Feb 20, 2011

E.L.F: The Amazing, The Good & The Bad.

I adore Eyes Lips Face because they provide such a wide variety of products for prices that are unbelievably cheap. Some products are amazing and I could not live without, whereas others are disappointing and I regret buying. Below are all the products I own with a rating between Amazing to Bad. This is what each rating means:

Amazing: Absolutely love it!!!
Good: Glad I own it, overall good product!
Alright: It's okay. Could live without it. 
Bad: Would not recommend it what-so-ever, not impressed...

Now, lets start!!


STUDIO BLUSHES
Amazing
Top left corner: Candid Coral, Tickled Pink, Gotta Glow.
Pros:
  • Perfectly pigmented blushes
  • Great convenient & modern packaging
  • Only $3
  • Wide selection of colours
  • Shimmer varies from one colour to another.

No Cons.


$1 BLUSH
Alright: 
Pros:
  • $1, low price
  • Variety of shades 
  • Pigmented
Cons:
  • Very small (kind of hard to stick a blush brush in there..)
  • Wears off fast


$1 BRONZERS
Good:
 Pros:
  • Great for summer to get a bronzed look
  • generous size
  • 4 shades, each for $1 
Cons:
  • Too shimmery for contouring
  • If you apply too much you look like a disco ball
 STUDIO CONTOURING BLUSH & BRONZING POWDER
Amazing:
 Pros:
  • 2 in 1, blush and bronzer
  • Its value, only $3
  • Both shades nicely pigmented
  • Great Packaging
  • Generous size.
  • Duplicate for Nars Laguna and Orgasm Duo
No Cons
 
 STUDIO BRONZERS
Amazing:
 Left to right: Warm, Golden and Cold.
Pros:
  • Variety of colours.
  • Only $3 each
  • Convenient packaging
  • Great for sun kissed look 
  • Versatile: you can mix all four colours, mix and match, or simply select one.
No Cons




DAILY BLUSH CLEANER & SHAMPOO
Amazing:
 Pros:
  • Deep cleans brushes
  • Daily cleaner dries quickly
  • Useful push spray (no product lost)
  • Good quantity of product for $3 
  • Brushes are very soft after use
No Cons

$1 BRUSHES (FACE)
Bad:
 From left to right: Lip brush, Bronzing brush, Total face brush
Pros: 
  • $1 
    Cons:
    • Rough bristles, hurts face
    • Cheap: bristles fall out
    • Does not provide a nice make up application
    • Not worth buying


    $1 BRUSHES (EYES)
    Amazing:
     Pros:
    • $1 each
    • Eyeshadow brushes pick up shadows intensely
    • Blending brush bends effortlessly
    • Eye liner brush provides precise lining
    • As good as brushes worth 15 times their price
    Cons: 
    • Bristles occasionally break off (much less than previous ones though)
    • Metal pieces unglued from the stick, easily crazy glued back.
     
    COLOUR PALETTE
    Good:
     Pros:
    • Very wide selection of colours for a very low price: $10.
    • Nicely packaged
    • Mostly pigmented
    • Wide selection of finishes (shimmery, matte, glitter...)
    Cons:
    • For best pigmentation, apply a base/primer
    • Some colours wear off fast

    STUDIO COMPLEXION PERFECTION
    Good:
     Pros:
    • Only $3
    • Great packaging
    •  Every colour will help with different aspects of your complexion
    • Pick all colours and sweep all over face for quick application 
    • Great for setting makeup
       
    Cons:
    • Can wash you out a little
    • Can lighten your make up

     STUDIO UNDER EYE CONCEALER & HIGHLIGHTER
    Amazing: 
    (in light)
    Pros:
    • Only $3
    • Great under eye brightening concealer. 
    • Highlighter is great for cheeks and browbone  highlights
    • I actually enjoy the dow foot applicator (which is very rare)
    • Quality packaging
    Cons:
    • Concealer would probably not be great for people with intense under eye circles or bags, not pigmented enough to cover those.

    $1 LIQUID EYELINER
    Good: 
    (in black)
    Pros: 
    • only a $1
    • colour is very pigmented
    • applicator is very fine and precise
    Cons:
    • Smuges easily
    • Fades throughout the day
    $1 TONE CORRECTING CONCEALER

    Bad: 
    Pros:
    • $1

    Cons:
    • Does not cover any imperfections
    • Smells bad
    • Not worth buying
    $1 THERAPEUTIC CONDITIONING BALM
    Amazing: 
    (In vanilla)
    Pros:
    • EXTREMELY MOISTURIZING (I've never seen such a moisturizing balm before in my life)
    • smells good
    • tastes good
    • helps reduce dryness
    • cost one dollar
    • Next E.L.F order I am buying at 
    • least 5 more of these.
    Cons:
    • The packaging is sort of cheap and is hard to roll the balm back down


    STUDIO CREAM EYELINER
    Alright: 
    (left in black, right in midnight [navy])
    pros:
    • Only $3
    • Nice variety in colours
    • Great packaging
    Cons:
    • Not creamy
    • dry
    • wears off
    • just spend more money on the Maybelline studio one, its much better and worth every penny if you like gel/cream liner.

     $1 EYELASH CURLER
    Amazing: 
    Pros:
    • ONE DOLLAR!
    • Amazing; best eyelash curler I own
    • curls my pin straight lashes ways I never thought was possible to have the nicest eye popping lashes.
    • they don't really hurt
    • Comes with extra rubber piece for replacement
    No cons!

