e.l.f. NYNY challenge no 3 - mineral makeup

Well - since am using MMU anyway - not much of a challenge for me. :) Anyone interested in reading more about the e.l.f.'s New Year New You challenges can look them up here. e.l.f. UK is building up a rather nice blog and they are working on swatches as well - very, very nice of them indeed :).

stuff used

The palette here is e.l.f. 32 piece eyeshadow palette in cool, brown tones are very nice and usable. Personal blend foundation kit offers 4 different tones, none are a perfect match for me: used Porcelain all over face and Beige for contouring under the cheekbones. Lips are simply Charming - from the Essential line.

For the eyes I went for the Brody Dalle messy brown smoky eye look - insanely great for blue eyes. Just rub the brown eyeshadow pencil in Coffee all over and around the eye, blend it out with your fingers and apply matte brown eyeshadow all over it - can't be any easier. I finally got one of those brow gel-thingies for myself as well - works nicely but I constantly forget to use it.

e.l.f. Studio flawless finish foundation in Porcelain: before and after

after

e.l.f. Studio Flawless Face foundation is a light to medium coverage foundation that's actually quite oily albeit promoted as an "oil free" one. It smells nice, meaning it almost has no scent whatsoever and leaves a rather glossy finish which gloriously accentuated all my pores. Needs a little going over with some powder otherwise unusable for the oilier faced girls. On the other hand this could be an HG foundation for anyone with dry skin who loves the fresh, dewy look.

Lets start with a "before":

nice squeaky clean, piggie-pink horseface :)

This product preforms better on the principle "less is more"- learned it the hard way. Since the foundation is darker then my skin tone, over-application gives horrible results. Packaging is a glass bottle and it looks rather good, feels more expensive then it actually is.

I was a bit surprised about it's size - seemed a tad small and it was also not filled up properly. Porcelain is the lightest color available - how can it be called porcelain if it's this yellow? Is it really that difficult to come up with a nice light and neutral toned foundation? (rant of the pale person again...)

one squirt

Just the foundation: note tone difference with the neck and the high sheen

A tad of silica microspheres

And voil´a - matte :)
neck cannot be helped, sry

For the finished look on the first pice I used e.l.f. mineral eyeshadow in Confident and mineral  lipstick in Royal Red. The wonderful spider-feet are created using my Manhattan mascara, a dream product for every Essex girl. Totally forgot the eyebrows, again...

PS! Forgot: here are the swatches for the flawless face foundations

e.l.f. Mineral lipsticks in Royal Red, Beautiful Berry and Prime Plum

I like e.l.f.'s mineral lipsticks, especially Rosy Raisin, the "my lips but better" tone. Now these here are much, much darker (warning - they look lighter on this photo).  Ingredients list is very nice to look at.

Prime Plum - Plum should be purple, no? Well, this one is dark brick-brown.

Royal Red - elegant deep cool-toned red but far too dark for me

Beautiful Berry - dark red, could also be described as a cross between Prime Plum and Royal Red - again not for me.

e.l.f. Essentials mascara in black brown

No love.

Bad wand and I don't like the texture either - the texture is kinda rubbery and even if I use the wand of another mascara, it still wants to clump together. Brushing it over with a clean wand is absolutely crucial. Whats most terrible - it won't come off the lashes without putting up a decent fight - tiny pieces of mascara will be around the eyes in the morning.

