Stila Holiday Dream in Full Color Palette Review and Swatches
Written by Elessa, Posted in Blog, Brand, Featured, Product Review, Stila, Swatches
Update: Available at Stilacosmetics.com now
Introducing the Stila Holiday 2011 Collection
Dream in Full Color
Stila invites you to channel your inner dreamer with an enchanting collection of colors for lips, cheeks and lids. Inspired by the fantasy and endless possibilities of dreams, these seasonal must-haves create more looks than any Stila girl could imagine. Each offering is beautifully packaged and priced at an incredible value to make holiday gifting a cinch – but with best-selling shades and hot holiday exclusives, you just may want to stock up for yourself.
LIMITED-EDITION: Dream in Full Color Palette – $39
Dream in Full Color Palette makes creating endless color combinations a reality. With 29 eye shadow shades, seven cheek colors and a Smudge Stick Waterproof Eye Liner in Stingray, it’s easy to dream up any look for day or night. For step-by-step instructions, a 16-page artistry lookbook expertly demonstrates how to apply – empowering all to be their own pro artist.
Shades include:
- Kitten
- Inspire
- Stargaze
- Sky Blue
- Twilight
- Tickle
- Ebony
- Espresso
- Infinite
- Fable
- Bud
- Delight
- Muse
- Lottery
- Imagine
- Fairy
- Mystical
- Peace
- Dream
- Oasis
- Sizzle
- Surreal
- Twig
- Copper
- Mirage
- Coral
- Vision
- Whimsy
- Reverie
- Rosie
- Cozy
- Cassis
This will be available The Stila Holiday Collection will be available in October 2011 at stilacosmetics.com, ULTA and Sephora stores nationwide.
Price: $39
Pros:
- Unique and fun
- Huge palette in a fun circular shape
- Lots of colors to chose from. Blushes and shadows lined the palette
- Makes a great gift for a Stila fan or anyone who loves fun makeup
- Shadows are pigmented. I used Urban Decay Eden as a primer
- Variety of mattes and shimmers
Cons :
- To big to travel with
- Its more of a fun item than a make up artist item
- Some of the smaller shadow “wells” are hard to get to with a reg sized brush. I think those are more for looks than for use
- Too pretty to even use
- Blushes are on the softer side. I love my blush so this is a bummer for me
Pigmentation: Varies among the shadows. The blushes are on the lighter side. There are a few that are more pigmented than others. If you like soft every day colors then you will be happy with the blushes.
Overall: I think this makes a great gift for any one who is looking to get an all in one fun everyday palette. Its fun and I bet anyone who loves makeup will appreciate it. It isn’t ideal for quick uses as you have to becareful when you open the lid.. just imagine one HUGE-MONGO compact. Its held on a hinge so becareful not to break it. It won’t break unless you are rough with it so handle with care. The shadows are appear to be pigmented and smooth. I just had a hard time with the small shadows so those were hard to get any color. I wish they were bigger because all of the colors look so nice for everyday. I like it and its definitely a fun palette to pull out and show your friends. Its a very large palette and any little girl’s dream makeup palette.
Wow, I could hit someone in the head with that haha!
These are beautiful, I’m sure they will be very popular during the holidays because the presentation is so great. Like you mentioned, I’m not sure how practical the layout is, but it is clever, pretty, and unique.
Thanks for showing us!
I agree, they would be so much fun to open as a gift. Its more of a collector’s item at the end of the day. Soo huge LOL
I like the design but i would prefer the rectangle palettes.
I like the design and that its different than other palettes but I do prefer the rectangular ones
I prefer rectangle palettes.
I love this Palette, its a nice change from the rectangular ones.
This design is interesting, but I think I prefer rectangular palettes
for both portability sake and even product allotment. I would be
disappointed if my favourite shade in the round palette ended up being
one of the small pans.
I love these palettes, but I have to say I’m a sucker for the original packaging. I like the rectangular ones!
I’ve never used a palette like this before..I don’t know if it would fit well into a bag or purse…It’s definantly an intersting design. I just don’t like how you get different amounts of the colors depending on where it is in the design. Esp. because from the looks of it, the ones I’d like the best are the smallest ones
This palette is very different from other ones but I still perfer the rectangular ones.
