These are the e.l.f (also known as ELF and Eyes, Lips, Face) products that I own. ELF cosmetics is an affordable brand that has come out with many high quality products. I am particularly fond of the blushes and lipsticks, but I have not yet tried the eyeshadow, so that could be something to look forward to! This cosmetics company splits itself into three different categories: essentials, studio, and minerals. The lipsticks above are from the essentials line, and the rest of the products are in the studio line. The essentials line tends to have cheaper looking packaging, but only costs $1. The studio line has better packaging (I've heard it is similar to the NARS packaging) and the majority of the studio products cost $3.
Bronzers
Here are the bronzers that I own. Starting from the left, contouring blush and bronzing powder ($3), warm bronzer ($3), and golden bronzer ($3). The blush and bronzer duo is the product out of these three that I prefer for any kind of contouring and for my on-the-go makeup bag. The blush in the duo is very pigmented, so use a light hand. You must also be careful because it does tend to have a bit of a dry, or dusty, consistency. The blush in this set much reminds me of their blush, Candid Coral, which we will get to later. The bronzer is a matte formula with a few gold shimmers, but basically comes off matte when applied to the face. It is rather sheer but is easily buildable. To move on, we have two quad bronzers. I call them this because the colors are in four quadrants. As you can see by comparing the two, each of the bronzers are laid out basically the same, just with the tones of the colors in the bronzer varying slightly. In the warm bronzer, I find a gold shade, a pinky blush-type product with gold sheen, a matte cream color, and a bronze shade. I would like to mention that the cream shade in this particular bronzer has a very nice, smooth consistency. In the gold bronzer, I once again find a gold shade, another pink shade, although I would call this particular one dusty rose, a cream color with a nice sheen, and a copper color. I find that the gold bronzer tends to be more brown hued whereas the warm bronzer's colors had more variance.Blushes
Now, for the e.l.f studio blushes. From left to right, these shades are Tickled Pink, Candid Coral, and Gotta Glow. First off, I would like to say that all of these blushes have splendid quality for each of them to only cost $3! I actually prefer these over one of my not-so-great MAC blushes. Anyway, let's start with the Tickled Pink shade. It once again has that very nice creamy formula. It comes off sheer when applied but it certainly buildable. I would also say that this shade comes off fairly matte. I would describe it as a nice baby pink shade. Next is the Candid Coral shade. It is very, very pigmented, unlike its predecessor. When swatched, it comes off as being a nice coral (original name, huh?) with a wonderful golden sheen to it. As a side note, this summer, this shade was all over different YouTube channels as being the shade to go to for a nice "summer glow". I definitely think this shade should be a collection staple! The next shade is Gotta Glow, and to be honest, this is my least favorite out of the three. This shade has a very, very dusty formulation. The color of the product is a pale champagne with gold sheen. It is not necessarily a bad product, but from the color on the e.l.f website, I thought it was going to be a completely different product entirely! That's okay though, it is a welcome addition to my collection.Lipsticks
These lipsticks are from the essentials line. The one on the left is called Seductive, the one on the right is named Classy. Both of these shades are absolutely marvelous. They are both very creamy, pigmented, and have a pleasant scent. Neither shade has any glitter or sheen, but is a cream finish, which I quite enjoy. The Seductive shade is a reddy orange color which. The Classy shade is more of an everyday pink color which I find absolutely amazing. Both of these lipsticks feel very good on the lips.The Oddball
Last but not least, here is the last e.l.f product of this review. This is the complection perfection powder ($3). It is an incredibly smooth product. As you can see by looking at the picture, this product has four different colored powders in one pan. There is a yellow, blue, green and red. The basic idea of this product is that you can individually apply the powders onto a discoloration, or you can swirl all of the powders together and apply them to even out the overall skintone. The yellow addresses blue and purple discolorations (such as the darkness under the eyes), the blue helps with any yellow pigmentation, the green helps with redness (like around your nose and mouth), and the red is useful for green and yellow discolorations. I think that the yellow really does help with the undereye circles. Occasionally I will set my undereye concealer with this. As for using the rest of the colors individually, I can't speak for them, because I haven't done it. I have also used this product by the swirling method. I guess it did it's job of evening out my skintone, because I felt like I looked washed out, which is actually the purpose. It gives you a clean slate to apply your other makeup to.
Overall
Overall I like the e.l.f brand. I feel that it has some very high quality products to offer at a vary affordable price. I will definitely continue to purchase from this brand and recommend it to others. Oh, and e.l.f often has sales on their website, which is just another thumbs up in my book!
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Note: I wasn't able to provide swatches. I took pictures and do to the coloring of the bronzers, it was very hard to see because it wasn't visible on my hand. In person though, they really do look good.
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