Products I ordered from E.L.F Cosmetics under $30 Haul
with the 50% off Studio Promotion that's going on now!
Studio Cream Eyeshadow in Dawn & Candlelight
I absolutely love Benefits CreaselessCreams but they can be a bit pricey at $19 each so I was hoping that this would be a nice alternative to try out. Another great drugstore product that I think is equally as good would be the Loreal Paris Infallible 24 hr Eye Shadow in Iced Latte I show it in my vlog it retails around $8 but I scored it in clearance at Walmart I have heard that the E.L.F ones are not as creamy as the benefit ones but I think that they are almost just as nice with twice the product. Candlelight is more of a yellowish cream color not really what I was expecting, and dawn is a nice brownish taupe.
Essential Jumbo Lip Gloss Stick in the color Summer Nights ($2)
Essential Jumbo Lip Gloss Stick in the color Pink Umbrellas ($2)
Essential Lipstick in Posh ($1)
Essential Lipstick in Seductive ($1)
Essential Lipstick in Charming ($1)
Studio Conditioning Lip Balm SPF 15 in Peaceful Pink ($3)
Lipsticks- Posh, Seductive, and Charming.
Lip Gloss Sticks- Pink Umbrellas & Summer Nights
Conditioning Balms- Peaceful Pink & Blissful Berry
My first impression of these products :
The Lip Gloss Sticks are comparable to the Cliniquechubby sticks & the Revlon just bitten kissable balm stains. The packaging
is quite similar same pencil-like tube. Elf is a great inexpensive alternative
without losing quality. Some customers complained about it having a weird
smell which really didn't bother me it's kind of a minty chewing gum like scent. The color Summer nights is a nice champagne nude color with a bit of shimmer && Pink Umbrellas is just a soft pink with less shimmer.
The condoning lip balm is super smooth, velvety soft and non-sticky they only thing I didn't like about this product was the bulky packaging it not only limits the amount of product you get but good luck putting it into a small purse or clutch for that matter.
High Definition Powder in Translucent ($6)
Studio Maximum Coverage Concealer in Porcelain ($3)
There were so many amazing blush colors to choose from in the studio line along with a bunch of baked blushes & bronzers! I think if I end up loving these as much as everyone else has been I will have to check out the baked line. For the summer I really wanted to find a good bronzer and everyone has been raving about the studio contouring blush and bronzer duo in St.Ludica. Some say that it resembles the Nars Orgasm and Laguna palette. From the swatches I've seen on other blogs they do come close but they are defiantly not exact dupes.
As for the blushes I decided on the Candid Coral and Blushing Rose which just so happen to also be great dupes for other expensive blushes. Candid Coral would be a great steal for Benifits Coralista ($28) if it wasn't so orange I think that the Benefit blush is also a bit darker. Last but not least the beautiful Blushing Rose in the pan looks identical to one of my favorite blushes from Nars. Both Blushing Rose and Nars Dolce Vita ($28) have a somewhat reddish brown tone to them with a bit of fine gold reflex in them.
The High Definition Powder I guess you could call this a hit or miss item. Some love it while others say it’s a waste of money. I got it in the color translucent to try out as a setting powder. It feels smooth and velvety on my skin.
The Maximum Coverage concealer claims to be able to cover tattoos, scars, blemishes and so much more. Well we will see about that one tomorrow while I get my face on I highly doubt a $3 product will do miracles, but who knows it could happen. I'm pretty fair in the winter so I went for the lightest shade they had which in person looks about a shade or two darker. It ended up being a pretty good match for me so I was a happy camper and it blends easily which is another plus.
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**Updated** One month and counting:
I decided to do this video review a week early because the next 2 weeks I have a lot going on. We leave for VA then off to Florida Monday to visit family. So lots and lots of traveling going on the next few days :) Feel free to like this video and share it with other beauty lovers comments are always amazing I love hearing others suggestions!
I'm excited to try some of these products out tomorrow! I wanted to put this blog up first before giving a full review so that you could see some of the products and still be able to score some of the amazing deals that are now going on! I usually like to try out products for at least a week or two before writing a full review that way I can give you my opinion after I've given them all a fair shot. Also I wanted to add that I ordered this haul on the 28th and it shipped out March 1st. I was not expecting it to arrive until the 8th but it got here early this afternoon on the 5th! Fast shipping && everything came in one piece!
-Tess
Can I just say... I love your blog! You are a natural at this stuff!
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