A miss - will not buy again nor advise anyone else to try it.

bare face, 1 coat of mascara

e.l.f.'i odavaim ripsmetušš on imho jama. Kumjas tekstuur, silmade pealt ei  ligune kuigi hästi maha ja silmist pudeneb pärast veel tükk aega ripsmetušitükke.

e.l.f. mineral lipstick in Rosy Tan

A slightly darker sister to Rosy Raisin - and a nice wearable color as well. This was one of the three items that I bought for myself during the -50 sale.

e.l.f. mineral lipstick in Rosy Tan swatches

These are not nature cosmetics, they are partly based on mineral oil - but they do not contain synthetic colorants nor preservatives - so they're kind of ok in my book.  I'll add comparison photos later, after have swatched all the mineral lipsticks I have: Pouty Petal, Rosy Raisin, the new addition and the not so loved Cool Coral.

swatches of e.l.f. mineral lipstocks in Cool Coral, Rosy Tan, Rosy Raisin and Pouty Petal

Need on mu meelest ühed parimad e.l.f'i poolt pakutavad huuletooted - aga ka siin võib alt minna. Kui Pouty Petal, Rosy Raisin ja Rosy Tan on mõnusad kreemjad siis Cool Coral on ebameeldivalt kuiva konsistentsiga. Väga popid toonid muidu on Natural Nymph ning Party Pink ja Runway Pink. Samas ei ole see looduskosmeetika - sisaldab ka mineraalõli aga osad pahalased nagu sünteetilised värvained ja säilitusained on siin retseptist siiski välja jäetud. 

Müüa e.l.f. Studio pintslikomplekt

This post is for fellow Estonians - about a large custom purchase e.l.f. Studio brush haul I ordered in June from the US e.l.f. store. Some ppl do not have credit cards and others can't afford the unbelievable 45 eur (!) price tag the Studio set carries in the UK e.l.f. store. Here's their chance :)

e.l.f. Studio brush set - klikka suuremaks!

Saabusid mu custom purchase (CP tähendab, et  keegi nt USAs ostab Sinu eest (nt kui pood väljapoole USAd ei saada) ja saadab Eestisse edasi) pintslikomplektid - ma ikka olin tubli ja arvestasin ka teistega, sest üks selline pintslikomplekt on UK e.l.f.'i poes ebanormaalsed 45 eurot! USAs on täishind 30 dollarit ja sooduka ajal saab veelgi odavamalt. Kahjuks pole aga paki Eestisse saatmine kuigi odav ja see ajab hinnad veidi üles, nagu ka pintslite pealt tollile makstav käibemaks 20% - ühe komplekti lõpphind tuli soolased 23,4 eurot. See teeb 1,95 per pintsel, juhul kui pintslikotti (mis muide on päris korralik) ka arvutuses arvestada.

Niisiis, kes soovib pintsleid? Selles komplektis on 3 suurepärast suurt näopintslit ja posu pisikesi.

Ainuke halb asi selle komplekti juures - stipple ja angled blending brush (vt pildil komplekti kõrval) pole seal sees - need tulid müüki peale seda, kui komplekt tootmisesse anti. Samas mahuksid need suurepäraselt sinna kotti. Võtsin neid kumbagi 2 tk lisaks - 4 eur tk, kui keegi soovib komplekti veelgi laiendada.

Hetkel on e.l.f. i UK poes uskumatu allahindlus - 50%. Sama komplekti saab sealt kätte 22,5 eur+shipping! Pakkumine lõpeb 30. juulil meie aja järgi kell 15.00!

e.l.f. Mineral Moisturizing Lip Tint SPF 8 in Berry and Rose

e.l.f. mineral lipstick in Rosy Raisin on the right

I've had not so good luck with e.l.f's lip products lately: Studio lip stains were a serious disappointment. The mineral lipsticks were ok but even there one out of three (Cool Coral) felt dry and streaky on the lips. Well these are Cool Coral all over again - I cannot seem to make them work on my lips. 

They feel drying and can only be applied to the outer side of lips, they wont stick to the inner side, closer to the mouth (basically it looks as if you'd eaten something and lipstick has faded away). Sizewise they're also a lot smaller then the mineral lipsticks and seem to break easily (so thin!).

