Review: ELF Studio Cream Eye Liners

The colors I have are in black, gunmetal, coffee and white. I am in love with these cream eye liners! I'm not experienced with cream eye liners - in fact, I'll be honest, these are only the second cream eye liners I've owned. But, these are everything you could want in a cream eye liner! They're pigmented, easy to apply, long lasting and creamy. What more could I ask for?

The packaging of this product is gorgeous and they look very nice and professional. A little bit bulky but I'm not bothered by that at all. It comes with a twist off lid that you have to make sure you close properly or your cream eye liner will dry out. Overall, very attractive packaging! It also comes with a little brush which is very similar to the ELF Small Angled Brush, just with a shorter handle. I do prefer to use the ELF Small Angled Brush to apply this rather than the brush it comes with, but you can definitely work with the brush provided if you have to.

The colors are so pigmented! They're absolutely gorgeous. You don't need to keep going over and over to get a good, strong color. The staying power of these is pretty good, although after around five hours I noticed a little bit of smudging at the outer corners of my eyes. These are so creamy and easy to apply, too. I could never get my eye liner just right, yet with this I can achieve the perfect (well, almost!) line.

Swatches above! From left to right: coffee, gunmetal, black. I accidentally smudged the gunmetal liner at the bottom, sorry!

I really recommend these and I am definitely going to repurchase more.

5/5 ♥

Review: ELF Studio Blush Brush

I adore this brush! It's so soft and feels really nice on your skin. Also, you can use it for so many different things! I mainly use it for applying blush, bronzer, highlighter. Since it's slightly tapered, it works really well for contouring, too. I've heard quite a few people say that they use this for liquid foundation but I don't know how that would work, I've never tried it. Another good thing about it is that it fits perfect onto the apples of my cheeks! 

If you've read my other reviews on the ELF Studio brushes you'll probably be so bored of hearing this but honestly, it looks and feels so professional. I've not had any fall out and I've washed it over ten times. It's such high quality and for only £3.50, it's pretty good! 

I really recommend this. I used to struggle with applying blush as most brushes were far too big and made me look like a clown but with this I get the most perfect application.

5/5 ♥

Review: ELF Studio Complexion Brush

The first thing that comes to mind when I think about this brush is that it's so soft! The bristles aren't scratchy at all. It's perfect for dusting powder products over the entire face. I personally like to swirl this in my ELF Complexion Perfection and apply it over my face, it works really well for that. It could also work for applying bronzer to achieve a healthy, sun kissed glow.

Another thing is the overall appearance of it. It looks and feels so professional, sturdy and expensive, when really it's far from expensive at just £3.50. I've never had any fall out from this brush either.

Definitely think everybody should have one of these brushes in their collection.

5/5 ♥

Review: ELF Studio Powder Brush

Yes, it's the ever so famous powder brush from ELF! You've probably already heard so many things about this brush as it's honestly so good, one of my favorite brushes!

I won't lie, when I received it I was very disappointed as a few of the hairs on the brush were sticking out at an odd angle because of the way it had been packaged. I contacted ELF about this and they were very quick to reply, and told me to wash it and it'd be fine. I washed it and let it dry. A few of the hairs were still bent. So I washed it again and this time I put a hair band around the hairs to keep them in place whilst drying. It still didn't work! In the end, I actually had to cut - yes, cut - the hairs that were sticking out off with scissors! It was only a few hairs and the brush works perfectly now, but I thought I'd mention it as I believe in completely honest reviews.

That is the only bad thing I have to say about this brush and to be honest, it wasn't the brush, it was the way it had been packaged. Other than that, I am in love with this brush! I completely understand why there's so much hype about it. It's so soft and densely packed, perfect for buffing in products! The handle feels very professional and sturdy too. I've had a little bit of fall out from it, but nothing major. Only one or two hairs whilst I was washing it.

This brush can be used for so many things! Buffing in liquid foundation, applying powder/blush/bronzer, blending out products/harsh lines, and so much more. I like to spray my ELF Makeup Mist & Set onto this brush and stipple it onto my face. This really is worth every penny. Talking of money, I got it for £2.10 or something around that as they had a sale on. It's originally £3.50 which I think is ridiculous (in a good way!) for a brush of such good quality. 

Overall, I absolutely love this brush and will be purchasing another soon. I really recommend this!

Edit: I actually now use this for applying my cream foundation and it works like a dream! I cannot recommend this brush enough.

5/5 ♥

Review: ELF Studio Makeup Mist & Set

I was a bit wary about buying this as it's not really talked about a lot so I thought maybe it's not that good. I decided to get it anyway, as I needed something that was going to make my makeup last longer and it was only £3.50 so it wasn't going to break the bank if it didn't work for me.

I'm so glad I got it! I used to use a powder to set my makeup but I have dry skin, so the powder looked flaky and horrible. This spray is so perfect! I spray it twice onto my ELF Studio Powder Brush and stipple the product all over my face after applying my foundation and concealer. It feels so refreshing when you put it on your face! Also, it drys within a minute if anyone's wondering.

When I first tried this product, I didn't really expect it to work (no offense ELF - you know I love you!). I was amazed when I came home from school seven hours later and saw that my makeup still looked the same as when I had put it on in the morning.

I really would recommend this! Especially for people with dry skin, as using a setting powder can highlight dry patches. I will definitely repurchase!

5/5 ♥

Review: ELF Studio Blush In Tickled Pink

It’s official: I have found my favorite blush! This is the only blush I will use at the moment, unless I find a better one. It’s amazing, I can’t explain how in love I am with it. Let's get started!

So, the packaging. The packaging to these are always being compared to NARS packaging. I don’t own any NARS blushes but I’ve seen pictures of them and the packaging is very alike. I find that the ELF packaging is better though, as you have a little mirror on the front which allows you to see the color of the product inside. I love this packaging, it’s probably my favorite packaging to a product. It’s so sleek and professional looking. It also has a nice little mirror on the inside which isn’t too bad for touch ups during the day.

Now, the actual blush! I think you’ve probably already gathered that I love it. I never used to wear blush because I’m fairly pale and most blushes make me look like a clown. I decided to try this out as I wanted a natural flush of color on my cheeks to give my face a bit more color and wow - a natural flush of color is definitely what I got with this blush! It’s such a beautiful, matte baby pink.

The only thing with this blush is that it’s not very pigmented. In fact, it’s quite hard to overdo it. For me, this is good as it doesn’t look harsh against my pale skin and shows up as a soft, rosy pink color. But if you have medium skin or darker, you will have trouble trying to get this to show up on your face. As I said, for some people it’s a good thing, for others it’s not so good.

I have no other complaints about this product at all! It’s my favorite blush so far. I apply it with my ELF blush brush and it looks gorgeous. I definitely recommend it and I have already purchased all of the blushes in stock! I also forgot to mention the best part: it was only £3.50!

5/5 ♥