e.l.f. Haul and mini reviews

Hello, Everyone :)
If you are following me on Instagram, and if you are not then head over to my Instagram account and please do so NOW :D, you will have noticed I got a bunch of e.l.f. products recently. And I thought I will do a review on them and share my favorites with you guys :)

These are all the things I got :) They were all on sale either 2 pounds or under, because they were having the site closing down sale. SO bargains all around. And also the reason why I went a bit crazy and got so many. The whole lot cost me about 30 pounds :o

I will be honest and say I have not tried all of them out on my face just yet. There are a lot of things to try out and there isn't enough hours in a day in my life at the moment to try them all out. Also I got a lot of darker shades of foundation products for summer months, which means they do not fit my skintone just yet. But I have used quite a few of them already, because I just couldn't wait.
Also the annoying thing is that their UK website, where I ordered all my thing is now closed :( so you will have to either get them delivered by international delivery from their USA site or get them on Amazon :) Or find them in the shop. The thing with finding them on the shop is that they might not actually be available any more or they might be sold out :( But there I am still going to tell you all about my fabulous e.l.f products :)
I will also say that the original website has SOOOO many more producst to choose from than the UK one had, so it's probably a good thing you have to now go there and explore.

But here are the products I will talk about. Look at them, they are sooo pweeety :) :D

I will start with the blushes.
I saw this video on youtube with this purple colour NARS blush. And I'm so sorry, but I can't get myself to buying a 20 pound blush :( even though I would really like to :D
So when I saw this 1.50 HD blush in this amazing dark purple colour called ''showstopper'' I had to get it. It's a cream blush and it's so pigmented, that when I got it and tried it out on my hand it took me a day to get it off :D It looked like I was badly bruised. But on the cheeks....OH MY...it's beautiful. Escpecially with tanned skin, this is the perfect shade. And you need like half of half a drop of this...even less probably. I also realllllly realllly like the packaging. It's a pump jar and it just looks super cool and it's easy to dispense. I also got another colour called ''Diva'' which is a cool fuchsia pink. But I love the purple one :) The pink one is a lot creamier and the purple one is a bit more tense and powdery. But the colour payoff from both of these is amaaaasing ;)

Then there are these cream blushes. I will be honest and say that I have never actually tried cream blushes before (ashamed). And I will tell you to go and get one right now. Cream blushes are the thing. I use my real techniques duo fibre brush to apply these and the result is so pretty and flushed. I got the three colors that were still available and I'm loving the hot pink one in the shade of ''Heartbreaker''. I also got a more taupe/brown one in ''Temptress'' and a more earthy pink shade ''Tease''

I don't think this picture does any justice to the colours. They are a lot nicer in real life.

This is the blush I got because I was hoping the same kind of colour as the HD purple one but in a powder form. It's not really the colour I got though. It's their mineral blush in the shade of ''plum'', but I think it's more like a shade of brown poo :D....Not too happy about this one right here, but not completely disappointed either. Maybe I will grow to love it.

I had to baby wipe the table, because that silly hd purple blush went EVERYWHERE :D

Continuing with the mineral powder range. I got 3 shades of their mineral foundation. All of them, which are too dark for me at the moment. But the darkest one I tried as a contour and loooooved. This is the shade ''deep'' and it is so blendable, which you would expect from a foundation, but it's so good for contouring. Because it is such a dark colour it is perfect for shading. And because it's so blendable there are no harsh lines. LOVE this one. And I'm so glad I went for it even though it's not my shade. And this just shows that the product is so versatile. I think I could even get away with using it as a shaded liner with a damp brush :) we will see.

I forgot to take a picture there ... whooops :D

Then I got some single eyeshadows. I have told you how I really like the single pots, as I don't really ever use all the colours from palettes, which is a waste. So I got 2 pigment eyeshadows in colour ''I have no idea ;D the name was on the box and I threw the boxes away :D'' But they do have serial nr' thingys on them...so the purple shade is #d28 and the green one is #d30. They came in these tiny, awsome, cool little pots with a brush (which I will probably never use as it's too short) and the colours are just perfect for my green eyes :) love these two. And then I also got a matte eyeshadow pot in the shade nr #d21 . I have not tried this one out on my lids yet. but the colour is sooo pretty :)

The pigment eye shadows have a really pretty sheen and none of that tacky glitter :) I like them a lot.

And another product I wanted to talk about that I got was the conditioning lip balm in ''peaceful pink''
This has been in my bag since the day I receiver it. It's so pretty pink and it does leave my lips super nice and soft. And it's that perfect earthy pink tone that is very subtle for every day use. The only thing I don't like about it is the smell :S It smells like L'oreal rouge edition lipsticks :D And I really hate that smell. It just reminds me of the smell that old lipsticks have...you know the ones you played with at your grandmas when you were little. But it's not too bad, because you can't smell it once it's already applied.
Forgot the picture...what is wrong with me :D :D ?? It's on the try out lot picture so I even had it right there, but no...no picture :D

I did get a few more things that you can probably see on the top picture but these few were my favourites from the bunch. I got a few more lip products and some glow bronzer and a few more darker foundation and concealer items. But all in all e.l.f. has not disappointed me at all. And the one thing I kind of forgot to mention is that the packaging of all these products is so amazing. They look super. That is all I'm going to say...SUPER :D

Hope you enjoyed the post and stay tuned :)

I'm going to do an April Favourites post, just because I have found so many products this month that I can't wait to share. 

