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Elf's Bite Size Eye Shadow Palettes - Take it or Leave it?

*Purchased by me*


Can $3 eye shadow palette be any good?
Read this post and find out :)


I believe it was at the beginning of this year that ELF launched new tiny size eye shadow palettes.
Small palettes that come in 8 variation and contain 4 shades in each palette. Size wise perfect for travel and on the go beauty :) Its been a years since i tired ELF's eye shadows, and the ones I did were so bad! I know a lot of people loves the bigger palettes, the ones that cost $14. Even the $10 ones. I seriously suck coz ELF is one of the brands that I tent to skip over.. At my CVS they always have sales and good coupons but me , ugh I don't know ... I want a lot form the brand but always I go for different brand and different products. I just wait for some good promotion on ELF's website and will place order soon.

The bite size palettes when launched they sold out in minutes... I was hard for me to get a hold of it. But then one day I was browsing Ulta and I found them. Not all were in stock at that time but what ever was I added to my cart and waited for the rest. I think it took me 2-3 days and check them out. I was so excited! I knew I will blog about them regardless if they are good or bad. When I got the packages I was shocked to see that not all survived the trip to my home. Ulta didn't care much and just throw them in the box ... 5 out of 8 were broken and spilled all over the box. I called them right away and they were kind enough to re-ship the broken ones. Hence why this post is up soooo late.



Let me show you close ups of the palettes and later I will tell you my opinion if you didn't not guess already ...



* Cream and Sugar - nude toned palette that contains soft peach beige, gold champagne shimmer, bronze copper shimmer and deep brown. The first shade peachy beige is super light and it don't show well on my skin. I use it to buff out any harsh lines.


Shimmers are absolutely beautiful and beautifully pigmented.  I like this little quad for an easy every day and quick on the go look.



* Pumpkin Pie - warm toned nude palette that includes warm terra-cotta nude, orange copper shimmer, warm beige nude and bronze shimmer. This palette is so pretty and all colors come together nicely.

Unfortunately there is no dark shade that you could put in outer corner so I like to go to Cream and Sugar palette and use that dark brown or I go the palette below:)



* Truffles - a neutral tone palette. Contains beautiful shimmery silver, cool beige, dark brown and deep black.

Im not fan of black but love all other three shades. throw a silver all over the lid, lighter brown in the crease and darker brown in the outer corner and the look is done :)



* Carnival Candy - neutral with a pop of blue. includes soft cream, tan brown, deep red and jewel toned shimmery blue.


I'm not gonna lie I got this palette for the blue. And wow its beautiful.



* Rose Water - soft toned palette that includes soft rose shimmer, beige nude, deep rose shimmer and chocolate brown.


This palette is soft and really pretty! What I like to do it to pair this and Berry Bad palette together. I think they both compliments each other really well.



* Berry Bad - warm berry tones palette that includes pinky nude, rose copper shimmer, rich warm berry shimmer and deep red.


this palette works good with the softer one, as the colors kinda blend one into another.



* Hot Jalapeno- green and gold palette that includes yellow gold shimmer, green gold shimmer, olive green and black.


I love green and gold shades. I was never brave enough to wear green all over the lid but in the outer corner and lash line I like very much :)



* Acai You - blue, purple palette. Includes soft periwinkle, purple blue shimmer, deep purple blue and dark blue purple.


Its a pretty palette but the colors kinda get all muddy and kinda blend one into another. I like it but it is the not my favorite .

Overall I do feel these are worth it. I really like majority of it with exception of one or two.
They said these they are good for travel but I would be very careful with it. The shadows are really soft and they can be easily  broken. Some get a lot of kick up so be easy when you go with the brush. But for $3 I feel that they are worth the try.



New L'oreal Infallible 24h Fresh Wear Foundation ~ oily skin approved? Worth the hype?

*purchased by me*




L'oreal Infallible foundation, my my so much hype around this foundation. But is it really that good? 
Read on and find out. 

I purchased my at my local Rite Aid ($16.00). At first I thought that it won't match me, as the shade I always get (Ivory) was completely messed up. Open and used and all dirty yuck! Hate when people do that. And I do believe drugstores should get a "try me"  for each product they carry. Trust me less product wasted and more money saved. Did you ever wonder why drugstore makeup is so pricey? I do think that coz of idiot people who open the products and use it with out buying it. Later the store throws the product away and company losses its money. That's what I think. 
Ugh but anyways back to the topic. Since "my shade" was used I went to next shade on the display - "420 True Beige".  Swatches on my hand it looked way to dark and a bit orangy. But on my face with all the makeup products was alright. It kinda matches me :) 


I was trying this foundation for 5 days with 5 different primers :) 


Day 1 ~ I used it with a POP Beauty Prime Magnet Primer. I notice that the foundation looked a bit dry around my nose around 3-4pm.

Day 2 ~ I used it with Too faced Peach Perfect Primer. Foundation wore relay nice throughout the day.

Day 3 ~ I used with Smashbox Photo Finish Primerizer. Again foundation looked really good all day.


Day 4 ~ I used it with YSL Touch Elcat Blur Primer - I really like this combo. Foundation wore throughout the day really nicely. I did started ti get "shiny" on my forehead around 5pm.

Day 5 ~ I used it with  Pixi Rose Flash Balm another great combo. I love this Pixi moisturizer as a primer :) hold very well and foundation again looked really nice. 

Few things first. I like that it comes with a pump :) the formula is liquid-y. The foundation claims to have a natural finish and last all day (24h). It has an air light texture, medium to full coverage and its transfer  and sweat proof. Also if you are sensitive to fragrance, keep in mind that this foundation have a perfume scent to it. It is not that strong but still noticeable. It contains SPF 25. So you might wanna be careful with selfie flash! Like I mention because of formula being liquidy, the foundation is very light weight and breathable. I love the finish and just how beautifully sits on the skin. If you apply with brush your get a nice full coverage, with sponge is medium. You can always build up with the sponge so no biggie :). 


I do believe that this foundation will work on all skin types, especially oily as it is oil absorbing. And it actually is! I love how beautiful wear through out the day. It sit in place the whole day and the best part? No creasing, no oil, no shine and no transfer! So if you into wearing turtle necks, this will be your new bae! I didn't oxidized, color stayed just as it when I first applied it. If you are on a more drier side you might want mix in some oil. But don't really have as I saw reviews of girls with dry skin and they really liked it. 

There is 30 shades so anyone can find something for them self :) And this is my new favorite foundation as of now :)