Here ELF haul for you all. They are kind of random products and don't real go together but they are super good from what I can tell so far.
1) Cream eyeshadow duo in Sugar Cookie
From my quick swatches and one use of this product it seems okay. It's not the most pigmented colour in the world but it's ont to bad. I tried to use it as a base for powder shaodws but it's not go either. It makes the powder shadows stick to it and it creases super easily. The powder doesnt spead evenly because the product is so sticky. I would say that this would be good for a quick sweep of colour but not much more than that to be compeltly honest.
I haven't used this yet on my face but I have done swatches of the individual colours and the mix of colours. They come out quite pigmented when swatched so that seems like a good sign. I can't really way much more on it than that.
3) Brightening Eye Colour Quad - Ethereal
This is a good quad for the price. I really do like it and would pay more for it if it was in a different brand for a more expensive price. The four colours aren't really what I wanted and they looked a lot different on the site but I should know by now that internet swatches are never true to the colour. You get an ivory colour which I assume is a highlight colour. You get an orange and pink colour that I cant really use because they dont suit my skin tone and you get a brown colour that I love. The only problem I can think of with this is the size of the product. The eyeshadow pans are really small and an awkward shape to get a good amount of product on the brush. It probably would have been ok with the sponge applicator that came free with it but I cannot use the sponge applicators so I never tried it.
4) Daily Brush Cleanser:
I have yet to try this product so comments about how well it works cannot be made yet but I must say that I was shocked with the size when it turned up. I was expecting something much smaller considering all the other elf products that I've brought. Normally the items turn up much smaller in size than I expected but then again for £1.50 or £3.00 you cant really expect to get the biggest products. You get 250 ml of prodcut and I was expecting the bottle to be the size of the setting mist that ELF sell which is 60 ml.
5) ELF professional fan brush
I haven't used this brush to apply make up yet but it feels nice when you feel it. (if that makes sense). It's clearly synthetic but it's still soft and I'd be happy to use it on the face without hesitation. I'm not entirly sure what I would use the brush for but the packages say that the unique shape blends away mistakes, and that it dusts, wipes and contours powders. It also says that it can be used to create a soft wash of colour over the cheeks and to apply a touch of loose powder to cover shine. It's also states that it's a blending aid. The packaging makes it sound very diverse but the jury is still out on this brush.
I brought this as a replacement for my old blending brush (the same brush from ELF) because the top metal section broken off the end. I had planned to glue it back together but ditzy me lost the handle. The first brush I had was brilliant and that's why I brought the same brush again but, having not used it yet, I can say that this one is not as good as the other one. It's sheading like mad and the other one didn't and I can already feel the top losening so glueing will occur very soon. The packaging says that the brush "expertly" blends multiple eye shades while softening dramatic and fine lines. It says that it can also be used to set powder or with liquid concealer.
I've tired this once and it felt soooo good on my lips. It smells amazing and the colour doesnt transfer so it looks good too. If you have some driness under the lips you won't look like a complete idiot with a colour under you lips. It suggests using it at bed time for the best results so I will try that and see if it makes a difference but I will definatly be keeping this in my bag to use in the day. And I have to mention it again but the smell is soo good. It kinda makes my mouth water.
8) ELF Kabuki Brush
The box doesn't state what kabuki brush this is but I think it's the mineral brush and the face edition rather than the body one. I haven't used this yet so I can't say much but it is sheding a little and the top is uneven. It feels okay on the skin and I'm sure it will do it's job. It's said that it can provide light to full coverage. The compact size is meant to be helpful for precise and controlled application for blush, bronzer, powder and highlighter.
The pot for this is oversized for the amount of prodcut that you get but from what I've read many ELF products are like that. The colour it's self is good. It wasn't what I expected but it's nice and I can definatly work with it. It's more shimmery than I expected but I like it and I'm glad it's got a shimmer. You do get a small brush with it and the brush is good. I almost never use the free brushes but I will definatly keep the brush and use it with the liner.
The above pictures are the liner and you can see the oversized packaging and the picture below is the free angled brush that you get with the liner. It's good. The only problem I can foresee with this would be that it might be awkward to use because it's so small (short).
10) ELF professional smudge eye sponge
I haven't used this but i can't see much going wrong with it because it's not got bristles or anything like that. I got this because i used to have an eye liner that had one of these sponges on the end and it was a great tool to have. W wanted something more permenant and i can finally through the stubby little eye liner away now. Whoop!
This palette looked amazing on the site. It had all the colour that I wear everyday and it came true to the colour, I think. It was what I expected anyways. The packaging is hard (I mean epically hard) to open. For that reason i may not reach for it as much as the other palette that I brought this week. I would so swatches but my camera is awful and wouldn't give you a true idea of the colours. You do get a free brush and I will keep it because it's finally not a sponge. Its not the best, nor is it the worse.
12) Zit Zapper
I haven't used it and there isn't much to say about it but I have high hopes just because it seems to always be out of stock and that must mean that it's popular.
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