November E.l.f Beauty Bundle!

Hello everyone! I apologize I haven't been blogging on a regular basis lately. After moving, I really just had no motivation. I hadn't blogged in so long (or so it feels), I forgot how much I enjoyed it. Also, my *new phone is a cheaper alternative to my galaxy, which in terms, means it's much slower ::sigh::. I promise, after the holidays I will have internet on and I will be posting on the regular again! 

Now that I got that long intro out of the way, let's get to the fun stuff!

**I still have yet to find a place to take pictures, so the scene in the next few posts may change. For now, I'm using my vanity. Also, the lighting is poor, until I find the right bulbs!

This month ia a holiday theme, of ocourse! 

Have a Happy Holidy Glow! 

"Happy holidays elfettes! Sparkle at any celebration with our Essential Glitter Nail Polish and Mineral Glow. Indulge in the rich shades of our Studio Matte Lip Color and our Studio Blush Palette that features four winter-perfect shades! It's time to celebrate the end of another beautiful year, and a beautiful one to come!"

First in this months bundle is the Studio Prism Eyeshado in Smoke. This palette retails for $10, almost half the price of the box! I forgot to take pictures of swatches, but the pigmentation is so gorgeous! 

The next thing I received was the Shimmer Eyeliner Pencil in Black Bandit. Although the color says black, in person I couldn't help but think that it looks brown. Oh well, I'm not complaining! 

The last product I got was the Cream Eyeliner Black. So far this was the only product I've tried and let me say, this is true to it's name. Sooo creamy and soo black! 

This is the second time I recieved false lashes in my bundle. I don't wear false lashes and I don't have any friends or family that do, so unfortunetly these will be tossed. These are the Essential Dramatic Lash kit and even though they only retail for $1, I still would have preferred something else. But I guess they do fit the theme. 

The Glitter Nail Polish is another dud for me. I don't wear nail polish, hardly ever and when I do, I typically stray away from anything with chunky glitter. Thankfully though, I have a sister who loves it! 

For lippies, these were definitely a hit for me! I've been wanting to try their Matte Lip Color, especially the one in Rich Red, which is what I got! However though, when I swatched it on my hand, the color was more pink than red. But still beautiful none the less! 

The other lip product is the Studio Lip Stain. I found these to be interesting because as you can see, it has two ends. The first being shown, the lip stain and the other side being the gloss. Be warned though, these do not smell good. At all. But on the plus side, the smell does go away after being applied. 

One thing I really love from e.l.f are their Studio Brushes. They are not the greatest quality, but for someone just starting with either makeup or getting a feel for brushes, these are a great start. This one here is the Studio Complextion brush. The bristles are sooo soft on the skin and very easy to use.

The powder is from e.l.f's Mineral line, featuring their Mineral Glow powder in Shimmer. This powder is sheer and lightly pigmented that is supposed to leave your skin healthy and radiant. I definitely can't wait to try this out! 

The last product I recieved in this months beauty bundle is the Blush Palette in Dark. I actually already own this and the light, but considering the fact I love them so much, I am completely okay with a back up! I tried getting a good view in the first picture but the colors were off. The second picture is more true to what the colors actually are. The cool part about these palettes though, each individual square pops out so you can interchange them between this and the light. I hope they come out with more palettes for this reason! 

All in all, I was very pleased with this months bundle. I did have plans on cancelling my subscription after this month, but I think I may actually wait! Thank you guys so much for reading, I hope you enjoyed! 

Have you tried anything from e.l.f?

What are your favorite products? !

E.L.F Beauty Bundle September 2014

E.L.F has a subscription service for a bi-monthly (every 8weeks) beauty bundle box. You pay $20 a month for $40+ worth of full sized products, awesom right? This is my second box I had received, and each month has a theme. My first beauty bundle theme was e.l.f's 10th Birthday. This month is Back to School! And although e.l.f is known for it's wicked cheap makeup, there definitely some misses but even those holy grail hits that are often times dupe for heck of a lot less! If you want a box full of goodies every other month, you can subscribe here.

