Saturday, April 30, 2011
e.l.f. Order Came In
So I ordered an Essentials Line order a couple weeks ago from e.l.f. and then last week I ordered some of their Studio Line when they were having a one day sale. I find it hilarious that the Studio line was delivered by Fedex this morning to my apartment buildings leasing office and yet the Essentials package is still in the bowels of the U.S.P.S. delivery truck and won't be here till later. I wonder if the studio Line stuff is primarily handled in a different warehouse with different shipping procedures? Anyway, I'm also awaiting a table top studio lighting kit to arrive as well so that I can start taking better product pics and swatches in more natural lighting, so I'll post pics once I receive that.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
E.L.F. Mineral Blush in "Pink" Review
I made a rather large order from the E.L.F. Mineral line a few weeks ago and have been trying out the different items that finally arrived in the post. Of all of them, I have to say that this blush is the one that has pleased me the most out of the entire order. In fact, it's pretty much the only thing that has pleased me out of that order.
While I'm not a fan in general of loose powder cosmetics, I can tolerate eye shadows and I like this color enough to have forced myself to learn how to use it. It's a lovely pink color, that, while cool, gives a very girlish glow to the cheeks. I have especially loved pairing this cheek color when I wear a romantic eye for a very feminine look.
Pros vs. Cons
Pros
1. Easily applied and can be buffed in for a deeper glow or even swiped off if overdone.
2. Nice pigmentation that lasts all day.
Cons
1. If you don't like working with loose powder cosmetics, you're going to have to learn how
2. $5.00 a pot if you buy it at regular price. I got these blushes for 50% off plus $6.95 shipping. While I like the color and would buy it again, I wouldn't pay full price for it, simply because I'm not a fan of loose blush.
Overall, I do like it and will continue to use it unless I can find a dupe for it in a press pan.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
E.L.F. Mineral Makeup Haul
I got my order from the ELF Mineral Line sale a couple of weeks ago today. I will be doing reviews in the days to come.
ELF Mineral Lipsticks
1. Royal Red (not pictured b/c my camera died)
2. Cheerful Cherry
3. Prime Plum
4. Rosy Tan
5. Pouty Petal
ELF Mineral Lip Gloss
1. Trendsetter
2. Sorority Girl
3. Pageant Princess
ELF Mineral Blush
1. Plum
2. Joy
3. Pink
ELF Mineral Booster
1. Shimmer
ELF Mineral Lipsticks
1. Royal Red (not pictured b/c my camera died)
2. Cheerful Cherry
3. Prime Plum
4. Rosy Tan
5. Pouty Petal
ELF Mineral Lip Gloss
1. Trendsetter
2. Sorority Girl
3. Pageant Princess
ELF Mineral Blush
1. Plum
2. Joy
3. Pink
ELF Mineral Booster
1. Shimmer
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
AVOID E.L.F. Studio Tinted Moisturizer - Review
I have been eying some products from the Studio line for review ever since I fell in love with their Studio H.D. Invisible powder. One of these is the Studio tinted moisturizer. I was pleased to find a large selection of the Studio Line at K-Mart tonight and I immediately picked up the moisturizer in "Porcelain" and the "Lip Lock Pencil."
Let me preface this by saying that I truly enjoy the ELF line, and I rarely rip on a product that I haven't even tried yet, but there are times when I am more than happy to make an exception. When I pay for a product and get about HALF of what I thought I was paying for? THAT is one of those times. Don't get me wrong, E.L.F. has some absolute gems in all of the different lines but I have always said that NO company produces gems all the time and ELF is certainly not an exception to that rule
I was at first put off about how the tube of moisturizer was on the small side from what I'm used to but it was pretty fat and I figured it would last me for at lest a couple of weeks and at $3, what have I to lose?
Well... Some of my respect for ELF cosmetics for starters.
I laid the package on my worktable to photograph after I shot product pics of my large Mineral ELF haul and after about 15 minutes of taking photos it was the moisturizer's turn. As I reached for it, something caught my eye, clear space on the viewing window of the tube. That can only mean one thing. There's a heck of a lot of air in there.
So I took it out of the package and set it up on it's side. Look at how nice and plump that bad boy is! Looks like a lot of product right?
WRONG.
So I took it by the top and shook it so that all the product was in the very end of the tube, then popped the top and squeezed all the air in the tube out till product came to the nozzle.
Holy crap. That thing is almost half empty!!! I couldn't believe it so I even squeezed all the product up to the top of the tube to get an idea of how much product really WAS in there.
Now, the label on he packaging says that this is 25 milliliters, 5 milliliters LESS than a standard issue foundation. When you take into consideration that at almost HALF the tube is empty, and you're getting maybe 13 or 15 ml at MOST at $3 a tube, that makes this every bit as expensive as many mid-range drugstore foundations.
I'm not even going to swatch or try this product, I am taking it back to the store and getting my money back. I HIGHLY reccomend avoiding the purchase of this product from ELF, unless you really enjoy your intelligence and wallet being insulted.
*Photos mine, do not use without my permission*
Let me preface this by saying that I truly enjoy the ELF line, and I rarely rip on a product that I haven't even tried yet, but there are times when I am more than happy to make an exception. When I pay for a product and get about HALF of what I thought I was paying for? THAT is one of those times. Don't get me wrong, E.L.F. has some absolute gems in all of the different lines but I have always said that NO company produces gems all the time and ELF is certainly not an exception to that rule
I was at first put off about how the tube of moisturizer was on the small side from what I'm used to but it was pretty fat and I figured it would last me for at lest a couple of weeks and at $3, what have I to lose?
Well... Some of my respect for ELF cosmetics for starters.
I laid the package on my worktable to photograph after I shot product pics of my large Mineral ELF haul and after about 15 minutes of taking photos it was the moisturizer's turn. As I reached for it, something caught my eye, clear space on the viewing window of the tube. That can only mean one thing. There's a heck of a lot of air in there.
So I took it out of the package and set it up on it's side. Look at how nice and plump that bad boy is! Looks like a lot of product right?
WRONG.
So I took it by the top and shook it so that all the product was in the very end of the tube, then popped the top and squeezed all the air in the tube out till product came to the nozzle.
Holy crap. That thing is almost half empty!!! I couldn't believe it so I even squeezed all the product up to the top of the tube to get an idea of how much product really WAS in there.
Now, the label on he packaging says that this is 25 milliliters, 5 milliliters LESS than a standard issue foundation. When you take into consideration that at almost HALF the tube is empty, and you're getting maybe 13 or 15 ml at MOST at $3 a tube, that makes this every bit as expensive as many mid-range drugstore foundations.
I'm not even going to swatch or try this product, I am taking it back to the store and getting my money back. I HIGHLY reccomend avoiding the purchase of this product from ELF, unless you really enjoy your intelligence and wallet being insulted.
*Photos mine, do not use without my permission*
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