The BeautyButterfly

This is a great nude for those days where you want minimal makeup that takes minimal effort. It looks great applied using your fingers or the doe foot. It has a sweet vanilla fragrance. I like it but I would only wear it when I have my hair up as it is a little sticky and hair sticking to your lips is not a great look. It is not a matte finish as it has a shimmer which is not noticeable in the tube.  

 At first glance, I thought this was a lip balm - oh no it’s a highlighter with a strong melon fragrance which if you like melon - I do not – you would like the smell. It gives you a lovely soft glow to the skin if applied straight from the bullet. It can be applied by brush or fingers depending on the type of finish you are looking for. It is buildable and blends into the skin but that smell to me is off-putting and I would not use it.

This is a great bronzer. I can wear it on its own to warm up my face on the days that I feel pale. Under foundation when I want to look healthy.  I even apply it to my eyes with a pencil brush under my lower lashes and on top of my lower lashes to create a soft eyeliner look. This is a brilliant bronzer that blends into the skin leaving it looking healthy and glowing from within.

Why do I keep trying primers and feel let down with them. This is another one. I just could not get on with it. Great concept but just not for me. Why? My skin felt dry and tight. Firstly, I applied it straight after my moisturizer, then waited for a few minutes before applying it after my moisturizer. Then I tried various ways of applying it with my fingers then blending with the brush, scooping out an amount of the primer putting it on the back of my hand then using the brush and still the same result skin feeling dry and tight. OK, my pores were not visible, it was just the tightness and dryness of my skin that put me off.

This brush is for the times where you want to be precise with where the concealer goes.  Say a spot or tidying up a mistake with your mascara. I like to use it sometimes to blend eyeliner into my lashes when I want a no makeup makeup look.

This is part of their Putty Tools Trio. It has a spatula on one end to enable you to scoop out the required amount you need. The dense brush helps the putty primer blend into the skin flawlessly. The bristles are made of synthetic material.  Its easy to clean both the bristles and the spatula.

  Product: ELF Enhancing Lash & Brow Serum   Who for: Anyone who wants to improve the look of their lashes and brows   First impressions: Wish the brush was a spoolie   After one week: Improvement in how they look   After one month: Can see new growth in my brows and lashes seem stronger   Stockists: ELF Cosmetics, FeelUnique, Superdrug   I was sent this product to try from one of the many magazine beauty clubs that I subscribe to.  The only issue I had with this product was the applicator I would have preferred a spoolie rather than the fine brush.  Within one week of daily application during my morning skincare routine I noticed an overall improvement in the look of my eyebrows and lashes.  Within a month there was new growth in an area of baldness in my brows.  This is the best one that I have used so far and I will keep using it until I have finished it then re-assess the look of my lashes and brows...

    Product: ELF Lash It Loud Mascara   Who for: Anyone who wants mega volume that your lashes look fuller, bolder, and longer   First impressions: Strange Brush   After one week: Love the way, my lashes look   After one month: The volume   Stockists: ELF Cosmetics, FeelUnique, Superdrug, Boots   I was sent this to try from one of the many magazine beauty clubs that I subscribe to.  The brush is different to other mascaras I have used as the bristles are slightly further apart.  I can get into the inner corners without any problems, and they are emphasised brilliantly.  I did not notice any smudges or drop off, and I wore it when it was raining heavily and extremely hot.  It is a great mascara for everyday wear.