ELF Cream Eyeliner Swatches & Small Review

The packaging is kind of small, but the staying power is amazing. So, you wouldn't need to reapply it throughout the day, and a little of it goes an extremely long way.

These swatches stayed on my arm for a long time! I used a Nutrogena wipe, nothing. I scrubbed with a brush in the sink, a little bit of movement. Took a long hot shower, scrubbed, finally. And even then it still stained my skin well. I think these have awesome staying power and pigmentation for the fact that they were $3.00 each.

Love, Noralee

Swatches: ELF Studio Blush in Gotta Glow

I realllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllly adore this "blush."

It's more of a highlight, and I use it all over. :) I am going to get like three more, because I can already tell I'll probably hit pan quick on this one just from how much I use it. It's easily become a large staple in my daily makeup routine. DEFINITELY  hit and worth $3.00.

Love, Noralee

Hit or Shit?: ELF's Eyebrow Kit (Medium)

 I've been trying out the ELF Eyebrow Kit, in Medium.

It comes with a dark cream, and light powder. So, typically, I fill my eyebrows in with the dark cream, and then use the light powder as a setting powder for them.

 This is what the color looks like when you build it up. (About 2-3 swatches.)

And this is what it looks like with just one swatch.

I did the swatches like this to show you that almost any shade of brown eyebrows light or dark could be used with this one kit. I like that there are options with this product. Some days all I do is take the powder and dust it into my eyebrows and go, those are just days when I know I'm going to be sweaty and in a hurry all day, but I don't want naked brows. Haha. And, the fact that you can build it up to a much darker shade is awesome, because I used this kit to fill in a young lady's brows for her senior photos when I was doing a shoot for her. Her brows were black, and I was able to build up this kits pigment easily to shade her brows in.

I think this kit is a hit for the price, it's from ELF's studio line, therefore $3.00.

Though, some days I gravitate back towards my pencil because it is quick and easy. I will say that sometimes with a pencil lines and get a little harsh by accident, and that is never the case with this kit. 

Love, Noralee 

Hit or Shit?: ELF Translucent Matifying Powder

 This is on ELF's Studio Line, hence the black packaging. It was $3.00

 I couldn't really swatch it, since it's a translucent powder. But, it will blend into any skin tone, if you were wondering.

I got this stuff just on a whim when I was ordering. I had the 50% off code for the studio line, and I'd heard some good stuff about this powder from some YouTubers.

I never expected to love it as much as I do. Seriously.

I keep it in my purse 24/7 now! It's like, you're going through your day and your face starts to feel a little oily, right? Just pull this out, put some of the powder over the oily area, and first of all, it doesn't smudge your make up, and second of all it soaks up all of the oil! I love it. When you use it over your foundation and powder routine, it isn't overpowering, it blends into your make up and gives you a more photofinish matte face look. It is gorgeous.

I live in Texas, so it's still really hot during our transition to cooler Fall times. So, I stick to wearing light coverage tinted moisterizer and pressed powder. I love the effect it gives your face when you put it on over your present make up. It looks smooth and airbrushed.

ELF's Translucent Matifying Powder is worth it, and totally a hit.

Love, Noralee

JULEP MAVEN.

Hey everyone. :)

I'm going to be trying out Julep Maven for a penny and you can, too!

If you don't know what Julep is, it is a monthly subscription beauty box like Glossybox, Birchbox, BeautyArmy, MyGlam Bag, etc etc. Regularly it is 19.99 a month, however I have a code you can use to get your first box for a penny. And then, if you don't like it or don't want to pay $20 for the next one, you can cancel the subscription, easy peasy. :)

Here is the link to Julep:  http://julep.com/?r=24104417
And here is the code you will put in while you checkout: PENNY 

I think it's totally worth a try, especially for a penny. Haha. So, I will be reviewing that when my box comes in, and I hope you guys try it out as well. :)

-Noralee 

Beauty on a Budget: Wet n' Wildd Matte Lipsticks.

These lipsticks are by Wet n' Wild, which I don't typically buy products from them, however I was pleasantly surprised by these.

They do not say they are matte anywhere on the packaging or display, however when you apply them they are definitely matte. I love the way they look, it's almost like a stain, but they do not dry out your lips. These run at about $1.90 at Walmart. I bought the pink one first, then a guy friend of mine picked out the red one with me when I drug him shopping a few days ago. He's silly, but I actually really ended up liking the color he chose.




These are really affordable lipsticks with wonderful staying power! Totally a hit in my book. :)

-Noralee

Drugstore palettes.

On the top left: ELF's Beauty Book in "Cool." Middle front: L.A Colors in Neutral
Right: It didn't have a brand on it, just said, "Tablet palette"

ELF: Okay, I think I will talk about the ELF Beauty Book in a haul video or a later post, because I purchased it for my sister, and I want to see how she uses it and likes it. She let me swatch the colors, and I personally found them very chalky, especially the matte finishes. However, the price was only $2.75, so the amount of shimmer shades that are not chalky, are worth the price, I'd say. But, again, I'd like to see how she uses it.

L.A Colors: I picked this and the Tablet palette up at the Dollar Tree. I immediately grabbed the L.A Colors palette because of all the browns. I love to wear neutrals. I keep my make up very natural during my daily life. There are two matte shades, the white and the brown right next to it. They are somewhat chalky, but are SUPER pigmented. I've been using the white as a highlight, and I love the way it blends into my skin. All of the browns are very pretty, and I will have swatches up, either in another post, or in a video. I say this is a total hit for me.

Tablet: All the packaging on this said was, "tablet palette," because up close it is made to look like a kindle fire tablet or just a really large iPhone. It is actually the size of my Kindle Fire. Haha. Honestly the as soon as I took the first swatch I was literally shocked. The consistency of the eyeshadow is so creamy and soft. It blends easily, and has AMAZING staying power. The four lipglosses, are actually not glossy at all. They are totally lip stains. I've used all of them now, applied with my lip brush. I like the red one the most because it stains the best. The pinks end up looking like my regular lip color. In the middle is a blush with a bunch of shades in it. When blended together, it's a nice earthy tone. I think my only complaint is that because of the smaller size of it and the fact that the lip products are around it, I find myself having a hard time getting my blush brush to pick up any product without getting it all over the lip products. So, there's a con. I'll just stick with my Nars blush, I guess. :) I don't know where this mystical Dollar Tree palette came from brand wise, but it is wonderful. The colors are beautiful, and the consistency is to die for, no joke. Swatches to come. Totally a hit for me.

I'm sorry I rushed these without swatches, but I just wanted to get them posted before all my sephora and elf products came in, and these have been sitting on my desk for a week now waiting for me to photograph and post. Haha. :)

- Noralee