E.l.f Cream Eyeshadow Palette and Studio Cream Eyeshadow Reviews
Thursday 26 July 2012 12:11I have another review for you today, this time from the fabulous E.l.f cosmetics. I recently placed a huge order with E.l.f on eyeslipsface.co.uk and I posted a haul post here for those interested, as they recently held a 50% of everything sale! The two products I am reviewing for you today are both things I bought in the sale last week: the Cream Eyeshadow Palette and the Studio Cream Eyeshadow in 'Candlelight'.
The colours it comes with are beautiful. The peach in the top left pan goes perfectly with the gold beneath it to create a neutral look that is great for everyday. The pink colours in the middle also create a lovely neutral look with a pink tint (of course) and the two colours on the far right make a gorgeous subtle smokey eye. Personally, the peach and gold are my favourites and I like to use them underneath neutral powder shadows to enhance the colour a little. The texture of the shadows is really creamy, much creamier than the Studio Cream Shadow I will review for you below.
In the photo before I have swatched them all for you in their colour pairs- the peach/gold combo on the far left, the two pinks in the center and the grey/black combo on the far right. As you can see, the colour payoff isn't brilliant. However, the colour is fairly easy to build up and they do look great underneath powder shadows. I use a primer potion first and then I use these cream shadows as a second base, before applying powder shadows on top. They do crease fairly quickly so I don't think I would ever use them on their own, but they might be okay to do so if you have quite dry eyelids, which I certainly don't! However, under powder shadows the staying power is quite impressive.
The second product I have to review for you is the Studio Cream Eyeshadow, available here for £3.75 for 10g of product. The shade I ordered was 'Candlelight', a lovely shimmery cream pearl shade. I ordered this as I thought it would make the perfect powder eyeshadow base, applied over my Urban Decay Primer Potion. I wasn't wrong!
The texture of this shadow is less creamy than the cream shadows in the palette above, although it is still creamy enough to glide on your eyelid with ease. It is a little gritty however, but I don't mind this as I think it is this slight grittiness (is that a word!?) that makes the staying power of the product particularly good. I would probably be able to wear this shadow on it's own with just a primer underneath, as it doesn't tend to crease easily on me which is great.
The colour is perfect, it would make the perfect neutral cream base for any coloured powder shadow you wish to apply over it.
13 comments
I really want to try some e.l.f products.
ReplyDeleteCandlelight looks a gorgeous colour :)
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I recommend them! :) Thanks xxx
DeleteIts a shame i missed out on the 50% offer but i didn't even no this site exsisted until i so your other post earlier today. Your right the colours are gorgeous, i will for sure look into purchasing some in the future. After my holiday of course lol :) xxx
ReplyDeleteThey are quite cheap products anyway but really good quality for the price :). Ohh yes hehe! xxx
DeleteThanks for stopping by! I never tried any of those products...but i just placed an elf order 2 days ago :)
ReplyDeleteI am folling you since the last Blog Hop i think....
Janine
Ohh exciting eh! :D Thank you!xxx
DeleteLove the colours in the palette! They're ideal for me! xo
ReplyDeleteThey are lovely and neutral aren't they! :)xx
DeleteFollowing from the BBU Blog Hop! I got in on the 50% off sale too, I dont know how I missed the cream liner palette?? I just cant get enough of ELF, great post&swatches!
ReplyDeleteThank you! :) I think it was under the ordinary 'eyes' section :) on a page of its own. Thank you!xxx
DeleteI love elf.. sometimes I feel their shadows lack pigment though, but great post!
ReplyDeletefound you via BBU Blog Hop
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Yes that is one downside, the pigment was okay but not excellent! Thank you :)xxx
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ReplyDeleteI know Laura well and she is principled, thoughtful, and extremely bright...more power to her!
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