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I love this shade!!! It’s a dark chocolate/taupe color, or put simply, it’s like Nesquik for your nails. GORGEOUS!!

*Ignore my slightly wonky cuticles in the above photo, my manicure is a few days old.

Ok, I was skeptical when I bought the ELF Makeup Mist & Set a few weeks ago, I couldn’t imagine a spray doing anything but ruining my makeup – my makeup in the rain = disaster – but, I was completely wrong about this product.  It actually works… it’s like hairspray for your face! I swear your makeup is not going anywhere if you use this!!

Insert terrible photo of me doing my “Walmart Portrait Studio gaze into the distance pose”:

Now this is after hours of wear.  Normally when I do a post I take photos right after I apply my makeup.  But this was at least 8 hours after!! And it looks amazing! Normally with my Everyday Minerals foundation, I have to touch up at once during the day, or at least spot conceal, but not with this setting spray.  It’s amazing!

Tomorrow I’m going to try it with liquid foundation, so stay tuned for part 2!

With Flash:

Without Flash:

Products Used:

EDM Foundation: sandy fair

Benefit Boi-ing Concealer: 01

Elf Brow Kit: dark

Revlon ColorStay Mineral Finishing Powder: brighten (as a highlight)

EDM Blush: all smiles

Elf Mineral Eye Primer

Elf Duo Eyeshadow Cream: black licorice (lid)

EDM Eyeshadow: feather my hair (shimmery dark green) (lid)

88 Neutral Palette: shimmery champagne (inner corner & center of lid) & light beige (highlight)

NYC Liquid Liner: sable

Maybelline Lash Stiletto mascara:  very black

EDM Lip Balm: soccer practice

Annabelle Le Gloss Star Lip Shine: electrique

Above: Elf Sugar Kiss Lashes in bling, Elf Dramatic Lash Kit, Elf Natural Lash Kit, Jane. Be Pure Mineral Gel Liner in wine, VS Beauty Rush Wet/Dry Shadows in bronzinger, gold rush, and plum crazy, Maybelline Expert Wear Eyeshadow Quad in sunlit bronze, Elf Sugar Kiss Glitter Liners in shooting star, Elf Elements Compacts, Coastal Scents Mica Powders in goldstone, sunstone, metallic sapphire pearl, and mauve quartz.

From top left – Elf Elements Eyeshadows in ivory, mocha, dusk, sage.

From top left – Elf Elements Eyeshadows in ivory, golden glow, moondust, mocha.

Clockwise from top left: Too Faced Candy Lips Lip Gloss Palette in Pink Taffy, Elf Elements Compact, Coastal Scents Smacks in Got Back?, Copper Flame, Monroe a Go Go, Near Peach, and Love Kitten, Annabelle Rouge Velours Lipstick in Twiggy, Annabelle Metallic Lip Liner in Berry Bijou, Annabelle Le Gloss Star Lip Shine in Electrique, Bath & Body Works Liplicious Tasty Lip Color in Cranberry Cocktail, Berry Blush, and Frozen Blackberry.

Clockwise from top left: Elf Elements Compact for Lips in crimson, berry brown, wine, peaches

This collective haul will be divided into four parts and will go over what I picked up recently or received as gifts. I want everyone to keep in mind that all of this wasn’t bought at one time… for instance, all the elf products were purchased way before the holidays, and some of these products were bought with gift certificates. So, keeping that in mind, here’s the first of four posts! I will be reviewing certain items that really stand out to me, whether they be good or bad.

Pictured above:  Elf elements compact, Elf Studio Line Powder Brush, Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder in 005 silky beige, Maybelline Dream Matte Powder in sand, Elf Healthy Glow Bronzing Powder in luminance, Coastal Scents Undercover High Definition Foundation in ST-02

Elf Elements face compact (clockwise from top left): flushed, glow, coy, bronzed

Urban Decay Primer Potion:

~claim: “This miracle eyeshadow primer is unmatched by any other in the beauty industry! The genie in this bottle fulfills three wishes: eyeshadow that lasts, more vibrant and lasting color, and absolutely NO creasing.”

~availablity: This product is available on Urban Decay’s website: www.urbandecay.com, Ulta (both online and in stores), and Sephora (online and in stores).

~packaging: Super cute – but overall useless.  The bottle is shaped so that you can’t reach the product on the sides with the doe foot applicator. They have recently “improved” the wand by bending it at the end.  I’m not sure how much this helps!

~lasting power: All day!

~crease prevention: No creasing!

~texture: A little like a body butter, but it dries pretty quickly.

~price: $16

Elf Mineral Eyeshadow Primer:

~claim: “This gentle and completely sheer Eyeshadow Primer has key vitamins A, C and E to prevent aging and moisturize the skin.  The formula glides on easily and disappears instantly to create longer-lasting, crease-proof eyeshadow.”

~availability: This product is only available on Elf’s website: www.eyeslipsface.com.

~packaging: Pretty plain – a normal clear tube with a black top and a doe foot applicator.

~lasting power: This makes my shadow last all day!

~crease prevention: Absolutely no creasing!

~texture: More watery then UDPP, but as you apply it so your lid it dries to a smooth almost power-soft finish.

~price: $3

~I think my favorite is pretty clear – these products do the exact same thing, the only major difference being the price.

Go for the cheaper of the two on this one!!