Recently, I decided that it was high time that I purchased products from Elf (eyes,lips,face). I have been hearing so many good things about their products that it was time I put them to the test. There are two hauls in this that I decided to co-join into one to make it easier for you. For my first haul I was quite reluctant to buy anything that was over the £2 mark and therefore it was a simple haul. I also managed to snag an amazing deal where if you spend more than £15, you will also receive a free 100 eye-shadow palette which in it self is £15. Another deal is that if you spend more than £20, you get free delivery so yeah, why not! My second haul was more flexible than the first, I was experimenting with a variety of products and I absolutely love them.
When it comes to Elf, it really is a hot or not kind of game- there are many products that you'll and many that you might hate. I think the majority of the products gets a very big tick from me. You honestly can not go wrong with them. This second haul came with a free festive bag which would have cost £18 initially and I also got free delivery. On my first order, I spent £36.45 which then reduced to £21.45 because of the free palette. My second order was £42.25 but was then reduced to just £24.25. Total spent: £45.70.
I will be talking about both hauls into different make up categories.
Lips:
There are five products which I brought from the first haul which include two lipsticks, two lip glosses and one lip liner. I also received two lip products from my second haul in the festive mystery package.
The long wear lip liner is in the shade Bitter and is my favourite lip liner to date. It's a pink and red toned lip liner that glides on easy. It also come with it's own sharper which for £1.95 is a bargain.
The two lipsticks that I had chosen were Charming and Seductive. I have done swatches on these and I promise you that they are not the same shade as it shows in the picture. Charming is has more of a nude undertone as opposed to Seductive's pink.
The last two lip products of the first haul are the Luscious Liquid Lipstick (shade Baby Lips) and the Plumbing Lip Glaze (Plum Pout) - as you can see from the images, they are alright looking however I don't like the taste of it and sometimes, whenever I wear them, my lips tingle. These two products are a no from me but you can still use them over a lipstick to enhance the colour.
From my second haul, the festive mystery bag gave me two lip products: the first is the Luscious Liquid Lipstick and the second is a Jumbo Lip Gloss Stick. I really like the jumbo stick as it applies nicely and is the perfect light red shade in Movie Star.
Eyes:
The first product I want to talk about is the Elf Mineral Eyeshadow in the shade Confident. I absolutely love this product- it's very pigmented and the perfect shade of gold for the festive season coming up.
I also received this Elf eye liner and shadow stick from the Festive mystery bag and I really liked the colours. They paired a skyish blue with a midnight eye-liner- perfect for a night out.
Eyebrow:
I've recently been getting the hang of this whole Eyebrow game and therefore wanted to try out the elf brow kit. I think it's a good duo- I personally love the powder more than the gel formula.
Finally we have the 100 Piece eye-shadow Palette which came free in the first haul. I love this palette as it is pigmented and works well. I'm loving the neutral shades in this palette.
Face:
I have five items for this caterogy- all of which I liked or loved. The first is the mother of all concealers- The Complete Coverage Concealer. I adore this concealer and love how well it works with my skin colour. Not only that but there are four shades! This is definitely one of my favourite purchases and for the price, you'd be crazy to miss out.
I have never tried Tinted Moisturizer that I decided to try out Elf's one. I got in the shade Almond which I believe the perfect shade for me. You can blend this in with your fingers or a brush. I like this product for those days where I'm just to lazy to put make up on.
I brought the pressed powder and to be honest, I'm not sure if it works or if i just got the wrong or right shade.
Finally, we have a Tone Correcting Concealer and an All Over Cover Stick. I don't like the cover stick however it can still be used with another foundation. I like the concealer but if I was to recommend any it would be the complete coverage concealer- beats this one, hands down.
I also purchased a contour kit which includes a blusher. I like this kit and I think St. Lucia works well with my skin tone.
Nails:
In the Festive Mystery bag, I also received two nail polishes. I don't really wear nail polishes but I love the colours they sent me. They are called Fairy Dust and Dark Navy.
Others:
I haven't used an eyelash curler in so long that when I saw that the Elf mechanical eyelash curler was only £1.95, I just had to get it. It works great and does the job. I also brought a zip zapper and I feel like it does work when you use it before you apply make up. Sometimes I put it on my blemishes before I go to sleep.
Last but not least are these two beauties. The lock and seal was brought because I have a lot of lose pigments at home that I really want to wear without it falling onto my cheeks that I just had to try this out. I haven't used it yet but when I do, I'm sure I'll love it. I also got a makeup mist and set to set my makeup when I have to go out for a long time. I'm hoping it works as it would be a great alternative for the Urban Decay setting spray.
I hope you enjoyed this. Thanks for reading.
I am so excited to announce that I am trying out my first beauty products from Top Shop! I've heard a lot about them and always wondered how they were because let's face it, when we think of Top Shop, we first think of a branched out international clothing store. Beauty doesn't appear to mind when you think of Top shop but I was pleasantly surprised when I watched Zoe Sugg's Lipstick collection and she had a nice range of Top Shop products that it never struck me once that Top Shop did in fact work in the beauty world. 
Let's talk packaging: I'm not entirely sure whether they were going for a premium packaging or just standard but I absolutely love it. It's so simplistic that there's no faulting them. I love the way it looks, kind of hits out a classy side as well as shows a causal side as well. 
The lipstick which is in the shade Innocent is definitely not the colour for me. It doesn't appear on the lips as it shows. It wasn't a matte lipstick which is fine and it was a moisture glossy kind of texture. I'm not sure if I would like the product in a different colour or if TopShop beauty just isn't for me. 
The blusher that came with the lipstick is in the shade and is a creme blusher. I don't have any creme blushes so that's another first. I felt that the colour was too light for my skin complexion however it stood out to me as more of a highlighter for my skin tone but has shimmers in it. 
