Elf Haul!

I recently purchased a hauls worth of products from ELF with their 60% off sale.
I only spent $36 on all these products including the shipping cost, a great deal!

Essentials Lipstick in Sociable

I really enjoy the essentials lipsticks. They are very creamy and pigmented. The Sociable shade is quite bright, and stains the lips a bit, which is a bonus in my book. 

Essentials Lipstick in Captivating

Studio Matte Lip Color in Tea Rose

The matte lip color is my new favorite lip product. It does not dry the lips, leaves great long lasting color, and is a wonderful buy for 3 dollars max. 

Studio Blush in Blushing Rose

Essentials Tinted Moisturizer (blended in second photo) order left to right, Ivory, Light Beige, Rosy Beige

I wear this tinted moisturizer every day during the school year. I swear it helps keep my skin relatively acne free. It gives very light coverage, and blends very well. It also of course gives the "dewy effect". For a tinted moisturizer it does photograph well. I really recommend this product!

Essential Cream Eye Shadow in Olive

Essential Cream Eye Shadow in Sugar Cookie

These cream shadows are honestly not the greatest quality, but with the proper primer and a shadow to set, really do have a nice effect. I love the olive set, it is much more pigmented than sugar cookie. 

Mineral Lipstick in Rich Raspberry

These lipsticks are wonderful. They are quite pigmented, and last long. I plan on buying all the shades, as I have not been disappointed once with them.  The color is a nice, rich, rosy color. I only use one coat, as it is very pigmented.

Studio Radiance Enhancer in Sunrise

I am not sure the real purpose for this product, it is too thick for a highlighter, and too liquidy for a cream blush. The pigmentation is wonderful, and it blends well. Maybe it will work well on the eyes...?

Essentials Nourishing Cuticle Pen

This product does what it says, nourishes the cuticles. I use it every morning now, and I see a difference after 4 days. The cuticles are somehow...brighter and much softer.

Essentials Bronzer in Matte

I really needed a matte bronzer for summer and to contour with. This bronzer builds quite well and lasts. I do not think this is completely matte, but I see no shimmer on my face when I use it. 

  

Mineral Booster (Large) in Tinted

I love this product. My skin feels like silk after applying it, and the tint is just enough color. This is one of my top summer products. 

Let me know what you think, any feed back is greatly appreciated!! Thanks for reading.

Ulta and Target Haul/Review

Who else loves Ulta? :) (and Target!)

I went today for some summer makeup and for the BOGO sale
 I  bought at Ulta:
-NYX Jumbo eye stick in Milk
-NYX Jumbo eye stick in Iced Mocha
-Covergirl eye enhancers in Mink
-Covergirl Aqua Smoother T.M (light to medium)
-Maybelline Fit Me foundation (115)
-Smashbox Iconic Eyes kit

At Target:
-Elf essentials lipstick in Seductive
-Elf essentials lipstick in Classy
-Elf essentials lip gloss in Vixen

                                                                (milk, iced mocha)
NYX Sticks:  I love these, I also have the shade yogurt, which is a nice taupe/peach.
 
Milk-  I had to repurchase the shade Milk, because I lost my first one D: I love the Milk stick, it is one of the greatest buys, and has so many purposes. I use it to highlight, prime, and to lighten up harsh looks. 
Iced Mocha- I love this shade, I think it will be great under light shadows and darker shades. I can't wait to use it with my NAKED palette.

Eye Enhancers Shadow Mink- I heard about this shadow from a video by the lovely Emily Eddington (emilynoel83) Someone said it was a dupe for a Mac shadow (Woodwinked?) I own no Mac shades, so I can't attest to this. The shade is beautiful, a very nice shimmery beige. Not too shimmery, but just enough for me. I think this shade would look nice on blue eyed people, it looks nice on my green eyes too. Has good pigmentation and lasting power with a proper primer.


Aqua Smoother- I love the ELF essentials t.m, so I was excited to buy this. This is not nearly as much coverage, but I don't need much. I think I may mix it with the ELF when I reorder. The shade Light to Medium has a descent color to it. I bought the Fair to Light first, and saw it was almost translucent with kind of a pink color. It was okay, and would be good for paler people, but not for me. It does last to what I tested it to today, it was about 90 degrees here, so very hot and humid, and it stayed put without a powder.   

(top- Aqua Smoother, bottom- Fit Me Foundation)

Fit Me Foundation- I LOVE this. I heard many mixed reviews on this, saying it was too dewy, and not enough coverage. I rarely need much coverage, and love the dewy look, so this was perfect for me. I think it holds up decently in the humid weather where I am. For best look and wear, prime your face first, apply this with a brush, and then set with a powder. The variety of shades is awesome, and mine is a perfect match. This foundation is super blendable, and does layer nicely. 




Smashbox Iconic Eye Kit: This kit is AWESOME. It normally is 50 dollars, but I bought it marked down to 15, which is astounding. The cream liners are beautiful and quite pigmented. The shadows have good pigmentation and are blendable as well. The primer is great, but I prefer TFSI (too faced shadow insurance). The brushes are nice, I especially like the liner brush. I will post another blog with swatches and 2 looks from this palette, and a better review. 


This kit includes:

-Mini photo finish lid primer
-Bionic mascara (jet black)
-Eye shadow palette (iconic eyes)
-Cream liner duo (infamous)
-Shadow brush #32
-Precision Liner Brush #28
 
(photos in order)

                                                                            (classy, vixen,seductive)
Elf Lipsticks- I love these, great color, great staying power. Can't wait to buy more C:
Classy- This is a gorgeous, classic pink, and is quite creamy.
Seductive- A beautiful,  rosy coral red. 


Elf Gloss- I love this shade, it is so beautiful, like a coraly red, but sheer. It looks awesome on the shade above, Seductive.  The gloss is not too sticky, and I like the push applicator. 

I started a blog?

 Yes! I started a blog. I doubt many will read this, but I figure I need an intro blog. I think I want this blog to be about makeup (reviews, tutorials, looks) but also cooking/baking. As you may gather form the title, I'm  young, 16, love to cook, and love makeup. I will be a senior in High School in 2 months, so I'm currently being a bum in summer vacation mode. :) 


So to those who read this and are curious, what would you like to see as my first makeup look, or recipe?