Stila In the moment palette review

This week I was on the hunt for a good quality eye shadow palette that I could use for my grad (debs/prom) as I will be doing my own make up, Originally I wanted to purchase the In The Light palette mainly because it contained Kitten which is a very popular eye shadow and highlight shade by Stila, but they were sold out. It took me a while to make a decision between the in the garden , in the know and in the moment palettes. In the end I went with the In the moment because in my opinion it is the closest to the in the light palette shade wise. This palette was €27, which is my opinion is a brilliant price for a palette from such a popular brand.

This palette comes in a lilac cardboard packaging which is the only thing I dislike about this palette because it feels very cheap for the price. Initially when you take the palette out of the packaging there is a little look book which contains 6 looks and instructions on how to re-create them, I really like this feature to the palette because I think for beginners starting out it is really helpful.

This palette also includes a full size Smudge Stick Waterproof Eyeliner in the shade "Tetra" which is a deep purple shade with silver glitter in it. Also instead of a mirror on the top of this palette there is a lovely quote from Stila's Global Director of Education Sarah Lucreo which reads "Cherish the beauty of the moment"

Now onto the shades , This palette contains 10 eye shadows with one matte and the rest a mix of shimmer, satin, and frosty shades, all eye shadows can be used wet or dry. The top row of shadows is mainly purple shades from light to dark with one neutral pinky shade which is my favourite shade from this palette. The top row of shadows contain Instinct which is a frosty pinky cream shade, Impulse which is a frosty pale lilac , Glance which is a rich medium toned purple with a satin finish , Improvise which is a plum shade with chunks of purple glitter in it, and Catalyst which is a deep black with purple glitter.

[caption id="attachment_806" align="aligncenter" width="560"] shades from L-R ( Instinct, Impulse, Glance , Improvise and Catalyst.)[/caption]

The Bottom row of eye shadows is all neutral shades which are Desire which is a matte pale peach shade that is not as pigmented as the others , Wonder which is pinkish tan shade with a satin finish , Spontaneous which is a shimmery copper shade , Whim which is a warm shimmery brown which again is not as pigmented as the others , and Captivate which is frosty brown with metallic glitter in it. My favourite shades from this palette are definitely Instinct ,spontaneous ,whim and captivate.

[caption id="attachment_812" align="aligncenter" width="560"] Shades from L-R ( Desire, Wonder, Spontaneous, Whim, Captivate)[/caption]

Overall I really love this palette and I am very happy I purchased it , I have found the look I think is the pefrect graduation/prom/debs look and I will leave some pictures below and I will have a video up on my YouTube of that look Tomorrow so if you would like to check my channel out here is the link - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC7sJatXOWIJ3mQnltdazNw.
I hope you all enjoyed this post , comment below your thoughts on this palette and as always thanks for reading :).

 

=Watch the video=

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4DncO88mt0

How I clean my make up brushes **video**

I have written a post on cleaning brushes but since I started my YouTube I have got a few requests to make a video so here it is - http://youtu.be/XyEeuXI8GNw make sure to like, subscribe and let me know what you think :) .

My Haircare Favourites.

For this weeks post I decided to do a haircare post because I have only done one post in the past. I have been loving so many haircare products this past few weeks, these products are ones I use regularly in my hair.

1. Macadamia Natural Oil Extract Shampoo and Conditioner.
I have never worried too much about the shampoo or conditioner I use and I never had a favourite brand or type of shampoo and conditioner, so I picked up this shampoo and conditioner not expecting anything amazing because they were €1.50 each. Once I used this set I was so surprised , my hair smelled like I was fresh out of a salon and it felt like it too. both of these products leave a fresh shine on your hair. For the price of these two products I will definitely be purchasing them again.

2. Schwartzkopf Got2b 2 Sexy Volumizing Hairspray.
I haven't purchased a new hairspray in a long time purely because I feel like every hairspray leaves a horrible sticky residue on my hair and there is nothing worse than sticky hair. something convinced me to buy this hairspray and I am really glad I did, not only does it smell amazing it doesn't leave too much of a sticky feeling , the bit it does leave can be brushed out easily, I use this hairspray almost every time I style my hair and I will 100% re-purchase when I run out.

3. Batiste Floral and Flirty Dry Shampoo.
You have probably heard so much about this product so im not going to talk about it too much but this is a great dry shampoo for keeping your hair fresh , I also like to use this if I have just washed my hair and I want to curl it, I simply spray some of this in my hair to add texture and give the curls something to stick too.

4. Tangle Teezer.
I have been struggling lately with knotty hair, I purchased this hair brush a while ago but I stopped using it and only re discovered it the past month or so. This brush leaves your hair so smooth and soft once you use it. It is quite expensive for a hairbrush (€10-13) but it is so worth it if you need a good brush for your hair.

And that is it for this weeks post. Let me know what you think and if you haven't already subscribed to my YouTube channel search "keeleysomers" I am only starting out trying to get the hang of the whole filming and editing thing so if you have any tips please comment below and as always thanks for reading :)

My updated make up routine. Youtube Video

I recently posted my make up routine but of course it has changed again, since I have started my YouTube channel I decided to do a Video on it. I will be posting a separate blog post tomorrow this is just a little link to my video for you all to watch and maybe subscribe if you would like, and of course please let me know what you think.

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