e.l.f studio cream eyeshadow: bronzed

This is the final e.l.f cream eyeshadow I'll be reviewing (for now at least, it's the last of the three available at my Target)  It's a pretty dark bronzey shade that I actually have quite liked using as an eyeliner.  I haven't tried it out a whole lot on my lids, but it wore pretty well when I used it lightly as a crease color.  I've mostly used it to do some more natural winged out liner instead of my usual black eyeliner, and I think it looks pretty :)

looks so pretty in the pot!

so much extra packaging...

light swatch, heavier swatch

This shade has a different texture from dawn and candlelight.  It's greasier, but not in a bad way.  It's smoother.  It doesn't have sparkle to it like the other shades, it has more of a shimmery glow to it.  When I wear it as an eyeliner, I do have to go over it a second time because it's sheerer than an eyeliner.  (It's not intended as an eyeliner, so that's fine.)  It is perfectly opaque enough to use as an eyeshadow.  I just don't  like to wear shades this dark, so I prefer to use it as an eyeliner.  I think it's a very good product all around!

e.l.f studio cream eyeshadow: candlelight

Today I'm reviewing another cream eyeshadow from e.l.f's Studio Line.  I quite liked the other shade I tried (dawn), and my thoughts remain pretty much the same:

      1. The packaging is a little bulky.

      2. It's long wearing, and quite pretty.

Here's some pics:

 fairly smooth texture

 heavy swatch, lighter swatch

This shade is a little sheerer than dawn, but as it is a lighter shade I don't find that a problem. It can be built up easily as it has a fairly smooth texture.  There's a little bit of sparkle to it.  I love this shade because it is really brightening, and good for lazy days :)  It lasts all day on my faintly oily eyes atop TFSI, and at the low price of $3, I'd say that's pretty great!

e.l.f Studio Line Cream Eyeshadow: Dawn

The cream eyeshadows from e.l.f's studio line are relatively new.  They just recently showed up in my local Target's display of e.l.f products, so I was excited to try one out!  I got the color dawn (although there was a champagne white color that I want to try out as well...)  Anyways, I had heard they were pretty good!

packaging: there's a whole lot of extra packaging going on there...

ingredients

It comes with a cute little brush!  (more on that later)

Size comparison to an essence cream eyeshadow: They don't look tooo much different in size with the lids on, but without the lids on, the difference is clear.  The e.l.f. packaging is taller, the corners stick out, and there's a whole lot of extra plastic under the shadow.  And there's actually less product in the e.l.f packaging! (.17 vs .19)  I can't say for sure (because I have no coins laying around), but the e.l.f eyeshadow has the diameter of a nickel, and the essence eyeshadow is bigger than a quarter...

The texture is pretty smooth, not clumpy at all.

Below are several swatches....because I really couldn't pick which to show.  The far right is a very blended out swatch.

There's a little bit of sparkle to this eyeshadow.  You can really tell in the blended out swatch- I think that's because the color of the swatch isn't overpowering the sparkle

And here is the brush, with some eyeshadow on it.  It looks a little clumpy, but mostly that's just because of the eyeshadow formula.  It ends up applying it quite nicely, as you can see in the picture below.  Also, that's a pretty accurate swatch, in terms of color and sparkleyness.

I tried this eyeshadow out just yesterday, and it lasted quite well on my eyes.  There was no creasing or fading.  I wore it over TFSI with some powder eyeshadow in my crease, and I was quite pleased with how it turned out.  Overall, I quite like this eyeshadow and I would like to try out other shades.

E.L.F Studio Blush in Pink Passion

This blush retails for $3 at Target.  (or online here)  It's quite a bright pink!
I haven't used it on my cheeks yet, so I can't do a review on it.  But for now, here are some pictures!

 teeny tiny label on the back 

This picture doesn't quite show how bright the blush is.

 This picture shows the brightness a little better, but the blush isn't this peachy.

 Swatches!

 Heavy swatch, blended

Texture: It's a matte blush with the tiniest bit of sparkle.  If you look closely at the pictures of the blush in the pan, you might be able to see a few flecks of glitter.  It's really sparse, so it doesn't show up on your cheeks.  It's also a little bit powdery, but it's so pigmented that you can pretty much disregard that.