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A sneak peek to a portion of my latest Stila

July Haul: Exclusive To Stila!

Of course, all of these palettes are limited edition I’ve had the Re:Orient ones earlier than the rest, but haven’t got the time to take a picture of them so I included them in July’s haul

Here are all of them, opened:

Stila Glacier Ice, Stila Starlet By Night/Barbie Talking Palette

Stila Glacier Ice…I think this is a Winter 2006 LE.

Stila Starlet By Night…a.k.a Barbie Loves Stila Talking Palette. I think this was released Spring 2009.

Stila Must Haves, Re:Orient Mystic Pearl, Re:Orient Lotus Bloom

A palette from Stila Must Haves…includes Champagne, Ray, Saville, Twig. I’ve seen this a couple of times but I don’t know which year it came from! It’s not the 2004 Must Haves, not 2005 Must Haves Set either.

2 Re:Orient Palette: Mystic Pearl and Lotus Bloom. Both from Spring 2005.

Stila Rose Moon, Stila Fierce Femme in Fierce Plum, Stila Confections For Eyes/Cheeks

Stila Rose Moon. This comes with FOUR eyeshadows (Cassia, Poise, Plum, and a silvery pink), a blush, 1 lipgloss, and a lipstick with THREE eyeshadow brushes. Some said the brushes are flimsy but I’m okay with that. I’m quite content with own e/s brushes Anyway, this came from Holiday 2005 collection.

Stila Fierce Femme palette in Fierce Plum. This came from Fall 2004. I swatched it last night and it’s *very* soft and pigmented!

Stila Confections For Eyes&Cheeks….I’m not sure about the year. Was it 2003?

Stila High Tea Darjeeling Floral

Stila High Tea LE in Daarjeling Floral. High Tea was from Spring 2003? I’m not sure about that. Anyone can help me out?

That’s all at the moment Not too much, eh? I still have 3kgs worth of Stila products and LE makeup case in Singapore! They’re too heavy and big my bf can’t take it home this weekend, so I’m going there to pick them up at the middle of August In the mean time, some other Stila palettes are supposedly on their way from US. Hope they’ll arrive safely soon.

Stay tuned!

Time for short wrap up of my recent trips!

I arrived in Singapore on Thusday, August 13, 2009 night. So nothing left to do, except for crashing at hotel bed haha. The very next day, I decided that it’s an Orchard day I can tell you I was like a kid in the playground! Goodness how I envy Singaporean. They have lots of brands to choose from at their local counter! From Olay to Neutrogena. Cetaphil. Nuxe to Lierac. La Roche Posay. Avene. Eucerit. SANA to Majolica Majorca. Canmake. Fasio. Fancl. Cle de Peau. To standbys like MAC, Stila, Bobbi Brown, Chanel, Dior. Wide selection indeed, for someone who live in Indonesia!

In the end I have these at my hand

Singapore Haul!

Not that many, eh? I went tad too ecstatic at Watsons Ngee Ann My bf was not helping at all. He took a leave from his office, accompany me and held the shoppping basket and every time I scrutinize an item, he would offer the basket But in the end I didn’t took too many. The feeling of bankruptcy suddenly crept in before I paid the whole lot

It’s already combined with the 3-kg-Stila-box. So why it doesn’t look like several kg worth of Stila?

Well….simply because the star of the haul is kinda heavy The lavender Stila traincase on the right is around 1.5kg ^^;

Posing~

My bf took the pic, and then sent it with the file name ‘Stila Haul’, hehehe. Particularly when he snapped this pic, he saw that it was a Stila sea.

The Lot

So happy I can get my hands on the traincase! It’s a Malaysian ‘LE’, exclusive to Stila Girlfriends More detailed breakdown of the haul later!

