ELF Eyes Lips Face Lipsticks & Swatches

Hello Dolls, Hope you are well and enjoying the glorious sunshine! Today's post is about my ELF lipsticks. I'm not going to ramble on forever about them because they don't really need me to. To put it quite simply: Great lipsticks that have good longevity, nice range of colours, all very matte with a slight shine and feel moisturising. To top that off the cost just £1.50 each. 

Here's the colours I have in my collection. 

(From L-R: Fantasy, Seductive, Gypsy, Sociable, Flirtatious, Fearless)

These lipsticks are one of my favourite budget buys, I have all of these six for just over half the price tag of a trusty MAC. 

Anyone else use ELF lipsticks?

Much Love

Amy

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ELF: Eyes Lips Face HD Blush Showstopper

Hello there beautiful! I feel like I've been really neglecting my little blog these past few days and I've even missed two #bbloggers chat's on twitter, shame on me! Unfortunately sometimes life takes over and you just have to put blogging on the back burner. BOO. I do have a little more time to myself these coming days so I will try and schedule and write as often as I can. I'm currently looking for our first family home too, so if any of you lovely lot have interior design or make up storage posts please get in touch! (Email, Twitter or just leave a comment).

Today's post is about ELF HD Blush in Showstopper. I had a little spare cash floating around in a paypal account and decided to buy myself some new make up, I wanted to try something that I wouldn't normally go for and this really caught my eye. I do absolutely adore blush but always seem to go for palettes, powders or creams so this squirty bottle was something a little new to me. I'd never normally buy plum colour blushes, I'm very much a coral or pink girl but I do feel that sometimes I miss out of discovering some fantastic products for fear of the unknown. The colour doesn't look as Harsh once its been blended properly although it is still a really strong well pigmented colour. I would like to try more colours from the range,because as much as I do love this I feel it would suit my skin tone better in winter months. It does look more of a deep plum pink on the skin.

The Blush isn't the easiest of blushes to use. The tiniest amount goes a LONG way. If you do buy this use the smallest amount you can and build it up to get the desired effect that you want, otherwise that blob is really going to make you look clown like. I did squirt this onto the palm of my hand and use my Real Techniques Stippling brush and after a little practice I managed to get this to sit and look perfect and flawless. The product is very fluid and personally I feel it adds a little stain to the cheek. Its best to be quick with this Blush. I'm not so sure where the HD comes into it in my opinion Bourjois cream blushes photograph and wear better.

The packaging is really quite nice. Its plain and sophisticated. Its great that you can see the colour of the product through the casing. The pump works brilliantly and its easy to choose how much or little you want to dispense. This blush cost me £3.75 for 10 ml. It Isn't as cheap as some other blushes made by ELF but I think they have the pricing just right. I wouldn't pay any more for this as as its fiddly to apply but I feel that once its on, it deserves its price tag. Maybe a tweak in formula to make this a little creamier would be the answer. Overall a good cheap cream blush, good pigmented colour but a little monster to apply.

Anyone else got this blush? or a HD blush? What do you think?

Much Love
Amy
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ELF Eyes Lips Face Healthy Glow Bronzing Powder Luminance

Hello there! Thanks for stopping by. Today's post is about my ELF bronzer. With the odd flashes of sun we are blessed with every now and then, It's nice to have golden godess skin.

I purchased this bronzer a while back from the ELF website for the tiny price of just £1.50, I didn't expect it to be up to much and I intended on popping it in the little make up bag that I use for out and about. Yes, it might sound strange that I have a out and about cheaper bag, BUT, I have lost my make up bag when travelling in the past before. If you tot up how much moneys worth of product is in your kit, you can imagine how much it cost me to replace. £1.50 isn't something you'd cry about if you left it in a taxi, on a bus or airport.

I was pleasantly surprised by this bronzer. It isn't the type of bronzer I usually go for, I love Matte as opposed to anything with a shimmer. I do make the exception with this bronzer, when applied lightly and carefully this bronzer's shimmer is fantastic at contouring cheek bones and adding definition to eye/ brow bones and jaw lines. Its very highlighting. As the name Luminance would suggest, it illuminates the areas where you want definition.

The packaging is very basic, it doesn't look unsightly but it isn't the prettiest of pots. It has a good longevity when used with a good primer. It doesn't crumble easily when transferring to a brush so it doesn't leave you feeling patchy when applied. Its very easy to apply I use my Real Techniques Blush Brush and always get flawless results. If you love shimmer this will be perfect for you, if not, give it ago as a highlighter teamed with your usual bronzer.

For the price tag, its worth a try. Anyone else use this or one of the other shades?

Much Love
Amy
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ELF: Eyes Lips Face Studio Makeup Mist & Set

Good evening. Tonight's post is about a product that I purchased a few weeks ago, Mist and Set. I have needed time to review and gather my thoughts on this one. Not sure about you guys but I can sometimes spend hours preparing and applying product to my face to look flawless, especially for an occasion. Its really disheartening that after all the precision and effort a few hours, some products start to "slip" or wear away. I was beginning to wonder "why bother?". That's when I spotted Mist and Set on the ELF website. With a tiny price tag of £3.75, there was no way this wasn't going into my basket. 

What ELF says about this product:
Wish you could have a product for your makeup like Hairspray is for your hair? Well…keep your makeup staying in place all day with a radiance boosting invisible hold with our new Makeup Mist & Set. The invigorating mist moisturizes and soothes the skin with key ingredients Aloe, Green Tea, Cucumber and Vitamins A, C & E. The lightweight, comfortable and alcohol free formula improves makeup wearability and prevents color from running or fading. 

Spray on after makeup application to set makeup in place or during the day for a quick touch-up to refresh. After you have applied your makeup spray a light mist 12-16 inches from your face with eyes closed to set your makeup in place or use for a quick touch-up throughout the day to refresh your makeup. Let it dry naturally or blot with a tissue to help speed dry.

Sounds amazing, Right? Hairspray for your face? Keep Makeup in place. 

I've used this product in all weathers, hail, rain, wind, sun and snow. I must say, It really does what it says on the tin, or should I say bottle. On warm days when I'd expect make up to run, it stays put a lot better, when its wet and non waterproof products tend to smudge, this practically prevents that. Don't be fooled into thinking your make up will stay in place forever, it won't eventually everything will smudge and blotch but this is a way of slowing the whole process down. You know when you have a cream blush on and by dinner time it can look clumpy and blotchy? Not with this. Make up will remain the same by lunch maybe even tea time with this product. If you are very physically active and perspire a lot, I'd say steer clear of heavy products that need to be set and opt for light make ups, no product will stay on through those conditions. 

The problem I found with this product was mainly packaging related. The spray cap isn't the best quality and although it works, it doesn't work as well as I'd like. Although you get full coverage, it isn't always very even. That said, the product is clear in colour so isn't messy and wont stain any garments unlike other spray products. 

This product isn't the nicest smelling in the world, (it isn't the worst either), but once on it's odourless. I wouldn't spray this directly onto heavy mascara or eye liner but as a set for base make up its amazing. Teamed alongside a good primer, You'd achieve some fantastic long wearing results. 

What are your thoughts? Would you try this? Or have you used it and got any views? 

Much Love
Amy 
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