ELF Haul #5

A little while ago I ordered a few bits from ELF and today I thought I would share with you what I got.

I finally managed to get hold of the Eye Primer in Sheer, this is one of my favourite primers and it is nearly always sold out so when I saw that it was in stock I had to snap it up. Next I bought a Nail Polish in the shade Skinny Jeans, I saw this on ELF's Facebook page and I fell in love with the colour and the nail polishes are only £2.50. Next I got another Baked Eyeshadow in the shade Pixie. I really like the Baked Eyeshadows as I think they are really pigmented, I have already reviewed the shade Bark which you can see here. I got one of their Single Eyeshadows as I have never tried them before, I got the shade Raspberry Truffle as I saw a review of it and they said it was a dupe for MAC's Trax which is on my list to try. I also got another Pressed Mineral Eyeshadow and this one is in the shade Miss Popular. The last think I got was the Clarifying Pressed Powder as I wanted to try a new powder out. 

I will be doing separate reviews on each of these products as and when I try them. I have also included the haul video I did in case you prefer to watch hauls. 

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Rimmel Stay Matte Powder Review

I ordered this powder awhile ago from Fragrance Direct as I'd heard a lot of great things about it. Unless you've been living under a rock you will know that this powder is super popular amongst bloggers and youtubers. I've had this review in my drafts for ages. The main reason that it has taken me this long to review it is because the first time I used it I was disappointed. To me it just seemed like an ordinary face powder it didn't do anything particularly special and I just couldn't understand what all the hype was about.

However a couple of months ago my skin was very oily which I found odd as my skin is usually normal- dry. As a result a lot of the makeup I was using was not working on my oily skin I found that I was becoming shiny throughout the day which is something that I hadn't really had to deal with before so I decided to try the Rimmel Stay Matte Powder which I had put in my collection and almost forgotten about.

I am glad I did go back and try this as it really helped me through my period of oily skin. I found that it did reduce the shine and although I did have to touch it up throughout the day I didn't have to touch up as much as I'd been doing with the other powders in my collection. I now understand the hype this powder is really good if you have oily skin but if you don't have oily skin and you don't get shiny throughout the day then this powder won't be amazing for you. Don't get me wrong it sets your foundation just as good as other powders but I think in order to understand the hype you really need to have oily skin in order to understand why everyone raves about this powder.

This powder is good as it comes in a variety of shades, I got the shade Transparent so it doesn't add any extra colour to my skin. The powder feels very light on my skin and doesn't look cakey. It controls my shine for most of the day. When I apply it at 7 in the morning I find I don't need to touch it up until about 1ish so it lasts a really long time. 

My only issue with the powder is the packaging. The packaging unlike my Maybelline Fit Me Powder doesn't feel very secure and I'm always nervous about taking it with me in my handbag or makeup bag as the lid has a tendency to fall off. Also I notice with this powder although it has more product than the Maybelline one (this one has 14g of product the Maybelline one has 9g) this one seems to have gone down much quicker despite the fact that I have used the Maybelline one more. 

Overall this is an good powder if you have oily skin but if you don't have oily skin then you'll probably find this powder at bit meh.

Have you tried this powder? What do you think?

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Maybelline Fit Me Powder Review

Yesterday, I reviewed the Fit Me Foundation and today I thought I would review the powder as well. I bought this powder at the same time as I got the foundation and I got the shade 110 Porcelain. 

As you can see from the above photo the powder is really finely milled, this is good because it is less likely to go cakey when you apply it on top of foundation. This sets foundation really well and makes the foundation look flawless. I have used this on top of the Fit Me foundation but I have used it on other foundations as well and it works really well. The powder is reasonably priced and I definitely recommend that you check this out.

The packaging is really good as it comes with a handy mirror and sponge (although I've never used the sponge). I do think though that the packaging is slightly too bulky for travelling but that is just a minor thing. 

Have you tried this powder?

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Shopping My Stash Update

A while ago I posted a Shopping My Stash post and I said I would update you with my thoughts on the products I used. I wanted to share with you my thoughts on the products.  I will probably do another one of these in a few months’ time. So onto the products.  

Stila tinted moisturiser- Before I found this really orange but I think it was because I wasn’t blending it properly now with my Buffing Brush this is amazing. It blends out really nicely and it is really light on my skin. It lasts the whole day without the need for reapplication.

Stila powder- I really like this powder it is really light and not cakey. It sets my foundation really well. I think the reason for me not using it was because it wasn’t in a compact but I now have a cute floral compact that I got in a charity shop so I use this more often now.

Witch concealer- If you read my latest Emptiespost you will know that I hated thisand I threw it in the bin. It was really cakeyand didn’t cover blemishes at all and it had a funny smell.

Benetint- I’m not a massive fan of this because I find it difficult to apply and blend. Thecolour however is really pretty andis very subtle which I like. I muchprefer powder blushes so will be sticking to those.

Elf all over cover stick in Toasted- I love this it is a really nice eyeshadow. The Maybellinecolour tattoos have converted me to cream eyeshadows and although I stilllike powder ones I enjoy using cream ones now. The colour of this is reallynice and is great for wearing every day.

Maybellinecolour effect in Cool Beans- Again  like Toasted I really like this. The colour isreally pretty. I think these cameout before the colour tattoos. My only problem with this is that it is in a squeezy tube which means I alwayssqueeze too much out, which is why I prefer the colour tattoos.

Rimmellash building mascara- This mascara is still not my favourite and it isbecause of the curved wand. I findthat this mascara clumps and becauseof the curved wand I find it difficult to apply but that is just my personalpreference.

From the top cool beans, toasted, benetint, concealer, powder and tinted moisturiser 

I hope you enjoyed this post if you have done a post like this let me know I'd love to read it. 

Prettylittlefashionista xxx

Famous Cosmetics Review

A while ago with my MUA order they gave away free Famous cosmetics and today I want to review them for you. Up until that point I hadn’t heard of Famous cosmetics but I believe that you can only get them at Superdrug and online.  They have very affordable products but they are slightly more expensive than MUA.

No Shine Face Powder in The One and Only £4.99

I really like this powder, as it sets my foundation really well. I do find that there is quite a lot of fall out in the pan itself.  This colour is slightly too dark for me but I really like it. I love the packaging and I love the fact that it has a big mirror in it.

Baked Bronzer in Miami £6.49

I was very happy to receive this as I don’t own many bronzers as I am always slightly too scared to wear them as I have very pale skin. I first want to mention the packaging on this is lovely and in the lid there is a generous sized mirror which I find really handy.  This is a very light shade which makes it perfect for paler skin tones. It isn’t that pigmented which is good for me however I think people with darker skin tones wouldn’t like this as it is perhaps too pale.

Lip Addicts in Pillow Talk and Raw £4.99

I love Raw as it’s a great every day colour. It is a really nice nude and I have enjoyed wearing it. I don’t like pillow talk because it isn’t a colour I wear. These are matte lipsticks which I don’t normally like but I do like these. They have a flip up section at the top with a lip balm and tiny mirror which I think is pretty pointless as you can’t see anything in the mirror.

Swatches from left to right- The One and Only, Miami, Raw and Pillow Talk

Have you tried any Famous cosmetics?

Prettylittlefashionista xxx