Halloween FOTD

So the spooky season is upon us, who doesn’t love getting dressed up? Whether you’re going to a party or trick or teating with the kids, it’s all good fun!

I was so inspired my Karla Powell's Halloween looks, I thought I’d try to create my own!!

Base

FashionistA Luminous Foundation

Vivo Undereye Concealer Roll On

ELF HD Powder

UD Naked palette in Darkhorse (To contour nose and cheekbones)

Eyes

ELF Eyelid Primer

MUA in Matt Black

MUA Dusk til Dawn Palette (dark blue glittery shade)

UD Naked Palette in Gun Metal

Vivo Lengthening Mascara

ELF Mineral Eyeliner in Ash

HD Brow  Kit

Lips

MUA Lipstick in Shade 1 (Deep Red)

For this look, I applied a lot of  the  ELF HD Powder to whiten the skin, heavily contoured the cheekbones and a little on the top of the nose, very black smokey eyes and deep red matt lips!!

I can't wait to create this again on the 31st, although I'm only trick or Treating with the kids!!

This is not a look I’d normally go for as I don’t tend to wear really dark colours on my eyes, and I very rarely contour, but I might actually tone this down for a night out....although I can’t possibly leave the house without bronzer!!

Hubble Bubble Toil and Trouble........Mwhahahaahhhhaaa!!!!

My Name is Emma and I'm an ELFaholic!!.......

I was going to wait until I received all 3 of my ELF orders (yes all 3!!!!) to do a You Tube video.  But as soon as my first order came through the door, I just couldn’t wait to share my goodies with you!!

All 3 orders have been made in a week, crazy I know! Last weekend they had a 50% off sale, then later in the week they had no delivery charge and now as I’m typing this they have their very last 50% off sale!! I just couldn’t resist, especially if this would be the last time I could get such fantastic makeup items from 75p each! It would be rude not to, right??!!

So what did I get????.......

Complexion Perfection £3.50

I’ve wanted this for a while, after seeing so many great reviews! So its a powder made up of 4 colours.  Green counteracts redness, blue brightens yellow, sallow skin, the yellow neutralises blue tones in the skin such as dark undereye circles and the pink disguises greyness in the skin.

I love this, I use it in two ways. With a big powder brush I swirl all the colours together and use it to set my make up, then with my new Concealer Brush (£3.50), I blend the yellow and pink to create a peachy tone to set my undereye concealer. Both methods really brighten my skin!

Blush and Bronzer Compact £3.50

I really wanted this after Kate Dolly Bow Bow You Tube review on it! She said it was one of the best products she’d ever used! So I had to have it!!

So really it does exactly what it says on the errr.....box. It’s a blusher and bronzer. The blusher is a soft natural pink with a delicate shimmer and the bronzer is a soft tan, again with a slight shimmer to it. I already own a few bronzers but I’ll be using this for contouring to enhance my cheekbones!

I bought the Flat Top Powder Brush (£3.50) to do the contouring after seeing a tutorial with it. For me its a little too big for contouring, so I have ordered the Blushing, Bronzing, Blending Brush in my latest order!

L-Concealer Brush R-Flat Top Powder Brush

Tinted Moituriser SPF15 in Honey £1.50

OMG this is the most AMAZING tinted moisturiser I have ever used!!! It is the most perfect colour for me, my skin instantly looks bright, radiant and glowing!! I love it!! The only down side is that it’s tiny with only 12g, so I’ve ordered another 2!!!

Shimmering Facial Whip in Citrus £1.50

I have this in Pink Lemonade which is a beautiful colour. Citrus is more of a highlighter, it’s a soft bronze shimmer, where I’d used Pink Lemonade as a blusher as it’s deeper in colour!

The only trouble with these is the packaging, if you over twist the lid, the tube splits and the products oozes out!! This happened to my PL so I’m being extra careful with Citrus!

Luscious Liquid Lipstick in Raspberry £1.50

L-Raspberry R-Citrus

This looks like a gloss, it feels like a good quality gloss but with the pigmentation of a lipstick. The colour is a really pretty reddy pink, it has a slight glossy texture but not at all sticky. Gorgeous!!

