Lippie of the Week #1

I am actually trying to cut down on my lippie-collection so I won't go too overboard when I get some MUA Power Pouts and ELF Gloss Sticks.. Therefore I will do lippies of the week. That way I will hopefully use some of them up.

That's the worst lipswatch ever, but it was the best I could do atm with the front-camera on my phone!

This one I have already used for a couple of weeks so it is almost done! *excited*

This week it's the IsaDora Cream Gloss Stylo in 14 - Bon Bon Pink, and its just a reallt soft pink with some shimmer too it.

My experience with the IsaDora lipsticks is that they are very short on top, but the product goes far into the end of the lipstick, you know, after you hit the "pan". At least that was the case with the IsaDora Jelly Kiss Lipstick I finished a few months back.

Here you can see the colour a little better.

Back in Stock @ ELF UK!

Finally guys! 

Finally has ELF UK restocked their website, it's been half empty for forever. The brushes are back, and a lot of other stuff like the mineral infused face primer, but I actually got that two days ago from iHerb.com which has a few ELF items, and they're the regular USD-price, and the shipping from iHerb.comis also very cheap at just $4 international shipping. 

Can't wait to try this!

 If you were looking to get the new Moisture Stick from ELF which I've heard so many great reviews on, then I suggest getting it from iHerb as ELF UK hasn't planned a stocking for this product yet. They also have the primer, the HD powder which is still out of stock on the UK-website and some brushes. They also have alot of the eyeshadow palettes, and most of them are only $5, compared to £5! 

I love this, actually just got my 2nd!

Anyways, I was planning to place an order for some brushes which I've mentioned in THIS POST, but the small stipple brush and the angled blush brush which are the ones I was the most excited for are still out of stock =(

This is great for that smooth finish to the skin!

But I'm going to place an order as soon as they have another coupon out =D 

And for all of you thinking waiting for a coupon is cheap, we have a toll-limit for 200NOK (£20) here, and if we go over we get 25% toll and 200NOK in other fees as well as tax, so even though ELF is cheap, you can't get too many things without hitting the £20-limit.

So yeah, I can't wait to place another order with ELF, there are so many things I'd like to get !

Collective Haul - Books, shoes, beauty and more!

In the past week I've gotten a little assembly of stuff. There's books, shoes and bath- and beautyproducts and I thought I would share with you as I haven't kept it up here as I've had two exams recently and is about to have another.

Okay, so here you can see everything. 7 books, 5 pairs of shoes, hair oil, phone case, sunglasses, shower gel and more!

You can pretty much see the books I got, but if not, there's Beautiful Creatures, The Host, Delirium, Divergent, Reflected in You, Bared to You and Life of Pi. They ranged from 50NOK to 75NOK and where all half off, thanks to ARK's (the bookstore) Superweek with 50% off all English pocketbooks!

Here you can see the four showergels I got. They're all from Palmolive, and they were 20NOK each in a half price off sale.
I got two Aroma Therapy-scents, which is the green - Morning Tonic Shower Gel with Tangerine Essential Oil and Lemongrass Extract, and the purple - Absolute Relax Shower Gel with Ylang Ylang Essential Oil and Iris Extract, and two Thermal Spa-scents which is the blue - Mineral Massage with Dead Sea Salt and Aloe Vera, and the teal - Thermal Fresh Shower Gel with Algae Extract and Thermal Minerals. All of them are 500ml bottles. Then to the right you can see my new Eau de Perfume from Ulric de Varens, and it's in the scent Vanilla Darling. That was 29NOK, and I think they're brand new, because I've never seen them before. They also had candy, coconut, and some flower-scents in the store.

Then there's my new hair oil because my current one is 3/4 empty. I decided to get the L'oreal Elvital Extraordinary Oil for all hair types because a friend of mine has been raving about it. That was 99NOK. Below all the shower gels there's a little pen-type thing, and that's actually a Fix It Pro Clear Coat Applicator which is supposed to remove scratches from cars and MC. I got two, and it actually works, and I was amazed, because I just paid a little over a dollar on eBay!!!

You can also kindof see the phone case I got, the black leather one, and it has card-slots in it which is why I got it in the first place. That was $8.50, also from eBay. And if you're wondering, my phone is the Sony Xperia V =)

Lastly there's my shoes. They're all the same shoe, I just got 3 different colours; white, black and red. I've already altered one of the white ones with some gold fabricpaint, and I'm planning to do a galaxy-print on one of the black pairs. The last pair I got is red, and I plan to keep it that way! They were all 29NOK each, a really, really, really good price, which is why I got so many pairs!

