Swatches: e.l.f Mineral Eyeshadows (Temptress, Girly and Trendy)

This post is for an anonymous reader who requested swatches of these eyeshadows.

Swatches are of e.l.f Mineral Eyeshadows in Temptress, Girly and Trendy

Applied with a base (click on any image for a larger view):

Applied without a base (as you can see, they are very very sheer without a base):



Urban Decay Naked Palette

Hi my lovely Followers! :-D  and thank you to everyone who has taken the time to enter my first Giveaway so far!

Sorry I haven't posted in about 10 days, I have been a bit busy. I did say that swatches of my last e.l.f haul would be up soon but I just haven't had the time to take the photos and edit them etc, sorry about that. I will get round to doing them as soon as possible though.

In the mean time, I thought I'd upload a couple of pictures of my most recent make up purchase (and probably my fave at the moment!)... the Urban Decay Naked Palette!

I had said to myself I must NOT buy this (because I am meant to be saving for Orthodontic treatment), but as usual, I just couldn't help myself. But I must remember to be a bit proud of myself because I managed to resist ordering when the last two e.l.f Facebook offers were on! that must be a first for me and I think I deserve a medal LOL.

Here are a few pictures:

I will upload swatches of this palette and the eyeliners as soon as I can!

Chrystal
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My First Giveaway! (E.L.F Giveaway) - CLOSED

Thanks to everyone that entered. Giveaway is now Closed!
I have hidden all comments (I cannot edit them) so that entrants details/email addresses are no longer shown


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This is my first giveaway! I decided to have a giveaway once I reached 30 Followers - So, firstly, a big big thank you to all my Followers so far, I really appreciate it and thank you for reading my Blog!
(I still have some products left in my 'Giveaway container' and I will be giving them away in the near future).

All products in this giveaway are from the UK e.l.f website and were bought by myself.

The prizes in this Giveaway are: Mineral Eyeshadow (in either Socialite or Earthy - I will email winner asking for their choice), Shimmer Pencil in Black Bandit, Nail Polish in Mint Cream and Regular Eyeshadow Brush

How to enter:

For 1 entry - Leave a comment below telling me what your favourite make up product is - it can be anything you like. Please remember to include your email address in your comment so that I can contact you if you are the winner.

For 2 entries - Add my Giveaway to your Blogs sidebar (this can be text with a link to my Giveaway, or using the picture above with a link to my Giveaway). After you have done this, please leave a comment below with a link to your Blog so that I can check (also leave your email address in the comment too)

For 3 entries - Make a Blog Post on your Blog about my Giveaway. After you have done this, please leave a comment below with a link to your Post so that I can check (also leave your email address in the comment too)

(If you comment below but haven't completed the criteria for 2 or 3 entries in due time before the Giveaway end date (10th October 2010) then your entry will be void - I want this Giveaway to be fair, so please follow the rules).

Rules:

• You must be a Follower on my Blog (please make sure you are Following Publicly so I can confirm you are a Follower. If you are not Following Publicly, I wont be able to see you are in fact a Follower and your entry will be void)
• You must be over 18. If you are not over 18, you must have parental permission to enter my giveaway (as I will need to have your postal address to post the goodies to you if you are the winner)

Giveaway ends on: Sunday 10th October at 7pm GMT (UK time) (entries after this time will not be counted).

This Giveaway is international.

The winner will be chosen by using Random.org

I will announce the winner in a Blog post on Sunday 10th October 2010 by no later than 9pm GMT (UK time). I will then contact the winner by email, notifying them that they have won. If the winner does not reply to my email within 7 days I will then choose another winner (again, if the 2nd winner doesn't reply within 7 days I will choose another winner and so on until someone replies).


Instructions on how to Follow Publicly if you are currently Following Anonymously: If you are a Private Follower and do not know how to change to Following my Blog Publicly, here are some instructions on how to do so:
Make sure you are viewing my Blog page. On the right side you should see a list of my Followers, you should also see your Photo and Username at the top of my Followers. Click on 'Options' (this is right below your photo), then click on 'Site settings'... A new page should have popped up. Where it says 'Settings for Chrystals Beauty Blog' underneath you should see 'You are following 'anonymously' now click on 'anonymously'... another small window should have popped up. Change your selection from 'Follow anonymously' to 'Follow publicly' then click 'Save' and then 'Done'.

If I have missed any explanation or info out or you have any questions you can email me: chrystalsbeautyblog@gmail.com or comment below (if you comment below with just a question about the Giveaway, the comment will not be counted as an entry - you will still need to enter with the details as stated above under How to enter: ...)

Thank you for taking part and Good Luck!

Chrystal
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Haul: E.L.F 15th September

Yes, it's another e.l.f haul! ♥ ♥ ♥

I made this order when e.l.f had their Free Shipping promotion for reaching 65,000 Likes on their Facebook Page.