Rose

Berry

Lets get down to ingredients now (please note the large content of mineral oil and that all the natural oils are at the bottom of the list):

Active Ingredient: Titanium Dioxide 4% (that's where the SPF comes from)
Inactive Ingredients: Paraffinium Liquidum (Mineral Oil), Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride (coconut oil product), Isooctyl Palmitate (palm oil product), Synthetic Wax, Microcrystalline Wax (Cera Microcristallina), Petrolatum, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Tocopheryl Acetate (Ve), Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
May Contain: Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Mica (CI 77019) (all colorants)

The product is totally out of stock (at the US store, UK store is not carrying them yet) and the reviews are all too good to be true - I wonder - did I get mine from some bad batch? Good thing about these is there's no smell but on the other hand they taste sweet. It bugs me that I cannot see any artificial sweeteners listed amongst the ingredients.

Would I buy these again? Hell no!

Jätke need poodi - ei niisuta ja ei ole ka kuigi kergesti pealekantavad. Lisaks on nad kõige tavalisemad mineraalõlipommid, vaid parabeene ja sünteetilisi värve pole sees. Ma ei suuda siiani uskuda, et neil USA poes nii head arvustused on. Siiani olen veendunud, et e.l.f.'i Studio seeria pintslid on siiski e.l.f'i absoluutne tooteparimik - ülejäänud kaup on nii ja naa.

e.l.f. mineral boosters / pealispuudrid

Boosters are there to set the makeup, add glow or tint. I usually ignore them because I cannot be bothered to use that many products every morning. Boosters lack coverage in general, they are mainly used as veils and not meant to provide coverage. e.l.f. states that it's boosters can be worn on top of mineral or  liquid foundations or as a simple wash all over the face to matify the skin etc. Main ingredient is corn starch, with Zinc Oxide and vitamins added.

I tried swatching them on bare skin but camera could not catch them that way - so I made swatches over e.l.f.'s mineral eyeshadow primer instead - of course that is NOT the way they are meant to be used but it shows the undertones quite well.

Now comes the important bit - descriptions of individual products:

When you're as pale as me - do NOT get the Sheer one - it's not sheer, it's slightly orange - and who wants to look orange? Leave Sheer to the slightly tanned folks. Pale people should either get Shimmer, which is not as shimmery as one would like to think (Mineral Glow in Shimmer is more shimmery) or when one tends to look a bit porky au naturel, the Corrective Yellow one. Shimmer has a pink glow to it, similar to TKB's Hilite Violet pigment, or Angel Wings - you know, the distinctive pink sheen, while Corrective Yellow is there to tone the pinkness down. As for the Tinted booster - a pale person may wish to wear it as blush - it's quite natural looking on the cheeks.

Pealispuudrid on midagi sellist, mida ma ise väga ei fänna - ei viitsi mitut kihti erinevaid asju peale tupsutada. Teinekord kasutan, kui soovin, et nägu vähem punetaks või siis selleks, et ninaseljale, põskedele, otsaesisele ja  lõuale kuma anda. Põhimõtteliselt peaksid boosterid aitama ka rasuse naha puhul aga ma pole suurt vahet märganud - kui ikka palava päevaga meik voolama hakkab siis ei aita miski.

Siintoodud mineral boosterid ehk pealispuudrid on 20 gr per volume karpides nagu e.l.f.'i mineraalmeigipõhjadki, heledanahksetele sobiks Shimmer ja Corrective Yellow. Shimmer sobib neile, kel tuhm, kollakas nahk - annab veidi rõõsat kuma juurde. Corrective Yellow jällegi aitab liigset punetust maha toonida. Puudrite konsistents on õhuline ja kerge, väga raske swatchida. Seetõttu on swatchid tehtud mineraallauvärvide aluskreemi peale - nii näeb puudrite alatoone paremini.


Pealekandmiseks soovitaksin e.l.f. i Studio seeria Complexion pintslit või siis Studio kabukit - vaja läheb vaid õrna kihti. Flat-top kannab toote liiga paksult peale.

e.l.f. Mineral Personal Blend Foundation SPF 15

These are sold only at the US e.l.f. store so far.

e.l.f. personal blend mineral foundations in Light, Medium and Dark

e.l.f. launched an interesting new product in their mineral line - mix it yourself collection of 4 mineral foundations. Quality-wise they are the same as the single foundations though I must point out that the foundations in the Light set do not correlate to the mineral foundation tones - they are slightly different.