Aside from shopping, I took time and watched Up at Cathay Cineleisure Orchard

Up

My bf can’t accompany me to watch it in Jakarta, so we had to watch it there. I don’t really like the Cineleisure Orchard, I think Jakarta’s XXI Cineplex is just as comfortable (if not better), and is much cheaper (esp. because I have a BCA credit card, so 50% off )

Anyway, it’s a great, well executed movie. Very touching too. As expected from Disney Pixar

I saw the Sephora-exclusive Kitten Set a couple days back, when Stila buzzed me up on the new Kitten lip glaze. I didn’t think much about it, since the lip glaze look pretty but I’m not a big fan of the Kitten eyeshadow fan, as I prefer cooler shades. But I gave a second look on the set and then realized that it is adorned with Stila girl! Yes, the Stila girl drawing the original Stila fans love!

Stila Kitten Set (Sephora-exclusive, US)

For tons of long time Stila fan, Stila girl illustrations add up to the fun of collecting the product itself. Many of them collected Stila because of the Stila girl.

It was later diminished (by Estee Lauder?); no more Stila girl in as a product covers. Since then, they only existed in the promotion banners.

So maybe the casual/newer Stila fans can’t understand the fascination, but I’m personally is very happy with the come back! Now I want the set I’m interested in the lip glaze anyway…but it’s US. It doesn’t sound really expensive, and it’s cheaper anyway than buying the full size Kitten lip glaze alone (with no Stila girl on it ). But I’ll get another Kitten pan. Which I already have, and I don’t use it really all that often. And it’s Sephora-only and they don’t ship to outside US! Hope the item will pop up in e(vil)Bay! I’ll decide by then

Stila Girl, Fall 2009

And I do hope the new Stila owner will resurrect the old tradition!

*You can find bigger pic of the set in Product Girl

Finally the detailed revealing of the 3-kg-worth-of-Stila!

I bought all these from Dear Miu. A fellow blogger, Stila addict, and a personal shopper! A very good one at that, may I add.

Thanks to her, I get my hands on some of Asian exclusive goodies. The most precious of them all is the Stila Girlfriends vanity case. This is Malaysian exclusive, if I’m not mistaken! So unique and rare, it’s currently the crown jewel of my Stila collection!

Stila Girlfriends Traincase

Lavender, girly, flowery, with a Stila Girl illustration. So very Stila.

Traincase Opened

Inside, it’s loaded with items I purchased from Miu. Thanks to her personal shopper service, I can grab items which was on sale in Malaysia — be it warehouse sale or the closing sale.

Stila Angel White SPF26/PA++ Compacts, Refill, Sponges

First up, the Stila Angel White SPF26/PA++ in Shade A, and its compact. This powder foundation is Asian exclusive. Miu threw in the sponges as freebie, thanks a lot!

Eye Stuffs

Some eye stuffs.

Kitten Silk Shimmer Wash — a shimmery champagne wash. Seems it will serve as a good base for your eyeshadow!

Convertible Eye Color in Stone — I love convertible eye color. It’s simple and versatile, and the liner is uber soft and smooth and the staying power is simply amazing! Stone is a shimmery brown shadow with a black/brown eyeliner.

Glitter Eye Liner in Pink. This was a Asian exclusive, and then it went on sale at Stila Cosmetics. It’s a glittery liquid liner. Haven’t used them, but I think it’s a nice way to highlight your eyes. Gonna test it on my lower rims!

Miu threw in an extra here too: Champara Matte Eye Shadow. Girl, you’re too generous, you know that?

Lip Stuffs

Lip stuffs. It’s rare to see me hauling lip stuffs more than eye stuffs….since I rarely using lip products. But Miu has a lot to offer me!

Lip Rouge in Beam. It’s a fuchsia liquid lip stain and Miu threw it in as a freebie, again! No words to describe her generosity, seriously.

Kitten Silk Shimmer Gloss. It got bad reviews but I’ve tried it a few times and I think it’s fabulous. Champagne nude in color, very moist and glossy.

Pon Pon Gerbera Lip Glaze. It completes my collection on Pon Pon Gerbera, as I already have the eyeshadow palette and blush pan

Lip Glaze Stick in Berry plus sharpener. I love it! It’s my first Lip Glaze Stick, so convenient! I always pictured stick products as drying on lips but I was wrong.