Here is what I bought (swatches coming soon!):

Shimmer Pencils in Iconic Ivory, Precious Pink, Blissful Blush, Boldly Bronzed and Grassy Green (I now own all 9 shades)

Mineral Infused Mascara in Black

Mineral Lip Gloss in Sorority Girl

Nail Polish in Passion Pink

Plumping Lip Glaze in Wink Pink

Custom Compact

That's another e.l.f order done...

e.l.f UK have a free shipping promotion on their Facebook page at the moment. I have just made another small order (alot of the products I want are currently out of stock).

Use code AUTUMNSHIPUK if you're a UK customer and AUTUMNSHIPEU if you're an EU customer
*on orders over £10/€12. Offer ends tomorrow (Tuesday 14th) at 9 am UK time*

www.eyeslipsface.co.uk

 

Lily Lolo Samples

I keep hearing good reviews about Lily Lolo Mineral foundation, and it took me a while, but I eventually got round to ordering some samples!

I ordered 4 samples in Porcelain, Blondie, Candy Cane and Warm Peach

Picture taken without flash (from left to right: Porcelain, Blondie, Candy Cane and Warm Peach)

Picture taken with flash (from left to right: Porcelain, Blondie, Candy Cane and Warm Peach)

I am quite pale and always struggle to find any type of foundation to match my skin tone. I am hoping one of these (the 4 lightest shades in the range) will be a good match for me, fingers crossed ;-). Hopefully one will work for me and if so I will then order a full size!

Swatches: e.l.f Shimmer Pencils and Brightening Eye Color in Punk Funk

Shimmer Eyeliner Pencils and Brightening Eye Color swatches. Click on images for larger view.

Shimmer Eyeliner Pencils (from left to right) Black Bandit, Gunmetal, Plum Passion and Twinkle Teal:

Picture taken without flash

Picture taken with flash

Brightening Eye Color in Punk Funk:

Top row applied with a base, bottom row applied without a base (picture taken without flash)

Top row applied with a base, bottom row applied without a base (picture taken with flash)

Haul: e.l.f goodies!

Last week I made an order with the GOLDENEGG e.l.f code, so I got free shipping! YAY!

Here is what I bought...

 Shimmer Pencils in Black Bandit (x 2), Gunmetal, Plum Passion and Twinkle Teal

Nail Polishes in Mint Cream (x2) and Mango Madness (x2)

Brightening Eye Color in Punk Funk (x2)

Custom Compact

Regular line brushes: Smudge Eye Sponge and Eye Shadow Brush

You can buy e.l.f products from http://www.eyeslipsface.co.uk/

Swatches of the above products coming soon

HAUL: e.l.f Mineral Eyeshadows

Another e.l.f Haul!

Mineral Eyeshadows, which can be bought from here: http://www.eyeslipsface.co.uk/product~prodID~81.htm

I bouht: Angelic, Caffeinated, Earthy, Girly, Glamorous, Mysterious, Socialite, Sweet, Temptress and Trendy (I already own Earthy and Socialite, so the ones from this Haul are going to be put in my 'Giveaway container' for future Giveaway Prizes)

If you would like to see swatches of any of these Eyeshadows just leave a comment and I'd be happy to do so.

Pictures below...

Angelic, Caffeinated, Earthy and Girly

Glamorous, Mysterious, Socialite and Sweet

Temptress and Trendy

Viewing my Blog Posts - Firefox and Internet Explorer

Nowadays I always use Firefox as my web browser. Recently I decided to view/edit my Blog using Internet Explorer, and upon doing so I noticed that the majority of my posts weren't laid out correctly. Basically, the text alignment wasn't placed correctly in Internet Explorer, but was fine if viewed with Firefox.

So earlier I went and checked which posts looked funky in Internet Explorer and edited them. They should now show up how I originally intended them to look!

I am aware there are other browsers, but I don't know all of them... so if you are using another browser and my posts look rather odd, I do apologise!

Chrystal

New 'make up storage'

So over the weekend I went to The Range to see what I could buy to store my make up in. My previous drawers broke in the process of moving house, and it took me about 5 months to buy some more!

Most of the storage units sold in The Range are plastic, so that's what I ended up leaving with. A few days later I visited the WHSmith website and came across these drawers:

   













I so wish I had seen these first!!! Oh well, nevermind... my pink and purple plastic drawers will have to make do for now!

Here are the ones I bought...
This is the largest out of the two and cost about £10

Excuse the scruffy bedding, I quickly snapped these photos after waking up on Sunday

And here is the smaller of the two, I cannot remember exactly how much this one cost... I think it was around £5

They may not be as pretty as the WHSmith one, but they'll do the job for now :-)

e.l.f Mineral Haul

Here are some items I bought from e.l.f (www.eyeslipsface.co.uk) in my last order.

Nicely Nude:

Pouty Petal (I am SO in love with this lipstick!)