Eyebrow Treat & Tame in Medium £3.50

So this is a 2 in 1 eyebrow product. The Treat end is a vitamin infused clear gel to help the regrowth of your brows, the Tame end is a mascara wand with the chosen colour, which gives a nice natural look to the brows! I really like this product but it’s easy to make a bit of a mess as the brush is chunkier than my brows! Not tried the treat end long enough to see results!

Mineral Eyeliner in Ash £3.00

This is a gorgeous eyeliner, it’s so soft and glides on beautifully, love the grey colour too, not as harsh as some black liners I have!

So that’s my latest ELF box, I have another 2 coming, so I’ll keep you updated the those bits too. Once I have them all I will do a haul on my You Tube Channel.

My first You Tube Video!!

Morning all, so last night I uploaded my first video. It is just an introduction, me saying hi etc. Take a look. I've not yet worked out how to edit etc yet, so you'll have to bare with me. If anyone has any advice, tip etc, it'd be a great help!!



 I'm going to try to do my next later today which will be an ELF review!

Let me know what you think!

x x

E.L.F Cosmetics Review

I’m sure most of you have heard of E.L.F cosmetics already, but for those of you who haven’t, keep reading!! You’ll love it!

E.L.F which stands for Eyes, Lips, Face was launched in new York in 2004 and was introduced to the UK in 2007. When you take a look at the website you won’t believe the prices. Everything in the regular range is £1.50......YES £1.50!! This ranges from eyeshadows, mascaras, lipgloss, bronzers, everything!! In the Studio line, everything bar the makeup kits are £3.50, the Mineral range is also £3.50. What a complete bargain eh??

You can also customise kits, you can get a compact with 4 spaces for £1.50 to fill with eyeshadow, lip colour, blusher and bronzer all £1.50

I have always been a fan of more premium brands when it comes to makeup and always believed you get what you pay for, so when I heard of this stuff I was sceptical. However reading up on other beauty blogs and reviews who raved about it, I thought I’ve gotta give it a go!

So I bought 4 products.......

Healthy Glow Bronzing Powder in Warm Tan - £1.50
I love this, it’s such a gorgeous colour for me. It does have quite a shimmer to it, it looks gorgeous on your cheeks and on the bridge of the nose but on the forehead which is suggested on the website, is a little much I think. It gives a lovely healthy glow to the skin! Love it!!

Super Glossy Lip Shine SPF15 in Goddess - £1.50

Although the colour isn’t quite what it looks on the site, it is still a beautiful one. It was probably a good thing really as I ordered it thinking it was pinky brown, but in reality it’s more of a peachy pink. I have so many pink glosses, so it’s a nice change. It’s quite a thick consistency, helping it to last one the lips. Another winner!!

Complete Coverage Concealer  in Medium - £3.50

This product is part of the Studio line, which is why is slightly more expensive. However, £3.50 is hardly expensive. Anyway, unfortunately I should have ordered the Light as the medium is way too dark for me, so I’ve not had the chance to try this one.  Apparently it’d cost more than the actual product in P+P to send it back and exchange! Bummer!!

Cream Eyeliner in Black - £3.50 (brush included)

I have never mastered the art of using liquid eyeliner but I love the look. So I thought I’d give this a go. The product itself is fantastic, it is so creamy. You lightly dab the brush in the tub and swipe across the base of your eyelashes. It is so pigmented and very black so you need the tiniest amount. I’m really impressed with this. However, I can do my right eye perfectly but I always manage to make my left wobbly! Ha, but that’s my problem, not the product!!

There are so many more bits I want so I’m going to be ordering soon!! The High Definition Powder is meant to be amazing and the Therapeutic Conditioning Lip Balm delicious!! I’m so addicted!

Also if you ‘Like’ their Facebook page there are often offers such as Free Delivery with a minimum spend of £10! I managed to get this offer when I ordered, and i still got the goodies 2 days later!!
You can only get this online, so make sure you check out www.eyeslipsface.co.uk