous when incorporated into looks
together. A huuuuge thumbs up from me; thank you Stila, keep it up!