Showing posts with label Eyes Lips Face. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eyes Lips Face. Show all posts
Monday, February 7, 2011
E.L.F Brushes Go Green!
Budget beauty brand, Eyes Lips Face (E.L.F) has introduced a range of eco-friendly, cruelty free makeup brushes to their ever expanding and increasingly popular range. The brushes are made from guilt free materials, as you can see in the image below and are currently being sold for £5.50 each – slightly more than their other ranges, but still cheaper than most other brands.
I tried out the Complexion Brush and Powder Brush which were lovely and soft, possibly a little too soft for my liking – but still presenting very good quality for the price and I think how you like your brushes to feel is something that’s very personal to you and how you apply your makeup!
I also tried the All Over Eyeshadow Brush which was lovely and soft again, still a little bit too soft (for my liking) but didn’t find that it affected my makeup application in a negative way, it’s more just how it felt in my hand.
The real stand out brush for me was the Flat Eyeliner Brush which was fabulously firm and applied my gel liners (and wet eyeshadows) brilliantly, and made it feel effortless on my part – even though I’m still trying to perfect my lining technique, so this is a big win for me.
The full range of brushes that are available are:
e.l.f. Mineral Angled Blush Brush
Create perfectly sculpted cheeks and defined cheekbones with this ultra soft, tapered brush.
e.l.f. Mineral Complexion Brush
The brush expertly sweeps all types of powders across the face and sculpts features beautifully for ultimate flawless coverage.
e.l.f. Mineral Concealer Brush
The tightly packed hair and tapered edge creates evenly blended colour for a smooth finish.
e.l.f. Mineral Foundation Brush
Flawlessly blend your foundation to create a beautiful and even complexion.
e.l.f. Mineral Powder Brush
The rounded brush shape creates a smooth and blended look with any powder.
e.l.f. Mineral All-Over Eyeshadow Brush
The large flat brush head creates even and smooth colour application on the eyelid.
e.l.f. Mineral Blending Eye Brush
The flexible bristles blend away imperfections and dust on eyeshadow for a natural looking finish.
e.l.f. Mineral Contour Brush
Great for applying concentrated colour for a dramatic effect.
e.l.f. Mineral Flat Eyeliner Brush
Create a precise thin line along your top and bottom lashline.
e.l.f. Mineral Smudge Brush
Create a smoky look by smudging in colour along the corner of the eye.
e.l.f. Mineral Lash & Brow Comb
The comb separates each eyelash to remove mascara clumps and to create lush lashes. The brush keeps brows tamed and defined for a polished look.
e.l.f. Mineral Lip Brush
Define lip lines and shade colour for a professional and polished look. The pointed tip and tapered edges provide precise colour application for preferred degree of fullness.
There are also 2 gift sets on sale, although I’m not really sure why they duplicate 2 brushes in both sets as surely people may be more likely to buy both sets if there were no duplicates?! In fact they seem to have picked the worst types of brushes to use in both, as I would probably still be inclined to buy both sets if the duplicate brushes were eye brushes of some form as I use a lot of different colours/types of eye products so would have more uses for more than one of the same brush, but I generally use the same concealer and complexion brushes as my base products don’t vary quite so much.
e.l.f. Mineral 4 piece Bamboo Brush Set:
Set Includes:
*Complexion Brush
*Concealer Brush
*Blending Eye Brush
*Mini Kabuki Brush
*Brush Bag
£15.00
e.l.f. Mineral 5 Piece Bamboo Brush Set
Set Includes
*Complexion Brush
*Eyeliner Brush
*Concealer Brush
*All-Over Eyeshadow Brush
*Lash & Brow Comb
*Brush Bag
£20.00
http://www.eyeslipsface.co.uk/
Labels:
Cruelty Free,
Eco-Friendly,
ELF,
Eyes Lips Face,
Green Beauty,
Makeup Brushes


Tuesday, January 4, 2011
My Christmas & New Year Beauty Best Bits!
So this is my first makeup-y post for a while as I’ve been so busy over the Christmas and New Year period that I decided it best to have a break rather than to rush out posts sporadically. Over the festive period I have been wearing and loving many products so I’m just going to do a quick round up of just a few of the products and/or brands that have made my Christmas time even better!