Then I got a pack of 3 socks in a pantyhose-fabric and a flyswatter, haha!

In addition to everything here I've just put up a couple of hauls on my youtube-channel. You can find my SPRING BEAUTY HAUL and my SMALL RANDOM HAUL by clicking the capital letters.

You can also check out my channel CHRISBEEBLACK if you want to see what other videos I've been putting up lately, such as empties, Project 30 Pan-updates and reviews =)

If you have any requests then you can also send me an email at chrisbeeblack@gmail.com! I hope to hear from you!

Thank you so  much for reading!

Haul - Forgive me, guys, for I have sinned

Hey guys!

Just a quick post in the middle of my exams. I got my task today, and it's going to be delivered on Thursday @ 10.00 AM, and I really hope it goes well! Wish me luck!

I decided to pick up the L'oreal Nude Magic BB Cream today, and the only reason was that it was on sale. It usually costs 179NOK, which is about $30, but it was on sale for 99NOK which is around $16-17. That was an awesome sale, and it's very rarely sale on L'oreal products here, so I just had to get it now while it was almost half price!

I hope you guys don't mind, haha

I got the shade Light, but if my store had it, I would have gotten Fair instead because Light might be a tad to dark, at least now before I get somewhat of a tan on my white skin, haha. I think I can make it work though. I'm pretty sure it's be okay.

And I already know I wanted this, it's a very intresting texture, and it's great for summer as I don't have to set it with a powder. A L'oreal MUA used it on me last summer whne it was released, and I've wanted it ever since. I'm not sure if she used Light og Fair, though, but I think it was Light since it was in the summer.

Review: Hema Makeup Base

Now, just be said, I don't know if this is avaliable anywhere else than in Holland, which is where I got it.

This is the packaging. It's a simple squeeze-tube and the packaging is all over fine. I don't remember how much this was, but it wasn't more than €5 I think.

This base claims to be mattifying, smoothing and calming, improves long lasting result of make-up and is for all skin types. I just have to say, this primer is crap.

Here's a swatch. The product comes out.

The product feels okay when you first apply it, but for a makeup base that claims to be smoothing, this applies unevenly, it makes my makeup look like crap, even the foundation that look really natural on my skin looks caked on and really strange with this underneath. 

I will definelty not repurchase this, I actually threw it away.

I have actually included this in a monthly favourites once, and I can honestly say I don't know what I was thinking. This is a shitty product, but don't judge the brand, I bought several other things from Hema that I love, but this one is not really good in any way. Maybe unless you were just using this without any makeup over it, but then, what would be the point of a base?

Don't pick this up, but if you love it, good for you!

I really perfer silicone-based primers like the ELF Mineral Infused Face Primer. I also want to try the primers from MUA. Have you tried them?

Which one is your favourite?

Wishlist: After Project 30 Pan

I thought I'd show you some of the things I want to get after I've finished my Project 30 Pan. The ELF Mineral Blushes in Coral and Peachy I as well as the ELF Cream Blushes in Vixen and Tease were also here, but I cheated and got them bofore I should have because they were on sale.

I want the ELF Lipstain in Crimson Crush. I believe this is $2/£2.50.

I also want the ELF Matte Lip Color in Rich Red. I already have the one in coral and I quite like it. These are so much easier to use than regular lipstick! These are $3/£3.50.

This is the MUA Matte Perfect Primer, and I believe this is a silica-primer. This is £4, and it contains more than the ELF Mineral Infused Primer which I love and have used up, so I don't have it right now. If this is cheaper, contains more product and have the same effect + keeping my skin matte, this would be great! 

The MUA Power Pouts are also really pretty. I want the shades Justify, Runway and Broken Hearted. These are £3 I think.

This is my MUA as well, and it's the primer from their Undress Your Skin-line. This is £5, and I really want to try it.

I've heard a lot of great things about this, so I think I'll pick this up as well! This is £5.

This I know I love! A L'oreal MUA put it on my when it released and it's great! It keeps matte and it has a nice coverage for everyday. I think this is around $10 in the US, but correct me if I'm wrong. Here in Norway it is about NOK 180, which is the same as $30. 

I also want some brushes. I want the ELF Studio Blush Brush, ELF Contour Brush, ELF Flawless Concealer Brush, ELF Angled Blush Brush and the ELF Small Stipple Brush. All the ELF Brushes I mentioned are £3.75. From MUA I want the Blending and Shadow Brush (£1.95). ELF has so many more brushes to choose from, but I think they're lacking a good blendingbrush, so I'll get that from MUA. Hopefully it'll work out good! Maybe I'll get the MUA Stippling Brush (£3) as well so I can compare it to the one from ELF. 

