Now HERE’s a makeup trend I can totally get behind: $10 department store makeup palettes!
Who knew that when Urban Decay launched their $14 Face Case earlier this year it would be the first salvo fired in a budget beauty battle for eyes, lips and cheeks?
Um, can I just say that as far as makeup trends are concerned…budget-friendly travel palettes are like a billion times cooler than vibrating mascara wands? They make my inner bargainista want to raise the roof (1998-style)!
The limited edition Stila Road to Radiance Across the USA palette is the first of five new limited edition $10 Stila travel palettes visiting over the coming months, each one inspired by the fashion, people and colors of different Stila girls around the world (the company plans to release one more of them every month through November).
Road to Radiance (that’s her above) comes with four smallish cool-toned powder shadows and a neutral pink cream product for cheeks and lips. Bought separately, the full-size versions of these same products would normally cost $65, which makes the $10 price tag look even better.
Swatches from left on NC35 skin: Hibiscus Convertible Color (a matte pink), Southern Belle Eye Shadow (a shimmery mauve), Snow Bunny Eyeshadow (a shimmery champagne), City Chick (a shimmery purplish taupe) and Valley Girl (a shimmery purplish pink)
A natural look with Road to Radiance
The eyeshadows in Road to Radiance remind me a lot of Clinique’s in pigmentation (medium) and how easy they are to blend. If you know someone who’s just starting to get interested in makeup, there aren’t many better $10 deals out there than this.
The creamy Convertible cheek/lip color, far and away my favorite thing about Road to Radiance, lends a flushed, healthy punch of color to my cheeks; I think it makes ’em look like they do after I finish a long run.
If cool-toned mauve, pink and purple shades work well with your skintone, you’re in luck, but if you prefer warmer colors, you might want to wait to see what Stila comes up with next month (or just take the $10 chance!). Available exclusively online at stilacosmetics.com. Makeup and Beauty Blog Rating: A UPDATE, 7/12/2010: Grade revised down to take into account the high cost of shipping ($7.95). Makeup and Beauty Blog Rating: B
You might like the Stila Road to Radiance Across the U.S.A. palette if…
- Your eyes POP when you wear cool-toned shades
- You like slim palettes and think this one’s cute
- You’re a Stila girl 🙂
- $10!
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Wow, cool toned palette and only ten bucks? Looks like my type of thing…
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I know! I hope they do a free shipping deal soon.
This is really pretty and I would totes get this but shipping is 7.95 on stilas website….I don’t want to pay almost twice the reg amount for it!!!
Hi Katie,
Thanks for pointing this out — I didn’t realize the shipping costs were almost the same as the palette. Oh well, I guess if it’s too good to be true…
i’m with katie, $7.95 for shipping is kind of ridiculous. otherwise, i would so be on this! the blush is especially pretty. x
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Yeah, I didn’t realize how much the shipping costs! What a bummer.
I love Stila convertible colour!!
Peony is the best blush colour for fair girls ever!
I love their Convertible Color too. 🙂
Can you get these at Sephora or Ulta?
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Hi Tracy,
No, the palettes will be only available online.
Those are so cute! Palettes are always very practical and useful! 🙂 Plus one can always count on Stila for good quality products!
Yeah! This might be worth it for the Convertible color alone. Those things are pricey but work great.
I want them… one every month til November if I read it right… 🙂
Oh and the Naked Palette too. Its OOS at the moment. 😀
Seriously, $10? Yes, please! I want all of them.
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I can’t wait to see the rest of them. I hope they do a few more with warm or neutral colors!
Such a good idea. Mostly anyone can justify spending $10 on something like this. I can’t wait to see what the other colors look like.
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I hope more companies follow suit. I really like the idea of budget stuff!
I would LOVEEEEE to get these! but unfortunately, shipping is almost if not more than the product itself 🙁 booo.. but thanks for the swatches.. do you think they will sell this through sephora?
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Hi Agnes,
What a bummer about the shipping! I guess if something’s too good to be true…
Unfortch this will be online only, according to the PR folks at Stila.
Hi Karen!
