Elf Long Lasting Lustorous Eye shadow Collection (with swatches!) ♥

ELF Long Lustrous Eyeshadow - £3.95 each*

Hello! I was recently contacted by Elf and asked to review their Long Lasting Eyeshadow collection, I was super excited to try out these shadows, they're so pretty!

This collection has such a gorgeous colour range, each shade is wearable and there are no over the top, bright colours which I am really pleased about. They are cream based eyeshadows, each shade is highly pigmented and very shimmery. 

I applied these eyeshadows first thing in the morning with a flat eyeshadow brush and by the end of the day they were still as bright and fresh as they were when first applied, they don't crease or transfer onto my face either which is great. I have been using them on their own and also blended together with a flick of eyeliner to finish off the look. 

To recreate the makeup look above I used 'Toast' on the inner corner of my lid, with 'Soiree' blended into it in the middle of my eye. I then applied 'Gala' onto the outer corner of my eye and blended it into my crease, I used 'Festivity under my lower lash line to make my eyes stand out a bit more, finally I applied 'Confetti' onto my brow bone as a highlight, which worked really nicely! I then finished off the look with Elf's liquid eyeliner (review here). 

I hope you enjoyed this post, let me know what you think of these eyeshadows! 

Favourite Liquid Eyeliner | Elf Precision Liquid Eyeliner ♥

Elf Liquid Eyeliner - £3.95

THE BEST EYE LINER EVER. *ends blog post*

No, okay that's not quite the entire blog post but that is it rounded up in one tiny sentence, this eyeliner is perfecto. I have been using a Maybelline gel eyeliner for over a year, it works well but it is so so much easier to use this little bottle with the brush inside it. I didn't expect this eyeliner brush to be so precise, I can create tiny thin flicks or thick bold lines and it is so easy to remove with a tiny bit of makeup remover on a cotton bud if I make a mistake. The colour is really dark and lasts all day, it doesn't break up and come off if the eyeliner is reapplied on top which is brilliant. It has a lovely high shine finish which looks great when I create a matte eyeshadow look. This is definitely the best eyeliner I have used, it would be brilliant for a beginner, the brush is so thin and easy to use. I highly recommend this product and for £3.95 what can go wrong?!

Daniel Sandler Eyeliner 'Velvet Grey' ♥

Daniel Sandler Long Lasting Waterproof Eyeliner* £9.25 c/o HQ Hair

Hello (: I hope you had a good weekend, I was working all weekend so I didn't do much (I'm off from next Sunday for a week so I can't wait!).

I took my eye picture with my new Samsung Galaxy S4 which I got last week, I am loving it, it's the best phone I have had! It has a 13 mega pixel camera which is great, I think this picture is pretty good quality. I hope you like today's review, let me know what you think in the comments! 

I have been using this eyeliner a lot. I think this soft grey shade is such a lovely change from my usual dark, bold, black shades of eyeliner and it matches my blue eyes perfectly. I have been using it on my waterline and on my eyelid as an eyeliner or blended out into eye shadow to create a soft smokey look. It applies so smoothly and it can be built up to achieve a stronger grey colour. 

I love the packaging, it is so effortless, no sharpening a pencil, all you have to do is twist it up. I find this makes it easier and a little less scary to apply it to my waterline as I'm not afraid of the wooden part of an eyeliner pencil scratching my eye. If you are looking for a new grey eyeliner then I definitely recommend this one!