Also from MUA I'd like their Makeup Train Case, but that's £30 + shipping, so I don't think I'll get that unless it's on supersale...

Makeup-items I have given away!

I have a friend who is a tad darker than I am, so everytime I get something that's too dark, I just pass it on to her. Same goes for other things I don't use. She usually takes it, and it's a quick way to get rid of makeup without having to throw it out, because I hate throwing it out, I'd rather give it away, and of course, we both are happy with it; I get to clean out a bit of my makeup, and she gets new makeup for free.

The things I've given away are:

1. Viva la Diva Lipstick - Hard Rock Sweetie
2. Oriflame HydraComfort Lipstick - Brick
3. Liquid LipSmacker - Coca-Cola Cherry
4. Nivea Angel Star (lipbalm)
5. Origlame Indian Magic Tinted Face Powder - 26 Sunrise
6. TCW Finishing Powder
7. TCW Mineral Powder Foundation
8. Oriflame Satin Finished Pressed Powder - Medium/Dark
9. ELF Studio Tinted Moisturizer SPF 20 - Nude
10. Comodynes - Universal Undereye Concealer
11. Get Lit Eyeshadows x 2
12. L'oreal Color Appeal Trio Pro for Hazel Eyes - 408 Night & Day Black
13. Max Factor Eyeshadow Trio
14. Oriflame Matt Cream Powder Foundation - Soft Beige
15. Oriflame Palette (eyehadows, blush, lipgloss & powder)
16. Guylond Palette
17. H&M Glitter Eyeshadow Palette
18. ELF Zit Zapping Concealer - Fair
19. Concealer Pencil from eBay

I've also given her a L'oreal 24H Brush On Foundation in the past which was also too dark. I feel really good that I got to give away some things since I kindof broke my Project 30 Pan with buying some things from ELF. 

They're just over 20likes away from hitting 395K likes, and if they have a good code I might pick up some more things, but what I really want are more of their brushes, but they're mostly out of stock =/

What do you do with your makeup when the colour doesn't suit you or you just don't use it anymore? 

Donate it, give it away, sell it, keep it?

Review: ELF Cream Blushes

Hello! So far, so good when it comes to the blogging, haha! 

This time I will review the ELF Cream Blushes. I have three of them;

L - R

Tease, Heart Breaker, Vixen

If you're intrested they are $6/£6.50, but they are currently on sale for £3 on the ELF UK-website!

There are 5 shades on the US-website and 6 on the UK-site. The shade missing on the US-site is Vixen. I don't know if it's just sold out, or if it's not going to be sold there. I know UK gets their products from the US, so I would assume they're discontinuing the colour.

Here you can see the packaging. It's kindof bulky and big, but it's not really a problem for me.

Here you can see the swatches. Obviously the darker colours appear alot better on the skin, and I wouldn't reccomend Heart Breaker if your skintone is medium-dark, I don't know if it would show very well. But ofcourse, what do I know, my skin's almost white! 

I applied the swatches with my fingers, but I have used brushes to apply it to my cheeks as well.

L - R

Tease, Vixen, Heart Breaker.

Tease is a brownish coral-colour, and I think it would be really pretty on most people. It defiently has a warm undertone, and it is quite buildable.

Vixen is a red-colour that has a little hint of plum to it. I'd say this is a warmtoned-colour as well, and this can be built up ALOT! I don't think I would reccomend this if you're any lighter than I am, it might be too dark unless you are really careful.

Heart Breaker is a light baby pink, and I actually thought this would lean more orange when I bought it because that was what it looked like on the ELF-website. I don't really wear pink on my cheeks, I like orange, peachy and coral colours, but I have used it several times. 

All of the colours are matte, and you don't have to set them with a powder!

Here you can see the texture. It's not really a cream, it's more like play-doh. You can kind of see the texture in the pictures. 

I really like these blushes. They're great for everyday, but the packaging isn't really travel-friendly. I really like the product inside, though! I wish there were more shades, and the price is a little high for ELF, but definetly worth the price, at least for me here in Norway since we usually pay twice the price for a L'oreal blush anyways. In the US I know you can get makeup-products alot cheaper, so I don't know if it would be such a good bargain for you guys. Still a very intresting texture and I would definetly try them out.

Almost forgot to mention; they last pretty long on me, but of course that'll depend on your skintype !

Be sure to look up swatches online though, the ELF swatches aren't really that reliable. I'll give you an example:

These are both Heart Breaker. They don't look remotely the same!

The left one is from the ELF webstite, and what I thought I got when I ordered Heart Breaker. I have to say I was a little disappointed when I got it.