Personal Blend Foundation compared to fair and light mineral foundations and concealers
swatches done wet

Jars are rather big but the sifter is clumsy - getting the right amount of product out of there is a bit complicated  (sifter holes are so tiny that the product won't come out) and there's a risk of mixing up the contents of the small jars - at least I noticed that some product had moved from one container to the next. 

size comparison

Personally I see myself using only the fairest colors of the Light kit. I dont think it's worth buying it in my case - the other 2 colors will remain unused :S.

Porcelain on the cheek, Fair on forehead

Päris huvitav toode ja sobib inimestele, kes suvel märkimisväärselt jumekamaks muutuvad - seega minul polnud tegelikult suurt mõtet seda endale hankida. Tumedamaid toone saan vaid nt kontuurimiseks kasutada. Häda on sifteriga - augud on niivõrd väikesed, et puudrit ei saa sealt seest kätte. Tõenäoliselt tõstan enda omast vajalikud toonid eraldi topsidesse ringi - mugavam kasutada. Hind on päris soolane ja kahju on inimestest, kellele sellest komplektist vaid 1 toon sobima peaks. :S

e.l.f. personal blend mineral foundation in LIGHT

e.l.f. personal blend mineral foundation in MEDIUM

e.l.f. personal blend mineral foundation in DARK

e.l.f. haul

entire haul

e.l.f. UK works really fast, ships in a day and items arrive in a week. Nothing was missing! :). I have to add, I got quite a good price during the -20% offer :).

This time the parcel had been mishandled by the mail carrier though - it was soaked wet, no need for scissors to open  the box - I could pick the cardboard loose with my fingers (not the fault of our local mail carrier - Eesti Post even added a note of receiving the parcel soaked through).
Some of the packagings suffered (mostly nail polishes, lip-stuff and the Essential-line blushes). Am very glad the Beauty Encyclopedia survived (saved by being tucked in the midst of brushes) and that packaging took all the damage on itself.
Products seem unharmed but I guess I'll find out more specifically when I try to use those blushes. I do not worry about the lip-stuff or nail polishes, those can handle moisture. I just have to discard the packaging when I give them away.

Ühishaul läks hästi - mõned asjad olid tellimise ajaks otsas kuid seda ikka juhtub. Seevastu olid kõik tellitud asjad olemas ning midagi polnud katki. Saime päris hea hinnaga :) 
Pakk oli transpordi ajal kusagil päris korraliku vihma kätte jäänud - lausa Eesti Posti sellekohane akt oli juures. Nood mässisid kogu kupatuse omakorda kilekotti ja see aitas kauba läbivettimisele muidugi veelgi kaasa. Kannatada said huulepalsamite, küünelakkide ning Essential-sarja põsepunade pakendid.


PS! Loodetavasti annavad tellijad ka oma tellitud asjade osas pärast tagasisidet :).

When is the best time to shop at e.l.f's UK store?

Here's some calculations for NON UK people. (UK peeps have slightly different calculations because their shipping cost is lower and they receive free shipping on orders starting from £30.) 

First column contains the price of items, second the entire cost of the purchase including shipping, third describes the situation during free shipping and fourth allows us to see, how much we should purchase for the -20% offer to really start paying off. Please let me know should there be any miscalculation on my part.

Of course there are several other offers, recently there was a -25% offer on all Studio products but those are totally random and cannot be predicted. Free shipping and -20% storewide are predictable, both of them are launched as e.l.f. UK store's FB page reaches another 10 000 likes.