I think that its great that they tried to think of a new design to use, but personally I prefer the rectangular palettes.
I prefer the rectangular ones!
I’d prefer rectangle only because I’d probably make a mess and I wouldn’t want to blend my colors, but it is pretty to look at.
YEAH! I would totally try this out!
this seems like a really cool design and id like to try a palette like this!
Very Fancy and Attractive but not quiet practical!!!hhmmm not bad but i prefer rectangular ones.
Looks pretty, but i like the other packaging better!
I like these and I would purchase.
i prefer rectangular packaging! it’s waaaaaay easier to find colors that way.
I think that the packaging is unique and pretty, but I would go for the rectangular packaging because I think it would be sturdier
I like the rectangular palettes better. It’s a lot easier to stay organized.
I like this kind of palette is realy fun and out of the ordinary!
I would still prefer the rectangular ones
this seems pretty cool but i prefer rectangular palettes to be honest.
i prefer the rectangular palettes
Love pallets! Would love to add this one to my starting collection!!
looks pretty cute but i actually prefer the rectangular ones
This pallet is very unique and would be a great purchase to add to a collection, however I would much rather a rectangular pallet .
the palettes look adorable but i would prefer the rectangular palettes
i prefer the rectangular pallet because i think they would have more product in it and would be more convenient to use
I like this palette, very unique!
Its a beautiful item to keep, but i still prefer traditional rectangular ones for the sake of easier use.
i like the rectangular 1 WAY betr Elessa.. dis holiday 1 juz does nt seem comfy 2 work wid.. 2 small patches ov colors
I prefer these because they look so much cuter than the rectangular ones..
I’d rather have the rectangular ones. It’s because it’s more traditional, and when I hear palette, i always think of those rectangular ones like urban decay xD but it probably is just me XD
I like the rectangulars better !
I actually like the shape/design. It’s pretty and feminine.
Personally i prefer rectangular ones, but i like these as well
I personally prefer the rectangular ones. But this one has a nice design.
I like the rectangular ones.
This is pretty, but I prefer rectangular ones. Better sized eyeshadows
I prefer rectangular ones.
its has pretty colors but i would rather have the rectangles eyeshadows
I prefer the rectangular palettes better. Its more convenient to me.
it’s a beautiful pallette, and the shape isn’t really an issue but it is way to big so i would probably not buy it even though the price is very reasonable
I like this kind large palette at home. i mean why not it looks so pretty and design also nice. but for traveling i would like to bring a regular one with me.
I prefer the rectangular palettes better.
I love how fun it looks. So cute
But I prefer the rectangular ones because they seem a bit easier to use 
I might need to try one like this 
I think this is something new and great but I still prefer rectangular palettes since they’re easier to use!
i would buy this and then never use it! LOL. i think i still prefer the rectangle palettes because I get an equal amount of each product/color.
It looks pretty and different but I prefer rectangle palettes too…much neater to stack along with my other palettes.
It’s so interesting and I love this one actually!
Pretty colors! But, I would use the rectangular pans just because it’s more easier to work with then try to get in the corners to get a color.
The design of the palette is fun to look at, but it seems like the smaller sections might be tricky to get to without making a mess…
The design of the palette is fun to look at, but it seems like the smaller sections might be tricky to get to without making a mess…
I like the idea they were going for but it just seems a bit difficult to get the color out.
I like the idea they were going for but it just seems a bit difficult to get the color out.
I prefer the regular ones, but the design really is nice. (:
I like the shape of this palette, i think its funky & its a great eye catcher
i think a regular one would be easier to store and carry for travel so i prefer a regular pallet but its really unique
OMG I love this pallette, njust have to find somewhere i can get it in australia!!!!!!
$39.00 i would prefer rectangular ones
It is pretty and nice for a gift for the price but I would prefer the rectangle one
I like this one better than the rectangular ones they are too pretty.
I definitely think it is unique, but I prefer rectangle palettes, mainly for storage reasons.
Looks very pretty and love all the colors but I still like the rectangular one’s better!!
I was going to say no at the beginning, but I would say this palette is nice! I love there are so many blushes come with the palette.
i actually prefer having regular rectangular or circle eye shadows.
I like the look of the palette, but I don’t think for me it would personally work.