     STUDIO EYE TRANSFORMER
    Alright: 
    Pros:
    • Interesting concept
    • pigmented colours
    Cons:
    • The colours are too light
    • To much work
    • Not worth it, I never use it cause its useless

     $1 FAKE EYELASHES
    Good:
    (In Dramatic)
    Pros:
    • Inexpensive
    • Good quality for the price
    Cons:
    • Glue is horrible (does not come out or stick)

    BEAUTYBOOK
    Amazing:
    (Neutral, Brights and Smoky)
    Pros:
    • All colours are very pigmented
    • Greath quality
    • Beautiful colours that compliment each other
    • Comes with applicator and black eyeliner pencil
    • Convenient and cute packaging


    Cons:
    • Some colours are very powdery.


     $1 SHIMMER EYELINER PENCIL
    Good:
    (In gunmetal)
    Pros:
    • Very pigmented
    • Does not smudge
    • Unique shimmery colours
    • Comes with sharpener cap
    • Only a dollar
    Cons:
    • Can wear off fast
    $1 WATERPROOF EYELINER PEN
    Good:
    (In black and coffee)
    Pros:
    • Only $1
    • Pigmented
    • Variety of colours
    Cons:
    • Dries out
    • Tip is tick

     $1 EYESHADOW DUOS
    Good:
    (no names, came in a christmas set)
    Pros:
    • Pigmented
    • Beautiful colours
    • A dollar each
    Cons:
    • For best colour, must wear base
    • Wears off

     $1 EYESHADOWS
    Alright:
    (in drama, funk punk and nymph dreams)
    Pros:
    • Huge variety in colours
    • Some colours are amazingly pigmented
    • $1 for 4 colours
    Cons:
    • Some colours can be horrible
    • must wear base
    • wears off quickly

    $1 FOUNDATION BRUSH

    Good:
    Pros:
    • Providesnice application of foundation
    • $1
    Cons:

    • Bristles are very artificial
    • Bristles get greasy
    KABUKI BRUSH
    Amazing:
    (Face Kabuki)
    Pros:
    • Unbelievably soft
    • Provides an amazing application
    • Great quality bristles that dont fall out
    No Cons



     $1 PLUMPING LIP GLAZE
    Alright:
    (In Fuschia Fanatic)
    Pros:
    • Only one dollars
    • Nice colours
    Cons:
    • Plumping is strong 
    • wears off fast

     STUDIO LIP PRIMER & PLUMPER
    Alright:
    Pros:
    • Interesting Concept
    Cons:

    • Plumper is too strong and smells horrible
    • Primer is useless
     $1 LIP GLOSSES
    Amazing:
     Pros:
    • Only 1$ each
    • Not too sticky
    • Huge variety of colours
    • Smell good
    • Nice colour pay off
    No Cons



     STUDIO 2 IN 1 CONDITIONING GLOSS
    Alright:
    (in perfect pink)
    Pros:
    • Interesting concept
    • Great original applicator
    • Cute colours
    Cons:
    • My colour is stuck and does not come out of the applicator, only the transparent one comes out. If it was not for that this product would be great.

     STUDIO LIP STAIN
    Good:
    (in first date)
    Pros:
    • Very nice colours
    • Great colour payoff
    • Gloss is not sticky
    Cons:
    • Colour is not equivalent to what is shown on website.
    • Wears off fast

     $1 NAIL POLISHES
    Amazing:
    (in nude, dark navy, fire coral, mango madness and passion pink)
    Pros:
    • Worth so much more than a dollar
    • huge variety of colours
    • last long and hardly chips
    • Good consistency
    • Pigmented
    Cons:
    •  So colours are not like they are shown on the website

     NEUTRAL PALETTE
    Amazing:
    Pros:
    • Very pigmented
    • Colours compliment each other very nicely
    • shimmery, but not too shimmery
    • Nice packaging
    Cons:
    • Can be some fall out
     $1 EYELINER PENCIL
    Bad:
    (in plum)
    Pros:
    • one dollar
    Cons:
    • Not pigmented
    • Sharpens horribly
    • Wears off almost immediately
    $1 CLARIFYING PRESSED POWDER
    Alright:
    Pros:
    • only one dollar
    • Comes with useful puff
    • pigmented
    Cons:
    • Will probably break out sensitive skin types
    • Powdery look

    MINERAL FACE PRIMER
    Amazing:
     Pros:
    • Provides and amazing base for face makeup
    • closes up pores
    • useful pump
    • great packaging
    • makes skin super soft
    No Cons

     STUDIO EYE PRIMER & LINER SEALER
    Good:
    Pros:
    • Interesting concept for liner sealer
    • Good base for none oily lids
    Cons:
    • Base will crease on oily lids
    • Sealer will burn waterline

     $1 SHIMMERING FACE WHIP
    Bad:
    (In Pink Lemonade, Spotlight and Citrus)
    Pros:
    • Nice colours
    • $1
    Cons:
    • Makes face look greasy
    • Smell horrible
    • Wear off instantly
    • Dry so fast you can't blend

     STUDIO SHIMMER PALETTE
    Good:
    Pros:
    • Nicely Pigmented
    • Only $3
    • Nice packaging
    • great for highlighting
    Cons:

    • Colours are too similar to eachother

     STUDIO BRUSHES
    Amazing:
    Pros:
    • Wide selection of brush types
    • Bristles do not fall out
    • provides great application
    • only $3
    • AMAZING flat top brush
    No Cons

     $1 TINTED MOISTURIZER
    Alright:
    Pros:
    • $1
    Cons:

    • Smell bad
    • Not long lasting
    • very small

    $1 EYE WIDENER
    Alright:
    Pros:
    •  Comes with sharpener cap
    • Nice for waterline
    Cons:
    • Not very pigmented
    • wears off fast

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