Oh My... ELF!!

I ordered some bits and things from ELF when they had 50% off and they had free shipping for orders over  £30. So, I got £60 worth of cosmetics for £30 which I think is awesome. But anyways this post is on the brushes that I brought from ELF. I got one from the studio range, which was £1.50 and the other brushes I got were from the refular range and cost me 75p (thats with the 50% off).

Lets get into this:

So, Ill start with the studio brush that I got:

 

The stipple brush that I got was from the studio line and more epensive than the regular line but when you compare prices of ELF brushes to others makes like MAC, £3 isn't all that bad. This is a good brush. It's nice and soft and it applied powder really well. It does say on the packaging that it can be used to apply foundation to. I used this brust to apply liquid foundation and it just wasn't good. I used three times the amount of foundation because of it and the brush just stuck together and didn't blend the foundation at all. I ended up having to rub the foundation over the skin with my fingers and another foundation brush. 

 

I haven't used this brush yet but it feels soft considering it cost £1.50. I'll update when I do use it 

 This is a blending brush that I got. It's good. It's just as good as the GOSH one that I got in superdrug for about £6 which is more expensive that this brush for £1.50. I actually got this brush for 75p with free shipping. (Much love to ELF for that!!)

 

This is another brush I got. It's a concealor brush but it's my only real HATE from my haul. It's actually the smallest brus1`you can think of and it's impossible to apply and blend concealor with it. Check out my wearable look to see what my ususal concealor brush looks and compare the stupid size of this brush to the normal sized concealor brush.

Sleek Original Palette Review

After much convincing from reviews that I have read, I have invested in my first Sleek Eye Shadow Palette. I choose the original palette, appropriately called The Original (Number 594). The Sleek Palettes are mineral based eye shadows and each contains 12 colours. The shadows, unlike M.A.C colours, are not named and there are some doubles in the palettes but it’s not to repetitive. The outer packaging of the is very sleekly, with most of the black plastic in a matt finish and the name “Sleek Make Up” has a shiny finish.

The original palette contains very generic colours that should be owned by any make up lover. It contains black, purple, blues, greens, browns, pinks and yellowy cream all of which have a shimmer (or pearl) finish. They are all highly pigmented and have a brilliant colour pay off when applied to the skin. I found that for the best results and all day long look it’s best to use a primer but I would use a primer with any shadow, no matter what brand I use. A great suggestion for a primer would be the eye primer but George at Asda or the Gosh primers. The palette comes with a duo ended sponge applicator and a mirror in the lid. It’s defiantly a brilliant selection for those on the go because it’s reasonable small and it has the mirror and brush to help with touch ups.

The look of the colours can be seen below in the two images of the swatches that I made. As you can see, they have a nice colour pay off and the images was taken after one brush of the colour. Using a brush, rather than sponge applicator gives a slightly less intense effect but gives a more every day look.

The pale yellow and two pale pinks are very shimmery and are very light but they would give a great addition to any look and also look great alone for a slightly glam work look. The black is hard to work with just because of the intensity of the colour but when used well, it’s a fabulous colour. The colours are grouped well in the palette so it’s easy to tell which colours go best with one another.
I would defiantly spend more time and money on the sleek palette because of the excellent pigmentation of the shadows and the lasting finish that they give when applied to the skin. I think my next investment would be the storm palette, because of the colours it contains. The Acid palette looks amazing and would be brilliant for any neon lovers out there.

First Up

So, this is my blog. I've tried this so many times before and never really stuck at it but I am going to this time. This blog, though called Trial and Test, will be a mix of things. I will blog about day to day thing, sell things (links with ebay) and test and trial things (like cosmetics and beatuy prodcuts).

I will update as often as possible. Some things that you should know about me is that I have this amazing (annoying) ability to say things that don't need to be said and to talk wayyy to much. I will try and keep that to a minimum but I can't promise anything.

Oh, and I forgot to mention, I will also link other blogs and videos and other things that I would recommend anyone see.

I think thats about it for blog post 1 but more will follow and it will be far more interesting than this.