Packaging:  The eyeshadow comes in a a sturdy-plastic jar, that has a strong cap. One thing noticeable about this product is the size. The jar is bigger than the e.l.f matte eyeshadows, which come in a similar jar. The amount of product in the jar is really amazing for only $3. It is jammed packed with product, and will most likely last you a long time. Some haul's and reviews of this cream eyeshadow that I'd seen was that this product can come dried out, or hard. My jar of product was moist, and pliable. But I guess it depends on your own special preference. You have to make sure to tighten the top on the jar really well, because it can lead to drying out the cream eyeshadow.



 Color/Pigmentation: I got this cream eyeshadow in the color "Bronzed". I got this because I heard about using it as a base for your eyeshadow. It was priced at $3, amazingly inexpensive for something of this quality. The color is a a mixture of brown and gold, and it is just what the name says "Bronzed" In the picture below you can see what it looks like on my finger. It's actually quite pigmented when you apply it.

Quality: I have gotten questions on whether this product creases or not. My answer can be a little weird because I only use this as a base. I don't use it on it's own, but I could if I wanted to. But when I use this under my eyeshadow, it makes it last longer, and stand out more. I for one have oily eyelids, so my eye makeup doesn't really last all day, but this makes it last a little longer and adhere to my lids more.

Overall, I think this cream eyeshadow is well worth the $3 you pay for it. I think that it could be a product that I use everyday for all types of makeup looks. I didn't really find any negatives with this product, so I think it's pretty good. I hope to purchase more colors at another time.

P.S - I have a E.l.f Coupon Code below for you guys, you can get 10 FREE mineral eyeshadows with a $30 purchase until April 30th , so go get some free eyeshadows!!!

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Get 10 free mineral eye shadows when you spend $30 or more at e.l.f. cosmetics! Use code 10MINERALS, now through 4/30.

It's that time again for an e.l.f haul!! This stuff is all that I bought for my birthday, I deserve to treat myself. So i got quite a few things from e.l.f and some extra things... Sorry for not giving swatches and color pics, most of the swatches are in my haul video on YouTube. Make sure you watch my video on this haul as well.

E.l.f Powder Brush - $3

E.l.f Eyeshadow Brush - $1

(left) E.l.f Luscious Liquid Lipstick & (right) E.l.f Lipsticks - $1 each

(left) E.l.f Liquid Eyeliner & (right) E.l.f Eyelid Primer - $1 each

E.l.f Mineral Infused Face Primer - $6

E.l.f Cream Eyeshadow in Bronzed - $3

E.l.f Natural Lash Kit - $1

E.l.f All Over Color Stick - $1

E.l.f Studio Blush in Pink Passion - $3

E.l.f Complete Coverage Concealer in Dark - $3

E.l.f Brightening Eye-color Quads - $1 each

Fresh "Sugar Kisses" Mini Lip Duo

Hi guys, today I stopped by "Pay-Half". I was browsing around the store and found the beauty/makeup section. I was surprised to find E.L.F Cosmetics in the store! So I was browsing, and looking around and noticed some surprising stuff...now before I start to talk about that, let me talk about the products they had.

E.l.f nail polish sets, eyeshadow sets, and more!!

E.l.f eyelid primers, mascaras, shimmer sticks...

So I saw a whole bucket thingy full of the E.l.f Beauty Eye Books, another with eyelid primer, another with brush sets, eyelash curlers, mineral eyeshadow sets...you can say it was all over the place. I looked even deeper into the products and I saw that some of the products were cracked, destroyed, and torn apart. (shown below in picture) I know that they weren't going to be in perfect shape but it looked like the store associates weren't even trying to make the products look appealing to the consumer.

I also picked some stuff up (stuff I was looking into buying in the future). I looked at the prices and was shocked. I saw products that I know retail for $1 priced for $1.25 and the ones for $3 up for $3.25. Now I know I don't work for e.l.f, but why the prices were boosted I don't know. I took pictures of two products and their price tags. Also the store put another barcode and price over the regular barcode, just so they can overprice them.

Makeup Remover Cleansing Wipes, and The "Glitter Eye" Beauty Book (The wipes actually had a pretty sturdy and built feel to them)

The wipes (to the left) are priced at $3, but were boosted to $3.99 || The eyeshadow book (to the right) is priced at $5 (or 3  books for $10 on occasion) is boosted to $5.99

I can see the pay-half needs their commission, but at the same time. If I go to Kmart and Target and find E.L.F Cosmetics for the normal price stated online, I should find it in pay-half. Also, these "boosted prices might not be really expensive, but if you are a person that has tried e.l.f because of their amazing low prices, and great quality products; these price boosts can be annoying and surprising when you usually pay $1, $3, or $5.

In this bucket, was their mineral products.

It was driving me crazy to take pictures so I found a way to discreetly take them. :)

Hey guys, remember my Mini Beauty Haul Post?? I said that I was going to put up swatches and pictures of the nails polish that I purchased. So today I'm going to show you the color "Coral" on my nails and my thoughts on the nail polish.


 So these are all of the things that I used for my nails. I did the whole Sha-bang!! (lol i always wanted to use that) Any way here's step by step what I did...

1st Step: Apply Base Coat #1 Since I recently had acrylic nails on my natural nails aren't that strong. They're more brittle and thin, so I make sure that I apply two coats of a good base coat, so that they can get back to normal. I'm using Revlon's StrongWear with Calcium.

2nd Step: Apply Base Coat #2 I apply a second base coat, most likely a gel that is targeted to help brittle and weak nails. This is Nicka K's Calcium Gel Nail Treatment. I just apply this on top of the Revlon base coat.

3rd Step: Apply 1st coat of color Now is when I apply my first coat of the nail color. I always apply more than 1 coat because one coat isn't enough for the color to be vibrant enough. (if that makes sense) So you can see that it almost looks transparent.

4th Step: Apply final coat of color Now I have applied the second and last coat, it looks more opaque. (I always clean the edges, don't worry) i also apply a top coat, which is the Nicka K Fast Drying Top Coat. (you can see that pictured above.)

 You can purchase Nicka K products here http://www.nicka.com/

• There nail polishes are really nice, and are super cheap!!