Stila Illuminating Finishing Powder Review

I have a mixed review for the Stila Illuminating Finishing Powder for you! I'm currently having a love/hate relationship with these.

The texture is lovely. They are made up of a very fine shimmering powder that glides on your face near perfectly. If you try these on the back of your hand you get a rather gorgeous shimmering effect but sadly that doesn't apply to your face. Upon applying to your face the shimmer is barely noticeable which is somewhat disappointing. It does however create a rather subtle glow on your face.



The great thing is wearing these on a clean bare face works some kind of magic. I tried it and it gave me a beautiful highlight and it really helped with the shadows and dullness my skin sometimes has.

I haven't yet tried it but these would probably make a great base for your eyeshadow as well or on their own as an eyeshadow and they are truly beautiful shades!



I'm not entirely sure why I'm not completely in love with them as of yet. I think some of it stems from the fact that they appear so much more beautiful and shimmery on the back of my hand but the same effect doesn't apply when I use it on my face! However, I have read it all depends on what brush you use when applying these so hopefully with a little patience I'll find the perfect brush to use!

Overall, they are really pretty powders! Not nearly as good as MAC Mineralized Skinfinishes but not bad either.

At $32 USD per a powder these aren't cheap sadly however they do have the potential to be great! I'm just testing the waters at the moment so I'm caught between loving and hating them!

The packaging is excellent on these in my opinion. It's a hard aluminum case with an easy pop off lid! It's quite simple yet cute!

I can't yet give these a Muse approval for purchase but I am slowly falling in love with them!

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