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Monday, 27 February 2012

E.l.f Studio Eyeliner Brush & Cream Liner Review

Hey everyone, I wanted to do a review on the E.l.f Studio eyeliner brush and the cream eyeliner in Black. I heard that the eyeliner brush was being raved about so for £3.50 I thought why not?
I had bought the cream eyeliner previously and used the angled brush it came with although it was really rubbish  and I could never get a nice precise line with it.



Studio Cream Eyeliner
Glides on smoothly but you do need to keep dipping the brush back in quite a lot and you need quite a bit on the brush.
It's quite pigmented but I like to go over a few times just get a nice depth of colour.
The packaging is nice too, similar to high end gel liners.
Long lasting but tends to wear off in the inner and outer corners by the end of the day.
For the price I think it's a fantastic liner. 
Because you need a lot of product, the pot can start drying out sooner as you'll have the top off for a while.
In all, a nice product, good value and will certainly purchase again. Buy it here in Black and lots of other colours too for £3.50.


Studio Angled Eyeliner Brush
I wanted this brush for a long time and one evening when Elf had a free shipping offer I thought why not?
I was so excited to get it and it's featured in a recent haul here. I can say I'm so happy with this brush, it does exactly what you want it to do, it's glides over the eye effortlessly and smoothly. It's a tapered brush too so you vary the thickness and precision of you liner and get the detail just right.
I love the angle of the brush and it really helps when doing a winged line. It's just a perfect brush and I wouldn't even consider changing for a high end liner brush.
I have literally nothing bad to say about this brush at all. 10/10! 
Buy it here for £3.50.

T.L.B
xxx

Sunday, 19 February 2012

Things I Can't Live Without

Hi guys, so this is going to be items or products I can't live without. I have some beauty, makeup and haircare bits so there will be something to interest everyone (I hope). I use everything every single day (almost) and I honestly would be lost without them!

Ok, so here goes!


Tigi Bead Head Foxy Curls shampoo
Tigi Catwalk Headshot conditioner

I love these products so much, I wash my hair every other day and I know it's bad for hair to be washed so much but I can't stand having greasy hair. I never wear my hair natural because my hair because I hate it so I do have to blowdry it and use my straighteners everyday so using a shampoo and conditioner that keeps it moisturised and protected is so important. I buy these produts from TK Maxx, the shampoo is around £5.00 and the conditioner is around £12. They'll last you ages so it's worth the money.

Garnier Pure 3in1 cleanser

This is my favourite cleanser, it does everything it says on the bottle and I literally can't live without it now it's just amazing. For everyone that knows about my acne problems and dry skin, having this product makes my skin so smooth and soft. I got it for about £4.00 and you can buy it from the drugstore.
Eyelure Dylash

Ok, so I'm obsessed with eyebrows. I need to have dark eyebrows as I've got dark hair so dying them is a must. I find this one to be brilliant and does just the job and lasts for about a month before you need to dye them again. A box will last nearly a year and you can also use it on eyelashes too. Such a great investment. Around £8 in the drugstore.
Soap & Glory body butter and hand cream

Love. love , love these. I use them every single day after my bath and my skin is transformed afterwards. It's good to get these when they're on the 3 for 2 offer at Boots. I use so much of the body butter and it has the typical S&G smell. £8.00 ish and £2.50 ish for the hand food.

Simple light moisturiser around £4 drugstore
E.l.f brush cleaner £3.50 www.eyeslipsface.co.uk
Revlon ColorStay in Ivory £12.50 drugstore
Mac lipstick in Faux £13.50 maccosmetics.co.uk
17 brow pencil around £3 boots.com
Naked Palette £35 debenhams.co.uk

If I didn't have any of these products, I would die! Simple!

E.l.f brushes range from £1.50 to £3.50

These have to be the biggest influence in my make up kit. They are so cheap and they last well. 




What are your favourites you can't live without?

T.L.B
xxx




Sunday, 12 February 2012

E.l.f Haul

Hi, guys
I recently got some things from e.l.f when they had a free shipping code with a free gift so here's what I got and what I think of them so far. 

The product I was most excited to receive was the Angled Eyeliner Brush, now I will do a separate blog post about this and the e.l.f cream eyeliner so keep your eyes peeled for that soon ;).

Nail Polish in Twinkle - I didn't own a sparkly nail polish so when I seen that this was in the sale section on the website for £1.00 I had to get it. I've tried it out and I actually like it, the sparkles are just enough to wear everyday and it's not in your face. The polish dried semi-matte which I wasn't crazy about but I just put a clear top coat over it to get the glossy effect.
Warm Bronzer - I already have a bronzer which I use to contour everyday but I like to try out new things so decided to get this for £3.50. I like the shades but they are really sheer and it doesn't have any matte shades in it. However there is a highlighter and blush in there so it's perfect for travelling. I think I need to get to know this bronzer more before I can give a true opinion on it but I do like it so far and have been wearing it everyday.
Wet Gloss Lash & Brow Clear Mascara - This is the second one I've bought and i'd repurchase this a million times, I love it so much! I don't use the mascara side, I just use that on my brows after the brow side is used up. This product is a God send for setting eyebrows, it keeps them in shape all day. Perfect. This was £1.50 and last ages.
Defining Eye Brush - I have lots of e.l.f brushes and I love them. They do just the job and at £1.50 each you can't complain at all. I wanted this brush to add to my collection and just like all the others I am so happy with it. I've been using this for applying shadow to the outer corners of my eye.
The free gift!
Day to Night Beauty-on the-go.
I have to be fair, I wasn't expecting these to be be great and sadly I'm not really loving some of the things in it. I quite like some of the shadows, especially the black sparkly one in the Night palette but I just don't like the blushes, they seem far to powdery and sheer, they just don't appear on the skin. The second thing I got for free was the Shimmer Pencil in Black, which I do love! I wore this today and it's lasted all day without too much smudging or movement. It's not so great on the waterline but I don't like wearing Kohl liners on the waterline.
Get all the products here and there's lots more to check out so go see the website now!

What e.l.f products do you rate? Let me know so I can try them out!

Monday, 16 January 2012

What's In My Makeup Bag?

Hi guys, here's what's in my bag! Enjoy. 

                                                                   
 






So here's a list of everything I have in my makeup bag. I use this makeup every single day and I love everything!
  • Olay moisturiser
  • Revlon ColorStay foundtion
  • Avon pressed powder 
  • MUA blush
  • Soap&Glory bronzer
  • Urban Decay Primer Potion
  • E.l.f duo eyebrow/lash gel
  • Collection 2000 pen liner
  • 17 eyebrow pencil
  • Misguided lipsplash
  • 2True mascara
  • Urban Decay Naked palette
  • E.l.f brushes
  • Makeup bag is from a Soap & Glory gift set
You can buy these products at any drugstore apart from the Naked palette which you can buy here. e.l.f brushes can be bought here
What's in your bag?