Saturday, September 4, 2010

E.L.F. Studio and Covergirl Smokyshadowblast

E.L.F. Haul I received in the mail today! I was super pumped to tear into this and try it all out. I spent 20 bucks for all of this including shipping. That's a good deal right there ;)

I had never tried their Studio brand. Glad I did. I was really impressed with the packaging and the variety of products. I'm going to just focus on a few of these today so this post won't get obsessively long.
Lip Liner in Natural- Very soft texture, easy to apply with a nice brush attached.

Minty Lip Gloss- shade Houston. The scent was nice. Goes on smooth, not sticky. The color is a sheer, dark pink with a bit of glitter in it. I paired it with the lip liner above.
The Primer- goes on lighter than concealer would, not cakey. Good base for lip stick. The Plumping balm smells like cinnamon and tingles. Like!

A little random but I decided to try this out today.
Smokyshadowblast in Purple Plume - I applied the pink first and then the brown in the crease. I thought I would really like this. Since it would be one tool for a smoky eye and I'm always wanting quicker ways to do my makeup. The colors are not what I expected. It's not very purple at all. It's easy to mess up and smear the colors up on your eye and it creases.
As you can see in the pics, my eyes look very plain. Can't really see pink or purple. The pink end did not look good up to my brow bone like the box says to do. So, I used white to highlight.

Face- Revlon Photoready, ELF Complexion Perfection, ELF blush Fuchsia Fusion.


Lips- Houston Minty Lip Gloss
I let my hair dry naturally since I just had a lazy day of lunch and Hobby Lobby with my sister. I did flat iron my bangs because they just look weird curly!
Happy Weekend!





20 comments:

Lauren Baker said...

I've heard a lot of bad reviews about the Covergirl Smokey Eye products. I bought one of the eyeliners and it's terrrrible.

FunnyFaceBeauty said...

Its so funny...no one else seems to like those smoky shadow blasts and I love mine. I do agree it really creases and is super messy but lately I have been into the messy smoky eye. Sorry you didn't like it. The elf stuff looks cool though and the price seems amazing! Do you have anything from Coastal Scents? I just ordered from their site for the first time this week and can't wait til it gets here.

Devea said...

OMG you natural hair is gorgeous! I wish my hair dried like that, lucky!

BottledBeauty said...

FunnyFace- Well, I will give it another go!

Lauren- But it looks so cute on Drew Barrymore, lol!

Chic Geek- Thank You, the older I get the more I appreciate the curl.

Donna said...

you have the cutest face! i love your eyes. i wish i had eyelids..lmao. i think i see the elf concealer palette? you should do a little review on that! i've been eyeing that product for awhile. just wanted to see if the quality is good!

Martha said...

I recently bought a few products from NARS when I get on vacation but I they didn't have any form the studio line. I will definetly go online and purchase some of the products. I will be looking foward to your reviews!

P.S. You have a beautiful family! I love your wedding picture, you look absolutely stunning.

xo

Jesa said...

You look beautiful! Don't ever change your hair color!

Fantastic blog!
Have a lovely weekend!
cheers, Jesa

R.ChamberofBeauty said...

Wow your looks are amazing...Love your eyes and your hair.
The stuff is also great.

BottledBeauty said...

Donna- your sweet! I think you saw the eye transformer pallete. It's different shades of white highlight.

Jesa- Hi there, just started following you.

Martha said...

Oh my God, I just read my comment and what was I on? Jajaja... Misspellings and confusing NARS over ELF! Woooah, I was way off!

But, I ment ELF not NARS :)
The packaging does look somewhat similar like on the blushes. Thats about it.

xo

Agatha said...

You're looking very beautiful as usual!
I've notice that you got the eyebrow wax from E.L.F - hope you'll review it and let us know if it's good.

www.inmakeup.blogspot.com

Unknown said...

Wow. You have gorgeous hair. Mine would never dry like that. New follower. xx

BottledBeauty said...

Yep, that's the brow kit Agatha!

Hi Ansa and thanks for following :)

Law1sfab said...

wow love your blog you have thee most amazing hair love it xxx

Princess Feef said...

super gorgeous <3 anything looks great on u <3

Princess Feef said...

hey gorgeous ,,
about the moroccan bath ,,
wow that is tooo freaking expensive
onetime i was fooled by a new salon i visited
that the VIP one is better ,, which they lied
and its the same exact results u get from the normal one ,, i paid for the VIP one 93 $ ,, which is half the price you said u found =O
but never again ,, i get it for 40$ in saudi ,, and in Dubai ,,
maybe its because it is something new in the states thats why its over priced ! =( too bad .

Jessica Miranda said...

how do you like the ELF complexion perfection?! I actually picked it up at Target two days ago, but haven't had the chance to use it yet? My skin (face) has been getting so dry throughout my whole pregnancy -- I think I need a new moisturizer -- what do you use? I've always used Dove but it doesn't seem to be cutting it for me anymore!

You're looking radiant, as always!

BottledBeauty said...

Jessica- I just left you a message on your blog!

Nada Makeup said...

ooh mmy wow i LOVE your fringe it looks so full do u straighten it or blow dry? or is it natural lol

Wim said...

I SO wish my hair naturally curled like this!! I love you Jill! You're so pretty :) hope you are doing well.