ELF Pressed Mineral Eyeshadows in Beauty Queen, Lunch Break & What's Your Name

Well Hello there fancy meeting you here :) :) ;) ;)  How have you been :) :) 

Well sure look it if i started telling you how I feel there would be no point in reviewing these because the post would go on forever lol 

So in one word I feel Superdeedooper :) :) 

So I decided when I was shopping on the on ELF site that I would pick up a few of the Newish Pressed Mineral Eyeshadows to try them out.  

There is shades available and they cost £3.50 each for 3g of product.  

I couldnt wait to try these out because I love the Mineral Pigment Eyeshadows they are so pigmented and fun to use but they can get messy and I do tend to leave them to one side because of that but when I found out they were doing pressed mineral eyeshadows i thought wahoo same formula, pigment ? but pressed I had to try 

So lets just say the packaging of these eye-shadow impressed 

Ok the box is not what you call expensive looking but sure your going to be throwing that out so hey 

The packaging on the eye-shadow is very impressive in fact it looks very like the MAC Eye-shadow packaging and I actually questioned if they were the same size but no they are not e.l.f mineral eye-shadows are double the size 

I have to say I am well impressed with how soft these eyeshadows feel.  Plus after swatching them I found no chalkiness which is a great start :)  

I did find them to be very pigmented even the lightest shade to swatch.  So lets move on to the shades 

First up is "Beauty Queen" is the lightest shade out of the lot and its a nice creamy beige shade a perfect blending shade or even a perfect lid shade its also perfect for under the brow and even on the tops of yous cheek bones for a nice glow. The finish is semi-matte but veering more to matte.  You will find this to be a little powdery when applying to the eyes but you will have little to no fall out.  This is a perfect wake my eyes up shadow and if you are one who has a busy life and no time to spend in the mornings to do your makeup simply apply this to the lid and it instantly makes you look awake and fresh.  

Next up is "Lunch Break" This is a nice medium brown with a more satin finish.  I experienced no fall out what so ever with this shade.  Its perfect for everyday looks.  I like to use this in the crease for a little definition.  When blended out you get a nice golden brown 

And Lastly "What's Your Name"  This is a beautiful shade a nice taupe mauve shade which has a satin finish.  I love purply shades so i was excited about this straight away.  I did find this to be sheer It needed building up to come out on the swatches pictures.  With a good primer it works and looks great 

To be honest I did find I had to work with these longer to create a simple everyday look.  Meaning it took alot a dipping of the brush and alot of blending to get a look I was happy with, without wetting the brush.  The eyeshadows are ok to work with but they work better when wet and of course more intense.  That's not saying they are not good and they would be well suitable for anyone starting out with makeup or anyone who likes simple everyday looks but with my experience in eyeshadows I find I will probably not reach for these as much as some of my eyeshadows I have in my collection.  The lasting powder is good when worn with a primer.  

Here is a simple everyday look I created with these 3 shades to give you an idea of how they look.  

I applied "Beauty Queen" to the inner 1/3rd of the lid and under the brow 

I applied Lunch break to the outer half of the lid and blended both shades together and then applied What's your name in the crease and the same shades along the bottom lash line :) This photo is taken with a flash. 

The next picture is taken in natural sunlight and you will see that "Beauty Queen" instantly makes my eyes look wide awake and believe me after the week I have had up until yesterday I needed that extra umph

 This look is applied dry with primer  

I definitely recommend you try them for the price they are not at all bad and I will try the other shades as I believe they are even more pigmented.  I do prefer to apply these wet for more of an intense look even in day time I had a lovely experience with them when applying them as they felt amazing on the skin they are smooth and silky and feel really comfortable to apply which I love.  

Have you tried these yet 

Whats your thoughts on them :) 

Until next time 

Lots of Love Luck and Laughter 

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ELF Mineral Lip Liners Review and Swatches

Hey my beauties :) 

How are you all doing today :) 

Wow this morning started very wet rainy and wintery and now as i type this blog post the sun is shining and the mood in the house is alot livelier :) 

My weekend has been a little cray cray!!!!

