Sunday, June 12, 2011

ELF Haul+First Impressions

Haii phrands. I recently ordered some things from Elf online. I picked up some palettes, a zit zapper!! (I was super interested in when I saw it on Msodapop's blog) I also got a blush, a colorstick, a coverstick concealer & some lipsticks. I really liked the Nostalgic lipstick & when I saw it  swatched on ♥♥BeautyyMonsterr♥♥'s blog & was so glad I had ordered it. :3 I also got the matte-ifying nail polish. It makes any nail polish matte & I'll get more into it in another post. But I'm really loving it.

 
 ELF BeautyBook [Bright Eye Edition] : LOVE this beauty book. The colors in the second row are extremely great dupes for some of UD's Naked Palette. The second color in the second row is almost identical to Toasted. The gold color to the right of that one is comparable to Half Baked & the Chocolate brown to it's right, looks a lot like Hustle! I really like the quality of these eyeshadows & the crazy cheap price! The color pay off is amazing. This was probably the best thing I picked up from ELF in this haul. I also love how big the eyeshadows are!

 ELF Studio Endless Eyes Pro Mini Eyeshadow Palette 32 Shadows [Limited Edition] : Another great palette I'm very pleased with. The original price is $10 but right now you can get it for $5 :-o Awesomee. The majority of the shadows in this one have some kind of shimmer. I only see one matte shadow & it's a reddish brown. The quality of the shadows on this palette is very nice. *thumbs up* I will admit even these Elf "studio" shadows don't really hold a candle to my WnW shadows.. but I digress. LOL It's still a great palette & I'm glad I got it.

ELF Studio Endless Eyes Pro Eyeshadow Palette 100 Shadows [Limited Edition] : Meh. From the 3 palettes I picked up from ELF this is the one I really wouldn't recommend. This palette has a mixture of shimmer & matte shadows. I love matte shadows & this palette has a decent amount, I'd say it's about 30-40% matte. It's advertised as "one of Oprah's favorites". But honestly, I don't see why. Some of the shadows are nicely pigmented but there's a lot of them that aren't. I was really looking forward to the oranges in this but those turned out to be the one's with the worst color payoff. ;[ It's not a bad palette for $10 & if you're looking for a decent beginner's shadow palette. But if you're fairly familiar with makeup & are looking for a great quality large eyeshadow palette like the BH or Sedona palettes at a cheaper price, this is not the palette for you. There's really nothing special about it. This is definitely one product I could've lived without.

ELF Studio Blush [Pink Passion] : I looooove this blush! The texture, the pigmentation, the application is all gorgeous. It goes on really smooth & is really easy to blend in. The color is a really bright Barbie pink & it's such gives the cheeks such a pretty pink color.

 All Over Coverstick [Apricot Beige Fair] & All Over Colorstick [Persimmon] : These are only $1 each so I don't know why I expected them to be bigger than they are, but I did. Lol Anyway! I really like the coverstick. I use it under my eyes & around my mouth & loveee it! It's really creamy I'm do glad the color suits me! I like my under eye to be a tad bit lighter than the rest of my face but I'm always afraid the fair-er concealers will be too pinkish for me but this color is awesome. It's for people with yellow-ish undertones. (me!) Lol I really liked it. Now the Colorstick on the right, is supposed to be like NARS The Multiple, for lips, eyes, & face. I found the colorstick to be kind hard to apply because it's so dry. It doesn't give off a lot of color, just shimmer. It's not really ideal for a blush or for the lips because it's just a bunch of shimmer. It also feels kind of sticky. I had seen Vintage Makeup (Love her reviews!) do a review on the Spotlight colorstick some months ago & was hoping the Persimmon color would be better but nooooooo. ;( I should've listened lol.

 Revlon Colorstay Foundation [150 Buff Chamois] : I picked this up at Walgreens. I had heard so much hoopla about this foundation & how great the coverage was so I had to try it. And I must say, I really like it! It feels a little heavier than my usual foundation [Covergirl Aqua Smoothers Makeup] <-- LOVE it! But I have noticed that the Colorstay lasts a lot longer than my Aqua Smoothers. I've noticed that the product dries pretty quickly so I do one area of my face first instead of dabbing dots of foundation all over my face like I usually do with liquid foundations. It's really great with coverage & definitely build-able but it will feel heavier on the face. In the picture above I put some foundation where I have a small mole & a light birthmark on my arm to show coverage. I really like it but on days I know I'm going to be outside a lot, I opt for my Aqua Smoothers.

ELF Lipstick Flirtatious & Nostalgic
ELF Lipstick Nostalgic [Nude] & Flirtatious [Pink] : Both of these "lipsticks" broke. I guess you get what you pay for =/ but still, the lipstick itself, the color, the texture, everything is amazing. The packaging is so ugly & cheap though. When I used them, the stick like.. wiggled. *cue dramatic music* Til it wiggled too much & broke. I really love the lipsticks though. I just wish they'd fix the packaging or maybe it's sooo smooth that it breaks easily? Idk but this is baloney lol

Sedona Lace 88 Eyeshadows [Matte Palette] : I actually won this baby on Facebook. Yayyy! I really like the palette. I actually thought it was bigger than it actually is though. But anyway, I was expecting all the shadows to be matte but it does have a few shimmer shadows in the mix [as shown in swatch pic above]. I really like the pigmentation & the sleek packaging of the actual palette. Really pretty.

 The length of the acutal palette is a bit shorter than the length of a dvd case. [Ha. As you can see.. My man & I love anything & everything JFK related] :3
Each shadow is about the size of a dime.

I'm looking forward to using all these awesome colors for ya'll :3
Thanks so much for reading.
xOxO

23 comments:

Ms. Prettyful Girl said...

