Elf Haul ♥

It's my birthday today! YAY, I'm 19 now.. I feel old :(.. I will put up a blog post during the week about about my day and the lovely things I have got, so keep your eyes peeled! <3
I recently took advantage of Elf's 50% off sale, I stocked up on old products that I have reviewed before on here such as their liquid eyeliner (review here) & a couple of other basics. Here are my favourites:

Elf 32pc Eyeshadow Palette 'Everyday' Review ♥

Elf 32pc Palette in 'Everyday' - £6.95 (was £9.00)

Hellooo!

I have had this palette for a couple of weeks now and I am so happy with it! I have been using it every day and mixing and matching the shades. I have been wanting to try using more purple colours on my eyes recently, I can safely say that all the purple shades in this palette are divine! All of the shadows are highly pigmented and blend into my crease and eyelid perfectly. For the price of this palette I was really impressed with the quality of these eye shadows. There is a mixture of matt and shimmery shadows which all compliment each other nicely. The large variety of colours in this palette mean you can have a dark smoky eye one day, a natural earth toned look the next or if you are feeling a bit daring, a bright pop of colour for spring! This palette would be a brilliant starter palette for people who want to learn how to apply eyeshadow and create different looks all year round. I hope you like the look and sound of this palette, I recommend you grab one now while it is still on offer and add it to your eyeshadow palette collection!

NYC Smooth Skin Pressed Powder - Only £1.99! ♥

NYC Pressed Powder 'Translucent' - Fragrance Direct £1.99

Hello! I am on holiday until Saturday.. I'm so glad, I just hope I have a productive and interesting week.. I always seem to get sucked into lazy land when I have a week off work.. I'm determined to make the best of this time off as I don't think I will be getting many days off when I go back to work grr! Anyway, I wanted to share my new favourite pressed powder with you. It's so good!

I bought this powder on a whim when I was scrolling through Fragrance Direct one evening trying to find random bits and bobs that I needed (I also wanted to qualify for free delivery so I added a few extra back up items to my basket too!) This was one of the things I needed, I had been looking to try out a new pressed powder for a while so I thought this NYC one was nice and cheap to test out. I am really impressed with this powder. I always want to make my foundation lighter and more skin toned than it is and this powder does just that without caking up my makeup at all. This is the perfect translucent setting powder. It brightens up my skin and makes it very soft and ready for powder bronzer and highlighter on top. I don't imagine I will change back to any other powders in the future, this one is perfect and for £1.99 its a complete bargain! 

Fragrance Direct Haul ♥

 W7 Blusher Brush - £2.99

 Bourjois 1001 Clis Mascara - £2.99

 Rimmel Scandaleyes Waterproof Eyeliner - £5.00

Essie Nail Polishes - £1.99

I don't know how to stop myself from buying from Fragrance Direct. it's all so cheap!

I have been able to use all of these products for a couple of weeks now so I can tell you what I think of them. 

The Essie polishes are as good as ever and there was a really wide range of colours at the time I placed my order. I love all of these colours and they last so long, I still can't believe they are only £1.99! 

The W7 fluffy brush is amazing, I have been using it for my face powder. I've never used such a soft brush before, I will definitely be trying some more of the W7 brushes in the future, they are really high quality.

I really didn't need to buy another mascara but I am glad I bought this one, it stays put all day and the wand is great, it helps curl my eyelashes into a nice shape and doesn't make them look clumpy. 

Finally the new Scandaleyes eyeliner, I bought this purely because the felt nib looked so precise. This eyeliner is good but not with eyeshadow underneath, it seems to run out of colour as soon as it touches it, which is annoying, however on its own it works nicely and I can create very fine lines and flicks. 

I hope you are all having a good week! xo