First ever e.l.f products and an outfit look from Saturday

These e.l.f products are a part of my Crush Cosmetics haul that I got sometime ago. These are also the first ever e.l.f products I own and I was excited because they’re cheap and has some good reviews on some of their products.


I ended up picking up two eyeshadow C brush, two Mineral Eyeshadow Primer and a blush.

 

Mineral Eyeshadow Primer

 

Colour: Sheer

Net WT: 0.15 oz / 4.5g

No Parabens, No Preservatives, No Chemical Dyes

“This gentle and completely sheer eyeshadow primer has key vitamins A, C and E to help prevent aging and moisturizes the skin. The formula glides on easily and disappears instantly to create longer-lasting, crease-proof eyeshadow. The mineral Eyeshadow Primer is designed to be used with your favourite Mineral Eyeshadow to provide ultimate staying power for beautiful and vibrant color that lasts.”

I actually tested out the Eyeshadow Primer, so I didn’t just use it once. Even though it is designed for the use of mineral eyeshadow I just use normal everyday eyeshadows that I use and there isn’t a problem. It is sheer and the formula doesn’t show after applying it all over your lids. It comes with a sponge applicator (which I love) and the formula is not too thick either. As cheap as it seems it actually isn’t that bad at all and this primer does well. However I don’t find it brings out the colour of the eyeshadows as well as Too Faced Shadow Insurance (current favourite eye primer) does, but it does work and it did keep my shadows in place and they didn’t crease for a good 8 hour. I have to say if you use primer that frequently then the price of this is obviously more appealing than that of Too Faced, however Too Faced gives a better result when applying eyeshadow over the top. Perhaps if I’m just doing a simple neutral look I would just use this e.l.f primer and when I do more colourful looks I would use the Too Faced one instead.

Studio Eyeshadow ‘C’ Brush

“This Taklon brush can be used with wet or dry products. Be a professional makeup artist and create a flawless look with this e.l.f. studio brush!”

“Creates the perfect smokey eye”

“The medium sized brush gives more control for more specific blending needs”

“Use with any powder eyeshadow product for color blending”

comparing size to my fingers

I bought two Eyeshadow “C” brush because I’ve heard some good reviews about it. It’s a short shading brush and I find the size of it just right. It’s soft and feels pleasant on the eyelids. What I love is that it doesn’t shed, neither of the two had shed one hair yet and I like that a lot. It’s affordable and the quality is good. I now use this brush every morning when I’m doing my eye makeup.

Studio Blush

Colour: Peachy Keen


Net WT: 0.168 oz. / 4.75g

“The soft sheer texture blends into the skin for a silky finish.”

“Designed to be worn alone or layered for more depth.”

“Highlight your complexion with a subtle healthy glow.”









The packaging is nice and it’s not made of soft cheap smelly plastic either. It comes with a small mirror inside the cover so convenient to travel with in your bag. It has a plastic film protectant over the actual blush. The pigmentation is great and the texture is really soft and smooth. It’s affordable and glides onto your face really easily without making it cakey or dry. However it is quite shimmery so it may not suit everyone. I find it leaves a nice glow on my cheeks, especially this colour I had chosen.

Now to finish off the post I thought I share my outfit I wore during Saturday afternoon to meet up with a girlfriend for coffee.  It was a nice warm day so spring clothing starts coming out of the closet.  It is just a simple and very comfortable dress, which I dressed up with a wide waist belt to add some style to it.

Dress from Body and Soul
Blue Tube Top from Target by Free Fusion
Belt from Road

This is the back of my black dress

Savvy by DB and SHE Loose Pigments Swatches and Review

I’m pretty sure you’ve seen that I’ve been buying Savvy’s Loose Mineral Eyeshadow when they go on sale for $2.99. Well with no surprise I picked up another 3 colours to share with you guys.

Swatches as usual…

Savvy by DB Mineral Loose Eyeshadows

With Flash



Without Flash

I’ve have been loving these loose eyeshadows because they’re cheap and good stuff. The pigmentation as the same the ones from before are great and it’s not large chunks but nice soft and smooth texture which is easy to blend. Packaging is as per normal like any other jar that carries pigments and loose powders.