Especially yesterday with my son turning 6 we went away for the day and had a ball 

What was your weekend like :) 

Oh let me tell you I have just had my first ever interview on someone elses blog :)  I was so nervous but the questions were so so easy to answer and I love the post :) Check it out if you have time :) 

Anyways enough with the blabbing and onto the reason you clicked the link in the first place lol Todays review is on a long time favourite of mine the ELF Mineral Lip Liners.  I have been using these for the past 2 years now so I think Its about time I reviewed them for you :)  You know what its like when you take something too much for granted as you use it so often and then realise oh my goodness I havent reviewed this yet !!! And no its not because I want to keep them to myself lol its just because I have had them and used them for so long I just never thought about it I was too busy reviewing new items I bought and tried :) 

I absolutely love the mineral line by e.l.f ( eyeslipsface)  I have every last one of their lipsticks ( THEY ARE HALF PRICE AT THE MOMENT ON THE UK SITE BTW) which i think are amazing they are long lasting creamy soft and feel amazing on the lips :) 

The Lip Liners are just as good.  

Create definition that ís soft, natural and brilliant. The gentle glide formula gives consistent color without tugging or sharpening for a beautiful enhanced look. 100% mineral based with no parabens, no preservatives and no chemical dyes. 

Each lip liner comes in a plastic pencil like form which are nicely slim.  One of the best thing about these lip liners is that they are twistable which means no sharpening wahoo I love that .   

I have all four shades in my collection but I would love a red :) :) 

Each lip liner only cost £3 each which is more than a bargain for what you are getting believe me :) 

Starting with the shades I own :) 

• Brown:  The name speaks for itself :)  It is a nice medium brown shade.  It is suitable for Anyone with fair to medium skintones.  Anyone who is a darker skintone will find this to be more of a nude lip liner.  I have to admit when buying this I was worried it was going to be too dark on me but it isnt at all dark and looks stunning on the lips 

• Rose:  This is my favourite and is always in my handbag.  I especially love this shade all over the lips for the days I do not want to touch up that much.  This is a beautiful Rosey brown shade and suitable for all skin tones I just love it I think its a perfect shade for anyone and it compliments every skin tone but more fair to medium skin tones in particular.  On darker skin tones its a My Lips But Better shade stunning :) 

• Raisin:  This is a stunning Mauve rose shade.  You can build this as deep as you want its beautiful I have to say and would look extra stunning on anyone with a darker skin tone.  It is very pigmented and can look very dark on anyone with fair skin if used all over the lips but applied lightly this is beautiful :) 

• Peachy:  Oh boy this shade is absolutely perfect for Spring/Summer months.  This is a peachy coral shade nice a bright and full of life  :)   I love it full stop :)

The Lip Liners are applied all over the lips in the Lip swatches and the photos are taken in Sun light 

Over all I love these Lip Liners.  For the price you are getting more than your moneys worth.  The consistency of these liners are creamy and smooth yet not overly smooth which means they last longer on the lips.  I found they didnt or dont dry my lips out but if you do suffer with dry lips simply apply a light coat of balm before you apply them if you are wearing them all over the lips.  I actually prefer wearing these all over the lips as a long lasting colour for the day and I find they last a good 5 hours before I need to apply either a lipstick or anything over them.  I do like to top the liners with a bit of gloss just for the extra va voom :)   The best thing about them is that they are matte.  That means they are not as transferable as some lipsticks and they just look awesome on the lips.  I actually do not have one bad thing to say about these and give them full marks in every way :) 

I highly recommend these to everyone you will not be disappointed :) 

In the above picture I am wearing raisin all over the lips 

So I hope this helps you out a little and I really hope e.l.f brings out more shades as I will be the first one to buy them all lol 

Until Next time 

Lots of Love Luck and Laughter 

I love love love hearing from you all :) I make it my duty to read each and every one of you comments and every time i get a comment from you it highlights my day thanks so so much to you all xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

ELF Jumbo Eyeshadow Sticks Review

Awwwww bet some have you have been waiting on this review :) :) 

This review was requested from me the moment I posted up my e.l.f haul a month ago and I promised I would get it up as soon as possible but of course I have to play around with them first :) 

Well you dont have to wait any longer :) 

From the moment I seen these arriving to ELF Cosmetics UK I couldn't wait to get my hands on them and then when the 40% off everything off came about well i jumped to the chance of grabbing just a few shades ;)  I hadn't seen many review on these before I bought them so to be honest I just took the risk and ordered 7 of these :) 

There are 10 shades altogether and for the life of me I actually can not think of the reason I didnt order the whole 10 but to be honest the only reason was maybe I was a little sceptic I dont know 

Each one of these Shadow Sticks cost £2.50 for 3.og of product which is a good sized amount for that price :) 

So what does e.l.f have to say about these bad boys :) 

This creamy and pigment rich Jumbo Eyeshadow Stick is perfect for creating a natural or smoky eyeshadow look. Infused with nourishing Vitamin E to condition the delicate eye area. The twist up component and smooth glide formula is easy to use for on-the-go beauty. All colours, except Like A Boss, have a shimmer finish.

