Lazy Sundays

Hello :]

Before I make a start on our roast dinner, I thought i'd nip on here and write about a couple of products that I really like at the moment so would recommend you trying if/when you can!

As some of you may have read, I bought a few bits and pieces from e.l.f this week including a couple of nail polishes, so yesterday I thought I'd try them out. I was really disappointed with the 'Metal Madness' polish, it was really thick, gloopy and didn't apply well at all. I'm not sure whether this was just my pot or whether you're not supposed to apply more than one coat...i'm really not sure, so any advice would be appreciated!! Instead, I decided to try out the e.l.f 'Gum Pink' with the 'Matte Finisher' and the results really did impress.

Close up of matte looking nails

e.l.f Gum Pink nail polish - £1.50

e.l.f Matte Finisher nail polish - £1.50

My nails/hands are in really bad condition at the moment but you get the idea with the finish. It's so different from the usual Barry M Crystal Clear top coat I use and I really can't wait to try it with my Ciaté colours.

Speaking of Barry M, I recently watched a haul by Foundonfilm where she mentioned the new shade of lipstick, Pale Nude. I don't wear lipstick or lipgloss as I never seem to find any colours I like but I instantly loved this one. Since then, i've been going to boots everyday to see whether they have it in stock and finally on Friday they did :] yay! I haven't worn it to work yet but if i'm brave enough, then I think I will tomorrow. My lips seem to be really dry at the moment, so i've popped some lipgloss over the top. What do you think? Does it suit me?

Barry M Pale Nude (154) - £4.49

 

Swatch - Pale Nude

Sorry, my lips aren't very nice at the moment :[

What do you think? :]

It's Sunday, so i'm not going to put loads of slap on just to take a picture but if you could let me know what you think of the colour?

Hope you're all having lazy Sundays and starting to enjoy autumn?

xxxx

e.l.f ♥ Love or hate?

This morning I was so pleased to received my massive parcel of goodies from e.l.f but after opening the packaging and swatching, i'm not so sure.

I kept seeing e.l.f splashed over Youtube and figured maybe I should start wearing makeup properly again, so why not start with a brand everyone loves? That's when I realised pretty much 98% of makeup on their website it only £1.50 - BARGAIN...Right?

So, £32.00 later, lots of pictures and my first impressions...

Nail Polish

First impressions: I think they'll need a couple of coats as they don't look very pigmented.

L-R: Metal Madness, Nude.

L-R: Gum Pink, Blush.

Matte Finisher - Clear.

L-R: Metal Madness, Nude, Gum Pink & Blush.

Concealer, Eyeliner, Primers & Eyeshadows 

First impressions: The colours look natural/nude, so hopefully i'll like them once they're on.

Tone Correcting Concealer in Ivory

Liquid Eyeshadows in Cream Dream and Sultry Satin. Cream Dream arrived dry and isn't useable :[

Eyelid primers in Pearl, Sheer and Champagne.

L-R clockwise: Ivory concealer, Champagne primer, Sheer primer, Pearl primer and Sultry Satin eyeshadow.

Brightening Eye Colour in Ethereal

As far as i'm aware, each colour doesn't have a name but you get the general idea.

Waterproof Eyeliner Pen in Black

Swatch of the eyeliner, not very pigmented.

 Other bits & pieces

These are mostly tools and random bits :]

First impressions: The quality doesn't seem too bad, but i'll have to really try them before I can comment.

Blending Eye Brush

Balm in Vanilla Creme

Cuticle Pushers x 2

Nail buffer :] looking forward to using this!

Last item, Zit Zapper.. apparently this is good, so bring on the spots!

  

Overall thoughts?

For products that are £1.50 each, they're not that bad but I think I was expecting something different. All I can do now is try them out and see how I get on!

Has anyone else used e.l.f before? If you have, what were your experiences like? Please let me know!

xxxx