HAUL | ELF Nails and Eyes

Hello everyone! I've been doing some major hauling in the New Year (if you hadn't already seen from my previous posts) and this post is dedicated to ELF products. I really love ELF products because they are affordable. Some of their products are hit and miss but when I come across a hit, I really feel like the purchase is justified (and makes me a little less guilty). Read on for more about the products I picked up! (✿◠‿◠)

I'm really into doing my nails and nail art so I wanted to expand my nail polish collection. ELF nail polishes are affordable and perform very well, comparable to my more expensive nail polishes. This set is the Essential 14-Piece Nail Cube in Party (review + swatches) and I can definitely see these being very appropriate for a party. There are 8 cream finishes, 4 metallic finishes, and 2 glitter polishes in this set, providing a variety of finishes that can suit any look you are going for. I've only tried 3 of the colors: Pot of Gold, Lilac, and Mod Mauve so far and I am loving the opacity, ease of application, and dry time of these 3. I don't know how long it lasts on the nail but as I use a base coat and top coat with every manicure, I expect my manicure to last for a week with no chips. You can see a sneak peek of the 3 colors I mentioned in action below! ≧◔◡◔≦

Mod Mauve on pinky nail, Pot of Gold on ring finger, and Lilac on index finger

I also picked up another nail set. I know, I know, it's a bit of an overkill but what can I say, I love me some affordable nail polish, especially if they have great performance! This set is the Essential 15 Piece Nail Cube (review + swatches).

I picked up the Baked Eyeshadow Palette in California because it's been on my lemmings list for a while now. This palette is perfect for everyday because the colors are more on the neutrals side. I haven't tried baked eyeshadows before but I hear they are very sparkly and can be used wet or dry. Now I haven't used this palette on my eyes yet but from swatching, it's not very promising. I'll try them out sometime this week and update in an upcoming review.

I also picked up some replacement eyelash curler pads in Black and White. I don't know why I picked up the White but I thought it would be a nice change from Black. They come in a set of 5 for $1 and the original pad lasted like, 5+ months of daily eyelash curling.

 I really love the ELF eyelash curler! It makes my lashes more perky. I have not tried the more popular Shu Uemura or the Shisedo version so I cannot say that this is the best ever. All I can say is, that it does the job well enough for me and I have not had a problem with it pulling my lashes out. I do have pretty wimpy lashes though so for those with longer and/thicker lashes, I don't know how it'll perform for you but you can't beat $1 eyelash curler.

So that's it for this post! Stay tuned for Wednesday as I have an exciting announcement to make. I hope you are staying warm and dry wherever you are and have a great day/afternoon/night ♥

Update 02/15/14: Click here for my exciting announcement!

MWAH Musings ♥

• Stayed up until 8AM to turn in my paper. Let's hope I get a good grade!
• Valentine's Day is coming. Do you all have special plans?
• My Sephora order arrived today--just in time for the giveaway!

XOXO,

MWAH ♥

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