ELF cream eyeliner

ELF hold some strange power over me, there's very rarely a time that I don't want anything from their website. It's affordable, it's generally good quality and therefore.. almost guilt free ;)

Recently they brought out some new colours in their cream eyeliner range and I was excited to try the copper colour. ELF recently updated their cream liners so that they include a little brush with the pot, I'm not keen on it, and would not recommend, it's quite scratchy for a product that's so soft, and my delicate little eyes did not appreciate it! It's also pretty hard to get a good line with and I found I was much better off using a flat eyeshadow brush to apply as I had some problems using an ordinary liner brush due to the product being a little on the drier side.

At first glance the copper colour looks like quite an ordinary brown, but when on there's a subtle glow to it and another dimension of colour that means it qualifies for it's name. I apply it for a soft look, and it lends itself to this really well, no harsh lines here! Once on there's absolutely no smudging or slip-sliding around, it stays exactly where you put it until you take it off with your cleanser/make up remover. Even when my eyes are running in the cold this won't smudge or rub off.

Overall, a total bargain for £3.50 and available in a variety of colours.. from ELF

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An overlooked colour in eyeliner world...

... Grey. 

I'd never really thought about grey eyeliner before. I've stuck with brown eyeliner pretty much everyday for the last few years (with the exception of the odd blue or green day) and decided recently that I needed an alternative. With black being (in my opinion, although maybe more experimentation is needed) slightly too harsh for my skintone grey was the next colour I came across. 

With trusty £5 off No7 voucher in hand I discovered this... A blue grey eyeliner which on first impressions looks slightly old fashioned, almost a lavender shade to the grey but ends up looking wonderfully smokey, subtle yet quite impressive... An unexpected result!

 It's wonderfully smooth yet not too smudgey that you create one giant mess if you so much as touch your eye and it stays put all day.

Layered this is a great alternative to black and perfect for daytime, plus at just £2.50 with the current voucher (valid till the19th of September, and given out with purchases of £5 or more till the 12th) it's a bargain! 

Amazingly smudge proof with impressive pigmentation I'd recommend you try it!