I have to say I am impressed with the packaging its plain and simple but what i love more is that the lid is very sturdy on each of them so there is no fear of the lid becoming loose in you bag :)  Another thing I am impressed with is they are twistable which means no sharpening needed yes we all love that :) 

And lastly what I am impressed with is each shade is easy to pick out due to the clear lid and also the end where you twist the pencil has the shade of each of the pencil on it. 

Lets show you the shades :) 

Little Miss Thing:  This is a stunning soft goldy/champagne shade with gold shimmer.  I was expecting this shade to be sheer but in all honesty it wasnt.  This is a perfect highlight shade for the inner corner or as a base for your favourite gold looks :)  

Check Me Out:  PURPLE I love purple :) :) ok (relax nina)  This is a stunning deep purple with reddish shimmers to it a stunning shade to use for a smokey eye :) 

Rock Out:  This is a stunning pewter shade with soft tiny gold shimmers again this is nicely pigmented 

French Lace:  A stunning champagne shade with silver shimmers.   This is such a pretty pretty shade I have used this on its own for that simple wide awake look I have found this a little more creamier than the first 3 I have talked about so far :)  I have to say I love this shade Its great as a base inner corner highlight brow bone highlight etc :) 

Forest Nymph:  A Deep Drown with gold shimmers but has a slight green undertone its actually a very unusual shade in normal light it looks dark brown in sunlight it looks greeny brown I like it

Turkish Coffee:  A Beautiful bronzy brown with golden shimmer Anyone who likes their neutrals will love this :) 

Feeling Lucky:  I love this shade :) love it :) a deep burgundy brown with gold shimmer :) Beautiful 

Feeling Lucky, Turkish Coffee, Forest Nymph, French Lace,  Rock Out, Check Me Out & Little Miss Thing Taken in natural lighting :) 

Feeling Lucky, Turkish Coffee, Forest Nymph, French Lace,  Rock Out, Check Me Out & Little Miss Thing in sunlight

These shadow sticks are very very creamy, very easy to blend and I love every shade I got.  I have found that they are ok on their own but to be honest will end up creasing if worn on their own.  Even with a primer i found they only lasted about 4 to 6 hours before i noticed creasing and fading.  If you suffer with very oily lids your will have trouble with these if you were to wear them on their own.  

For a base well I love them as a base they work brilliantly the same as the NYX Jumbo eye pencil in which I find does the very very same job !!!! The NYX jumbo eye pencils are no good on their own they crease like crazy but are amazing as a base I feel the e.l.f Jumbo shadow sticks are the same.  The only difference is the price e.l.f are cheaper.  If you are looking for a matte base these are not for you but for nights out or for funky looks these are definitely the way to go. 

I have noticed a few people complain a little about the scent of these but to be honest I dont find a strong scent and again to be honest the scent is really not a matter for me as they are not going on the lips they are going onto the eyes.  

In all I think they are not a bad product for the price they will surely need a primer either on their own or as a base just for the security of lasting all day but for the price they do alot more than what I expected 

Do I recommend them??? 

Yes for a base 

No for a long lasting eye-shadow (long lasting i mean more than 3 hours) 

So I hope this review helped you 

If you have any questions comment below and i will get back to you ASAP :) 

Thank you so much for taking the time to read my review xxxxx

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Lots of Love Luck and Laughter 

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#28 Days of Kisses *Day 10 Lipstick Tag

Hey my beauties how are you all doing today :) 

I was rooting through my lips products yesterday and came across one lip product I have in all the shades they offer.  I was thinking to myself wow a much loved lip product I havent worn in quite a while Its unreal how you "Forget" about good product when you are a beauty guru especially.  I decided there and then that this lip product would be what I would wear for day 10. :) 

This product was a favourite of mine for a long time and I am nearly sure it was the first matte lip product I ever tried.  You see I was always into having lips even with a little bit of gloss be it from a lipstick or from a gloss etc.  I am not one who likes dry lips or dry product on my lips and I always thought all matte lip products done the same thing boy was i wrong.  

