Stila Precious Pearl Palette

THE RUNDOWN

• Stila Precious Pearl Palette @ Sephora.com
  
• Sale Price: $20
• Original Price: $40
• Value: $130
• Comes with 6 shimmery eyeshadows infused with genuine crushed pearl
• Has mirror on inside cover
  
• 10 g of product total; 1.67 g each
• Packaged in a metal case with 12 tiles of Mother-of-Pearl; not inlaid as I thought, but raised

Top view with flash

Top view in natural light (the prettiest palette I own)

Back label and box with ingredients
(Click to enlarge)

PROS

• Good value; you get six shadows of 1.67 g each (bigger than a MAC shadow)
• Gorgeous Mother-of-Pearl packaging; every palette is unique since the shells would be different on each
  
• Easy to open push-button closure
• Good quality shadows that are soft, silky and smooth in texture
• Hardly any fallout when using, if not any
• Shadows blend easily
• Shadows have an opalescent/iridescent shimmer
• Good pigmentation
• Has mirror
• Small, compact, travel-friendly size (11.8 cm x 3.4 cm)

CONS

• There's no dark brown shadow =( The blue will always have to be used to darken the outer corner
• May be too shimmery for some, but if you use a light hand, then it may work out for you
• No matte colors
  
• The edges of the raised Mother-of-Pearl may chip if you don't take care of the palette
• The light pink could have been replaced with another color
• If you wear mostly neutrals, these colors may not appeal to you
• To bring out the colors more, you must use an extra sticky base (i.e. shadestick, cream shadow, or paint pot) and not just TFSI or UDPP

Closeup of the shadows (Click to enlarge)

COLOR DESCRIPTIONS

• Pale creamy gold (a white-looking shadow that's misleading; it's really gold)- use a light hand when using as a highlight or you'll overdo it; just touch your brush to it
  
• Pale light pink- not as pigmented as the others, but it's meant to be light; this is the only color that could have been switched out with another, like a brown or gray
  
• Mid-tone pink- a nice lid color
• Deep navy blue- the outer-V color of the palette; turns purple over the pinks; looks black over the antique gold
  
• Bright grass green- the second least pigmented of the palette; goes on a little sheer
  
• Antique gold- a lovely mid-tone gold
  

Swatches (Click to enlarge)
(NOTE: The 7th swatch - the purple - is the mid-tone pink and blue mixed together)

One of the many looks. Here's a very wearable one.

SHADOWS USED

• Highlight & Inner-V: Pale gold (see how it's creamy yellow-gold and not white?)
  
• Lid (inner half): Pale light pink
• Lid (outer half) & Outer Lower Lashline: Mid-tone pink
• Crease: Antique gold
• Outer corner & Outer Lower Lashline: Deep navy blue (turned purple over the pink)

Another simple look
(click to enlarge to see the different colors of iridescent shimmer)

SHADOWS USED

• Lid & Lower Lashline: Antique gold
• Highlight & Inner Corner: Pale Gold
• Outer Corner: Deep navy blue

FINAL THOUGHTS

I paid half price for this palette but would have paid full price for it because of it's well-made packaging and high quality eyeshadows. You can't go wrong with Stila, anyway.