e.l.f. Snow White Beauty Book

I obviously do not have self control when it comes to these limited edition Disney e.l.f. beauty books. I got pulled into this because of the pretty Snow White illustration. This retails for $9.99 and I found this at Walgreens. Now again, these are not the best performing eyeshadows and you will definitely need a primer to get these to show up. I thought the blue color 'My Prince' would be more pigmented, but it was extremely sheer and chalky. The blush 'Keep Singing' is very subtle as well. I will try to create a look with this set over the weekend, as well as with the Ariel look book. 

I think you can skip this one since there are better eyeshadows out there. I really like the Disney Villains collection and wish the eyeshadows were like that collection. 

Review: L'oreal Visible LIft Blur Blush

Today's review is on L'oreal's Visible Lift Blur Blush in 503 Soft Berry. On the back of the tube, it reads, "Instantly blurs dullness for a just kissed glow." It has 0.6 fl oz of product.

When you squeeze it out of the tube, it doesn't come out as a cream or liquid, but a silicone chunk similar to a silicone based primer. I have never had a blush like this, so I thought it was quite intriguing.

When blended out it gives this slight red-pink tone. I like this color because it is quite pigmented. When testing out products or buying new ones, I love to buy the darker shades to see how the performance is. I recommend this blush if you want a rosy glow to your cheeks. I think this would look great under a blush or by itself.

I believe there are two other colors: Soft Peach and Soft Pink. This retails for about $10-13 depending on where you buy it. It is definitely on the pricy side for a drugstore blush. I think a little goes a long way, so if you like silicone based blushes go for this! I don't think I would repurchase unless there is a sale going on. There are less expensive blushes out there with better quality, although not silicone based.

e.l.f. Disney's Ariel Under the Sea Eyes Kit Quick Review

e.l.f. Disney's Ariel Under the Sea Eyes Kit retails for $5.00. This set includes, two duo eyeshadows and one waterproof eyeliner. Again, the packaging got me into buying.

 Swatch of the waterproof eyeliner.

Smudge test: fail.....

Swatches of set 1 (two left) is called High tide with the blue and gold eyeshadow.
Swatches of set 2 is called Coral Reef with the taupe and bronze eyeshadow.

Quick Thoughts: These eyeshadows are so pretty, much better than the beauty book (review is below). If I had the choice I would definitely choose this set over the beauty book, just because it had more neutral shades that I would use and the turquoise blue is a fun add-on. I definitely think the waterproof eyeliner needs a lot more work. It is a nice black, but it definitely will smudge on you...

e.l.f. Disney's Ariel Treasure Within Beauty Book Quick Review

e.l.f. cosmetics just released this beauty book at Walgreens and it retails for $10.00. I think the artwork and packaging is what got me really interested.

This beauty book includes 9 eyeshadows, 2 brushes, 2 bronzers, and one lip gloss. I am usually a neutral color palette lover, but I decided to pick this up just to have fun with.

If you flip the cover, there is an instructional tutorial above.

Close up look.

Swatches with primer top two rows (left to right): sand dollar, coral reef, tropical wave; 2nd row: north star, for shore, siren song.

Swatches with primer bottom row (left to right): seaweed, seashell, brilliant sea

Go on & kiss the girl lip gloss swatch

Bronzer Swatches (Left to right): conch shell and tan lines

Quick Thoughts: Sorry I am new to this swatching game, not very good at it yet. Overall, this beauty book is OK. I expected it to be better because I LOVED the 2013 Halloween Disney Villain beauty books. When I swatched everyhing without primer, the eyeshadows were not very vibrant. I used the Urban Decay Primer Potion in Sin and the swatches turned out better. Again, I haven't tried these on my eyes yet, so this review is half finished. Of course, eyeshadows perform differently once they are on the actual eyelid. All of these swatches were on my hand. The lip gloss seems like a nice natural gloss to put over a pink lipstick. The bronzers seem like OK quality as well. The brushes-don't even bother using the small blush brush. Its too scratchy and tiny. The eyeshadow brush is something I would probably use, although not the greatest quality as well.