Elf Haul & First review

Oopps I have been spending again! I recently purchased a few bits from e.l.f (eyes, lips, face). For those of you who do not know what elf is, it is an American brand with all really affordable makeup! I couldn't believe how cheap some of the items were. I think I got a good selection of makeup. I have listed below everything I got and I will do a short first review below with some swatches too. Please bare in mind that some of the items were on special offer so they might be slighter cheaper than usual.

1. Defining eye brush £1.50
2. Eye Shadow Bruch £1.50
3. Brush Shampoo £3.75
4. Dual Pencil Sharpener £1.50
5. Eyebrow Stencil Kit £1.50
6. Flawless Eyeshadow in Beautiful Browns £2.50
7. Flawless Eyeshadow in Smokey £2.50
8 & 9 .Baked Eyeshadows in Enchanted & Bark £3.75 each
10. Eyelid Primer in pearl £1.50
11. 2 in 1 Conditioning lipgloss in Love it £3.75
12. Lipstick in fearless £1.50
13. Long Wear Lipliner in natural blush £1.50
14. Lip Stain in pink petal £2.50
15. All over cover stick in light beige £1.50
16. Clarifying Pressed Powder in light beige £1.50
17. Blusher in Innocence £2.50
18. Zit Zapper £1.50
19 & 20 . 3 piece Nail Polish sets in Beach Party & Vacation Trio £4.00
20-28. Custom eyes in Ivory, Mocha, Pink Ice, Dusky, Truly Pink, Wisteria, Aubergine & Driftwood 45p each!
29 & 30. Two Custom pallets with mirror £3.00 each

Oooo boy! I was so excited when this got delivered. There are a few winners in here which I know I will be purchasing some more. So on with the first reviews.

Eyeshadows

 These are the baked eye shadows and these are my fav thing out of everything that I purchased.

They have a nice colour pay off.

I recently wore these on a night out and got a lot of compliments. So this for me is a winner! I will be getting a lot more soon.

 

 



 

 

These are the custom palettes. I think for the price they are perfect! Again the colour pay off is good. Not as nice as the baked eye shadows but for 45p each - You can't complain. I like that you can create your own little mini palettes. Again a winner for me. I don't know how many other colours there is in the shadows but I know you can also get concealers and lip products in the pallets too.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the 4 quad pallets. I like these too. I like how the have engraved into the eye shadow what to use it for. I think these would be nice for people who are new to eye shadows. Overall, A nice little product.

 

 

 

 

 

These brushes for me are a let down. I have heard good reviews for these. For the price they might be ok but they have a lot of loose hairs straying away from the rest and that really frustrates me. I don't think I would try any more of the eyeshadow brushes but I am interested in getting some of their face brushes. Overall, I don't like these. I would rather pay a lot more for better quality & longer lasting brushes.

 

 

 

  

Face Products

 

 

 

 

Now we have the cover stick, pressed power and the primer in pearl. I'm not to sure on the pressed powder and cover stick. I prefer the cover stick but if you want something with a good coverage then I don't think the pressed powder will be the one for you. The primer on the other hand, it very nice on a first review. I have not used this on a long night out so I couldn't say if it would make my eyeshadow last longer, but it is a nice all over product over the lid.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lip Products

 Next onto lipstick, lip stain, lip liner & gloss.

The lipstick is the best out of the 4! It is so pigmented & have a lovely smooth feel but matte finish! I am going to get some more of the lipsticks and for only £1.50 they are such a BARGAIN!

The lip stain, well boy, these really do stain! When I first opened this box I done a little swatch on my hand around 12 and by the time I had gone home it was still on my hand! I'm not very keen on the pen applicator though. This is an average product for me.

The lip liner is another average product for me, nice colour pay off but very hard. I like my lip liner to be very soft so this is the only down fall for me. Lastly the gloss. I didn't realise how much gold shimmer was in this. For me is just a little too much but apart from that very nice. I would get some more but try and stick to clear ones.

 

Nail Varnishes

 

 

 I love me some nail varnishes and these are a win! They are so cute, they would make a nice gift for someone. They darker colours only need one coat but the paler colour need several coats. But, I do really like these. Again, on my next E.L.F shop I will be getting some more.

 

 

 

 

And that's everything! This is only my opinion so you might have different views but this is my honest opinion. I hope you like it & if I do get any more products or love anything in particular then I will be sure to do a blog post!

 

Love Lolly xx