Igaks juhuks seletan ka Eesti keeles - e.l.f.'il on teinekord soodustused, tavapärased on postikuluta saatmine või siis 20% odavam ostukorv. Selles tabelis siin on näha, et milline neist pakkumistest on soodsaim mingi tellitava koguse juures. Seega kui soovid tellida üle 20 naela eest, on mõistlik ära oodata -20% soodustus samas kui väiksema ostuga tasub "free shipping" end rohkem ära.

20% sooduskood või free shipping kukub siis, kui järgmised 10 000 Like'i FB kodulehel kokku kogunenud. 


PS! Here's the calculation for UK peeps as well:

Külalispostitus: An4 räägib e.l.f. Studio Corrective concealerist ning Full Coverage Concealerist

(Märkus: hea mahlakas stiil, jätan originaali :)

Niih asjad siis käes ja tegelesin nede katsetamisega.
Jumestuskreemi pintsel (Märkus: e.l.f. Essential seeriast) on täiesti rahuldav jah..- tulemus aga kipub jääma triibuline - vaja käsnaga üle lasta, et ühtlustuks.
Bronzing pintsel (Märkus: samuti Essential seriast) esimese hooga lausa shokeeris mind - no mida sudi :D aga kusjuures kasutama hakates üllatas ta mind tõsiselt hästi – väga hea katvuse tagas ja ühtlase veel pealekauba.
(Märkus: e.l.f. Studio) Warm Bronzer - seal see kõige heledam on täielikult highlight – kui seguneb ülejäänud toonidega, siis jääb tulemus natukene liiga helendav - pruunid toonid on aga päris ilusa õhetava tooniga – sobib aga rohkem meie põhjamaistele kodanikele - kuna ma olen nende toonide jaoks suvel liiga tume, siis jääb vaid selline aimatav helendus mulle näha... Minu jaoks ideaalne toode lihtsalt nahatooni ühtlustamiseks (karbis on kohe peegel olemas).
Peitekreemidepalett (Märkus: e.l.f. Studio Corrective Concealer) - eemmm- kahtlane kaup, millel pole katvust pmst mitte üks gramm, minu päevitunud nahale ei andud see isegi mitte teist tooni... :D
Jumestuskreemide palett (Märkus: e.l.f. Studio Complete Coverage Concealer in Dark) - 2 tooni on sealt sellised, mis sobivad ideaalselt minule, kui olen kasutanud alla peitekreemide paletti... Jumestuskreemide palett on aga jah isegi mulle 2 tooni kohapealt natukene tume aga suvi on alles ees :D neil on aga jube hea katvus ja väga vastupidavalt on need nahale kaetud - tegin triibud nahale ja nühkisin ikka isuga kätt ja need triibud läksid vaid natukene heledamaks... :s tea kas pesuga maha tulevadki :D

click to biggify

Panen sulle ka kaasa paar pilti... tumedam käsi on minu oma – seal sõrmede pool on natukene näha Warm Bronzeri erinevate toonide jaotust, üleval pool on peitekreemide paleti toonid minu nahal :D:D, allpool on siis dark jumestuskreemide paleti tulemus.
Heledam käsi on sama värvijaotusega tehtud ja seal kasutasin ma oma meest katsejänesena - tema on see, kellel on tavalise põhjamaise inimese nahk :D
Highlightereid pole nahal nähagi ja sama seis on ka selle Bronzer'iga (Märkus: ega mina ka neid pildil näinud, croppisin rõõmsasti välja aga ma olen šokeeritud! Warm on ju minu jaoks kuramuse tume toon!) - need tooted vist sobivadki seetõttu rohkem päevitunud nahale. Aga see eest minu ja tema nahal need dark toonid on ikka megahüpergiga tumedad :D:D

Päris tore oli eksperimenteerida... peitekreemide palett on vaid väikene pettumus... ei toimi päris nii nagu vaja...

