E.L.F. Studio Mineral Face Primer Review

Hello again readers~

I am here to bring you a review about the E.L.F. Studio Mineral Face Primer!

The primer comes in a tube with a pump. At first, I couldn't get any product out at all! My pump wasn't broken, but the product wasn't settled to the bottom of the tube yet. It took a while, but after smacking the side a few times, I successfully was able to get the product out properly.

E.L.F. says:

Transform your face into a flawless and smooth canvas with the Mineral Infused Face Primer. Developed to combat against excess oil, flaky dryness, enlarged pores and fine lines. This clear multipurpose skin primer will prepare your skin so makeup goes on evenly for a long lasting satin finish.

Directions:

Apply to clear skin prior to makeup application. Use a small amount and blend evenly all over the face for a smooth and flawless base.

A single pump is plenty to prime the entire face, even a bit more than necessary sometimes. It conditions your skin too, and helps makeup glide on so easily.

It blends in clear, and smooth, and even helps minimize the look of creases and pores!

Pros:
- Smooth on applying itself to your face and applying foundation and concealer on the face.
- Easy to get (places that sell E.L.F. products)
- Cheap at 6 dollars.
- Pump gives just the right amount of product.
- Helps with oil control (I used to need about 5 sheets of blotting paper a day, now I only need 2 MAYBE 3!
- Kept my foundation on through a concert, even while sweating! (Pictures to come)

Cons:
- Though it's cheap, it's a small amount of product and could be more.
- Worried that farther down the line, the pump will become a liability.

Overall: 4/5
This product is wonderful! I would have given it a higher rating, but the amount of product brought it down a bit. I would recommend this to those who are newer to primers, or sometimes use too much or too little primer.

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Hard Candy Lash Ink Review

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Alright, I come to you bearing a review. To be honest, I was going to do this a few weeks ago, but I became really lazy to get the swatches and a proper review, but on to the review!

The mascara is packaged in a cardboard tube, sealed with plastic disks.

The mascara itself is just a cylinder tube, that sort of looks... how do I put it, edgy? Sort of fashionable with it being all black, and with the splash of silver and pink colors of the designs.

The brush looks like this. It doesn't look like there's product on there, but there is quite a bit. The formula isn't creamy, it's more of a liquid. Think of it like a liquid liner consistency.

CLAIM:

Mascara that won’t quit until you do. Flatter your flutter for 4 days straight! Hard Candy four day lash stain defies the elements. Paint Lash Ink on and don’t reapply for up to 4 days. Shower, go in the pool, cry, rub your eyes, or get rained on – your lashes will stay flawless no matter the circumstances! Perfect for a weekend away or partying all night long.

Day 1:

Freshly applied mascara. Doesn't add volume or length, just color. The mascara doesn't have a curl, though you can curl them with an eyelash curler after the mascara has dried to get the curled look. Doesn't really do much for me at this point.

Day 3:


I'm actually really impressed! I cried my eyes out for hours, rubbed my eyes harshly, stood in the rain for hours, sweated, took showers, washed my face, removed my other makeup: AND IT'S STILL ON. It gives my lashes the color that I love to have, and I don't have to worry about it wearing down, or off. It actually was a lot better than I thought it would be.

As far as waterproof/stain goes: 5/5. It stayed put for a solid 3 days, wore down after 4, and even lasted though a lot of abuse.

Pros:
- It lasts for a solid 3 days.
- It is completely waterproof.
- It lasts through being rubbed.
- Doesn't flake off.
- Once it's on, it's on.
- Cheap at $6.

Cons
- It doesn't add length.
- It doesn't add volume.
- If you get it on your skin and you don't get it off immediately, it'll be there for a long while.
- The formula is really runny, and it's easy to mess up on application if you're not careful.
- Will do nothing if you have darker lashes.

Overall: 4/5

It's affordable, and works like it should. Works through water and is really a tough mascara. The only problem I have, is that it doesn't add volume or length to your lashes, but for someone like me with pale blonde lashes it works great!