On the other hand I am for the first time using a cosmetic and beauty brand called SHE. I always walk pass the displays in Priceline without much of a glance and because they were on sale I end up buying two of their colourful pigments. The exact name for them is SHE Australia Dusting Powders for those of you who are curious. So yet this is another Australian brand and I’m happy to test something that is local.

Let’s start off with swatches.





SHE Dusting Powders



With Flash

Wihtout Flash

First of all love the packaging and even though it is just a typical jar, I love who it is completely clear. Pigmentation of these dusting powders is lovely and with a base the colours are even more vivid than without. The pigments are quite fine and very smooth and soft when applied to the eyes. However I won’t say that blending them is great. They do blend but with some careful blending work.


These however are more expensive than the Savvy ones even at full price (which I had forgotten because I loose the receipt the minute I get home). Then again the colour range is not huge and the colours are a huge different from the ones that Savvy produces.



So that’s what I thought with a bit of comparison between the two brands.



What do you guys think?

CoverGirl Eye Enhancers Eyeshadow Palettes Swatches and Review

I recently bought 2 of the CoverGirl Eye Enhancers from Priceline and hadn’t swatched or reviewed them yet. So today I’m just here to share with you my experience on them.


Each palette comes with 4 shades of colours and I already own Tropical Fusion from CG and I absolutely love the colours it came with. However I recently bought two and they are Country Woods (215) and Crystal Waters (270) to try out.

Left: Country Woods
Right: Crystal Waters
*Each came with a sponge applicator that I had taken out

 

Let’s run through a couple of pictures of the swatches I did on my hand with and without a base.  Also a photo of the Estee Lauder Eyeshadow Base that some of you maybe curious of.  I use this one most of the time as a base for swatches unless stated otherwise.

Estee Lauder Eyeshadow Base I use to do swatches with

215 Country Woods

With Flash

Without Flash

270 Crystal Waters

With Flash

Without Flash

CG so far had never disappointed me when it comes to their eyeshadows as their pigmentation is lovely with and without the base. The texture is always soft and smooth and not chalky at all. When applied to eyes it glides on easily and is definitely blending friendly.


I love how the packaging is clear as this makes flipping through your eyeshadows easier. Straight away you can see what colours are inside and you don’t have to go through them all to see what shades you have available. This is a product I would buy again and I would definitely want to try some of the other shades too.

If I had to choose which one I prefer then Crystal Waters won, not because their blues but because the difference in shades is a lot greater than that of Country Woods. I find Country Woods lacking in the shades difference so I wouldn’t use just this one palette on it own. I would most likely use one or two colours and then mix it with something else.



Have anyone else tried CG’s Eye Enhancers?

If so it would be lovely if you would share with me in the comment section.

50 Followers Giveaway Winners!!!

Hello!




Finally got around to counting the entries (weren’t that many so was easy), then I used Random.org to generate the numbers for the 5 winners from prize 1 to 5.



FIRST PRIZE WINNER:



Congratulations Jackee



SECOND PRIZE WINNER:



Congratulations to Kat



THIRD PRIZE WINNER:



Congratulations to Niki



FOURTH PRIZE WINNER:



Congratulations to MJ



FIFTH PRIZE WINNER:



Congratulations to Thyda



If you didn’t win anything time round, don’t worry because I’ll definitely be having a giveway again. Congratulations to the 5 winners and I’ve already contacted you guys by email so please get back to me asap.



You have until Monday 8pm (West Australian time) to claim your prize or another random number would be drawn and given away to another winner.



Thanks for participating in this giveaway and hopefully next time round I’ll have nicer prizes to give away :)

50 Followers Giveaway!!!!!!! *CLOSED*

Thank you everyone for their support since I’ve started this blog. I remember when I first started this blog, I thought I wasn’t going to be able to dedicate my passion to it. However I proved myself wrong and I think I’m doing pretty good. Thanks for following and commenting from time to time. I love reading each and every comment I get and I do reply them in the comment section too.