Cherry Crush Lip & Cheek Stain. To accompany my Pomegranate Crush. I haven’t tried Cherry Crush, but heard it’s a gel version of Benetint. If so, then I expect to love this

Plumping Lip Glaze in Melon Mint. Haven’t tried it but Fuz’s swatches on Plumping Lip Glaze got me allured. Plus unlike other lip plumper, Stila Plumping Lip Glaze doesn’t contain irritant! Yay!

SPF20 Shine Lip Color in Sarah. It’s baby pink. It’s seems not so drying. It got SPF20. What more a Wortel can ask for?

Time for a family picture!

All Stars!

And of course I forget somethings….like the Mystique Trio eyeshadow. It’s another Asian exclusive.

Cute Stila LE Holders

Limited Edition holders with Stila Girls printed on them. I use them to hold my MMU samples or brushes.

Brown Stila Bag

And a brown Stila bag. Another freebie from Miu!

Extras!

More freebies! Well, you know what Miu? I love m&m, and I totally support Breast Cancer Awareness campaign! These goodies are spot on for me

Unlike my previous experience with private shopper I met on a certain forum, my experience with Miu is definitely awesome. Communication was quick and polite and fun, the personal shopper service fee is not too outrageous, she’s super nice, kind, generous and all, and she ships her items fast! She shipped it on Friday, and on the next Monday, the items already arrived at my bf’s office at Singapore! And since she wrapped it securely, everything came intact. Lots of bubble wrap and shock absorbers for the babies

Miu the personal shopper gets my highest recommendation. A+ seller!

I got these stuffs from Singapore. Some are from their official counter, some are from a ‘private collector’. Below you’ll find rare, limited edition Stila palettes that went out of stock few years ago!

Duos/Trios

Stila High Tea Quad in Ceylon Green.
Stila Bohemian Sage Trio.
Stila Apres Ski Trio.
Stila Spring Ephemeral Trio (Asian LE).

Stila Eyeshadow Duo in Kajiki.
Stila Eyeshadow Duo in Vieux Carre.

Look Of The Month Palettes (Nordstrom Exclusive)

Look of The Month look books.  These was sold as empty pans exclusive to Nordstrom, and then Stila would lay out a look each month, with which you can fill up the pans. Of course, you’re free to fill them up with something else entirely, and that’s the case with the private collector from whom I bought these palettes.

Look Of The Month (Nordstrom Exclusive)

The pans are filled with…. (from left to right, top to bottom):

Twig, Pewter, [unknown].
Kiwi, [empty], Sage.
Heat, Espresso, Oasis.

Saks 5th Avenue exclusive blush, [empty], Tutu blush pan.
Heather, Grace, Viola.
Cloud, Golightly, Kitten.

Hex….?

Duos, Trios, Quads, Quints….please tell me what’s the prefix for 6-pan palettes? Hexes?

Hexes Opened

From top to bottom; left to right:

Stila Precious Pearl Palette (Spring 2009).
Stila First Look Deal (one of the color came in broken, and it broke my heart).
Creme Bouquet Look Book.
Jade Blossom Look Book.

Just a little bit more, then I’m done revealing August’s Haul! Stay tuned!

Last round for August’s Stila haul!

These products came from different sources. Some are from international swapper. Another, I bought from your gorgeous Anya. And some are from eBay, of course.

Stila Swap

Stila Lipgloss Duo Compact, name not written.
Stila Lip Glaze in Strawberry.
Stila Picnic In The Park Trio.

Random Stila Blushes

Stila Cruise To Cairo Blush Duo.
Stila Convertible Color in Lilium.

That’s all for now! Gee, I’m broke!

Small tidbits from last month Ordered them at the end of September, so I just received them last week

Guess What?

Stila, of course!

Stila Indian Summer!

From Summer 2009 LE, Indian Summer Collection

Charmed Palette.
24kt Gloss in Brilliant Pink.
24kt Gloss in Vintage Merlot.

These babies are *very* pretty IRL, made me so happy when I cracked the package open! I haven’t tried them in person, but I’ve heard rave reviews everywhere for this collection Well done, Stila!