5 Bad Beauty Purchases

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

I’m bored and I just cleaned out my makeup stash a bit of bad products. I do realize that I could have returned some of these and get a replacement, but I was too lazy at the time. A few of them I couldn’t return since I bought them in a store and they don’t accept refunds or replacements once they have been opened.

• Depend Eyebrow Pen – Not sure if I got a “Friday car” but this was a disaster. It was dry and even though I followed the instructions, I didn’t get it to work.
• E.l.f. Waterproof Eyeliner Pen – Dry as the desert!
• Isadora Flashy Curl Mascara – Took a few uses, then it became like a gum, then it became dry.
• Max Factor Masterpiece Glide and Define – First of all, the product I got was grey, the marking for black was very similar. The consistency was watery. Glide – yes, define – no.
• E.l.f.  Blushing Bronzing and Blending Brush – Do not buy this one! A total disappointment! It’s not as nice and smooth as it looks on the product image! The bristles are stiff and scratchy. I have however found another use for it – I clean my keyboard with it! It’s excellent for that purpose!

Some of these probably worked wonders on others, but I would absolutely advise that you don’t buy the E.l.f.  Blushing Bronzing and Blending Brush, it totally sucked. Only buy it if you want to clean your keyboard with it! :P

Anyone else that have experienced/discovered bad/disappointing beauty products lately?

e.l.f. Beauty Encyclopedia – New Design

Saturday, June 26th, 2010

Fick ett pressmeddelande häromdagen från e.l.f. om deras nya design av Beauty Encyclopedia. Bibeln består av 3 delar; Everyday Eyes, Sparkle Eyes och Lip Edition. En nyhet är att det går att köpa de olika delarna separat så man slipper köpa hela en gång till! Superb!
Varje encyclopedia kostar ca 73kr!

English: Got a pressrelease the other day from e.l.f. about their new design for the Beauty Encyclopedia. The bible consists of 3 parts; Everyday Eyes, Sparkle Eyes and Lip Edition. A new thing is that you can by the different parts separate so you don’t have to buy the whole thing one more time.
Each encyclopedia is £6!

Tips for makeup brushes!

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

A while ago I saw that MichellePhan recommended The Brush Guard for keeping your makeup brushes like new, especially for keeping them in shape after you’ve washed them. They seemed really great since you can turn the brushes upside down while they are getting dry so you don’t damage the glue keeping it together.
So I created something on my own instead. I love my makeup brushes from e.l.f.’s studio line, so every time I’ve ordered new ones I kept the plastic covers!

I used a hole puncher to create many tiny holes in the plastic.

So after I’ve washed the brushes, I put on the cover and put them in a vase or a glass and let them dry! Even though I made many holes (I think I’m going to make more holes though), the air can’t circulate enough, so I only use these to get the excess water off and then let them dry without the plastic.

I realize that they are not as good as the Brush Guards, but I thought I could save the world from a little plastic and reuse them instead of throwing them away!

More makeup organizing!

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

English: A while a go I bought a couple of two tier jars on a sale at H&M, perfect for keeping mineral samples in. I find it hard to use foundation samples that are in a bag so why not get them their own jar?  They are a bit big for the purpose but it was the only size they had on sale. On the last picture I took the smashed blush from E.L.F and put it in the jar instead of throwing it away. ^^

Swedish: För ett tag sen fyndade jag små burkar på H&M för halva priset. Perfekta för att förvara mineral prover i. Tycker det är jobbigt med foundation prover i påsar eftersom det hamnar precis överallt då. Burkarna är visserligen en aning för stora för prover men det var ju rea! På sista bilden har jag hällt över den krossade blushen från E.L.F i en av burkarna istället för att slänga allt.  ^^

Smashed

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

Look what I discovered when I got my latest order from E.L.F yesterday. The Natural Radiance Blusher (Shy) is totally smashed and powdered. THE HORROR! The other blusher I bought was just fine! Now I’m sad :|

Bubblegum

Sunday, April 11th, 2010

Played with colorful eyeshadows today!

Products used:

• E.l.f. Mineral Infused Face Primer
• Lucy Minerals foundation
• Barry M Dazzle Dust – Candy
  Mine Minerals – In Love
  Barry M Dazzle Dust – Neon Pink
  Barry M Dazzle Dust – Block Blue
  Everyday Minerals – Floating Feathers
• Max Factor – False Lash Effect Mascara
• E.l.f. Eyebrow Lifter and Filler
• Viva La Diva Blusher (unknown)
• Isadora Perfect Moisture Lipstick – Satin Pink
• H&M Lipgloss – Water Lily