REVIEW: e.l.f 32pc EYESHADOW PALETTE IN 'BRIGHTS'

e.l.f 32pc Eyeshadow Palette £9 £5

The top strip of browns & golds is my go-to for everyday make up.

These grey & black ones are grey for the top lash line when you don't fancy eyeliner & I use the lighter brown to fill in eyebrows.

3 gorgeous colours on their own or blended together.

The first one to hit pan! My favourite for base all over lid colour, day or night. 

I bought this a while ago, maybe a month and a half ago, because I had a very limited eyeshadow collection that only had brown/gold colours. I wanted something with a variety of colours that wouldn't be for everyday but so that I always had the option of a quirky colour, should I need it. This palette definitely serves that purpose! While it does have a lot of great everyday colours, there are some vibrant ones for more special occasions. A lot of them are shimmery, but there are a few matte ones too, I'm not particularly more into one or the other, I tend to go through stages of loving matte eyeshadow or shimmery, currently I'm loving shimmer. The pigmentation of these shadows are really good, meaning you don't need loads of it, which is good because they are quite small. e.l.f also do this palette in 2 other colour sets, one being 'Natural' which looks really nice but they didn't have in stock when I bought mine. The only one left in stock now is 'Everyday', which isn't surprising when looking at the bargain price of just £5 reduced from £9. I paid £5 for mine and it is totally worth it and great value for money, although I don't know whether I would have bought it for £9. It is a decent size, I chuck it into my Zara Office City Bag when I'm going to stay at my boyfriend's house and it has never broken on the outside or inside. It comes with a double ended sponge applicator, which I haven't used because I just don't like them, even before I had brushes for eyeshadow I used to prefer to use a clean finger to a sponge applicator! I would recommend these palettes, assuming they are all the same quality and would buy other e.l.f eyeshadows in the hope that they are similar to these. Definitely one of the best e.l.f products I have bought and I have bought quite a few, because it is so cheap I tend to buy things from them to try out before buying similar products from more expensive brands to see if I would use it often enough/ if I like it! 

I hope this was helpful and I have been thinking of making a video about my best & worst e.l.f products as I have found that I either really love or hate their products, it can be quite hit and miss! Let me know if you would like to see that sometime in the next few weeks! 

MAY FAVOURITES

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Here are a few things I have been loving for the past month. I bought the Rimmel Wake Me Up foundation because everyone was raving about it and now I too have been reaching for it every time I want to wear foundation! I have always had difficulties finding foundations that suit my skin as most of the time they just look awful but with my new skincare routine and a real techniques expert face brush I can finally get a flawless finish! I would definitely recommend it.

The e.l.f eyeshadow palette was something I bought just because it was so cheap (reduced to £5) and I wanted to have more variety in my eyeshadow colours as I only had different brown shades. I have been pleasantly surprised at how good this palette actually is, there are great everyday colours, a colour I use for filling in eyebrows and a few crazy brights for when I feel like something a bit different. The pigmentation is nice and they go on really well, but are quite small and I have hit pan on my favourite colour that I use as a base everyday.

The shampoo & conditioner by Alberto Balsam are something I have been re-purchasing for a while, however I only recently tried this gorgeous flavour Strawberries & Cream. It is an absolutely gorgeous smell and stays strong when hair is dry too, my boyfriend has never given me so many complements about my hair smelling SO good! I use them and then the S&G Clean On Me shower gel and it all just goes so well together. You can get them really cheap in drugstores and supermarkets which is nice and handy.

I have been living in Topshop mom jeans, I much prefer them to the joni jeans which I also have, they are comfier by far and I really love the way they look and feel, I have enjoyed styling them in different ways.

Lastly, I finally read 1984 and loved it and have been listening to Young & Beautiful by Lana Del Rey loads and have it stuck in my head. I love Lana Del Rey anyway but this song has really stuck out lately!