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Wet n Wild Liquid Eyeliner - Indigo Blue Swatches

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The other day I saw this sitting on the shelves at the drug store, and picked it up fast. I absolutely love the Wet n Wild Liquid Eyeliner in Teal, and was wondering how the color was for this.

Wet n Wild Liquid Eyeliner in Indigo Blue. The packaging is no different than the other liquid liners, it just has the 'new shade' sticker placed on it. It's fairly cheap at 2.99 USD and easily accessible. The applicator itself is a brush tip, so it may be a bit hard to control if you're not used to it.

The bottle itself, looks like it would be a very vibrant and pigmented blue.

It's actually a dusty metallic blue color, instead. It holds up well against makeup remover too, and stays in place all day.

I compared it with NYX Studio Liquid Eyeliner in Electric Blue just to see how it would match up.

NYX on left, Wet n Wild on right. As you can see, the NYX is more pigmented and brighter, while the Wet n Wild is more muted. If you want a nice POP of blue, without being too over the top, go with Wet n Wild.

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Swatches for Sinful Colors and Spoiled

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While cleaning my room, I managed to find two polishes that I forgot to swatch, and while out yesterday, I picked up four new nail polishes from CVS! So today I finally got around to swatching them for you. The swatches are at the very end of the post.

Sinful Colors – Cinderella

I kept seeing this polish popping up around the internet, and went around and picked one up for me. The polish is a pale light blue, with pink shimmer that is just absolutely fantastic. It is runny, and sheer so in order to get the color you need to build up with about 3 or 4 coats, but the payoff is wonderful.

And I tried to swatch it on my fingers since it looks different then on the wheel, but I just wasn't able to capture the real beauty of it. For really amazing swatches of not only this, but of other nail colors, go HERE. The PolishAholic is just AMAZING for finding swatches of amazing shades, and she updates fairly regularly.

Sinful Colors – Neptune

It is one of the newer shades, and I picked it up because it was a color I didn't have and the shimmer is just beautiful. It's a dusty blue with green and gold shimmer that just looks amazing, and really quite unique as well.

Spoiled by Wet n Wild

When I would go to CVS I would see them setting up the new display of 'Spoiled' polishes, and they were so similar to Sinful Colors except more readily available (I wouldn't have to go a half hour to visit Target!). While there browsing, I picked up four colors that really caught my eye, and I was shocked at how well they applied. Even more shocked, that they were made by Wet n Wild as well!

(Right to Left: The Parking Meteor Expired, Black Mamba, Pick Your Poison, and Shuffle the Deck)

The Parking Meteor Expired: This was my favorite pick out of the four. It looks absolutely FANTASTIC on. It's a dark navy blue/black base, with blue and green micro shimmer that picks up light very well. It is a little thick, but it applied evenly in just one coat!

Black Mamba: It's a gunmetal black/grey polish with gold and silver shimmer. It's also thick, but applied in one coat.

Pick Your Poison: A dark red shimmer polish. The formula was great, and needed just 2 coats for an even application.

Shuffle the Deck: A clear base polish with large silver and red hexigonal glitter, and a smaller silver/grey hex glitter that appears black. It really suits it's name, and though you can spend hours layering it for full application, it's designed to layer over another polish.

Swatches

Cinderella, Neptune, Shuffle the Deck, Pick Your Poison, Black Mamba, and The Parking Meteor Expired.

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February's Top 5

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February's Top 5:
Got2B Smooth Operator:
It controls frizz, protects against UV rays and heat styling, and to top it all off, it smells AMAZING.

Runway 21 Perfume:
I really like this scent. Usually I would use 'Promise Me' by Aeropostale, but that got old after a while, so I wanted to switch it up. It's a sweet smell, without being overbearingly sweet.