So I can clearly tell you that this lip product converted me to liking matte lipsticks 

So what is the lipstick I am Talking about :) 

 The e.l.f Matte Lip Color in Natural :) 

There are available from eyeslipsface.co.uk for only £3.75 for 1.8g and there are 6 shades to choose from I have 4 shades :) 

This convenient jumbo sized lip pencil creates exact colour application with twist up ease so you never have to sharpen. The pigment rich colour glides on effortlessly and easily to provide long lasting matte colour. The enriched Vitamin A, C & E formula moisturises and hydrates lips for beautiful healthy looking lips.

This is a well used shade as you see lol but the shade is stunning.  Its the perfect Natural shade hence the name :) :) Its a beautiful neutral pinky shade.  This is so so creamy and moisturising that it is hard to believe its a matte lipstick.  

Applying this lipstick is like a dream it glides on smoothly and the fact that it is matte you wouldn't need a lip liner wearing this.  

The packaging is brilliant as it can fit in you handbag and not be in the way.  It also comes with a hidden sharpener even though I have never used it.  

The Pigmentation is amazing you dont even need to build it.  The one thing I have to say with all the shades I do have they do not act like a stain so basically you will need to reapply through out the day.  

The lasting power is about 3-4 hours before you notice any fading 

Over all I think that these are amazing value for what you are getting :) :) 

I have found they do not even soak into any lines I have had on my lips but I do advise if you have very dry lips to apply a little balm to your lips before hand like I have done in the below photo 

Today I have applied this shade with a lip gloss over for longer lasting power and I found an amazing match for the shade and it looks amazing in person.

I applied on of my current favourite glosses The MUA Intense Kisses Gloss in "Sealed with a Kiss" Awwww its a stunning combination :) :) 

In this photo I am wearing both on my lips :) 

Apologies for the sleepy look of me in the photo I have no sleep for 2 days and only for makeup I would have looked 10 times worse lol 

So thats my lips of the day everyone :) 

What have you got on yours :) 

Check out the ladies who have also taken part in #28Kisses posts you might see something you want to try out for yourself :)

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Emily Nailed It 

Kaka Beauty Blog

Face Value Blog

FashionCHICsta

NykkeyB

Aglaia Beauty

Maria Sparkle

Pixie Dust and Fairytales

Pretty, Posh, Oh My Gosh!

Confessions of a Make-up Addict

The Glamourous life of a French House Wife

Beauti by Jinjer

Beauty Passionista

All Made up 21

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Epiphannie A

Lacey Smiles 84

Until next Time 

Lots of Love Luck and Laughter 

I love love love hearing from you all :) I make it my duty to read each and every one of you comments and every time i get a comment from you it highlights my day thanks so so much to you all xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Nina's Christmas Giveaway Winner :)

Hey everyone How are you all oh lordy I am so so excited as today I am announcing my Christmas giveaway WINNER !!!!!!!!!! (Please check the Rafflecopter below to see who won) 
CONGRATULATIONS :) :) :) 
Thank you so much to everyone for entering and dont worry there will more giveaways in the future ;) 
In fact I am already planning my next one :) 

Prizes & My Current Favourites are:

• The Limited Edition Lynx Effects for Women:  Even though this is supposed to be limited edition it is still around everywhere to buy.  This has been a favourite of mine for the past 8 months I absolutely love it.  The fruity fresh scent is so refreshing and lasts all day long.  Every time I wear this I get compliments on how good I smell :) :) I can tell you will love it too 
• Naturals Lavender and Chamomile Room and Linen Spray:  This is a massive Favourite of mine.  Ladies you know what its like jumping into your freshly washed bed there is nothing like it but after a day that fresh smell of your favourite washing powder is almost gone and you simply can not wash you bed clothes everyday so I love to use this spray to refresh your bed up and the Lavender scent is so relaxing.  I find this scent lingers for at lease 3 days on the bed clothes its fantastic 

