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Stila Cosmetics Vegan Products List


     It's been a long time coming, but here it is, a list of the wonderful vegan goodies that Stila has to offer! As a disclaimer it should be noted that Stila doesn't market their products as being vegan friendly. Based on the emails I've received I've come to the conclusion that they're using the same equipment to manufacturer all of their makeup, meaning that even the vegan friendly makeup, may contain some of the non-vegan ingredients from the products made prior aka cross contamination.
     While I personally implore everyone to shop vegan I still commend everyone who supports cruelty free beauty. At the end of the day no animal deserves to be tortured regardless of the circumstances. Animals are sentiment beings who want to live long prosperous lives like the rest of us. I applaud Stila for rejoining the cruelty free movement!
     In 2013 Stila began selling their products in mainland China, and as many of you know, mainland China requires companies to test on animals in order to sell their products there. While much progress has been made to overturn this law, it is still in effect. As of February 2017 Stila has pulled out of the Chinese market and reclaimed their cruelty free status. I am proud to share this article with you; a list containing all the vegan products Stila has to offer. I went ahead and created a list of non-vegan products as I know many people are sensitive and allergic to non-vegan ingredients such as carmine. Another reason why I included a list of non-vegan products is because there are no references to what some of the brushes are made of, I wanted to clear up any confusion. I have been working with Stila over the past two to three weeks to put this list together. Stila has confirmed with me over a series of emails that aside from their brushes the only non-vegan ingredients found in their line are carmine, beeswax, and lanolin.

     From what I could tell under all the different shade options the ingredients are listed the same. Without the specific ingredients of each shade there's no way of knowing for sure whether or not a particular shade might be vegan. While I believe they're listing the same ingredients for all the different shade options I still went ahead and reviewed the ingredients for each product and their different shades. I wrote out 'all shades' under the lists to affirm any confusion regarding whether or not specific shades might be vegan friendly. As of now we can only assume that if a product is not vegan all the different shade options are not vegan as well.

About the Company:

     Stila was founded in 1994 and created by makeup artist Jeanine Lobell. Lobell was born in Sweden and grew up in Europe during the height of the "New Romantics," "Biba," and "Punk" scene. At the age of 17 Lobell attended the Complexions London School of Makeup, following in the footsteps of her friends. After school Lobell moved to L.A. where she landed her first job being a makeup assistant for the John Water's film 'Hairspray.' From there Lobell's career took off  and she worked on 'Drugstore Cowboy' and began doing work for celebrities (mostly music related). While working on the set of 'Pet Sematary 2' Lobell met her future husband Anthony Edwards, a star on the popular show E.R. Lobell entering into the makeup industry was the result of her friend Allison, who opened a boutique and wanted to sell makeup in her store. She asked Lobell to come over and Lobell ended offering to create her own makeup as long as she could make it from scratch as opposed to the private label products her friend initially planned on selling. The name Stila is derived from two words put together; the Swedish word stil which translates to style and the Italian word stilare which means signature. From her friends small boutique Stila continued to grow and has been the first for many products and marketing campaigns in the US such as the first to sell cream blush and lip compacts, the first to make liquid lipsticks, and the first to use illustrations in place of models. In 1999 Stila was acquired by Estee Lauder and later sold to Sun Captial Partners Inc. in 2006. As of 2009 Stila is owned by entrepreneur Lynn Tilton who operates Patriarch Partners, LLC. Lobell continues to work as a makeup artist and spends most of her time to raising her four children.


Vegan:

  • Aqua Glow™ Perfecting Bronzer $32
  • Aqua Glow™ Perfecting Primer $28
  • Aqua Glow™ Serum Foundation $45 (All shades)
  • Color Balm Lipstick $22 (All shades)
  • Color Balm Lipstick-Color Calm Shades $22 (All shades)
  • Color Balm Lipstick-Summer 2017 $22 (All shades)
  • Got Inked™ Cushion Eye Liner $23 (All shades)
  • Huge™ Extreme Lash Mascara  $23 
  • Lush Lips Water Plumping Primer $21
  • Magnificent Metals Glitter & Glow Liquid Eye Shadow $24 (All shades)
  • Mango Crush Lip & Cheek Stain $24
  • MATTE'ificent Lipstick $18 (All shades) 
  • Matte Metal Lipstick $22 (All shades) 
  • Nude Interlude Color Balm Lipstick $22
  • One Step Corrector $36
  • One Step Illuminate $36
  • One Step Prime $36
  • Passion Fruit Crush Lip & Cheek Stain $24
  • Perfecting Concealer $23 (All shades)
  • Perfectly Poreless Putty Perfector $39 (All shades)
  • Shape and Shade Custom Contour Duo $40 (All shades)
  • Sheer Color Tinted Moisturizer SPF 20 $34 (All shades)
  • Stay All Day® Bronzer For Face & Body $36 (All shades)
  • Stay All Day® Cover $36 (All shades)
  • Stay All Day® Foundation & Concealer $40 (All shades)
  • Stay All Day® Precision Glide Brow Pencil $21 (All shades)
  • Stay All Day® Waterproof Liquid Eye Liner $22 (All shades)
  • Stay All Day® Waterproof Brow Color $21 (All shades)
  • Stay All Day® 10-in-1 HD Beauty Balm $38
  • Stay All Day® 10-in-1 HD Illuminating Beauty Balm With SPF 30 $38
  • Yumberry Crush Lip & Cheek Stain $24
Tools:
  • Double-Ended Blending Sponge $12
  • La Quill Precision Eye Liner Brush $32
  • Lush Lip Brush $24
  • Mini Wonder Brush™ For Face & Body $25
  • Shape & Shade Custom Contour Brush $38
  • Wonder Brush For Face & Body $58
  • #10 Eye Brow Brush $20
  • #13 One Step Eyeliner Brush $20
  • #33 One Step Complexion Brush $32
  • #34 Jewel Eye Shadow Brush $24
  • #36 Magnificent Metals Dual-Ended Eye Liner Applicator $18
  • #37 Magnificent Metals Foil Finish Eye Shadow Applicator  $18
  • #38 Lash Lift Off Brush $20

Not Vegan:

  • All Over Shimmer Powder In Kitten $22 (Contains carmine)
  • Aqua Glow™ Serum Concealer $27 (All shades, contains carmine)
  • Aqua Glow™ Watercolor Blush $26 (All shades, contains carmine)
  • Convertible Color $25 (All shades, contains carmine, beeswax, and lanolin)
  • Convertible Color Dual Lip & Cheek Palette-Sunset Serenade $39 (Contains beeswax and lanolin)
  • Convertible Color Dual Lip & Cheek Palette-Sunrise Splendor $39 (Contains beeswax and lanolin)
  • Correct & Perfect All-in-One Color Correcting Palette $45 (Contains carmine)
  • Eyes Are The Window Shadow Palette-Body $49 (Contains carmine)
  • Eyes Are The Window Shadow Palette-Mind $49 (Contains carmine)
  • Eyes Are The Window Shadow Palette-Soul $49 (Contains carmine)
  • Eyes Are The Window Shadow Palette-Spirit $49 (Contains carmine)
  • Eye Shadow Pan In Compact $18 (Contains carmine)
  • Eye Shadow Trio-Bronze Glow $28 (Contains carmine)
  • Eye Shadow Trio-Gold Glow $28 (Contains carmine)
  • Glitterati Lip Top Coat $22 (All shades, contain carmine)
  • Heaven's Hue Highlighter $32 (All shades, contains carmine)
  • Illuminating Powder Foundation Refill $28 (All shades, contains carmine)
  • Jewel Eye Shadow $20 (All shades, contains carmine)
  • Lash Stunner Extreme Primer $26 (Contains beeswax derivative)
  • Lip Glazes $22 (All shades, contains carmine, beeswax, and lanolin)
  • Magnificent Metals Foil Finish Eye Shadow $32 (All shades, contains carmine and beeswax)
  • Magnificent Metals Glitter & Glow Liquid Eye Shadow - Duo Chrome Shades $24 (All shades, contain carmine)
  • Matte 'N Metal Eye Shadow Palette $49 (Contains carmine)
  • Mile High Lashes™ Mascara $25 (Contains beeswax)
  • Perfect Me, Perfect Hue Eye & Cheek Palette Fair/Light  $39 (Contains carmine)
  • Perfect Me, Perfect Hue Eye & Cheek Palette Light/Medium $39 (Contains carmine)
  • Perfect Me, Perfect Hue Eye & Cheek Palette Medium/Tan $39 (Contains carmine)
  • Perfect Me, Perfect Hue Eye & Cheek Palette Tan/Deep $39 (Contains carmine)
  • Stay All Day® Liquid Lipstick $22 (All shades, contains carmine and beeswax)
  • Stay All Day® Liquid Lipstick-Spring Shades $22 (All shades, contains beeswax)
  • Stay All Day® Lip Liner $20 (All shades, contains beeswax)
  • Smudgepot $20 (All shades, contain carmine)
  • Smudge Stick Waterproof Eye Liner $22 (All shades, may contain carmine)
Tools:
  • #2 Under Eye Concealer Brush $20 (Made from sable)
  • #4 Precision Eyeliner Brush-Long Handle $20 (Made from pony hair)
  • #7 Eye Shadow & Crease Brush $20 (Made from a mix of pony/synthetic hair)
  • #9 All Over Blend Brush-Long Handle $24 (Made from goat hair)
  • #15 Double-Sided Crease and Liner Brush $32 (Made from squirrel hair)
  • #17 Retractable Bronzing Brush $26 (Made from goat hair)
  • #20 Eye Enhancer Brush $32 (Made from goat hair)
  • #21 Double Duty Cheek Contour And Blush Brush $45 (Made from goat hair)
  • #24 Double-Sided Illuminating Powder Brush $50 (Made from goat hair)
  • #28 Smudge and Line Brush $32 (Made from a mix of pony/goat hair)
  • #30 Double-Ended Shadow Brush $32 (Made from goat hair)
  • #31 Retractable Powder Brush $26 (Made from goat hair)