This was a guest post by An4, let me recap it for you. 

e.l.f. Essential foundation brush leaves streaks and the skin must be patted over with a sponge to get a more even result. Bronzing brush from the essential series was a positive surprise - it covers evenly and does the job superbly well. e.l.f. Studio Warm bronzer is too light for An4 (she's really dark for an Estonian, really  :D) but it's not showing up on her better half's hairy hand either (and I always considered it a suitable bronzer for medium skin tones - An4 can use it as a foundation to even out her skintone!). e.l.f. Studio Corrective Concealer may work on snow-whites like me but is totally useless for An4. e.l.f. Studio Complete Coverage Concealer in Dark on the other hand covers well and will not budge easily, 2 of the shades are totally wearable by An4 (especially when using the corrective concealer underneath) and she hopes to use the other 2 shades during summer as well. Overall she liked her haul although the corrective concealer was a bit of a disappointment :)

e.l.f mineral glow: bronzer and highlighter

These are a bit more expensive then the rest of the mineral line - those are some pretty big jars. I'd say 40 gr per volume, twice the size of a foundation jar.

e.l.f. mineral bronzer

Bronzer is a tad too dark for me - I tried to use it and my face just seemed dirty. Highlighter on the other hand seems very handy.

e.l.f. mineral highlighter

It's not sparkly enough to give you a discoball effect, it's just adds some luminescence to the skin. Comments on the e.l.f homepage also warn women of color for the white cast it leaves so people with a better tan should watch out when using this. I guess this problem will soon be mended and a more suitable product launched - something with a slight golden overcast perhaps. One simply shouldnt overlook such a big customer group :)

Kahjuks on päikesepuuder minu jaoks liiga tume - purgis näeb heledam välja, nahale kandes oli üllattavalt tume laik. Helendaja aga on minu puhul täiesti oma ülesannete kõrgusel - see ei sädele nagu diskopall vaid pigem annab kerge kuma. Tugevalt päevitunutele see kindlasti ei sobi.

Brushes from the e.l.f. Essential line

When thinking whether to get face brushes from Essential or Studio line - Studio is the way to go. Essential line face brushes are harsh on the skin (scratchy) and cannot be compared to the divine softness of a brush from either Studio or Mineral line. 

From left to right: Studio foundation brush, Essential foundation brush,
Studio blush brush, Essential blush brush,
Studio Complexion brush, Essential Total Face brush

e.l.f.'s quality control issues are well known but they most often occur in the Essential line. Eyeshadow brushes are badly formed, same type of brushes bought at the same time vary in size and shape, they shed or are broken the moment one takes them out of their packaging. There's a chance you'll get crap but there's also the chance of getting a decent eyeshadow brush for $1/£1,5. When brushes are this cheap one is tempted to play the lottery :)

e.l.f. Essentials total face brush:
please note the protruding hairs - this brush is out of shape

My suggestion - Essential line's foundation, concealer and eyeshadow brushes are worth a try but Total Face brush, Blushing, Bronzing and Blending brush and especially the ordinary (red) kabuki should be left at the store! Even 1 $/£ is too much for that horror, do not buy.

Essentiali pintslitest lähemalt. Essential on see, millega e.l.f. alustas - odav kraam odava hinnaga, kvaliteet muidugi vastav. Viimasel ajal on nad püüdnud sarja upitada kuid on kõrvale loonud ka kvaliteetsemad Studio ning Mineral sarjad. Essentiali sarja näopintslid on kriipivad, tüüpilised odavad naturaalkarvast pintslid mida tõesti kellelegi ei soovita. Arvamused on olnud kaunis kehvapoolsed: annavad pestes värvi, teinekord haisevad, poetavad karvu jne. Kaunis levinud on ka see, et ostes korraga 3 sama tüüpi pintslit on lõpuks peos 3 kaunis erineva suurusega ja kujuga asja.