• Naturals Cranberry and Cinnamon Room and Linen Spray:   This too is a beautiful scent and perfect for the christmas season.  i even spray these on my mats, rugs, curtains what ever you wish to freshen up your rooms love it :) 
• Avon True colour Eyeshadow Quad in Mocha Latte:  Girlies this has been an absolute favourite for such a long time.  In fact this has been my first ever eyeshadow palette which tells you how long I have been using it.  This is a stunning neutral palette perfect for everyone.  It contains 2 matte shades and 2 Satin shades.  I did a blog post about it a long while back with pictures taken with my older camera but it will give you an idea what its like :)  I use this for my eyebrows for natural looks everything I find I reach for this at least once a week :) 
• Avon Super shock Mascara in Black:  I have and always will love this mascara is super black super amazing and not only that gives me volume and length all at the same time even Pixiwoo loves this mascara Its amazing :) 
• Avon Super Shock Gel Eyeliner Pencils in "Black & Cobalt":  These eyeliners are the BOMB.  I have mentioned these quite a bit in different reviews and compared them too.  Again these have bee a favourite of mine for a long time and I still love them.  They are smooth, creammy, blackest of black and long lasting in fact will last until you take them off.  They are excellent in the waterline too.  I can actually say they are by far a dupe of the Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliners :) :) "Cobalt" is a lovely sparkly blue perfect for christmas.  It is hard to believe i have not reviewed these but its true what they say if you use something long enough you actually take it for granted so thats why im including them in my giveaway.  
• Wet N Wild Mega Lasting Lip Colour in "Just Peachy":  I did a blog post on these recently.  I absolutely love these for the fact they are affordable long lasting creamy easy to apply and matte :)  So I just had to include one for you guys too :) 
• Wet N Wild Mega Eyes Creme Liner in "Black":   Again another products i have taken for granted and not got reviewing yet!!! This has been a favourite for a long time I even have 3 or 4 back ups :)  This is a favourite of Emily Noels too from th Beauty Broadcaster on youtube.  I have to admit I agree with her its super black super creamy easy to work with and comes with a mini brush thats actually quite good.  Not only that it doesnt dry out easily not like some creme liners :) It also gives a matte finish which i love :) 
• NYX Xtreme Lip Creams in "Buttery Nude" & "Nude Peach":  I have also done a recent post on these little beauties and of course I just had to include them in this giveaway because they are fab!!!! 
• Catrice Ultimate Eye Colour in " Plum up the Jam":  This is a new eyeshadow in from Catrice and I too have only started using this so I havent got round to reviewing it yet but I think its a stunning stunning shade.  This is a stunning plum shade with a tint of burgundy and gold shimmers going through it I love it :) This is a perfect shade for Winter :) 
• elf Smudge Brush:  I have found myself reaching for this alot lately.  I use it for a percise line in my crease for the outer corner of my eyes and for smudging eyeshadows on the bottom lash line.  Its a perfect size and perfectly compacted.  Its very easy to wash and dry and I have had no shedding whatsoever.  

Not only will you win this amazing bundle you will also win :) 

A $20 Gift Card to spend on the BH Cosmetics Site :)  BH Cosmetics is one of my favourite sites to shop on as you know at this stage :) 

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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ELF Studio Baked Blush & Bronzer Review

Hey my beauties how are you all doing 

Boy oh boy have i been excited to review these for you all especially for all you UK e.l.fettes as these little treasures are not on the UK e.l.f site yet :) They are not long released in the US.  How did i get my hands on them i hear you ask?  Well if you are a long time follower of my blog you will know that i have a friend who owns an ebay store from America, she sells e.l.f products and every so often if i see a number of new arrivals on the US site and the raging want inside me gets the better of me (lol) i write to her and ask whenever she is ordering again could she get them for me.  She is so nice to do this and normally she does get these new items in anyway.  I have posted up a few hauls that i got from her but for those of you who are new to my blog here is a link to her store 

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So As you can see i was a good little girl and didn't go crazy this time hehe.  I decided to split the review up because i don't want to have you all reading forever as i can get a little crazy writing when I am excited about new products :) :) 

So this review is about the 2 baked blushes and 1 bronzer i purchased :) 

Dont they look pretty :) 

I personally love the look of baked blushes and i love how they work.  So you can imagine my excitement when i realise e.l.f started making baked blushes, bronzers and eyeshadows.  Now i actually done a little research before choosing each one because i wanted to purchase shades that i will most likely use instead of ones i will end up giving away.  I looked for swatches in which there was not alot of as they were only released when i ordered them.

With the blushes there are 4 shades to choose from:  Starting from the lightest Peachy cheeky, Pinktastic, Passion Pink & Rich Rose and they cost $3 each for 6g of product on the US Site 

E.l.f states:  The soft and shimmering color of our Baked Blush creates a natural healthy glow. Baked in an oven, these blushes offer rich pigmentation for a beautiful effect. The long-lasting formula provides a gorgeous, smooth and even application. Infused with active key ingredients Jojoba, Rose, Sunflower, Apricot and Grape to nourish and hydrate the skin. Apply this shimmering color dry for sheer pigmentation, or use a damp brush or sponge for a more vibrant effect.

