There have been a couple of makeup brands doing India-themed collections, including Lancome's fall 2008 lineup and the more recent Givenchy spring/summer collection. Stila has hopped on the bandwagon for their summer offerings. Unfortunately, I'm finding the packaging to be pretty mediocre.
(photo from stilacosmetics.com)
The gold and little jewel details do bring to mind Indian-style dress and makeup, but it doesn't express Stila as a brand. It would have worked much better on other brands – say, Sephora or Laura Mercier. Without a Stila girl or some other interesting detail, the packaging becomes very generic and not very Stila-esque. Perhaps the company's designers could take a quick online gander at this new exhibition at the British Museum for some inspiration and re-release the collection with better packaging. ;)