ELF Haul (Warning its a pretty big one!)

In my moneys opinion, emails are a curse. I got sent one of those spend this much and you get free postage + a free gift emails for ELF cosmetics! Those emails are lethal! My greedy fingers just cannot resist. My bank balance has been reduced again! but all in all I'm actually pretty happy with my purchases.

Before I get into the hauling, I just want to say if you haven't heard of ELF you are missing out! Their standard products are £1.50 and their studio line is £3.50. That is bargain and their products are pretty darn good quality!

Lip Products:
Lipsticks: 

• ELF Lipstick in 7706 Posh - Unopened, as its actually for my mum, but it appears to be a really pretty deep red colour.
• ELF Lipstick in Gypsy - ALL MINE! Its a gorgeous bright pink colour, really bright.
• ELF Lipstick in Voodoo - Also mine, Its quite a deep browny, red.

 This picture, is horrible the pink is much brighter (Gypsy) and the second much redder (Voodoo), I just couldnt get a better quality pic/
 Lipglosses:

• Elf Hypershine Gloss in Berry Cherry - I really like this colour and it feels like lipbalm on the lips, the only 'fault' with this gloss is I don't like the smell, it has a very sickly sugary smell.

Im afraid there is no pic for the gloss as I couldn't get my webcam to pick up any colour from the gloss.
Lipbalms: 

• ELF Therapeutic Conditioning Balm in 8001 Strawberry Creme - Also unopened as its for my little sister. But it looks pretty good. The pinky tint is really nice.

Eye Products:

Eyeliners:

• ELF Shimmer Eyeliner Pencil in Gunmetal - This eyeliner is really great, its small and portable it has a built in shapner in the lid and all though its shimmery it does not feel gritty.
• ELF Waterproof Eyeliner Pen in Midnight Blue and Plum - I am pretty dissapointed with these, they last really long, apply smoothly and everything but the colours are pathetic. The blue looks like a black and the plum looks like a brown, So even though they are amazing eyeliners, they are not quite what I ordered.

Eyeshadows:

• ELF Brightening Eye Colour Quad in Punk Funk - I only ordered this because I needed one more item to get my total uo to the required amount and it looked like it would be fun to play with! I really like this quad except for the blue colour as it comes out as an ashy gray instead of blue but the rest are lovely :)
• ELF Smokey Eyes Palette - This was my free gift with the order and its my favourite part of the purchase! Irony huh? The colours are so pigmented and pretty and I LOVE it.

 Face Products:

• ELF Corrective Concealer Palette - Honestly I am in love with this, I have already ordered a back up. Its a coloured concealer palette, green for hiding redness (I use this so much), Pink for hiding and green tones in the skin, a yellow toned light concealer for blueness under the eyes and a darker yellow toned concealer for the same purpose. These are creamy and smooth and glide on so easily.

• ELF All Over Color Stick in Golden Peach - This a multi purpose cream stick, I like it as a cheek colour but on me it doesnt work for lips or eyes. But its a really nice cheek highlight because on my skintone its just a peachy golden glow.

• ELF Makeup Mist and Set - This is a light spray/mist that you just spray on after make up application and its supposed make your make up stay in place for 12 hours and refresh the skin. I haven't tried it yet as I haven't need 12 hours out of my make up yet. But seeing as 'tis the season, that shall change and I will do a full review later on.

 And finally a nail polish! Which is ELF Nail Polish in 1570 Metal Madness, OMG I am so suprised at this polish, I thought it would be cheap and watery, but its amazing, it glides on really easily and smooth and you actually only need one coat. Its a really beautiful sparkly dark grey/gunmetal colour.

 OMG you have no idea how long this post took, I'm actually exhausted :)


Remember your beautiful :)

Celina x

(I would just like to say I am in no way affiliated with ELF (or any other brand) all products were bought with my own money or my mums money (same thing really) except for one itme which was free with my order. All views and opinions expressed are mine and alone)

NYX Mini Haul: Lip Products :D

So I'm very sorry I haven't blogged in a while :( But I was really ill and off scholl for a while and then I had to catch up with the work I missed. So all my time was just sucked away. But anyway I'm back :)


So I got a lipstick and a lipgloss from NYX. I have only ever had an eyeliner from NYX before and I wasn't very impressed with it. I mean it was nice but it wasn't anything special. But I was still keen to try some other products as I have heard alot od rave reviews before. Really annoyingly, you cannot buy from NYX online unless you have an HSBC account which I do not. I can't find NYX in any stores, so I turned to faithful ebay :) And I found a lipstick and lipgloss combo for £1.99 including postage.


Lipstick: NYX Lip Smacking Fun  Colors in 529 Thalia

This lipstick has a nice creamy consistency and glides on the lips really well. The colour is a in theory very pretty dusky rose colour, its matte but shiny. Err its got no shimmers or anything, so the colour is matte but when applied its quite glossy/shiny if that makes sense. Unfortunately I don't like the colour, its too light for my skin tone and when I wear it I look ill and my lips look pasty. I don't know how long lasting this colour is as I haven't worn it for any long periods of time but I would imagine that it wouldn't last very long as its really creamy.

Lipgloss: NYX (lg159) Smokey Look

Unfortunatley I cant find a picture online and I still dont have access to a camera. I love this lipgloss!! Its a gorgeous nudey pink with slight shimmer. The only complaint I have with this gloss is it feels really heavy, even when wearing the smallest amount. It feels heavy and thick. It does not have any sheer element, it is more like a liquid lipstick. But I love it!. I wouldnt pair it with a lipstick though, I think that would be just too much, I think its one thats meant to be going solo.

Do you have any NYX products? What did you think?

How to Create that Perfect Red Pout!

Again I know there is probs a million tutorials for this, same as my smokey eye tutorial. But because I don't have a camera, I don't want to do the more unique, slightly more complicated looks I have planned because I wont be able to show you what I'm doing. So until I find my camera or my mothers camera is fixed I'm just going to cover some of the basics. So onto the perfect red pout!.

 I'm going to explain two ways to do the red pout and this first one is without gloss. (More matte)
1. You need to line your lips. You can either line your lips with a colour really close to your skin tone or a red lip liner. I prefer to do it with the red. So start with your cupids bows, then the rest of your lip. Take your time and be precise.

2. Fill your lips in with the same lip pencil. Then rub a dot of lipbalm onto your finger, blend that across the lip liner. This blends the liner and helps seal the colour in.

3. Next apply your chosen red lipstick with a lipbrush. Make sure to get right into the outercorners.

4. Take a smallish concealer brush and your concealer. Line around the outer edge of your lips and blend. This will clean up any mistakes and make your lips pop even more.

Because I absolutely hate the way lipstick and gloss look together. I'm not putting gloss in that tutorial, in my opinion the two together looks like too much product on the lips. Just not nice. If you want a look with gloss read this next bit.....

1. Use a red lipstain like Revlon lipstain + balm in Gothic. Lightly coat both your lips in this stain.

2. Coat your lips in any red lipgloss, smack lips and your done.

The second look is a bit more wearable, a bit more everyday if you get what I'm trying to say.

Hope you enjoyed this post, I don't think I rambled too much in this one :D

Remember your beautiful

Celina x