Blingtones eye shadows – These have been fantastic to use, they’re not as heavily pigmented as some shadows I have used, but they are very easy to build up a great colour and the fine, but plentiful glitter element was perfect for my New Years Eve! The shadows I used lasted well, and I got some great comments on the glittery blingy-ness of them – The Bling-tones name is perfect for the collection in my opinion and I will be swatching very soon!
ELF Brushes – I was sent the Limited Edition Sparkle 11 Piece Studio brush set to try out before Christmas, but it didn’t make it here quite in time for the gift guide due to the snow but I did get to try the brushes quite a lot over Christmas and New Year and I was actually very impressed. The brushes felt, and looked a lot more expensive than their £38.50 price tag.
I did notice a little bit of shedding when using the brushes – more so for the larger ones, but really it was a negligible amount for the amount of use. I think my favourite and most used brushes were the eye shadow ‘C’ Brush, powder brush and the small precision brush. You may be able to get this brush set even cheaper if ELF do one of their discount codes before they disappear off the site – although it’ll be a shame when they do go as I feel they’d be a great permanent addition to the ELF brand.
Alpha H – After hearing loads about how amazing Alpha H products are, I just had to try them... but it took me a little while to do so. However now I have started using a few of their products I can really appreciate just how amazing they are; even after just one use I found my skin felt so much better and my makeup, I feel looked the best it has done in a long time too! I’ll be doing more in depth reviews on the products in the coming weeks, but their product’s have honestly been a revelation to me over Christmas.
OPI 'The Show Must Go On' – When I got this polish I liked it, but there were other polishes in the Burlesque collection that I liked more when I swatched them. However over Christmas I decided to wear it as my Christmas day polish and I was totally blown away by it as I’d never really spent the time properly looking how pretty it actually is.
It’s really very bling-y, kind of foil-esque but also looks like there could be very fine glitter particles in it and as the light catches it at different angles you can see the multi-faceted tones within it too. I have actually found myself sitting and just gazing at my nails with it on, but none of the pictures that I have taken have shown it to be anywhere near as stunning as it is. I do feel it’s a very Christmassy looking polish but I don’t doubt that this will also get worn throughout the year too.
What products/brands have been rocking your worlds recently?
Blingtones eye shadows – These have been fantastic to use, they’re not as heavily pigmented as some shadows I have used, but they are very easy to build up a great colour and the fine, but plentiful glitter element was perfect for my New Years Eve! The shadows I used lasted well, and I got some great comments on the glittery blingy-ness of them – The Bling-tones name is perfect for the collection in my opinion and I will be swatching very soon!
ELF Brushes – I was sent the Limited Edition Sparkle 11 Piece Studio brush set to try out before Christmas, but it didn’t make it here quite in time for the gift guide due to the snow but I did get to try the brushes quite a lot over Christmas and New Year and I was actually very impressed. The brushes felt, and looked a lot more expensive than their £38.50 price tag.
I did notice a little bit of shedding when using the brushes – more so for the larger ones, but really it was a negligible amount for the amount of use. I think my favourite and most used brushes were the eye shadow ‘C’ Brush, powder brush and the small precision brush. You may be able to get this brush set even cheaper if ELF do one of their discount codes before they disappear off the site – although it’ll be a shame when they do go as I feel they’d be a great permanent addition to the ELF brand.
Alpha H – After hearing loads about how amazing Alpha H products are, I just had to try them... but it took me a little while to do so. However now I have started using a few of their products I can really appreciate just how amazing they are; even after just one use I found my skin felt so much better and my makeup, I feel looked the best it has done in a long time too! I’ll be doing more in depth reviews on the products in the coming weeks, but their product’s have honestly been a revelation to me over Christmas.
OPI 'The Show Must Go On' – When I got this polish I liked it, but there were other polishes in the Burlesque collection that I liked more when I swatched them. However over Christmas I decided to wear it as my Christmas day polish and I was totally blown away by it as I’d never really spent the time properly looking how pretty it actually is.
It’s really very bling-y, kind of foil-esque but also looks like there could be very fine glitter particles in it and as the light catches it at different angles you can see the multi-faceted tones within it too. I have actually found myself sitting and just gazing at my nails with it on, but none of the pictures that I have taken have shown it to be anywhere near as stunning as it is. I do feel it’s a very Christmassy looking polish but I don’t doubt that this will also get worn throughout the year too.
What products/brands have been rocking your worlds recently?
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