ELF Cosmetics Beauty Book (Neutral Eye Edition)

Hello everyone,

If you have seen my post from earlier today, you will know that I recently recieved an order from ELF Cosmetics. As part of a Jublilee Weekend offer here in the UK, I recieved a "Mystery Bag", which included this "Beauty Book" - a pallet of 12 eyeshadows, an eyeliner and an eyeshadow applicator. I recieved the "Natural Eye Edition", but also available are "Sparkle Eyes", "Eye Brights", "Smokey Eye", "Glitter Eye", "Everyday Eye", "Natural Eye" and "Smoky Eye".

I have made a couple of orders with ELF recently and I have been really impressed with everything I have recieved and this is no different.

Swatches without flash

Swatches with flash

I think that this pallet comes with a really good range of shades to create a natural looking eye. I am not a fan of bright eyeshadows so I am really glad that I recieved this pallet rather than a brighter one. The shades all blend quite easily and most of them have really good pigmentation. I know you can't really see the light shades on the swatch picture, but I had to use paper rather than my hand etc because I'm actually going out in a minute and I don't have time to scrub my hands before I leave!

Overall, I really do think that this is worth the £6.00 RRP. I know that I recieved this for free as a gift for placing an order with ELF, but I would definately have been happy with it if I had paid £6.00.

Beauty Books are available from ELF here

xx

ELF Cosmetics Haul

Hello everyone,

I hate the word 'haul', but I wanted to show you what I bought from ELF last week :)

Clockwise from left:

Nourishing Cuticle Pen £1.50

Nail Polish in Fuschia £2.50 

Nail Polish in Mint Cream £2.50  

Lengthening and Defining Mascara in Black £1.50

All Over Colour Stick in Spotlight £1.50

Natural Radiance Blusher in Coy £1.50

Studio Pressed Powder in Porcelain £3.75

Healthy Glow Bronzing Powder in Luminance £1.50

Also, over the Jubilee weekend, ELF were also offering a number of deals, one of which was a free "Mystery Bag" when you spent over £15. Here is what was in my "Mystery Bag":

Nail Polish in Light Red £1.50

All Over Colour Stick in Toasted £1.50

Beauty Book - Neutral Eye Edition £6.00

The Mystery Bag was worth £9.00 altogether, which I think is really good considering you only had to spend £15.00 to get one. Unfortunately this offer is no longer available, I just wanted to share with you what I recieved. I will be doing a review of the Beauty Book later today because I think it's rather cool :)

ELF is available at www.eyeslipsface.co.uk (UK) and www.eyeslipsface.com (USA)

xx 

ELF Cosmetics Professional Foundation Brush

Hello everyone,

Last week I posted about some ELF nail polishes that I had bought, and mentioned that I had also purchased a foundation brush from ELF, which is what I will be talking about today.

I will admit, I have never been a huge fan of make-up brushes. I always thought that I could apply foundation with my fingers and it would be fine. However, I saw many people saying that a foundation brush gives you a more flawless finish, and saw rave reviews about the Real Techniques 'buffing brush'. However, instead of splurging on those in case I decided I didn't like using a brush to apply foundation, I thought I'd buy one from ELF while I was making an order.

The brush itself is actually quite nice looking. The handle is a white colour with a slight shimmer to it, and as you can see, the bristles are yellow/orange with a silver bit in the middle (the name of this part escapes me haha). The bristles are really soft, and when you apply foundation, the foundation isn't absorbed by them so there is no wasted product.

It's actually really easy to create a flawless finish with the brush, which I wasn't expecting. The brush makes it easy to blend foundation into your skin and doesn't make you look cakey at all. The angled shape also means it's easy to cover awkward places like the nose and eyes.

To wash this, I used a mild shampoo and it came up as good as new, though I have heard some people cleaning theirs with baby shampoo so this will work too. I've washed it about 5/6 times now and it still looks and feels just as it did when I got it.

I really like this brush and would definately recommend it to anyone who is just starting to try make-up brushes. I don't know if it compares to the more high-end brushes like the Real Techniques that I mentioned before, but for now I'm happy with this one.

You can get this brush for £1.50/$1.00 here (in the UK) and here (in the US).

Has anyone tried any other ELF brushes?

xx

ELF Cosmetics Nail Polish

Hello everyone,

It feels like ages since I last wrote a post, even though it was only Tuesday. I suppose it's because I'm used to writing nearly everyday, but I've been super busy this week. I start a placement at a local primary school next week which I am so excited about, but also really nervous. I'm sure it will be fine though :)

I had been seeing lots of reviews about Eyes, Lips, Face (or ELF as they are more commonly known) and had a cheeky browse on their website one day last week. I was amazed by how cheap the stuff on there was. I ended up buying 3 nail polishes, a foundation brush and something called a 'zit zapper' which I'm really hoping works since I've been having a few breakouts recently :( This post is just going to be about the nail polishes though.

I'm always cautious about buying cosmetics online, as I want to see them in person before I buy them in case I don't like the colour etc. Seeing as though the nail polishes were only £1.50 each (!!!) I decided I had nothing to lose and bought them anyway.

The shades I chose were (L-R) Mango Madness, Pink Passion and Mod Mauve.

Mango Madness is an orange/coral coloured creme with no hint of shimmer, Pink Passion is a pink polish with gold shimmer, and Mod Mauve is a browny/mauve coloured creme again with no shimmer.

The above pictures show one coat of each polish.

One thing I will say is that ELF should really review some of the swatches on their website! The colours I got, Mod Mauve especially, look different to their online swatches. Luckily for me, I do like the ACTUAL colours so no harm done there.

 

I was actually really surprised at the quaity of these. They are very well pigmented, and extremely easy to work with. The consistency is a little on the runny side but this had no effect on the application. Mango Madness in particular definately only needed one coat, the other colours 2 coats would have been better. There is quite a lot of colours to choose from on the ELF website, I only got 3 because it was my first order and I wasn't sure if I was going to like them, but based on these I will definately be getting some more.

As I have only just swatched them I can't comment on how long they last, but to me, even if they only last a couple of days, they are still amazing quality for the price.

I ordered these on Monday, and chose standard delivery at the checkout. The website claims they will aim to dispatch all orders within 48 hours, but by Wednesday evening I had heard nothing. However, just as I remembered about the order, I recieved an email apologising for the delay, and estimating that my parcel would be sent out on Thursday. This was a nice touch as it meant I knew they had not forgotten about my order, they were simply rather busy. I recieved an email on Thursday evening saying my parcel had been dispatched and delivery would take 1-5 working days. And voila, my postman knocked on the door this morning (Friday) with my parcel! Yay!

I would recommend ELF to anyone, the quality is beyond amazing for the prices!

You can find ELF at www.eyeslipsface.co.uk (for the UK and Europe - though I think some countries have their own website, double check on ELF's site) and www.eyeslipsface.com (for the USA).

Have any of you tried ELF before?

xx