Each bundle comes in a cute little (big) box that greets you with "Hello Beautiful!", while your goodies are wrapped away withen pretty pink tissue paper. Immediately you see a card that describes the months theme as well as a list of everything that's inside and what each item retails for. 

Back to Beauty School! 

"Head back to school this fall - back to e.l.f. Beauty School that is! Here's your full set of supplies for Makeup 101 - including everything you need for a full eyes, lips, and face look! From shiny new tools, like our Essential Profession Complete Set of 12 Brushes, to our all-new Beauty School Face & Lip Palette, you'll be prepared with all the beauty basics!"

I will list all the products at the end with the price each one retails for!

And this baby is where all the true fun begins! Inside this cute little bag is all your goodies for the month, and I really like that they use this bag versus plastic so you can actually re-use it for something else.

Now, on to what's inside!

I actually already have this mascara from a haul I was going to post, but I accidentally deleted it. This is the E.l.f Volume Plumping Mascara. For me personally, I'm not very picky with mascaras, but I didn't really care for this. This was definitely a miss. I felt like the way it applied was that of those childrens play mascaras, with the matching wand. Also, the formula was way too wet for me, as I like mine on the dryer side.

I found the E.l.f Eye Primer & Liner really interesting. I've never seen anyrhing like it before, although I'm sure more exisits amongst other brands. The stick part is the primer to prime your lids (obviously) then the fine point is what you use to seal your eyeliners. I haven't used liners since my highschool days, but I'm pretty tempted now just to test this baby out!

First is the HD Undereye Setting Powder:

"This light-diffusing powder camouflages fine lines, dark circles and imperfections, perfect for on camera or everyday wear." 

Some of these items I plan on doing separate reviews on and this is definitely one of them. This is a setting powder, so I'm really curious to see how well this works for setting concealers.

Next is the Smudge pot. Again, I need to start wearing eyeshadow more. This beaut can be useed as a long-lasting eyeshadow or a liner!

I've been wanting to try some lipsticks from e.l.f so I was really happy to see one from their Mineral line. The shade is in Barely Bitten, which I thought was a clever name since Halloween is right around the corner. The color is beautiful too, a deep coppery red with brown undertones. Nothing like what my camera captured, dang lighting. 

I found the Professional Complete Set of 12 Brushes fom the Essentials line to be a nice touch. However, I have a few brushes from that line that I found to be too scratchy and uncomfortable on my skin. I don't see these getting much use, but I will give them a try!

First lets talk about the 3Pc Eyeliner set. This set incudes a liquid black and brown liner as well as a glitter liner with a built in sharpener withen the cap. Now to test out that liner sealer(; 

And lastly, my favorite piece of all.. The brand new 13pc Face and Lip Palette! I remember recieving an email about this and wanting to try it out. Well I certainly didn't expect to it to be in this months bundle! I love blushes if you haven't found out that earlier. They are my favorite piece of makeup. I have not opened this yet (or any other item in this box), but from the look of the packaging there seems to be two blushes, two bronzers, and ofcourse the rest lip products. I will be doing a separate review on this in the future, do keep a look out!

The very last item I did not show (but was in the first picture above) were the powder puffs. I honesly forgot to snap a picture on it's own. But then I thought oh well, they're not that exciting anyways lol

So that was everything I received in this months Beauty Bundle, below will be a list of everything and it's retail price, along with a total tally. I love E.l.f because if you're on a budget like myself, you can try multiple items without breaking the bank! Granted you have a select amount of hits or misses, but so does every brand. 

Beauty Bundle/Product Price 

⚫ Eye Primer & Liner Sealer $3

⚫ HD Undereye Setting Powder $3

⚫ 3 Piece Eyeliner Set $3

⚫ Smudge Pot $3

⚫ Volume Plumping Mascara $3

⚫ Mineral Lipstick $5

⚫ 13 Piece Face & Lip Palette $8

⚫ Powder Puffs Set of 4 $1

⚫ Professional Complete Set of 12 Brushes $12

Total= $41

I do have to say that I was more impressed with my first Beauty Bundle, but none the less am still pleased.

That's it for today, I hope you enjoyed and thank you for reading!

Have you subscribed to E.l.f's Beauty Bundle?