While I do think palettes like these are unique I find them unconventional and wouldn’t purchase it since I like all my palettes to be more rectangular to match other items in my collection so when companies come out with odd shaped palettes I almost always skip them.
i prefer rectangular ones (:
I prefer rectangular ones
I like the uniqueness of this palette, but I prefer the rectangular ones.
i love this palette but the rectangular ones are good too
I prefer recatngular ones because I find them more practical to use.
This is an interesting shape but I prefer rectangular ones
I think this is really gorgeous, but it’s much easier to see the colors
in a rectangular palette, so I prefer that
it is $39.00 i prefer rectangular palettes
I think it’s unique but I wouldn’t like the size or shape. I like the classic rectangular palettes.
It’s a cute package but it seems like it would be difficult to use. But it would be nice to have in a collection.
I think the shape of the palette is real unique, it reminds me of a kaleidescope. If I were to choose, though, I would choose a rectangular palette — I just find them more user friendly.
Thanks for the great review, Elessa!
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I thin the packaging is very creative but personally i prefer rectangular or squareish palettes (i know boring)
it looks really pretty, but i too like the rectangular palettes better.
the make up cost $39.00. i love the way the packaging is. it would be a lot easier for me to find it and i like it the way it is.
It’s pretty but too extravagant in the shape and design for every day use.
I actually kind of like it. It certainly looks a lot more attractive and creative than traditional rectangular palettes.
pretty but there’s no use, the amount of products varies so i prefer the rectangular one
I really like this pallete i mean the pallette is a little less unconvinent but overall its nice.
I prefer rectangular ones…the design of this one is really beautiful… but I think is much easier work with rectangular same-sized shades
I much prefer “normal” rectangular ones. This is just way too wild for me.
I love all the colors but some of my favorite colors are the smaller ones in the center of the pallette. I defeinitely would have preferred a square pallette over this style!
I dont like the look of this palette. To me it looks like kids play make up set. I rather have the normal looking ones
i prefer the square palettes the small of colors of this palette would be annoying if i can’t use a brush to pick up the color
This is soooo pretty!!
I prefer rectangular palettes. Easier to store.
the design is pretty and quite unique, though I think I prefer the boring old rectangle shape! you get (or at least it appears) the same amount of product for each colour. I also find it easier choose colours when they go from light to dark in a row.
i think it’s unique, but as far as storing my makeup, i would rather have a rectangular palette
It looks gorgeous but I’d rather have rectangular palettes because it’s more practical!
i love the design of the palette but i’d probably go with a rectangular one cause all the color’s size aren’t equal on this palette…and i’d probably be using the 3 colors (blue, purple and black) from the inner petal but they’re too small unlike the other colors that i might not use.
i love these kinds of palettes
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The design is really pretty but i would stick with the rectangular ones. I think the rectangular ones are a bit more organized and all the sizes are equal.
i like the rectangular palettes better but i love the colors in this.
I do actually prefer the rectangular ones caue that way I’m sure I get the same ammount of product from each color, maybe I like the blue more or the light blue and there’s much less of it than a brown or a pink =/
I prefer the recangular palette’s, they seem more visually organized for me.
This palette is so pretty but I think I do prefer rectangular palettes.
I love these kinds of palettes, but rectangluar palettes take up a lot less space. :/ Oh, decisions, decisions! I think I’d buy this anyway.
I think the shape of this palette is what makes it soo unique not just another rectangular palette. Love….
hate the shape of their palettes…at least this one isn’t a waste of space like their other ones. I really wouldnt buy this because its hard to store.
The visual of the palette is nice but I believe it will be harder to use when you get closer to the pan
It’s a very unique way to design a palette, and I wouldn’t mind having one or two like this, but overall I would prefer the rectangular ones just because they’re easier to store.
So, I don’t think I can edit this, but my email is @gmail.com, I just put @mail.com…..fail.
Pretty to look at, but not very functional. Seems like it would be my luck that the smallest ones would be the ones I liked the best, so I’d probably stick to rectangular ones =)
its something diffrent but i just love how normal rectangle palletes are
I prefer the rectangle ones
$39.00, Prefer rectangle one.
The rectangular ones are definitely more convenient, but I wouldn’t mind having one of these, it’s so pretty!
I prefer rectangular palettes.
i dont think this is a convenient shape!
I love the shape. It’s so fun!