All right, the week is half over.  What have I done?  Applied to a couple of jobs and not much else.  Hopefully your week has been more productive, but there are still two days left to make something of.  So here's my wishes.

1. In all seriousness, my house has recently had an ant problem.  I wish they would just go away.

2. I want to attend the Ellen DeGeneres show.  Being unemployed has given me lots of time and I TIVO her show every day.  She makes me laugh and for an hour, I can temporarily forget my troubles and just laugh.  I think it would be so much fun to see it live.

3. I wish there was an easy way to find a perfect foundation.  It would hide all my redness, give me a flawless complexion and match perfectly.  Why is it that department stores are so bright with unnatural lighting?  I think the lighting in stores tends to make you look lighter than usual, so before you buy: always, always, test the shade and walk outside to see how it looks.

Okay, your turn!

1. What I wish for this week. (practical)
2. What I wish for in life (hopes and dreams)
3. What I wish for in the beauty world (expensive/and or not currently available)

Over the years, beauty junkies like me have seen some products reach what I would describe as mass saturation.  Beauty editors plug this product for a period of time, so much so that the company decides to branch out and offer another version.  Today I'm going to highlight the first of two such products: Stila Kitten and Nars Orgasm.  Um okay the names are not my idea and I realize that this pairing could be construed in a number of different ways.  So it's best to just move on.  Today, as you guessed from the title, is about Stila Kitten

A bit of background: Stila Kitten first debuted as an eyeshadow.back in 1997.  A ton of people fell in love with it's neutral, beige color with a touch of pink and shimmer.  It's on the frostier/shimmery side as far as shadows go, so it may be a little much for an all over lid application, but works great as a highlighter on the brow bone.  Personally, i have used it all over since I have small eyes, and I generally use other colors as well. 

So that's what it looks like on the website:   And here it is on my hand; the frostiness really comes through here.

And now, here is how it looks on my eye - just the left side here, so you can see the difference it makes.

Normally I wouldn't wear Kitten alone, but now you have an idea of how neutral it is.  Since it is such a flattering color, Stila has released 4 other products under the Kitten name.  I have to admit, without trying them, the lip products might be too pale for me., I am unsure about how it will work with my skintone.I think it might be a good layering option to lighten up a dark lipstick or to add some shimmer to a neutral, but I probably wouldn't wear it alone.

Kitten Lip Shimmer Gloss
Kitten Lip Glaze
Kitten Silk Eye Shadow Wash

So that's the Kitten collection from Stila.  I think the other natural fit would be a nail polish, but otherwise, this is a neutral collection that most people should find pretty wearable.  All the products should be available wherever Stila products are sold.