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Recently there was a coupon code for elf which enabled you to get 50% off your order, well since ive never ordered anything from them before i decided to go for it and order a few things, im going to share some of those things here :)

The complete lists of things that i got were:

2 lipsticks

Contouring blush and bronzer duo

Gotta Glow highlighter

Brightning eye colour - lux

Natural Radiance blusher

Mineral foundation

Powder Brush

Mineral eye primer

Duo fibre brush

Eyshadow Brush

Unfortunatley i cant picture all items atm (- dont have them at hand right now) so im going to do mini reviews on what i can :)

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The contouring Blush and Bronzing powder althought may not be evident from picture is actually really sparkly both powders have gold sparkle running throughout them which is quite noticable even on the cheeks, not something i usually go for but tbh the colours are really preety, the blush is a typical baby pink whilst the bronzer is not too muddy neither to orange, a nice compact and i would reccommend it. However you do have to be extremley careful because the powders are pigmented but there not finley milled so can sometimes not blend well on cheeks, be carful just to tap off your brush before applying to get rid of any excess producty. A nice product for £3.50 or £1.25 in my case haha

The gotta glow highlighter is a white highlighting powder with gold shimmer, it definetely is not a day time powder highlighter because it is really noticable when you wear it but as a night out product i would reccommend it. However similar to the blush and bronzer duo you need to tap off your brush before applying the powder and it can sometimes be chalky which i dont like, i havent used it all that often because of this but for the price it is nice colour and good for a night out!

The natural radiance blusher is really nice and i have the colour "coy" it is slightly purple undertoned but is a nice deep pink colour and again quite chalky but thats something to be expected of all elf cheek products i have come to realise. The colour would be suitable on most skintones, and for £1.50 its a nice product.

The brightning eye colour quad in "luxe" has four shades, a yellow/gold highlighter, a deep pink, a light brown and a darker brown with a green undertone, this would be really nice on green/hazel eyes and i love this quad, mainly the highlighting shade, oh and all the colours are shimmery there are no matte shades.

The mineral powder foundation i DO NOT LIKE, this made my skin oily all day and the coverage is not great, i had heard so many good things about this product and it was such a disapointment i really wanted to like it as my first mineral foundation and people had been comparing it to the Laura Mercier one - which is something i have wanted to try but i wouldnt reccommend this product, also the colour selection isnt that large and what i thought would match  my skintone actually doesnt match me that well atall. The powder also can look quite ashy on my skin and i dont think it caters for a paler complexion because i bought one of the lightest shades and its still much darker, i do not reccommend this product!

The powder brush, this is a nice brush  that lived up to my expectations, its great for liquid foundation, i woudnt really say to use it for many other things as its too dense and would just place the product on the skin rather than blend it in but if you are looking for a airbrushed finish to your skin this brush works great.. go buy it!! lol

Finally, the mineral eyeshadow primer, again im not particularly keen on this product, it was too watery and greasy for me and i didnt find it did much for my eyeshadows. I should have picked up the primer from the original range as i have heard this is comparable to UDPP but i think i thought this was the one that was lol. For now i will be sticking to UDPP as it works amazing and this didnt really do anything atall really!

I hope you liked these mini reviews and when i can get hold of my other products i will be sure to review those too but for now i hope you have happy elf shopping just remember alot of cheek products are chalky and ashy lol

xxx