Part makeup case, part media player docking station with speakers, this portable vanity blends cutting edge technology with Pro Artist expertise, giving you the tricks and tools to create your own looks, on demand.

Downloadable mobile tutorials are available from www.stilabeautytube.com; to replicate the look, simply dock your device into the Makeup Player and unleash your inner artist with the press of a button. Once your look is complete, you can pull up a playlist and let the Makeup Player play your favorite tunes while you finish getting ready. Right now, there are lessons for natural look, smokey eye and Stila has many more in the works!

The case has everything needed to execute the intro tutorial looks:

• The Makeup Player
• One Step Foundation (you choose Fair, Light, Medium or Dark)
• Eye Shadow Trio
• Lip Glaze
• Convertible Color
• #7 Eye Shadow Brush
• DVD & instruction card

If you’re hooked, there’s even is a continuity option that allows you to sign up to receive new products every 60 days.

The Makeup Player retails for$69.90, which is a pretty great value, considering that you get Stila products and the (would normally be over $250). To snag your own, visit www.stilabeautytube.com!

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This newly-launched online retailer of discount premium makeup, skincare, hair products, nail care, bath and body items sells a bounty of amazing brands, including PopBeauty, Smashbox, Vincent Longo (pictured left) and Stila – all at prices of up to 85%off. And, to keep things interesting, brands are constantly changing and new products are added regularly. (And once a steal is gone, it’s gone for good!)

Check out the site at Beautyticket.com and be sure to check out This Week’s Steal – it’s the fab Too Faced Diamond Lip Glosses for just $4.99 each – those suckers normally go for $15 a pop! Happy shopping!

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The inspiration behind the collection came from Madame Butterfly. “I wanted to capture the real look of Japan, create layers and bits of origami,” said Marchesa designer Georgina Chapman. The whimsical creations based in sculpted layers balanced the soft, bare faces that were accentuated with long lashes.

Very simple, romantic and beautiful skin contoured with varying formulas. “We contoured the skin with matte and shimmery textures and added feathers to the eyes to provide dimension to the face,” explained Shobrook. A matte face was illuminated with a bit of shimmer. Feather lashes, custom created by NARS from the feathers on the Marchesa dresses, gave excitement to an otherwise simple look.

What do you think of the Marchesa Spring 2010 look?

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Backstage, models’ complexions were evened out with Stila’s Sheer Color Moisturizer SPF 15, while Pomegranate Crush Lip Stain was used as blush.  On the eyes, Camelia Convertible Color, the Fandango duo shadow and the Cobalt Smudge Pot left a gorgeous wash of color.

The finishing touches were Camelia Convertible Color on the lips and a few coats of Stila Major Major Lash Mascara (which I am now dying to try!)

Check out this video of Sarah Lucero chatting makeup backstage – she even gives her secret to great lashes off the runway!

Image via Stylelist, Photo Credit: Laura Kenney.

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Enter code STILAPRO at checkout for 40% off everything + free shipping! Now that’s a deal that’s hard to beat.

If I were you, I’d probably snag one of the adorable and entirely collectible Barbie Loves Stila Cans (1959 version shown left). Before the discount, they’re $40. After discount? Just $24! Amazing!

Visit www.stilacosmetics.com to shop.

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The troubled brand has been acquired by private equity firm Patriarch Partners, making CEO Lynn Tilton the newest Stila Girl. Patriarch is said to “specialize in rebuilding companies that span across a broad spectrum of consumer and industrial sectors by providing innovative financial solutions, strategic direction and operational expertise.”

While Stila isn’t among my favorite brands, they do have a really girlish and whimsical appeal. It’ll be interesting to see if they can reinvent themselves successfully.  What do you think?

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Genuine pearls are worked into Stila’s formula and add a subtle shimmer that helps to soften the appearance of fine lines and minor imperfections. The innovative formula, rich in emollient oils, esters and vitamins A, C and E, is long-wearing without feeling tacky or heavy.

Shades include:

South Sea Coral – Soft peach with white shimmer

Pearlescent Pink – Mid-tone pink with shimmer

Ocean Currant – The most pigmented of the bunch – a deep, sheer berry with pink and red shimmer

Pearl Kitten – Universally flattering warm pink-champagne with shimmer; a complement to the iconic Kitten Eye Shadow! (Sephora exclusive).

Each Pearl Shimmer Gloss is $22 and available at sephora.com and stilacosmetics.com.

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When I opened my newest catalog from Sephora, I came upon many pictures of models with these “extra dark” crease shadows placed near the bridge of the nose that looked something short of an extra eyebrow growing in the middle of your lids.

This particular picture was associated with Stila’s The Perfect Face Kit. The contents of the kit are fabulous including the Kitten eye shadow, black Smudge Pot, Mini liner brush, Multi-Effect mascara, Convertible Color in Lillium and Lip Glaze in Brown Sugar.

While I might want the kit, I don’t think I will be sporting any Star Trek looking “welcome to the planet glamazon” eyes.

What do you think of this eye shadow trend?

Compare prices on products from Stila.

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Know of a lipgloss addict (besides me of course)? Stila is offering a lovely lip glaze set that will make a lipgloss addict love you for life.

The Gift of Glaze contains mini glazes in: Vanilla (sheer champagne shimmer), Brown sugar (shimmering bronze), Apricot (sheer peach), Grapefruit (sheer pink), Starfruit (shimmering rose) and Raspberry (sheer fuchsia).

The set is worth $50, but on sale for $28. Do you own a Stila Lip Glaze? Let me know what you think of them, as this is a lip glaze I have yet to try as unimaginable as that may seem!

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