Hands up if you haven’t tried ELF Cosmetics! I’ve given in, their 50% off and free delivery Valentine’s offer was too hard to resist…. hence, a week later I sit here playing around with a huge box of ELF goodies!
As this was my first ever ELF order, I thought I’d try a bit of everything for my eyes-lips-face and see what I like the best. Besides, I had difficulties choosing what I wanted because it was literally like “limitless” shopping! I mean, when everything costs less than £5, you would go crazy too with the vast amount of choices! So after using and swatching these products for two days, I’ve made a general conclusion on what I think of ELF Cosmetics, based on initial opinions of course! This is after all a haul post, so I will not write too much about each product. Hopefully I will get around to writing some proper reviews of some of the products in the future!
List of things I bought:
Eyes:
Lips:
Face:
I’ve been completely ELF-ified! So after trying out these products, my first impression is that ELF lip products are fantastic, their face products are good, but their eyeshadows are a little disappointing. I wish the eye products I bought were a little more pigmented, especially the palette (you’ll need a primer and lots of patience for this one)! I did like the lipsticks I bought because I thought the colours showed up very well and they’re long lasting. As for face, I loved the Contouring Blush & Bronzing Powder because the colours look quite nice on me. However, I’ll get back to you on the concealer and foundation, I’m not sure if I like them yet. 🙂
If you’ve done an ELF haul post, feel free to leave your link in the comment! I’ll make sure to check it out!
I own elf eyebrow kit, and i love it .
I may have a look at that one. I never know what to do with my eyebrows 😀 x
I've never tried elf products before, I've always been unsure of the quality, xoxo.
That's what imagined at the beginning. It's not the best brand, but it's not too bad either 🙂 x
I haven't tried Elf yet either. x
You should try it! I really like it x
Wow. I want it all. I love elf – I'm a huge fan! 🙂 Lovely photos! xx
Go go go! They have another sale now 😉 x
Nice haul 🙂 Btw. What does fjord mean? It's always got me wondering lol xx
Thank you hun! Fjord is a typical landscape you find in Scandinavian, so I thought it would represent Norway, which is where I'm from. 🙂 x
They have another offer on at the moment, I was going to order some things but gosh I'm trying super hard not to buy any more makeup or skincare at the moment.
It's a shame that the eye shadows were a bit disappointing but at least you liked the other things.
Amy x | A Little Boat Sailing
I know! I'm tempted to buy more even if I just did a haul! Haha, I managed to stop myself from buying anything beauty related for two months… and boom, it ended with a haul. 😛 x
I agree – their eye shadows have always disappointed me. But their lip products are usually winners!
I'm glad we agree on that one! I'm starting to think that their face products are pretty good too 🙂 x
ELF products are so affordable but I've definitely heard that some of their products aren't that great. I haven't tried their products before, but I think I'll have to check them out. xx
Celina | The Celution | Bloglovin’
I agree, you kind of need to know what's good and what's not before buying. I sort of have an idea now after trying out some of their classic products x
Great products! I use the eyelid primer and it's amazing! It's the regular one though – comes off sheer. The elf lip balms are pretty good too.
May from La Vie En May
I haven't been using my eyelid primer as much as I should because I keep on forgetting. 😛
Those lip balms are on my "to buy" list now x
I love ELF cosmetics, I own a lot of their products and particularly love the eyelid primer and eyebrow kit.
alice xxx
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Yes! I'm totally in love with them too at the moment! Once again, I need to use that primer more often 😉 x
I've bought quite a bit from ELF since I went cruelty free, because their products are so affordable. It's seems really hit and miss for me. I like their mineral lipsticks, their regular ones not so much, all their foundations and concealers are very yellow it seems, which doesn't work for my cool/pink undertone, except under eyes. I've actually got the same palette, and I quite like it. I agree that it's not very pigmented, but it's great for a fresh and natural look.
Thank you so much for commenting, Ingrid! 🙂 It never crossed my mind that ELF is cruelty free! In that case, I love them even more.
I've been playing around with that palette a bit more, and I actually quite like the brownish shades on the left side! I also love the contouring duo, I think it's my favourite product in this haul. 🙂 x
I've never used ELF before but I think I've finally been persuaded! Thanks Olivia :))) Will let you know whether I like them too :))))
A.
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I love ELF products and that palette looks fantastic! lovely post xx
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