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  • First Impressions: My Experience Buying and Trying the New O Face Satin Lipstick from ELF Cosmetics

    First Impressions: My Experience Buying and Trying the New O Face Satin Lipstick from ELF Cosmetics

    Ready to turn up the volume on your pout? Check out my review of ELF Cosmetics’ new O Face Lipstick, where I share my first-hand experience of buying and trying these bold new shades!

    For my birthday this year, I bought 5 of Elf Cosmetics’ new O Face lipsticks, and as a birthday gift from ELF, I received the Rose Gold Eyeshadow Palette – Nude Rose Gold for free. My order came up to over €40 and as a result, I got free shipping and 3 free gifts. My free gifts were the Bite-Size lip balm, the Blemish Breakthrough Serum Mini, and the Blemish Breakthrough Water Cream Mini.

    *I received a free birthday gift because I am part of their Beauty Squad and have PRO Status.

    Here are the lipstick shades I bought:

    This shade is called Do Not Disturb it is described as a Mahogany color.

    Reference number #81792

    This shade is called Me, Myself, and I it is described as an Intense Orange Brown color.

    Reference number #81784

    This shade is called Shameless it is described as a Pink Plum color.

    Reference number #81791

    This shade is called LoudAF it is described as a Bright Fuschia color.

    Reference number #81783

    This shade is called Smolder it is described as a Plum color.

    Reference number #81788

    I love all my lipsticks and am really considering getting even more I find the shades Do Not Disturb and Me, Myself, and I to be very similar, I honestly can’t tell the difference when I am wearing either of them. Here’s a little collage of me wearing some of the lipsticks, I did not include Do Not Disturb, I will try to take a picture later and compare it to Me, Myself, and I, so you can see for yourself how alike they are. The lipsticks are retailed at €10.

    Here’s the Rose Gold Eyeshadow Palette – Nude Rose Gold I got for free, it usually sells for €11, it’s highly pigmented and I don’t experience a lot of fallout when using it, the fun thing about this palette is that you can use the eyeshadows as a liner, on the lid as you usually would, or in the crease of the eye. I have only used it on the lid and in the crease of the eye, I just might give using it as a liner a try.

    Here are the other free gifts I received with my purchase, first is the Bite-Size lip balm in the shade of Watermelon, when I first started using it I was not a fan of the shape but it has grown on me, it can easily fit into my small handbag and I love that it gives me a nice pink tint on my lips, I also don’t find it drying like some of the other lip balms I’ve used, my lips easily stay hydrated even hours after applying. The Bite-Size lip balm is retailed at €5.

    Next is the Blemish Breakthrough Triple-Acid Resurfacing Serum in Mini size, I don’t really have much to say about this product, it’s a night serum intended for acne-prone skin and I don’t usually have acne issues only around my menstrual cycle so I can’t really speak on the benefits of this product. I used it once or twice while I was suffering from an acne breakout and didn’t really notice a difference in my skin. You can pick up this mini serum for €6.

    Here’s the last product I received for free, the Blemish Breakthrough Calming Water Cream in Mini size, this is a lightweight blemish-fighting moisturizer, like the serums it is intended for acne-prone skin. It is used to help treat and prevent acne, also like the serum I only used it once or twice and did not notice any improvement to my skin but then again I am not really the intended user of this line. I have occasional acne and I’m sure it might work much better for someone with acne issues that I don’t have. The mini moisturizer is retailed at €8.

    For my second order from ELF here in France I am well and truly satisfied, the lipsticks are amazing and I love them, the lip balm was a happy surprise, the eyeshadow palette was a wonderful birthday present, and while I don’t really have a need for the blemish products I am pleased to have them on hand whenever I will need them in the future.

    And what about you my reader? Have you tried any of Elf Cosmetics’ new O Face lipsticks? What did you think of them? Let me know in the comments.

    *All prices listed in this blog were current at the time of posting*

  • Birthday gifts to Myself

    February 17 was my birthday and this year I decided to get myself some gifts. I bought two things The Jewel Toned Palette by Sample Beauty which I ordered through Beauty Bay, this is the first time I’ve ever ordered from them, and Eye Bright Illuminating Under Eye Concealer from Revolution Beauty.

    The Jewel Toned Palette

    I actually got this palette for practically free thanks to an ad I saw on Facebook. I only had to pay for shipping which came up to only 3,95€ !

    This palette is amazing and for that price, I felt like I won the lottery. It is highly pigmented, very easy to blend and the colors last all day long, I can’t recommend it enough.

    It is originally priced at 22,25€ which is not bad at all. It’s currently Out of Stock but keep an eye on it because you definitely need it in your collection.

    You can find it here Sample Beauty The Jewel Toned Palette

    Now let’s talk about ordering from Beauty Bay, whew chile! It was crazy, I bought the palette on Feb 17 and it shipped the very next day but I didn’t receive it until March 3.

    I was stressed. You could not convince me that it hadn’t been lost in the mail even though I should have accounted for Brexit and the holiday rush.

    Eye Bright Illuminating Under Eye Concealer

    To say that I’m unimpressed by this would be an understatement, I’m downright disappointed, this concealer is pretty watery and did not cover my dark circles, it blended into my foundation nicely but that’s about it.

    I don’t know maybe I got the wrong shade, there was a shade finder but it could not find a match with any of my foundations so I choose the one I thought was closest to my shade.

    I bought Medium.

    I got a discount on this for my birthday so I only paid 8,49€

    Update 2023: They seemed to have reformualted this product and changed the packaging. Maybe this product will have better results but I’m not really interested in finding out, you can find it here Makeup Revolution Eye Bright Illuminating Under Eye Concealer Warm Tan for 9,99€

    My looks with my new gifts:

    My not so good looks

    I usually go for more subtle looks but one of my cousins asked for bold looks and I hate these looks so much.

    Until next time!