Makeup Buying Ban Week 60

I can not believe it has been over a year since I first started this challenge, I have managed to finish one item completely and there is 2 items which is almost finished.
Not really that happy that I have only managed to use up only 1 item through a year.
I think this is just because I am starting to really want to buy makeup now.

But there is no way that I am going to quit this challenge now, I am determined to get most of my makeup used up.

The item that I managed to finish was Maybelline Dream Mousse, 04 Heavenly Blue.
I was so disappointed with this as it was not what I was expecting. When I first saw this I thought it was going to have this lovely pigment, wouldn't have that heavy feeling on the eyes and would be smooth to apply. While it was not heavy on the eyes, the pigment was hardly there, it would take about 3 swipes to actually get some sort of colour and even then it wasn't really that flattering as it had some shimmer to it and so with each layer I was adding to try and get colour I was adding more shimmer to my eyes, which I didn't really like.
I couldn't apply it with a brush and my adding it with my fingers wasn't working either. Plus it didn't apply that smoothly for me.
I am just glad that I had bought this when it was only a £1, I would never have payed the full price for it and I would never buy this again to be honest.
The only good thing about this is that at the end you can keep the empty jar and adding some other product to it.

1 Swipe of Maybelline Dream Mousse

2 Swipes of Maybelline Dream Mousse

As I was search through my makeup bag to see what eyeshadows I had to start using, I found some Face UK eyeshadows, I had to throw these out as they were over 5 year old and when I was trying to do swatches of them, it was going clumpy and I didn't want to take a chance of applying that to my eyes.
I am trying to hold back on using my ELF eyeshadows as I want to save them to last, just because I love them.

So the eyeshadows that I am now starting to use are Go Cosmetics and W7 Cosmetics.

(L-R) Go Cosmetics -05 & 14. W7 - 03 Toffee, 06 Bamboo

(L-R) Go Cosmetics -05 & 14. W7 - 03 Toffee, 06 Bamboo

From the first look at these swatches it doesn't really seem like they are going to be that pigmented, but the two more neutral colours would probably be good for a highlight. I did swatch 06 Bamboo a few times but it wasn't really changing with each layer.
Go Cosmetics 14 would probably be a good duplicate for the Maybelline Dream Mousse.

For the rest of the face I am using; ELF Natural Radiance Blusher in Glow, Collection 2000 3 in 1 foundation, Avon Lipstick and Rimmel Glam Eyes mascara (couldn't seem to find a name for the colours on the foundation and lipstick)

My ELF Collection - Face

To be honest, I don't own that much products for the face area as I am always nervous when applying anything to my face, my eyes and lips are fine, I pretty much know what I am doing with them two areas. It is just applying blush/bronzer, foundation, concealer etc.Which I am pretty much clueless about, although I have been learning more and understanding what is my right colour to use for foundation and concealer. I do have a few face products which I will show you.

Blush

(L-R) Glow, Innocence

I did clean these honest I did! But it is easy for them to get messy all over again.
These are the Natural Radiance Blusher, they feel like talc powder and go on very smoothly, the only problem with them is that they are too powdery (as you can see in the photo), they can get very messy easily, not on the face, once applied it looks very beautiful and you can build it up to achieve the right colour for your own taste which is brilliant. But it does get very messy when it is opened, when you put your brush in there, if you drop it, it tends to go like what it shown in the photo - Well that is what I have found.
But for £1.50 I don't think it is a waste of money at all.

Glow

Glow

Innocence

Innocence

Concealer

I had bought these back when they had only a few selection (the fair, light, medium), so I didn't really know which colour would suit me the best - none suited me as when I received them they were too dark for my skin colour. But I still kept these, sometimes I use them just like primers for my eyes, or lips. Or even if and when I do get a little bit of a tan I could apply this in some areas, but I mainly use them for primers.
The all over color stick is a bit more thicker than the tone correcting concealer, sometimes I don't like this product at all because it is too thick and sometimes makes me feel as if I am wearing loads of makeup, but other days I feel it is really good.
I cant really say anything about the tone correcting concealer as I have hardly worn it sadly, but the times I did wear it I was happy with the out come, over all I think I would choose the tone correcter over the all over stick. Although with the all over color stick you get to choose how much you apply to your face, which is a good thing.
Maybe I could do a better review when I am able to get the right colour for my skin and understand it more better..
Both of these products are £1.50 each.

