e.l.f. All Over Color Stick in Golden Peach

$1.00 for approx. 0.3oz

I'm not a shimmer queen ...just making sure that is out there, on the table, before this review starts, so let's begin by acknowledging that shimmery products are far less appealing to me than matte and natural/dewy finish products. Now that that is out of the way, I'm a sucker for peaches, apricots, and corals; it was only natural that I would pick up e.l.f. Essentials All Over Color Stick in Golden Peach from the shelves of my neighborhood Target and dance home with high hopes! I had forgotten I basically already had it, whoops.

Golden Peach is one of the colors I have in the Shimmering Facial Whip formula, but compared to the other All Over Color Stick I have (Spotlight), Golden Peach seems a little less useful. The Whip formula is a little easier to work with because the thinner, fluid consistency means I don't have to rub to get pigment to show up. Golden Peach Stick is a sheer, shimmery version comparable to the Bobbi Brown Sheer Cheek Tint but not as moisture rich, hence the 'rubbing' in order to apply. Like Spotlight, I find this stick on the drier side of spreadable, and this characteristic may be partially to blame for its difficulty of use.

Perhaps it is because I have so much yellow (and pink from my natural flush) in my skin that Golden Peach Stick tends to have a hard time showing up (so much so that a face shot is worthless and after about 4 attempts, I've given up). Either way, I can't successfully layer enough on to have it show up and not be one breath away from smearing across my whole face. I'll have to endure just using this as a layer underneath powder blushes, which is fine because I have so many but sucks in terms of having a product that is relatively useless on its own. Tear... :*(

A previous review of a different color of e.l.f.'s All Over Color Stick: click here for Spotlight!
Beauty Newb Rating:✪✩✩✩✩
Available at Target and eyeslipsface.com

e.l.f. Eye Encyclopedia - Everyday Eye Edition

Everyday, that's how often you should be able to wear these colors if the name is legit. And it is. You've got your smokey eye colors, your bronzed colors, your khaki casuals, you natural neutrals, everyday eyes is the correct label for these! I can image many of these colors have hundreds of dupes or substitutes, but it is nice to have them all right here in one cheap package. (As an aside, can someone comment on this one just so I know these reviews are going ok? If you're not getting the info you need about something, let me know immediately. I will work hard to answer questions thoroughly.)

e.l.f. Everyday Eye Edition Eye Encyclopedia

I don't think you could carry this around with you for touch ups. The cover has warped a bit on mine, so the magnetic close isn't as sealed as tightly. To ensure as little transfer as possible, there is a plastic sheet that covers the shadows, and there is a tutorial printed on the back of the cover. While the powders do sorta "shed," I don't notice cross-contamination between shades. These can be mixed and matched in tons different ways, but it's most likely that the looks were intended across rows. In the first column you've got highlighters, for sure, and lots of these could just be washes over the lid, several also crease colors. There is just a great variety in this palette.

My Opinion is Swirling Around the e.l.f. Cream Eyeshadow Duo in Mocha Swirl

e.l.f. Duo Eye Shadow Cream in Mocha Swirl

If you read my review of Dawn Studio Cream Eyeshadow, you'll remember how impressed I was with the texture. Good thing I've had this duo longer and wasn't disappointed. These are much creamier and as such seem to crease faster for me.

Mocha Swirl has what looks like a mauve champagne color attached to a muted bronze, but they swatch a little differently and come out semi-sheer. I've had absolutely no luck layer these bad boys on the lid (and if I had, there would be creasing to contend with bigtime).

e.l.f. Duo Eye Shadow Cream in Mocha Swirl with flash

Dawn A New Fresh Face Today with e.l.f. Studio Cream Eyeshadow

e.l.f. Studio Cream Eyeshadow in Dawn

 The very first thing I want to mention about this shadow is that the texture feels like my Dior EyeShow: like cream and powder whipped together in a heavenly froth. The second thing to mention is holy moly there is much more product in this than in the Dior EyeShow container! Just $3 gets you what I would comfortable call twice as much product. Dior's cream eyeshadow retails for $32 and can be really hard to find, especially when searching for a specific shade.

e.l.f. Studio Cream Eyeshadow in Dawn

Right now, Studio Cream Eyeshadow is only available in four colors: Candlelight, Dawn, Eggplant, and Bronzed; I can see this product expanding rapidly though, since I will soon acquire all the colors :). To be clear, I still have to use an eyelid primer with this (as I do with all the e.l.f. cream shadows), and this may be because these never dry dry onto the lid on their own or because I have oily lids. I have yet to find a light-feeling cream shadow that doesn't crease. MAC Paint Pots are not light-feeling to me, btw.

MAC Paint Pot in Soft Ochre: A Yellow Toned Eye Base

$16.50 for 0.17 oz

This was not quite what I expected fro what I've heard of MACs Paint Pot. As a kid who really liked art and art class, I would have loved to play with this stuff for hours of wicked unwearable makeup. As an adult....I secretly still wish to do that, but never want to leave the house that way. In truth, I have no outlet. *Sigh*

Oh Thursday, why do thou tease me with your proximity to Friday?