Recent ELF Order - Blush, shadows, polish - Reviews/Swatches!

I got compliments about my last ELF review post, so I felt I had to do another one for my newest purchases ;)

Here's what I bought:

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Here's what I bought, including prices 

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Elf Professional Eye Shadow Brush

Price: £1.50

I love this brush! It's so sleek and the bristles are so soft. I use it to build up my eyeshadow colours, wet or dry. The head of the brush is pretty small, so it's easy to get into the crease, if need be. It's cheap  effective, and so far, it hasn't shed. I'm definitely going to buy more as it's so cheap, and you can never have too many eyeshadow brushes :)

Personal rating out of 5 stars: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★


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Natural Radiance Blusher

Price: £1.50

The colour I bought is called Flushed, which is a gorgeous plum pink/fuschia colour. I love very pigmented blushes and this is perfect! The packaging is truly awful! It's hard to open and it reminds me of a drawer, as you have to pull the bottom out. Awkward! Back to the blusher itself... You don't need a lot of product as it's pigmented, totally worth the price and I will definitely buy it again!

Personal rating out of 5 stars: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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Nail polish

Price: £1.50




(Excuse the kind of messy nail, I did a quick few coats to take a picture for this post!)

I bought the polish in Cranberry, as I needed a gorgeous rich, dark red. This is a beautifully rich (obviously) cranberry colour, although you may need 2 coats, but it's stunning. It reminds me of Christmas, which is why I bought it. It has a very slight red shimmer to it, which the camera kind of picks up. The picture ALMOST shows the true colour, it's so much better in person. I think I'll do a Christmas nail tutorial soon, which includes this colour. Absolutely recommend it, it looks so classy and neat.


Personal rating out of 5 stars: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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Mechanical Eyelash Curler

Price: £1.50

Amazing!! I used to use Ms Makeup eyelash curlers and I thought they were amazing. They needed replacing, so I tried one very similar to the Models Own one, but it was so awkward to use and pulled at my lashes. I read a couple of reviews on this one from ELF and had to pick it up. The curved design is said to suit all eye shapes, and it certainly suits mine. The handle makes it easy and comfortable to hold and use, which is amazing for the price. Plus, it comes with an extra rubber pad. Result! It holds my curl all day too, with no heat required!

I took a picture of my eye BEFORE I used the curler, and AFTER with some mascara.

Personal rating out of 5 stars: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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Brightening Eye Colour

Price: £1.50

I'm in love with this little quad, Teal Dream! I don't like the little applicator brush (I used to use them years ago!!) but I use my normal makeup brushes to apply the colours. On it's own, the colour pay off is just okay and the shadows are a tiny bit powdery, but with a primer, they're amazing and last ALL day!! There's loads of other quads to choose from and I plan on buying more! The packaging is small, which is so handy when travelling, you could pack loads of them :)

Personal rating out of 5 stars: ★ ★ ★ ★

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Studio Blush in Fuchsia Fusion

Price: £3.50

I've wanted this for so long! I was't sure whether to get it or not but I saw a review on YouTube and my arm was twisted into buying it - I'm SO glad I did! It's a gorgeous bright pink colour and it has tiny specks of silver glitter. The glitter doesn't stay on your face for very long, which is good because you'd look like a sparkly glitterball if it did, lol! But it does leave a beautiful sheen, which I love! The pink stays on all day; it's very pigmented so you can get a lot of colour with one stroke. Love this, definite repurchase!

Personal rating out of 5 stars: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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Studio Makeup Mist & Set Spray

Price: £3.50

Numerous times, this product has been compared to MAC's Fix+ , which I haven't tried so I can't comment on that. This spray from ELF promises to keep your makeup in place all day. It contains Aloe, Green Tea, Cucumber and Vitamins A, C & E. For me, this product works! After you've applied all your makeup, you hold it around 16 inches from your face and spray (close your eyes!). You can allow the spray to soak into your skin or you can pat it dry with tissue paper. I prefer to let it dry naturally, it can take a couple of minutes but it's worth it! I applied my makeup at 9am, and it was still  perfect at 9pm! I'm looking forward to trying it when I go clubbing or something like that :) Love it, definitely recommend!

Personal rating out of 5 stars: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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Eye transformer

Price: £3.50

First of all, the packaging of this product, like most of the ELF Studio line, is sleek and sophisticated. From looking at the product on the ELF website, I presumed they were creams, but they are infact, shadows. These shadows can be worn alone or over your other makeup to create new shimmery colours. There are 4 shades; green, orange, pink and blue. 

I applied 4 strokes of black eyeshadow on my hand (excuse the awful lighting!!) Then I applied each Eye Transformer powder over the black

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The green powder turned the black into a shimmery khaki colour.

The orange powder turned the black into a shimmery bronze colour.

The pink powder turned the black into a shimmery purple/pink colour.

The blue powder turned the black into a shimmery iridescent/blue colour.

I love this little palette, it's such a gem and makes the black shadows much more interesting :)

Personal rating out of 5 stars: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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I think I'll do a post of all the ELF products I've purchased. I've bought a lot so I think it would be pretty interesting to see!

I hope you enjoyed my reviews. As always, I love doing them, even though I only have 26 followers!! :P