Wednesday, March 21, 2012

ELF's brightening eyeliner in black review w/ swatches

Hi everyone!

This is I think my fourth blog post and am trying to do a review every 2 weeks or so. Once I start getting more followers I am going to be doing reviews a lot more often and am also going to be taking requests at anytime so if you have a request feel free to tell me! So this review is going to be on ELF's brightening eyeliner in black.

I got this eyeliner awhile back and really like it. I have it in black, purple, and exotic green. They are super soft and glide on easily. I don't wear eyeliner often, but when I do I often grab for these. I have quite a lot of eyeliners but tend to use these because I can't see too well out of one eye so it is very hard for me to put on eyeliner but this makes it easier.

These eyeliners are pretty pigmented. In my swatch you can see that two layers of the eyeliner makes it more opaque but one line is still pretty good. These eyeliners also come with a separate sharpener.

Top is two layers, bottom is one.


That is it for now! I will be doing lots more reviews so stay tuned!

BTW, when I start getting more people following my blog, I will start doing giveaways!

Thursday, March 8, 2012

ELF's Studio Glossy Gloss in Ballet Slipper (review w/ swatches)

Hey everyone!

Now this is my third review and I am hoping soon I will be getting more people looking at my blog. I am new to this and still learning the ropes, but so far I am having fun doing blog posts.

This review is going to be on ELF's studio glossy gloss in Ballet Slippers. I have I think four of the glossy glosses and I am really liking them. They aren't too glossy like the name implies but it has a nice shine. They aren't sticky AT ALL which I love. They are very smooth in texture and have a nice smell. I'm not sure how to explain the smell, it's kind of like a small hint of vanilla. It comes with a small brush applicator, it's okay, it does the job but I think it's a little small. The glosses are a little thick in consistency which I actually prefer because it makes them stay on much longer then thin lip glosses.  They come in the regular studio packaging, a clear bottle with a matte black lid. I like the studio packaging because it is simple and doesn't look cheap. These glosses are $3 on the US site.

The color of ballet slippers is a nude pink with a hint of peach. The pigmentation is okay, I have very pink lips and I have to apply two layers for it to show up.

I'm so sorry for the horrible swatches again! I can't for the life of me figure out how to take good pictures. I tried taking them in my bedroom and they are horrible and then I took them in my bathroom where there's more light and they still didn't turn out that well. The one's I am putting on here are from my bathroom. If anyone has any pointers they would be appreciated! Onto the pictures:






Thats it for now! I hope anyone who reads this enjoyed it and you are welcome to tell me any pointers or what I could do different! Thanks!