All over color stick - Apricot Beige (fair)

Tone Correcting Concealer - Apricot Beige (fair)

All over color stick(s)

These are so good if you want that tiny bit of makeup, but don't want to look like you are wearing that much. They just seem to add that tiny bit of glow to either your cheeks, eyes or lips. The colour doesn't show that well, but like some of the ELF products you can always build them up til you have the right amount of colour etc. They don't feel sticky either when they are applied to your face, which is really good as well.

The only problem I had with one of them was, that I turned it too far up and it wouldn't go down and down it looks bad. It managed to go down when I put the lid on it, some of it stuck to the lid but as long as I got it back inside that was the main thing, so whatever you do, don't do what I did and turn it all the way to the top until it clicks and you realise you have gone too far!
Anyways, these are a very handy product to have. They cost £1.50 each.

Lilac Petal

Lilac Petal

Persimmon

Inside of the lid

Persimmon

My ELF Collection - Lips

  I mainly have lip products from their normal range (this range doesn't really have a name so this is what I call it), as well as a lip product from their mineral range, all these are brilliant to wear. They don't feel that heavy when applied, I also find that they are not that sticky so you don't feel as if you have applied to move on. The smell of them I can put up with, they all smell really nice to me so I don't have a problem with that - The Luscious Liquid Lipstick has a vanilla mint scent to it and the Super Glossy Lip Shine Spf 15 has a grape vanilla scent. 
The mineral lipstick goes on so nice, very smoothly and I find that it moisturizes my lips which is really good for me as I do suffer from dry lips all the time
And then you have the Therapeutic Conditioning Lip Balm, the scent of this lip balm is strawberry crème, they also have vanilla, orange crème and raspberry crème.
Luscious Liquid Lipstick, Super Glossy Lip Shine Spf 15 and the Therapeutic Conditioning Lip Balm cost around £1.50 each and the mineral lipstick is £3.50 each.

I also have the Lip Definer and Shaper which is pretty good for those who want to make out that lips are a bit more fuller than what they really are, if you don't like the feel of a plumping lip gloss then this is probably a good thing to have. There are two ends to this product, the definer and then the shaper - on each side they have written which end is what and then the other side of the pencil has the colour written on. The pencil lip is also really good and useful, it has a sharpener on.
The Lip Definer & Shaper costs £3.50.

Caramel Candy

Caramel Candy

Bark

Bark

Nicely Nude

Nicely Nude

Angel

Pink Kiss

Therapeutic Conditioning Lip Balm
Strawberry Crème

 

You cant see it that well, but I thought
to add the swatch in just in case..

(L-R) Natural, Nude 

My ELF Collection - Eyes

I have seen a few makeup channels on YouTube start to do this sort of thing, so I wanted to do it with my ELF (eyeslipsface) collection. I don't own all of their products but I do have a few from each range. So I thought I would share with you what I have and give you all a few swatches as well.

Eyes

 These eye shadows are from the mineral range and cost around £3.00 and you get a lot of product in such a small pot. You do get some fallout when you apply them to your eyes, but to be honest that is a given considering the type of eyeshadow it is, this does not effect the colour of the product when applied to your lid. The colour is absolutely lovely when it is applied and it lasts for a good few hours, you will of course get a few creases when it is applied after a long time, but I haven't seen any other brand which doesn't do this.
The texture of these eye shadows are lovely and soft, they don't feel heavy at all when applied so it doesn't make you feel like you are wearing loads of makeup.

The only problem I found with these was, you need to keep them somewhere where they are not going to be moved around much, as when you open the lid some of the product may fall out. Apart from that I love these and they are really good for what you are paying for.

Socialite

Girly

Seductive

Sweet

Earthy

Review: ELF Organiser bag

The ELF Organiser bag is beautiful, the perfect size for travelling with, its not gonna take up too much space in your case/bag, and can carry a load of make up products and brushes.
It is basically two bags in one, being held together by magnets, don't worry about it falling apart or that the magnets are not gonna be strong enough to hold it all together if there is too much in, because it can.

The "outer" bag has 4 slots for brushes or something similar to those sizes, on the other side there is a zipped pouch, which has a mesh material so you can easily see what you have in there.

The "inner" bag is pretty much where you keep all the products in. The inside of the bag has a nice feel to it.



Like I said before, the bag is pretty strong to hold a load of make up and it wont damage it in any way.

There are 4 colours you can choose from they are: Silver, Black, Bronze and Burgundy. They are not overly bright, but not dull colours either. I think there is a colour for every one's taste.
The bag is not complicated which I like, (I have seen many make up bags with too many pouches and zips which can be confusing and frustrating if you are in a rush), it is very simple.

Over all this bag is brilliant the price, easy to clean, strong and it looks good. I defiantly recommend this.