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Tegin juurde veel ühe blogi - et  haulidest üle jäänud ja kokkuahnitsetud asjadest lahti saada. Kõik uudistajad on teretulnud. Nüüd seisab ees suur töö kõik pigmendid ükshaaval üles pildistada ja müüki panna. Võtan vastu kõik kaastundeavaldused - pigmente on kahesaja lähedal, lisaks veel kõik hamsterdatud varupintslid jms.

I.R.Selling

I am creating another blog to get rid of all the stuff that has accumulated when hauling e.l.f. stuff for others and for getting rid of some of my pigments - there's close to 200 of them altogether so it will be a tough job swatching and photographing them all individually.

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. 

I am cursed... the mishap series continues with the e.l.f. Studio brush set

It looks like mold,
it smells like mold...
I wonder... could it be...
mold?!?

Tragedy - this one's mine! I bought it as a spare since am very happy with the set I already own. Hopefully I can wash it off and disinfect it or something. Have to disinfect the brushes too. The weird thing is - the box it came in is not the least bit wet!

Two of the brushes don't look so good either:

e.l.f. Studio blush brush

And powder brush has got some glue smears on the ferrule:

The excellent and much coveted
e.l.f. Studio powder brush - imho the best brush e.l.f. sells :)

What would you suggest - what could I use to clean this off? Turpentine?

Am I perhaps ranting too much? Am I wrong to expect the merchandise to be flawless? After all e.l.f. is cheap and (this is common knowledge which of course does not mean it's the truth) cheap things are supposedly badly made.

But e.l.f. in general is NOT badly made, I like most things I have bought and there have been very few bad apples in the barrel. Should I just accept that ordering from e.l.f. UK is a lottery or write to the customer service again? I feel so bad every time I do that and I have written them so often recently.

Shipping mishaps

Recent e.l.f. purchases have suffered somewhat... This specimen is nail polish in Light Pink - arrived half empty.

There's something wrong with every parcel... We all remember the first one that was totally soaked through, right? In third haul the Essential line Natural Radiance Blusher in Bronzed was totally shattered - but here's a swatch for anyone who's interested - Bronzed looks like TKB's Blush Beige that hooked up with Apricot. Nice shade, medium sheen, I really liked the texture - very creamy

Essential line Natural Radiance Blusher in Bronzed swatch

I wonder - what could have happened to the poor bugger - all it's friends are in good health...

The items are from a large shared haul and do not belong to me. I have already contacted e.l.f. and they will reimburse me for these items. I just hope the fourth parcel arriving tomorrow or the day after will be flawless... People are expecting their items in one piece :S and I do not like having to explain to them, that an item so much looked forward to has been savaged in the mail. Perhaps I could press the Blusher back together but it won't be the same. It sure as heck wont be as full.

Asi, milleks iga netišoppaja vaimselt valmis peab olema - et kaup on transportimisel katki läinud - suurt häda pole, 95% juhtudel laheneb kõik soodsalt - müüja paneb uue teele või kannab raha tagasi. 


PS! Today (Tuesday) I received my fourth and so far last collective haul, made during the e.l.f. UK's 50% sale - and one thing is broken again :S. Perhaps I am cursed? It's the 83 Piece Essential Makeup Collection box. Again - it's not mine but someone else's but still - deem!

83 Piece Essential Makeup Collection

PS! I did not check all  lipsticks :S, mine was fine but the other one was like this:

 I am loosing the eagerness for joint hauling :S.