Yay! My boxes came. So far I have used the Stila tinted moisturizer (SPF 30, oil free) and my Urban Decay eyeshadow in Mildew. I have yet to try my Pop Beauty Lid Gold eyeshadow but I have a feeling it will be on Friday or Saturday as well as breaking out the new She Uemera eye lash curler and maybe a few of the free samples. Shipping was incredibly fast as usual for Sephora and the samples included were worthwhile.
But… you knew it had to be coming… I am only 50% happy with the products I have tried. I love the Urban Decay eyeshadow in Mildew and you can either layer it thinly for a spring look or thicker for a fall look. There is no glitter in this eye shadow so there are no worries about having glitter all over your face. The blending ability and ease of use help me to give this 5 stars. What I am less than impressed with though is Stila’s tinted moisturizer (SPF 30). This is a product that has been out for a few months now. I was curious to try it since I am fair and can use all of the SPF I can get on a daily basis and I tend to break out if I’m not careful with my makeup routine. I had never noticed before but the other Stila tinted moisturizer (SPF 15) is not noted as being oil-free. So I paid the extra $6 for the newer version and have tried it out about 3 times. I find this formula to be thicker and darker than my usual tinted moisturizer. I really had to work hard at blending the moisturizer into my skin and spreading evenly. I have never had this issue with the other version and I just find the thickness to be strange being that this is moisturizer. Due to the difficulty in applying from thickness as well as the darker color I am giving this a 2 star out of 5 star rating. I have it packaged back up in the box and ready for return. My face does pretty well with the older version acne wise so I’m not going to change it up just because this product is being advertised as “oil-free”. I have a sneaky suspicion the other one is oil free but they are trying to get you to spend the extra few dollars on the newer version.