Kui e.l.f'i e-poes pintsleid vaadata, siis tasub tähelepanu pöörata eelkõige Studio ja Mineral sarjade näopintslitele ja võibolla panna korvi ka mõni Essentiali lauvärvipintsel (naturaalne karv haarab  pulberpigmenti suurepäraselt, paremini kui Studio sünteetilised lauvärvipintslid, mis omakorda sobivad pigem vedelatele ja kreemjatele toodetele). Kindlasti tasub Total Face brush'i asemel võtta Studio Complexion brush ning Blushing-Bronzing-Blending õuduse asemele enam vähem sama kujuga Mineral seeria Blush brush. Iga hinna eest tuleb vältida punast tavasarja kabukit ja selle asemel võtta Studio Face Kabuki.

e.l.f. mineral eyeliner pencils

The fact that I have been such a lazy writer of course has nothing to do with my actual purchases - those have been piling up since February. So embarrassing.

From top to bottom: e.l.f. Feather Proof eye liner,
e.l.f. mineral eyeliner in Ash,e.l.f. mineral eyeliner in Coffee,
Manhattan's Extreme Last eyeliner, Lumene mineral eyebrow pencil in Gray Brown

Here are all my eyeshadow and brow pencils. I have to admit I'm quite happy with the latter - my Lumene mineral eyebrow pencil (with protecting arctic amethyst, mind you)  in  gray brown. (Lately everything has to be "mineral", have you noticed?) Of course, it could be a tad cooler and less red but that's besides the point since my eyebrows seem to have a slight reddish shade as well.

Main heros here are the latest acquisition - e.l.f. mineral eyeliners in Coffee and Ash. They are soft and spread well which also means they kinda spread all over my browbone should I forget to fix them with some eyeshadow. Ash is a quite dark gray blackish color, no medium gray as could be expected by it's name.

Nice texture and I quite like them. Unlike the e.l.f. "feather proof" one which is a true pain on the lid, extremely harsh (came with the mineral eyeshadow set). Manhattan's eyeliner pencil is dark black and also very soft. I still want a white or cream eyeliner but e.l.f. does not carry one in their mineral line. The Essential line I'd frankly rather miss and the Studio one does not seem very tempting either.

I am rather old fashioned (or new fashioned, perhaps) - I prefer pencils to liquid and cream liners - they seem easier to control. These I do not need to sharpen, a big plus.

e.l.f.'i Mineral seeria silmapliiatsid on pehme tekstuuriga, kanduvad kergesti kulmuluule üle (halb, eksole) kuid minu meelest siiski kaunis ok. Ei ärrita silmi ja kestavad kaua. Ausalt öeldes pole mul veel õnnestunud kohata silmapliiatsit, mis kulmuluule ei kanduks - alati tuleb lauvärviga kinnitada.

e.l.f. mineral blushes

e.l.f. mineral blushes are same sized as the foundations and come in 7 different tones. I ordered 5 of them: Coral, Bliss, Joy, Pink and Rose. Coral and Bliss seem very similar, Coral being a tad more pinkish. For me Joy and Pink are keepers, the rest are not exactly my colors, Rose is definitely too dark.

Of these here I'd say  Joy is the easiest to use by pale girls. They're not exactly matte - to me it seems they have some sheen to them, some glow. The cost is 5$ or 3,5£, depending whether one shops at the UK or US store. Jars are the same size as e.l.f. mineral foundations and concealers - quite a lot of product in there.

Swatches are made dry and picture is taken in daylight.

Here's a pic of me wearing e.l.f.'s mineral concealer in Fair as foundi - looks just a wee bit orange... Other stuff used are mineral eyeshadow in Confident and mineral blush in Rose. Dark yellow circle around my eye is the result ofe.l.f.'s  mineral Eye Brightener - for me a pointless product, too dark.

This is what e.l.f.'s mineral foundation in Fair looks on me (check out the tone difference between neck and face):

I've made the pic so big that when clicked you can see the coverage up real close.

I really don't like the reddish look :S. I guess my face has indeed become somewhat darker then my body because spring sun is actually quite potent but I do not wish to emphasize it with my foundation. I'm going to start using lighter foundations to compensate, I guess mostly EDM's Olive Fair.