Friday 5 September 2014

The Best Of ELF Cosmetics.

ELF is one of my favourite makeup brands, the quality is amazing for the prices! Today I am sharing my favourite products from ELF. 

Eyes
My favorite eye product from ELF is the Shimmer Eyeliner Pencil in the shade Iconic Ivory. I use this to highlight the browbone and the centre of the lids. It also comes with a built in sharpener so It's very easy to use.
Shimmer Eyeliner: £1.95
Lips
My favourite lipstick formula from ELF is the silver label lipsticks. My favourite shades are Nostalgic and Flirtatious. I love Nostalgic because it's a pinky nude, I can't really get away with orange toned nudes so I love this one. I love Flirtatious because it's quite a bright pink but it's not too crazy. I love the formula to these, they last a fairly long time and the pigmentation is great. My favourite thing about these lipsticks is the smell though, it smells sort of like strawberries but it's not too overwhelming.
Left: Nostalgic, Right: Flirtatious
Top: Nostalgic, Bottom: Flirtatious
Lipsticks: £1.95 each

Face
My favourite face product from ELF is definitely the Tone Correcting Concealer. I love this so much because it's formula is very smooth and easy to blend. It's quite light coverage but is very buildable and doesn't look cakey and doesn't crease. 
Tone Correcting Concealer: £1.95

Cheeks
I am a big lover of ELF blushes, they are very pigmented and have a lovely colour range. My favorite is in the shade Tickled Pink. It is a very natural light pink that is very similar to Benefit's Dandelion. The packaging is very nice too, it's so similar to the NARS ones.
Tickled Pink Blush: £3.95

I also love the contour kit in Antigua, both the blush and the bronzer are so pigmented! It also has a full sized mirror inside so it's really good for on the go use.
The picture above is just one swipe of the blush/bronzer duo.

Contouring Blush and Bronzing Powder in Antigua: £3.95

My Top Five Mascaras.

5. Rimmel Scandeleyes Retro Glam
This is definitely one of my favourite Mascaras because the end results are great. However, the application process is a little difficult (the formula is quite wet so you have to wait for it to dry for longer.

4. Maybelline The Falsies Flared
I love the wand to this mascara, it's curved so you can achieve different looks with each side of the wand. It lasts a very long time but can be a little clumpy if you try to apply more after it has dried.

3. Maybelline The Rocket Volum Express
This is one of the only waterproof mascaras that I own, I don't tend to buy the waterproof formulas because they tend to be less effective than the normal formula. However, I actually prefer the waterproof formula to the normal one with this mascara. It is a lot more volumising and holds a curl longer and better.

2. Rimmel Wonder'full 
This mascara is something special. First of all it lengthens my lashes and separates so they look very natural but if you keep building the layers up you can achieve a customisable volume effect. Secondly it contains argan oil which conditions your lashes to help them grow and stay healthy.

1. MAC Extended Play Lash
I love this one so much, I know it's more expensive than all the others but in my opinion it is definitely worth it! It's a nice formula that doesn't take ages to dry and it lasts all day. The wand seems to curl the lashes on its own without a lash curler which is awesome. The colour is very pigmented aswell, it's not grey it's definitely black.

Anna :)