Today I bring you my appreciation and in return I’ve bought some gifts to giveaway. I apologise for not having great prizes, but because this is my first giveaway I’m not familiar with how to do this properly. I’m also on a budget and all prizes were bought by me over a couple of weeks. However I wanted give back to you guys because you guys are the ones who motivate me to keep sharing my love for beauty and makeup.

Prizes

I will be having 5 prizes, so there will be 5 winners altogether!




Prize 1:

First Prize Pack

• Beauty Babes Eyeshadow box


• Beauty Babes Nail Polish pack

• The Body Shop Strawberry Shower Gel

• The Body Shop Cassis Rose Body Lotion

• The Body Shop Shower Glove

• Revlon Skin Lights Instant Skin Brightener

• Chi Chi Super Long Lash Mascara

• Chi Chi Mini Glitter Eyeliner

• Savvy by DB Minerals Loose Blush in Peach

• Savvy by DB Minerals Loose Eyeshadow in Sea Green

• Sample size Lancôme Treson parfum

• Sample size Estee Lauder Perfectionist


 
Prize 2:

Second Prize Pack

• Beauty Babes Nail Polish pack

• Savvy by DB Minerals Loose Blush in Rose

• Savvy by DB Minerals Loose Eyeshadow in Chocolate

• Beauty Style False Eyelashes in Diamond lashes

• Chi Chi Nail Polish in Legs Up To There

• Modelista Flash Nails in On Location – Rio Carnival

• The Body Shop Shower Glove

• Sample size Lancôme Genifique Youth Activator





Prize 3:

Third Prize Pack

• Beauty Babes Lip Gloss pack

• Savvy by DB Mono Eyeshadow in Peach

• Savvy by DB Mono Eyeshadow in Grape

• Modelista Flash Nails in Sashay Sashay

• Equip Butterfly Hair Clips

• Chandelier Earrings





Prize 4:

Fourth Prize Pack

• Winnie the Pooh Pencil Case

• NYX Lip Liner Pencil in Deep Purple

• Savvy by DB Minerals Pressed Eyeshadow in Steel Blue

• Sasa Blotting Paper

• Nivea Visage Active Purifying Mask





Prize 5:

Fifth Prize Pack

• Manicare Glam Nails Coloured Nail Enamel Strips in Tickle Pink

• Boujois Eyeshadow Trio in Les Verts

• Equip Bow Hair Clips

• Cellphone Jewelry sticker



To qualify and participate in this giveaway…



1. You must be a follower through google, so you must pop up somewhere in my followers group and I will check!

2. You must be 18 or older to enter, otherwise seek your guardians’ permission beforehand as this requires giving out personal information if you’re a winner.

3. Please DO NOT follower for the sake of the giveaway and then un-follow. That is plain rude!


Now for the instructions to obtain an entry in this giveaway…



1. For 1 entry please answer the following questions

• List 5 of your most favourite makeup items?

• How would you like “Hair and Makeup Overload” to improve?

• Which Season (Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring) do you like best and why?



2. For 1 entry blog about my giveaway on your blog using the first photo in this post and leave a link. OR Post the first picture in the post and place it in your side bar of you blog, please leave a link for this.



I will be reading every entry to this giveaway so don’t think it is a waste of time. Don’t forget to include your email so I know how to contact you if you are a winner. To avoid the evil spam bots spamming your email inbox so please leave it in the form of:

Email[at]host[dot]com



NOTE:

All entries for this giveaway is to be done in the comment section of this post. DO NOT send your entries to my email because they will not be included/qualified. Any questions about this giveaway can be emailed to me at:

M4nki86[at]gmail[dot]com



GIVEAWAY ENDS: 15 October 2010, 1159pm GMT +8 (West Australian time)



Winners are chosen at random with Random.org.



I hope my giveaway is not complicated and everyone.



GOODLUCK to everyone!!!!