First Blush I picked was Peachy Cheeky.  Its looked fabulous in the picture and site but looks even more beautiful in person :) This is a peachy shade with slight light brownish veins going through it.  Oh my Goodness I'm so glad i bought this one in particular as it gives such a fantastic glow to the cheek.  Even it the slight shimmer it has it certainly doesn't appear to be shimmery on the cheek.  It looks so natural I love it :)  I love a blush that acts like a blush and highlight at the same time :) this is surely one of those blushes 

The Fact that Peach Cheeky is a little on the lighter side i found that it last about 5 hours and started to fade but the remains lasted until i took my make-up off.  To be honest that's very good for a cheaper product in my eyes :) This shade suits my skin tone nicely and for anyone with darker skin tone i think this would work more as a highlight :) :) 

Rich Rose well now this looked like the darkest one out of the 4 on the site plus I like Rosy blushes on days i want to look more flushed in a healthy looking way.  This surely is dark in the package i was kinda thinking maybe too dark when i seen it first.  As you can see by the photo this shade is a medium brown with a coral/rose shade going through it aka veins.  I must admit it doesn't look as pretty in the package as Peachy Cheeky.   It doesnt look pretty swatched and on the cheek believe me :) 

This blush is very very pigmented.  One swipe of the brush using a light hand does me fine.  This is a blush that would also look amazing on darker skin tones and well suited for the winter months when you want the Rosy flushed look.  I love this but i think out of the two Peachy Cheeky gets my vote :) :) 

Next up is the one and only bronzer i got which is.......

The Same as the blushes the bronzers cost $3 each for 6g of product.  There is 3 bronzers to choose from starting with the lightest:  St Lucia (which i heard was super super light), Maui & Los Cabos.  To be honest the other two looked a little on the light side so i just went with Los Cabos just to be safe :) :) 

Now normally i am not one to go for a shimmery bronzer for during the day by no means i am normally a matte bronze by day and a quite happy to use a shimmer bronze at night sorta gal :) 

As you can see there is shimmer in this bronzer actually I'm sure there is in everyone one of them.  To be honest you notice it more in the package than you do on the swatches and on the face.  I was actually quite surprised by this.  This bronzer is more of a Light/Medium brown with finely milled gold shimmer.  I have actually used this for contouring during the day alot since i got it and it works really really well.  You can actually not notice any shimmer in my swatch below  which is taken in direct sunlight.  

This photo is taken in direct sunlight 

Overall im excited that e.l.f has finally bought out baked blushes and bronzers.  

The both blushes i got i am very pleased with and can see myself using these on a regular basis as i have been since i got them.  They feel extremely soft and not at all chalky.  They are buildable and stay put for most of the day.  In my eyes they could even be the new favourite blush from the studio line by alot of you e.l.f fans out there.  

The bronzer on the other hand would maybe disappoint alot of you for two reasons 

A) The darkest shade is just pigmented enough for someone who is fair to medium skin tone which is disappointing for anyone who has medium to dark skin tone.  

B) The bronzer would not be as pigmented as the blushes as it needs a little building before you get the payoff you want.  Keep in mind you can use these wet so if you wanted darker well you could easily dampen the brush for better pigmentation but its works for me to build it up using it dry.   

What i love about both is that they are not one bit chalky or messy, plus the packaging is actually quite sturdy for a $3 product in fact one of my blushes were put to the ultimate test 2 days ago by my almost 3 year old son who decided he wanted to try some of what mammy was using and dropped it to the floor TALK ABOUT NEARLY HAVING HEART FAILURE LOL but it was fine thank goodness.  

So that is it for part one of the New Baked Products by e.l.f 

Part 2 will be up within the next 2 day and that is the Baked eyeshadows :) 

I hope you enjoyed this review and to all of you UK e.l.fettes i hope i didnt tease you too much with this review but i am hoping e.l.f.co.uk will get them in soon.  

Until next time I hope you are all having a lovely weekend

Lots of Love Luck and Laughter 

I love love love hearing from you all :) I make it my duty to read each and every one of you comments and every time i get a comment from you it highlights my day thanks so so much to you all xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx