Stila Spring 2010 Collection

The Spring 2010 Collection from Stila is the most unique all of the collections that I have looked at so far. Some of the offered shades are much deeper than your usual spring offerings and are very shimmery. It honestly resembles more of a Holiday collection than a warm weather collection. But I am going to look at it and decide myself whether it is springy enough or if it will be going into storage until next fall.

Here are the products...

Jewel Eye Shadow Palette - A glistening palette with four sparkling shades. Take your eye look to a new level! This Jewel Eye Shadow formula creates a wave of color that glimmers and sparkles across your lids for a brillant, out-of-this-world, sequin-like reflection. This palette provides buildable, smooth-gliding color and the perfect blend of pigment, transparent talc, and pearl delivers a weightless feel on the eye.

- Rose Quartz - light pink with silver sparkle

- Amethyst - grey eggplant with champagne sparkle

- Black Diamond - black with silver sparkle

- Golden Topaz - champagne shimmer with silver and gold sparkle

Jewel Lip Glaze Trio - A trio of glistening, jewel-infused glosses. The set features three glosses with an innovative formula that glides on seamlessly and leaves a celestial wave of sequin-like reflections on the lips. The luxurious glosses contain Stila's Exclusive Gem Complex, which contains diamond, emerald, jade, ruby, moonstone, rose quartz, sapphire, topaz, amethyst, amber, garnet, mother of pearl, and opal. Mango seed butter, goa seed butter, and shea butter also offer moisturizing benefits.

- Pink Diamond - pink with pink sparkle

- Amethyst - warm plum with gold sparkle

- Golden Topaz - amber bronze with pink sparkle

Black Diamond Mascara - A luxurious mascara swirled with authentic crushed diamonds. Blended with shimmer and infused with genuine black diamond powder, this innovative formula lengthens and adheres perfectly to lashes thanks to its jelly and filmogen complex. The result is unusually soft, plush, comfortable feeling along with a defined, lengthened look.

- Black Shimmer - black infused with silver shimmer

- Blue Shimmer - black infused with blue shimmer

Eye Shadow Trio - An eye shadow trio featuring Stila's award winning formula. Three complementary shades in one: base, crease, and liner make your makeup a complete breeze. Each trio contains three shades pressed into one piece, which can fit into any Stila refillable compact.

- Afterhours - bright, vibrant shades

- Bella - pinks and burgundies

- Goddess - neutral-bronzes

- Going Green - green hues

- Rocker - smokey greys

- Venus - plums

Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Eye Liner - An easy-application, waterproof liquid liner that stays on all day and night. This easy-glide, quick-dry precision liner stays in place until you say when - no smudges, feathering, or running. The thin, marker-like tip is easy to use, even for the beauty beginner, and delivers any look (from a thin line to a bold, dramatic stroke!). It goes on smoothly without skipping, smudging, or pulling, and lasts all day!

- Black - black

Yumberry Crush Lip & Cheek Stain - A multi-tasking, crave-worthy pink shade for lips and cheeks. Apply this personalized, sheer, mid-tone pink hue for a naturally beautiful, healthy flush. Rich in vitamins and potent anti-oxidants, this superfruit hue is irresistable. Yumberry fruits boast the highest amount of the most potent anti-oxidants (OPCs, Oligomeric Proanthocyanidins) and are known to be 50 times stronger than Vitamin E and 20 times stronger than Vitamin C. Yumberry may also help slow the degeneration of collagen, this supporting the natural structure of the skin and slowing premature aging.

- Yumberry - sheer pearlized pink

I agree with others that have stated some of the items in this collection seem to be more Holiday than Spring. The new eye shade palette and the Jewel Lip Glazes are the items that jumped out to me as not being the traditional Spring hues. However, I love both of these two items and will be purhcasing them. I plan to try them out and decide what season they will be more appropriate for. I also really love the Yumberry Lip and Cheek Stain and cannot wait to order it as soon as Sephora gets it back in stock. From the Eye Shadow Trios, I want to get Bella, Goddess, Rocker, and Venus.

I am very, very curious about the Black Diamond Mascara. This formula sounds very unique and I can't wait to get both of these and test them out. I especially am curious about the black shade with the blue shimmer in it. I have heard from any sources that blue mascara makes your eyes look whiter and brighter but I have never tried any blue shades out. I am hoping that this mascara will provide all the same benefits that other blues will but still retain the deep black shade. As soon as I can get one of these, I will be reporting back about the results.

photo courtesy of Sephora