References Cited:

Jacques, Renee. “5 Amazing Facts You Never Knew About Stila Cosmetics.” Allure, Allure              Magazine, 24 May 2017, www.allure.com/story/stila-cosmetics-facts.

“Jeanine Lobell, Makeup Artist.” Into The Gloss, 24 Feb. 2016, intothegloss.com/2011/10/jeanine-lobell-makeup-artist/.

Lattman, Peter, and Ellen Byron. “Stila Cosmetics Sold Again, This Time to Patriarch.” The Wall    Street Journal, Dow Jones & Company, 20 Apr. 2009, www.wsj.com/articles/SB124018249928733011.

YouTube, YouTube, 13 July 2014, www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCi1jDO-P5M.




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A.P.D.G. Pigment Review

     I'm really excited to be writing this review of the Alquemie Product Developement Group (A.P.D.G.) pigments. Before Fenty Beauty made a splash in the beauty community with their diverse shade range this cruelty free vegan indie company gained notoriety for their pigments which boast 39 different shades ranging from the palest shades to deepest. Generally pigments are designed with the function of being mixed in with other products such as moisturizers and foundations to add coverage or priming effects to name a few of their uses, you can wear them as a foundation or concealer if you please. I've tried these pigments as both a foundation and pigment additive to other foundations.What I appreciate about this company is the different sizes of pigments they offer: 0.33 fl oz. ($18), 0.44 fl oz (sample pack) $10, 1 fl oz ($24), and 2 fl oz ($34). The different sizes allow you buy small quantities if your looking to try their pigments, you're unsure if you'll like their product, or uncertain of your shade match and if you do enjoy the product you can buy the 2 fl oz bottle so it'll last you longer. Unfortunately the company does not list a color description for their shades or provide swatches (they do have some swatches available via Instagram (2nd image) and Facebook, but they're not labeled) which makes finding your perfect shade a bit of a gamble as you have to color match to the picture of the bottle online and their sample packs seem to be missing 3 shades from the rest of the line. For this reason I would recommend buying a sample pack. Their sample packs contain 0.44 fl oz and a mixture of 8 different colors with the exception of their extra light sample pack which contains 7 shades. I had wanted to try these pigments for some time after I saw their diverse shade range, but being an indie company who became viral in a short amount of time they tend to sell out of their sample packs fast. I was lucky enough to get my hands on 3 sample packs (light, medium dark, and dark) after someone cancelled their order. I am thankful to A.P.D.G. for alerting me of their products availability upon my inquiry via Instagram or I might have missed out again.

Description


     The company describes the pigments as a long wearing buildable medium coverage product with color correcting and priming capabilities. The product will leave the skin with a silky soft focus matte finish that's water, sweat, transfer, and sebum resistant. The company is cruelty free and vegan and the pigments are oil, paraben, and fragrance free. They recommend using a damp sponge and applying to clean dry skin. In order to build even layers allow the pigment to dry before reapplying. The pigments can also be worn as lipstick, it's recommended you moisturize before hand. Please note that the colors might darken slightly after they've dried.

Shipping


     The shipping on all products is $8 (domestic) and $13.50 for international orders. I only planned on only buying one sample pack, but seeing as how the shipping almost cost the equivalent of another sample pack, I figured I might as well buy three sample packs to qualify for free shipping that way I would pay $30 for 3 sample packs instead of $18 for one. I should mention that most companies I come across usually charge around $6 for their shipping, I tend to opt for buying more to get free shipping rather than paying the equivalent of another item. I placed my order on Sep. 27th and received a shipping notification later that day, from my tracking notifications it appears the products were handed over to USPS October 6th and my product arrived on October 10th.

Review


     Opening up my package, one of the first things I noticed about the sample packs was that there was not only discoloration in each of the tubes, but the colors appeared lighter in person than they did online. The company hasn't made the recommendation of shaking the pigments prior to application, but I came to the conclusion that the ingredients have a tendency to separate when they've been sitting which causes the colors to become discolored/ lightened, however this could have been an issue with my order. The pigments are a thin, watery consistency and swatching the the first pigment near my wrist I noticed the product feather on the creases, but once they dried this was no longer a problem, they stayed very much in place. The company claims that their pigments are sweatproof and waterproof so I ran my arm under running water to see if the waterproof claim was true and I can happily say these pigments did not budge! Even though the skin around my eyes tends to be a dry area, I'm not used to product clinging to the dry skin the way this pigment did, it emphasized my dryness quite a bit. Considering that these pigments were designed to dry down I can't say I was too surprised to see them cling to dry skin. After I moisturized with my Pacifica Probiotic Water Rehab Cream and my Alaffia Coconut Eye Cream I no longer have this problem, I would also recommend for people with dry skin that you exfoliate (if necessary) and apply moisturizer. Under my eye I do have some deep set creases that cause most products to crease, but I'm pleased to say I didn't get any creasing under my eyes nor did I really crease in my fine lines. Even though the company doesn't claim that these pigments are crease proof it's been my experience that once they dry down they really don't move and they do quite a good job of controlling oil. Overall I'm really pleased with the pigments, however if I didn't moisturize regularly before applying makeup, my opinion would be less favorable, but like I said the skin around my eyes is dry on me and the pigment was designed to dry down so it comes as no surprise the pigment clung to the dry skin. If you don't have dry skin you shouldn't run into this problem and this pigment might suit you well. All in all I found that the claims A.P.D.G. made regarding their pigments are ultimately true and I would very much recommend this product; after it dries down it won't budge, it leaves the skin looking matte with a soft glow, and it 's comfortable to wear.
     Thank you to my friend Tracia for lending me her arm to do swatches on deeper skin, you can find her on Instagram and Youtube.



 Sample packs left to right (light, medium dark, dark)



Sample packs left to right (light, medium dark, dark)



If you've made it this far, I would just like to say thank you for reading my article! Your feedback matters a great deal to me, please feel free to message me through my email therobynvalentine@gmail.com regarding any feedback or questions you may have. Also while your here, I would greatly appreciate it, if you consider contributing to my website by making a donation to my Paypal using the email provided. Thank you again for all your continued support, it truly means the world to me.
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