e.l.f. Disney Villains Cruella set swatches

This is the third of the Disney Villains set (See the Maleficent and Evil Queen set swatches).

I have to say that I'm disappointed in these sets. I didn't really think one stood out as great or that one was worse than the others... they were basically the same in quality. The eye shadows are actually better quality than a lot of the elf sets like the beauty books, but there are only 8. The liquid liner, especially the brush, is just not good in any set. The lip/cheek pencils are kind of worthless. If you just want to line your lips, they are fine. If you'd also want to fill in your lips before putting on lipstick, then these are really too dry for that. As far as the claim that they can be used as cheek color... well that just didn't happen. When I tried to blend it on my cheeks, it just rubbed away.

If these sets were $5, like similarly sized elf sets, then maybe it'd still be a good value. There are $9.99, though, which I guess is just because of the Disney name. So, unless you love Disney enough to buy all things Disney, then I don't think these are must haves. The eye shadows, while pretty good, are not unique.

e.l.f. Disney Villains Evil Queen set swatches

e.l.f. Disney Villains Malefincent set swatches

e.l.f. released 3 Disney Villains sets that are exclusive to Walgreens. They are $9.99 each, which is actually on the high side for e.l.f. products. Truthfully, unless you just love to have Disney stuff, I don't know if I'd really say these are a must have. The eye shadows are a better quality than a lot of e.l.f. sets, however I wasn't impressed with the lip liner/cheek color pencils or the liquid eyeliner. I just can't even imagine how the tiny pencil can be used effectively as a cheek color.

e.l.f. Zit Eraser Review

I bought a bunch of elf stuff a while ago. One of the things that I wanted to get was the Zit Eraser. It's only $3 and that's much cheaper than any of the ones that I've bought from the drugstore.

e.l.f. Metal Madness nail polish swatch

I got this in the mystery bag. e.l.f. is pretty hit or miss for me but I have to say that I like the e.l.f. nail polish.

e.l.f. haul

I got this box in about a week ago, but just now got to open it and take the pictures. Most of what I ordered was not actual makeup, but there was a code for a free $20 mystery bag that had some.

Party Perfect Set by Sugarkiss by Elf swatches

I got this set at Toys R Us. There are a few Sugarkiss products and they are about the same quality as regular elf products and about the same price, but they don't have individual products.

New Stuff

I've been really busy this past month. My bosses came in an fired every employee I had and hired new people. I finally had a full staff this week... for only a week... because one of the girls hired just a month ago quit this week. So, while I have time and it's not raining I got some pics of stuff I bought recently and hopefully I'll get some swatching done soon.

Too Faced Summer Eye palette

e.l.f. holiday eyeshadow set swatches

I was at Target the other day and saw the endcap of e.l.f. holiday stuff. Most of them were eyeshadow sets and I found one that I wanted. The problem I have with most e.l.f. eyeshadow sets is that the quality is far lower than the individuals or quads. This set is actually four duos, so I thought it'd be better.

Overall, the shadows are pretty good, but are very soft so there is a lot of fallout on a few of them. The purple is pretty spotty and is by far the worst one.

Drugstore makeup haul swatches pt 1

I've picked up some things at the drugstore over the last few months that I thought I'd share.

e.l.f. Elements Custom Eyes eyeshadow

 Pink Ice, Wisteria, Mocha (top to bottom)

e.l.f. Beauty Book, quad and elements custom eyeshadow swatches

 e.l.f. Beauty eye manual Bright Eye edition

e.l.f. elements custom eyeshadow compact and lipstick swatches

My Target has expanded their e.l.f. selection considerably since I was last there, and they are so cheap, so I had to get some.

I didn't have any of their eyeshadows, so I decided to try out the custom compact that they had and there were four colors I thought I might use, though they didn't have all the colors available.

Truly Pink, Ivory, Golden Glow, Periwinkle

Makeup haul

I've got a lot of stuff over the past month, some drug store and some high end. I thought I'd share.

 1. Jordana Incolor Fabulash liquid liner in black

2. Maybelline The Brightside LE 8 color palette

3. Milani baked eyeshadow in Teal the Truth

4. Jordana Incolor Squeeze n Shine lipgloss in Be Coralful

e.l.f. Studio Complexion Perfection

I've been using the e.l.f. Studio Complexion Perfection powder for about a week. It's got four different colors that are supposed to even out your complexion, which was something I was really interested in. I naturally have an incredibly red face. I actually use green tinted primer just to take some of that away. And this product was only $3 at Target.

And I have to say that I really like it. My face doesn't look nearly as red, even today when I forgot to put on primer under my foundation. The powder wasn't chalky on my face, but kept my face from looking shiny later in the day. Previously I had been using the Rimmel London Stay Matte Pressed Powder and my face would look greasy halfway through the day. With the elf one, I don't have to worry about having to reapply powder several times during the day.

It is kind of messy. As soon as I put my brush into it, dust started flying up and the case got really messy.

But overall, I think this is a great product and for $3 it wouldn't be bad just to try out and see if it works. I will definitely get this again.