Warpaint Beauty Nail polish in Purple Haze:
A polish that really grew on me. At first, I didn't like it as much as I thought I did, then halfway through the week of wearing it, I noticed that it looks like a metallic violet, and fell in love with it!

Elf Eyelid Primer:
Still one of my favorite products, and helps keep my eyeshadow looking good all day.

Hair Velcro Bow:
For when I do my makeup in the morning. It pulls the hair away from my face without making crimps in my hair like pins do.


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E.L.F. Eyelid Primer Review

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Today I bring you a review on an eyeshadow primer. Now, in case you don't know, eyeshadow primers are great for eyeshadows, since it makes the pigment of eyeshadows bolder, keeps the pigment longer, keeps it from creasing, and makes your look last much much longer.

E.L.F. Eyelid Primer Review

The primer comes in a tube like this, with a wand applicator that you can swatch right onto your eyelid. I personally like to dab a bit on my eyelids, and blend in with my fingers to get an even coverage.

This is my makeup I wore today:
Jordana Retractable Eyeliner – Black
Maybelline Falsies Mascara – Black
CoverGirl Eyeshadow – Velvet Mist
Wet n Wild – I ♥ Matte Palette (brown, and taupe shades)

I applied my makeup and finished at 7:30 this morning. I wore it all day (school day runs from 9–1:45), went to my old High School to visit my old art teacher, went home, slept, and woke up and then took this photo. I had my makeup on for 11 hours!

PROS:
- Works like it is supposed to
- Keeps makeup in place all day
- Keeps makeup lasting
- Brings out pigment
- Super cheap, it's only $1!!
- Easy to get

CONS:
- The only one I can think of, is that with the way the tube is designed, unless you cut it open you will miss some of the product.
- Doesn't increase the pigment THAT much
- Since I have oily lids it can crease a little

OVERALL: 4/5
It's cheap, works well, and it's CHEAP. Will be repurchasing over and over again in the future.

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Cream and Gel Liner Reviews and Comparisons

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So for the last bit for today, is the comparisons and swatches of Maybelline Eye Studio Gel Liner in Black, and Wet n Wild Cream Liner in Black!

They both come in containers like this. The Maybelline Gel Liner comes in a sleek container, while Wet n Wild comes in a, dare I say it, wild container, with a rounded top. So it sits upside down, which is good for the product to stay moist on top.

(Photo is after I rubbed at each one over ten times HARD!)

Maybelline Eye Studio Gel Liner

Pros:
- Comes in a stylish container
- Comes with an amazing brush
- Product last a long time (both in the container and on the eyes!)
- Bold pigment (more of a matte color though)

Cons:
- A drier constancy, and you sometimes have to go over it twice, or even three times to make sure you have covered everything.
- Does smear if you rub at it, and will rub off easily.
- Needs an oil based remover to remove fully.

Overall: 5/5
This liner is great! It's not too expensive, but it does breach that $10 cheap limit. The brush is one of the best eyeliner brushes I have used, and gives amazing results every time. The only flaw is that the formula is made a bit dry, so it sometimes needs a bit of touching up.



Wet n Wild Cream Liner

Pros:
- CHEAP! It's only 4 dollars at CVS.
- It's very creamy, which makes it really easy to line the eyes.
- Easy to get to.
- Doesn't rub off very easily.
- Product lasts a long time ( both in the container and on the eyes!)

Cons:
- Doesn't come off easily, and needs an oil based remover to be removed completely.
- The brush that comes with it is not very good at all at distributing the product.

Overall: 5/5
This is one of my favorite liners of all time. It just doesn't budge all day long! It stays where it is at. I don't really like the brush at all though, because all it is good for is tight-lining the upper lash line, but the formula is so smooth and creamy it more than makes up for it.


My pick?
I would go with the Wet n Wild Cream Liner. The results are so much better, the pigment is bolder, and you just can't beat the price of 4 dollars! Plus it lasts you such a long time, even if you wear it every day!

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