My Project 30 Pan

If any of you are subscribed to my youtube-channel, chrisbeeblack, you probably already know this, but I've started a Project 30 Pan. I started on the 1st of April, and I'm over halfways after just a month.

Here is my list of things I'm going to finish.

1. Isadora Perfect Coverstick - Light
2. Miners Voluptulash Mascara - Black
3. Max Factor Kohn Pencil - Black
4. L'oreal Superliner Carbon Gloss - Carbon Black
5. Ulta Eye Highlighting Wand
6. Yves Rocher Lash Plumping Mascara - Black
7. Hema Lipgloss Shine
8. Maybelline Kohl Express - Glamblack
9. Maybelline Color Sensational Lipliner - Coral Fire
10. NYC Sandbar Quad - Brown Shade
11. Maybelline Dream Satin Liquid Foundation - Ivory
12. ELF Tinted Moisturizer SPF 15 - Rosy Beige
13. Max Factor Age Renew Foundation - 45 Warm Almond
14. Deadly Passion Pearl Perfume
15. Amèlie English Lavender Foot Lotion
16. Natuvive Pomegranate Body Lotion
17. Yves Rocher Eye Makeup Remover
18. NYC Sandbar Quad - Highlighter Shade
19. Lee Stafford Poker Straight Dry Shampoo
20. Dove Deostick
21. Farmasi Facial Cleanser Tonic - Rose
22. Farmasi Facial Cleanser Gel - Lime
23. Define Hairthickening Haircream
24. Garnier Pure 3in1 Wash/Scrub/Mask
25. ELF Studio Pressed Powder - Sand
26. ELF Eyelid Primer - Sheer
27. "Blistex" Lipbalm (refilled the container)
28. Garnier Eye Roll-on
29. TCW Lipgloss Palette
30. Biotin Hairspray

All the things in bold writing are finished! That's 16 products I believe, and I can't wait to be finished! 

I did haul 8 makeup products from ELF, but I have also given away 14 products to a friend, so I feel it's okay, I still have less products than I had when I started! 14 + 16 are 30 products gone, and then - 8 are 22 products. And I also have 14 other products left from my Project 30 Pan. 

22 + 14 are 36, so all in all I will have 6 products less than if I were to just finish my Project.

Can't wait to be done! I have a wishlist of things I want to get when the Project is over, so I'll post that here later today or tomorrow. I have gotten a few of the products on the list already in my 1st of May-haul, though.

Thank you so much for reading, I really appreciate it!

Review: ELF Custom Eyes & Compact

Hi guys! I know in my last post which was 4 or 5 months ago I said I would start blogging more often, and I failed horribly! I've had so much to do at school but I'm going to try... Again!

Ok, so on the picture underneath you can see all the colours I have from the range. There are 14 colours to choose from on the ELF UK-website, while there are 18 on the ELF US-website. I have all the natural colors, except "taupe" which haven't gotten to the UK yet. Aubergine is the only one that really has a real colour too it, but the dark purple are not that colorful.

If you are intrested in these, they're on sale for only £0.45 on the ELF UK-site! As are the Custom Face and Custom Lips.

L-R

Ivory, Pink Ice, Wheat, Golden Glow, Drift Wood

Moon Dust, Mocha, Aubergine, Dusk

L-R

Ivory, Pink Ice

Wheat, Golden Glow

Drift Wood, Moon Dust

L-R

Mocha, Aubergine, Dusk

You can clearly tell the last three are the ones with the most colour-payoff. 

I think these are great! They're super cheap at only $1/£1.50 (£0.45) a piece, and the Compacts to put them in are the same price. The Compacts have 4 spots for the eyeshadows as well as a huge mirror which is great. The separator in the palettes are also super-easy to take out if you'd like to do that.

Here are two looks I created with eyeshadows from the ELF Custom Eyes. As I base I used the ELF Eyelid Primer. The colours will be even brighter if you use a sticky base such as the NYX Jumbo Eye Pencils.

Here I used Dusk all over the lid, blended with Moon Dust and used Ivory as I highlight.

Here I'm wearing Aubergine in the outer V and the crease with Wheat all over the lid. My highlight is Pink Ice.

I actually have 7 of the compacts! They're great for travelling because of the size and mirror, and you can actually fit 5 or 6 eyeshadows in there!

These are definetly great value, even though the pigmentation isn't amazing on my hand, they are a lot better when you have a primer underneath. I really reccomend the ELF Eyelid Primer which is also $1/£1.50.

I'd say "Go for it!" They're cheap and very good for everyday =)