Elf Reviews

These Cosmetics that are $1 each or $3 for the Studio (Nars Dupe) are in popular talk. But does the quality match the price?

I'm going to go down the website www.elfcosmetics.com and review each product I have used

1) Brightening Eye Color (Silver Lining) It is a very good eyeshadow quad, pigmenting fairly (+) well but for long lasting vibrant color you'll need a good base(-). In all, (0)

2) Shimmering Facial Whip (Lilac Petal) Would Not reccomend. Smells like Lemon (+) but is messy (-) and shimmer fades and drys into your skin in a few minutes (-). In all, (-)

3) Liquid Eyeliner (Black) A Decent Eyeliner, Easy to use (+) Hard to Remove (-) In all, (-)

4) Regular & Waterproof Mascara Duo (Black) Works well (+) Natural Looking (o) A bit clumpy need to wiggle through (-) Easy to remove Regular side (+) In all, (0)

5) Mechanical Eyelash Curler: Works Well (+) Hard to get all eyelashes in (-) Rubber Easy to clean(+) Rubber falls apart and eyeshadow sticks to is (-), In all, (O)

6) Eye Shadow Brush: Best Brush of the Set(++) Soft (=) Works Well (+) In all, (+)

7) Brow Comb and Brush: Okay (o), Top Falls Off after a while (-) In all, (-)

8) Super Glossy Lip Shine (Angel) Smells like Gushers (+) <-- that one depends on preference, Not Sticky or Oily (+) Tinted but not tooo much (+) In all, (+)

9) Hyper shine Gloss (Blossom and Flirt) Only Last A month or so (-) Tinted enough (+) Sticky (-) Short Lasting (-) In all, (-)

10) Therapeutic Conditioning Lip Balm (Strawberry Creme) Only for use at night and with a mirror (-) Chalky Looking and stuff (-) Oily(-) Works its purpose (+) Leaves lips chapped (-) In all, (-)

11) Tone Correcting Concealer (Ivory) Doesn't Conceal Well (-) In all, (-)

12) Clarifying Pressed Powder (Honey) THIS IS MY 3rd ONE!!! >

13) Natural Radiance Blusher (Glow) Matte (+ for oily skin) Long lasting (+) Cool Packaging (+) messy-ish (-) In all, (+)

14) Contouring Blush and Bronzer Duo: Complete Dupe for Nars Blush/Bronzer Duo $38 or $3? Hm... (+++). Bronzer a bit dark (-) Blush Shiny (-) Nothing Real Special (-) In all, (o)

15) Total Face Brush: Rough (-) Works Well (+) In all, ( O)

16) Foundation Brush: Nothing Special (O) In all, (O)

17) Angled Contour Brush: Soft (+) Thin (-) In all, (O)

18) Concealer Brush: Tiny (O) In all, (O) Can live without

19) Elf Elements: Nice Eyeshadows but not for on the go uses as it bounces around and crumbles easy

Note: I recommend buying in store unless you know exactly what you want bc the colors are distorted in the online pictures

Key: (-) Con, (+)Pro, (o) Neutral)

~Belle

Makeup Artist

Here's instructions on how to get a natural day-to-day look:

* Means what I currently use

^ Means I've never tried it

1. Primer:

*~ DIY version: $7 max. Moisturizer, Liquid Foundation. Mix

APPLY ALL WITH HANDS OR SPONGE

2. Concealer:

~ Revlon Color Stay Blemish Concealer $8

~ Revlon Color Stay Under Eye Concealer $8

(These two work, but you must blend them in well because they dry out in a lighter shade if not mixed in right)

*~ Essence Forget it! 3 in 1 Concealer $3 Buy at: Ulta (I like this one because it has 3 colors, that explain in the back, very creamy and covers well)

^~ Elf Tone Correcting Concealer $1 Buy At: Target (According to my Source, it does not work for blemishes)

Apply with in package applicator or Concealer Brush

3. Foundation: Liquid for Dry skin, Powder for Oily

~ Cover Girl Clean Pressed Power $4-6 (This one is good because they have it personalized for your skin)

~ Jane SPF $? (Good Liquid but bad applicator)

~ Elf Clarifying Pressed Powder $1 Buy at: Target (Great, use as concealer as well)

*~ Essence Mineral Foundation $3 Buy at: Ulta (Nice, nothing special but a good price)

Apply with Sponge or a Total Face Brush, for smaller areas use an Eyeshadow Brush

4. Blush: For Bigger pores use a matte blush.

^~ NYC blush $3-4

*~ Essence 2 in 1 blush (Good, not too glittery but just a bit so you don't look dry)

~ Relvon Blush and Bronzer $4-6 (Ok, Too Glittery for me)

~ Maybelline 43 Mambo Mauve (Good, still Glittery)

~ Nude Nude Clinique

Apply with brush

5. Lipsticks/Glosses

NYX 127 Pink Frost (Too light for me, great consistencies)

*NYX 15 Neutrogena 0 Juicy Pink (Clear shade)

NYX Tea Rose (Love it, don't buy online because the colors are ALOT different, open it and see the color, don't judge by the little color swatch on the back)

08 Groove (Great texture)

Elf Hypershine Flirt

*Elf Hypershine Blossom (Lip brush that works GREAT!)

*Elf Therapeutic Conditioning Balm Strawberry Creme (Use before sleeping to keep lips from drying)

Clinique natural Gloss

6. Eyeshadow (For Fancier Occasions) Eyeshadows

Elf Brightening Eye Color

Elf Single Eyeshadows (Good Powdery Texture)

720 Moonlit Jewels 06 Revlon (Very Creamy, Pretty Colors though)

Clinique (Good, half and half powder cream)

7. Mascara (For Fancier Occasions)

Revlon Lash Fantasy (Good, not wonderful, but great, takes a while to dry)

8. Finishing Spray

~ MAC Fix Plus

~ DIY, 3 parts water 1 part glycerin (buy at drugstore OR use gel soap/shampoo - check the ingredients)

Stipple with Brush

9. Brushes

From ELF (Target) they are $1

~ Total face brush (blush, foundation, stippling)

~ Foundation Brush (Foundation, Bronzer, Blush)

~ Eye Shadow brush (Dry Concealer, Dry Foundation, Eyeshadow, Dry Blush)

~Concealer Brush (Liquid Concealer, Eye Primer, Eye Shadow, Liquid Eye Liner, Lip Liner,)

Voila!

So all in all (What are must haves/what I use daily)

~ Essence 3 in 1 concealer $3

~ Essence 2 in 1 blush $3

~ Essence Mineral Foundation $3

~ NYX Clear/Natural Shade Gloss $6

~ Clear Lipstick

You can use alternatives but these work and aren't to expensive, the cheapest brands I've found so far are Essence, ELF, and NYC.

:) Belle