Any idea if these will become available in stores? Say at Sephora? Then we don’t have to pay shipping if we can get to one! =)
ps: have you been following a different/new skincare routine? I’ve been following your blog for ages but seldom post. I just couldn’t resist posting to let you know that recently your skin has been looking A-MAZING! Do share your tips!
xoxo
Hi June,
The Stila PR folks told me that the travel palettes will be online only. I know — I wish they had ’em in stores, too.
As for skin, I think it’s because I found a good combo that photographs really well. I use a primer, Laura Mercier Oil Free Foundation and a 50/50 mix of MAC Prep+Prime Powder and MAC Blot buffed in with a kabuki brush. 🙂
I just googled, and you can order this palette through Zappos, too. That means free shipping! 🙂
http://www.zappos.com/product/7674221/color/248126
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Thank you so much!!! I just ordered one!
Well done Mrs. Kinne!! It’s now officially a great deal again! I love the colors, but unfortunately purples make me look like I should be screaming “Yo Adrian! I did it!” from the center of the ring.
O yeah. I didn’t know they sell them. Thanks.
Thanks so much for the tip! When I first heard about these palettes I really liked the idea of collecting them… but the shipping price totally turned me off! So happy to know there’s a way around that now 😀
Love the colors! Not sure if they would look good on me though….
I saw your review and bought it instantly…well almost. I saw the shipping and was like, girl forget it. Then, I did a quick web search. Found a reputable seller on ebay selling it for 9.99 with 1.98 shipping. Sold!
Anyway, I read that the Pretty in Paris will contain warmer shades. I cannot wait to get my hands on all of these. Great stuff!
I do hope they offer a deal on shipping though. Not sure if I will be able to find the same deal in a week on the Pretty in Paris.
if they released them all at once, it would be worth it for the shipping to buy them all at one time and just have to pay the shipping one time. with that shipping per purchase at $17.95 for each month one is released, it makes me feel like they think their customers are stupid. sure, you could buy other stuff to even out the shipping cost but that’s just going to make you overbuy.
i used to like stila because they were on the cheaper end of the department store spectrum and they have fairly decent products.
How can you go wrong with a $10 Stila palette! So cute! Thanks for the review and swatches. I don’t normally wear cool toned colors but I may try this anyway.
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I ordered this online from the SkinStore when I placed an order for some foundation. My favorite thing in the palette is definetly the convertible color! I have been using my fingers for application but would love to find a good brush for cream blushes. Any recommendations?
Speaking of glowy cheeks. I was wondering if the By Candlelight is dupable with the shimmery side of happy together blush duo on NC 32-35 skin? how long would the shimmery side of that blush last if used on a daily basis but sparingly? oh and lastly is soft and gentle msf comparable to by candlelight? THANKS!
awesome palette, but the shipping is a little much..hopefully they have a free shipping sale soon
Huzzah, I will most likely end up collecting all 5.
Thanks Karen for the great review on a Stila palette. At $10 it’s definitely worth taking a look. I just love the very funny cat with the sun glasses.
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I really want to try those out, but I won’t pay a lot of s&h just for one item, lol. I hope they will be in stores soon.
O darn it won’t be in stores. -sighs-
I just bought the $10 palette and the UD Naked palette this morning on Sephora’s website. I’m ridiculously excited. I sent it to my boyfriend’s parents’ house so that no one would steal my package! 😀 This is how crazy I am about it.
it’s available on sephora.com now – which means that if you spend enough you can get free shipping! (and, it’s so easy to spend 50 bucks on that site 🙂 )
I loooove Stila palettes, but I am strictly warm-toned, which I’m really sad about as I have a ton of cool-toned eyeshadows that I bought before realizing I was warm-toned. I hope Stila releases a warm-toned $10 palette next!
this ships for free on zappos! http://vip.zappos.com/viewProduct.do?productId=7674221
!!!! I just got mine in!!!! Why oh why can’t Hibiscus be permenant!!!! It’s so gorgeous!!!!
Tey just released the second palette Tuesday… I ordered mine yesterday because they always have a Friday sale. Do you think you’re going to get it, Karen?
its available at ulta!!