stila Aqua Glow Watercolor Blush in Water Poppy & Stay All Day Liquid Lipstick in Como // SEA, SUN, AND SPLASH Summer 2015

I'd say don't wear makeup to the beach, but the stila Summer 2015 collection makes me want to frolic in the sun with my purple lipstick on. Dubbed SEA, SUN, AND SPLASH , the collection is a ray of sunshine - 10 shades of sunshine to be exact. There are 5 shades of the new stila Aqua Glow Watercolor Blush ($34 each) and 5 of the stila Stay All Day Liquid Lipsticks ($29 each). 

stila Stay All Day Liquid Lipstick in Como

Shades available: Rosa, Como, Bella, Venezia, Amalfi

UGHHH. PURPLE...Not at all office appropriate, but surprisingly wearable/flattering on my skin. The colour is incredibly saturated, as one coat of the product yields full lip coverage. Upon application, the product feels rich and almost hydrating but dries and tightens up to a matte finish. stila says the All Day Liquid Lipstick lasts up to hours, and I would agree. Additionally, it's transfer-proof and kiss-proof, so no funky purple stains clothes (or boyfriend). 

stila Aqua Glow Watercolor Blush in Water Poppy

Shades available: Rosewater, Water Blossom, Shimmering Lotus, Water Poppy, Water Lily

A new launch from stila, the Aqua Glow Watercolor Blushes are meant to be a weightless sheer wash of colour. And so it is. The product is intimidatingly bright when you dip your brush/finger in it but after a little blending, you get a sheer wash of colour with a tough of a dewy finish. After about an hour, the glow diminishes but the colour lasts about 6 hours on my cheeks. Water Poppy is a red-orange with no shimmer. Bonus - it also has a slight wet/cooling sensation upon application. So if you get a little hot in the summer, just apply blush. 

Overall, a colourful collection that's suitable for summer and beyond. I'd be so down to pick up more of the Aqua Glow Watercolor Blushes. 

What do you think of these pieces from the stila Summer 2015 Collection? 

In Canada, the still Sea, Sun & Splash Summer Collection 2015 is available for limited time at select Shoppers Drug Mart and Murale locations and Murale.ca as of June 2015.

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Build-A-Brow // stila Spring 2015 Shape & Shade Collection

I'm not an eyebrow person. I don't bother filling them in because every time I make an attempt they look hairy caterpillars on my face. Last month, I attended a preview of stila's spring and summer collections at Shoppers Drug Mart in the Runnymede Theatre. There, Kaci Harabedian (stila, Executive Director International Sales) did my brows... and they looked surprisingly nice (and un-caterpillar-like). Kaci colour-matched me to all three of the brow products in the Shape & Shade Collection - the stila Stay All Day Waterproof Brow Colour ($27), the stila Stay All Day Precision Glide Brow Pencil ($27) and the stila Stay All Day Brow Gel ($44). 

The collection features nude lipsticks, contouring and brow products in natural earth-tones for an enhanced beauty look - "minimal, natural with a focus on flawless skin." The products go hand-in-hand with my preferred eyebrow look - anything but two brown/black blocks on my face. 

Brow Gel, Waterproof Brow Color, Glide Brow Pencil 

The nice thing about the three brow products in the Shape & Shade Collection is that they all do something a little different in terms of brow volume and boldness.  What they have in common, is the fact that they "Stay All Day" (budge-proof, smudge-proof, transfer-proof). From least to most bold: 

THE NAKED EYEBROW (for comparison purposes). You'll notice that I have quite a bit of hair and decent shaping but there are some blank spaces that could be filled in for a more groomed look. 

stila Stay All Day Waterproof Brow Colour in Medium

Shades available (3): Dark, Medium, Light

The brush-tip pen makes drawing individual hairs easy. The formula is quite sheer and cool-toned, which works well behind my black hair. By a long shot, this is the most natural looking. I found it hard to build up the product due to the sheerness, but this wasn't a problem for me as I prefer a natural brow to a bold, heavy brow. 

Best for: my brows but a tiny bit better

stila Stay All Day Precision Glide Brow Pencil in Dark Brown

Shades available (5): Blonde, Caramel, Medium Brown, Dark Brown, Black 

The Stay All Day Precision Glide Brow Pencil is a new product from stila. It contains oils and vitamins for smooth and soft application. Indeed the pencil is soft and the spooley at the end blends out the product with ease. The twist-up function is nice but the outer packaging is made of a thin plastic that has already broken on me. The colour Medium Brown is slightly too warm for my jet black hair but not really noticeable. The pencil is more buildable than the brow pen. 

Best for: naturally shaped brows

stila Stay All Day Brow Gel in Dark Brown

Shades available (5): Blonde, Auburn, Medium Brown, Dark Brown, Black 

The product comes with a dual-ended angled brush and spooley. The tube also has a cupped tip, which works as a mini-palette to make application mess-free. The Brow Gel provides the most immediate definition of the three stila eyebrow products. Unlike the others it also provides volume -combing the brow hairs back and forth horizontally with the spooley creates extra oomph. Again, the Medium Brown colour is a tad warm for my skin colouring. Also, be warned - too much product can yield caterpillar brow, so be sure to blend out the excess product with the spooley! 

Best for: bold, voluminous, model-esque brows

Overall, these brow products are stellar, some of the best I've tried. All three last all day long and can be mixed and matched or used individually for varying levels of definition and volume. I'm preferential to the Stay All Day Waterproof Brow Colour in Medium (the pen) because it gives me a look most similar to my natural brow. 

I'm not an eyebrow person but with the right products, I probably could be. 

Which of the three brow products would you use? 

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