This is a very good post! I love the picture quality and the very nice description on each one. I want that Sedona Lace palette! I do have the ELF 32, 100, and Beauty Book too. And I agree about the 100. I wanted the orange shadows so bad but mine didn't show up on me :( Disappointing. I got 4 of the lipsticks but not those colors. They do feel great on. I also liked my coverstick more than my colorstick. Great, great post :)

D.Sadie (D.G.S.Beauty) said...

Great haul hun! I love that beautybook! The colors are beautiful. And I need to get my hands on that blush. Haha. As for the lippies great colors but I can't believe they broke the next day! =(

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Unknown said...

great haul!! Those are gorgeous lipstick colors..I might just have to check those out :)

R.ChamberofBeauty said...

Woww great stuff!!Love the palettes <3 Wish we had Elf available in my country :( btw thanks for sharing!!

-AnGiEpInK- said...

Great hauls you have there hun.. Love all of them..Thanks for sharing..^_^..

Ouch to broken lipsticks..But seriously the colours are gorgeous..

Miss Tapia said...

Great stuff! I want the Sedona Lace palette too!

Unknown said...

Nice haul! How was Sedona Lace Customer service? I have been debating purchasing from this company

Jo Woods said...

wow, what a great haul, I love the ELF palettes, so many lovely colours to choose from.

Great post :)

Oh and btw I love your new blog design, I haven't stopped by for a while been super busy, but its gorgeous.

Love Jo xxx

Dinorah ♥ said...

Ms. Prettyful Gurl: Aww thank you so much Prettyful! Haha looks like we got a lot in common regarding our likes/dislikes. :P Thanks so much for stopping by. Ugh! I know, I really wanted nice oranges for the summer & the ones in the 100 one looked so pretty! Bummer. The Sedona Lace palette is love, girl! I think you will like it.

Dinah: It's amazing isn't it!?! It's probably my favorite thing from this haul. Hahaha you should. The blush is very pretty & you really can't go wrong for three bucks. >.< Thanks for stopping by <3 Yay a giveaway!!! lol I'll be sure to check it out.

Nessa: Thank you, girl! Haha they feel amazing on your lips. They just need to be handled with care, I guess? My mother always told me I had hands of fire lol. Thanks for your feedback, girly.

Rakhshanda: Whattt? That's madness! I can't believe you can't get ELF over there. ;( Aside from the beautybook, you're not missing much. Aww that sucks though. =/ No problem & thank you for checking it out, gorgeous.

Angie: Omg! It was heartbreaking, girl. Lol jk. But it was kind of sad. Thanks so much, girl!

Jenny: If you get your hands on it, I bet you'll love it! It's really nice & the quality is really good <3

Becca♥: I responded on your blog asap. :P

Jo: I'm so glad to see your pretty face again!! Thank you so much! Staying busy is good! Hehe just don't forget some time for yourself ♥ Glad you agree about the palettes! The possible looks are endless right! lol

Christine said...

Love this post :)
I love Elf's beauty books, they are really good and the colors are so pretty :) Great haul sweetie

Love Christine ♥
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Annie♔Lovely said...

omg nicee I want to try the blushh :) but boo thar sucksd my lipstick was a bit like that but I was thinking maybe it was the caliheatt :s but until today they are nice and not brokenn :)

Unknown said...

I love getting new things! Great pics and swatches ... Now I'm super excited for IMATS this month!

Unknown said...

Good stuff! I've heard really awesome things about the Sedona Lace pallettes, and I really want to get those Elf lipsticks, too bad they broke though. I'll still get them though. lol.

JC ♔ said...

What an AMAZING haul seriously. Also, I've heard good things about the ELF beauty books. I have the 100 eyeshadow one you mentioned in my giveaway, but for my next one, I think I'll include the beauty books. Also, Pink Passion is pretty awesome. ;) I own almost all of their blushes and like them all. I'm also a big fan of the Revlon Colorstay--it's my current HG foundation.

Curves Ahead lifestyle blogger said...

You got some great stuff girlie I love the elf shadow book I use them all the time that lipstick looks great too bad it broke =(

SleepandMakeup said...

Such a great haul!
The elf shadows look gorgeous!
Ooh, the Sedona lace palette looks like the Coastal Scents palette.
Aww, that's too bad on the lipsticks. :/ But nonetheless, the elf lipstick looks beautiful on your lips. I've never tried elf lipsticks yet.

Wifezilla Hekela said...

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Wifezilla Hekela said...

Hey Ma..just found your blog and I must say I am absolutely loving it. Its an all around great blog. Keep up the great work and please stop in to check me out ;) xoxo

Curves ahead makeup said...

You got some great stuff girlie I love the elf shadow book I use them all the time that lipstick looks great too bad it broke =(

frugalspender19 said...

Good stuff! I've heard really awesome things about the Sedona Lace pallettes, and I really want to get those Elf lipsticks, too bad they broke though. I'll still get them though. lol.

Miss Tapia said...

Great stuff! I want the Sedona Lace palette too!

Ms. Prettyful Girl said...

This is a very good post! I love the picture quality and the very nice description on each one. I want that Sedona Lace palette! I do have the ELF 32, 100, and Beauty Book too. And I agree about the 100. I wanted the orange shadows so bad but mine didn't show up on me :( Disappointing. I got 4 of the lipsticks but not those colors. They do feel great on. I also liked my coverstick more than my colorstick. Great, great post :)

TamaraB♡ said...

LOL, I actually laughed out loud when you said cue music. Mine freakin broke too!!! AHHHH!!! I love nostalgic. Love your blog hun and the song that plays. :)

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