And as always send your post requests and ask the questions or just leave a comment :)

xoxo

Meril

Fanatics Inc

Hello, Everyone :)

It's game season, you guys. But this doesn't mean you have to dig out your old Adidas sweats and flip flops and lounge on the sofa with a can of beer and a bowl of nachos. Not that this doesn't sound nice right about now, after a long day of taking care of an active 8 month old :D 

It is all about the sports AND It's all about that bass about that base..ball hat!?!

I think we have come to the point where sportswear is no longer just part of peoples attire who actually do some sports or exercise. You don't even have to like basketball, baseball or any kind of game involving a ball to know that if you put some thought and innovation into turning your flat cap as part of an awesome sporty chic look you will make a sure thing ''fashion homerun'' where ever you go. 

So I thought what better way to pay homage to the start of the season than to do a MLB outfit post using Fanatics Inc website and using one of their hats from their MLB hats page :) And I'm very excited to share the look with all of you guys. I must admit that at first I got a bit too excited and picked out about 7 hats and also they do infant sizes??? LIKE WHAAT :D I'm sure Oscar will be rocking one of those bad boys very soon thanks to their new expedited international shipping. 

But in the end I picked out this awesome New Era New York Yankees White on white 59fifty fitted hat 

I chose the all white look because I figured it will be the most versatile to work with. Also this is not actually a womens hat, which is also one of the reasons I like it. I like that it's simple enough to work with both men and women and be a statement piece for both. I can style it to be sporty and also more feminine, which is the look I'm going to show you guys as well :) So keep reading :)

This is the sporty chic outfit I have styled for the hat. I will link all the products down below :)

At first I though I will go all high end with the rest of the outfit, but then I realised I have to stay true to what I know and actually love and that's affordable pieces from high street stores :) I love how the high street is now offering amazing style and fashion at prices that almost everyone can afford and I chose all the things from Asos because I just think it's a great website that has all the major high street brands there. If you are interested in more of a dramatic sports statement check out the Fanatics website on all things sport and pick out a whole team outfit if you like :)

Obviously THE HAT is the most important element in this outfit. Also, if you are not really all down with the baseball teams, then be noted that The New York Yankees colours are Navy blue, white and grey :) All the colors that I have tried to implement to the whole look.

If you haven't noticed my URL address then do that now and you will see it says whitecrispshirt. This is because I am absolutely obsessed with looks revolving around a nice white button down. For this look the shirt adds a bit of sophistication and obviously ties together with the white hat.

But why not surprise your fella with wearing just the white shirt and a hat of his team...and of course the fore mentioned bowl of nachos :D I assure you, he will love you more for it :D

The Navy blue flat cap was my second choice :) And as I mentioned before already navy blue is the New York Yankees team colors :) But please, go check out http://www.fanatics.com/ and find exactly what you are looking for in the hat department. AND if it's not a hat you seek, then with more than 250 000 pieces of sports related merchandise, you will be sure to find something of your fancy :) I sure did.

Hope you enjoyed the post 

And as always 

Stay tuned

xoxo

Meril

Fnatics.com product links

White New Era Hat

Navy Blue New Era Hat

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Sneakers for lunch

Hello, Everyone :)

I've got a sneaky feeling I've got a sneaker fever :D I'm not lying to you. I feel like wearing sneakers all day every day. With dresses and jeans and shorts and skirts. But why? you may ask...because they are cool and comfortable :) And that is it. So I have been on a look for a good white sneaker ever since my white pair from Old Navy turned into something out of a hallway of a farmer due to my previous work in the bar :D Let's be honest it was my own fault wearing white shoes in a place were the bottom part of the floor is covered with sticky alcohol and tissue paper, and the uniform code was actually black shoes, but hey anything to look good on that walk to the toilet right :D And I kind of forgot all about the fact that I use to love wearing them with absolutely everything until the other day when I was trying to find new pair of slippers.
The story goes like this. (Be aware that, the story is not very riveting, interesting or anything else :D) I was looking for slippers on Next. I asked D if he wanted something as I was paying for delivery anyway, so why not. And he told me he wanted some sneakers. And I was like sneakers you say. So while I was looking for sneakers on the mens site I suddenly had a thought of my old white sneakers. This is actullay what happened in my brain...I did come across a fond memory of the pair of white sneakers I use to own. So I looked up some awsome canvas white sneaks and ordered them :D And I've been wearing them ever since...every day...unless it's a no going out day, then I stay in slippers :D
Here is a look I wore to a casual lunch date Yesterday :) STARRING...WHITE SNEAKERS...I'm such a loser :D Hope you enjoy :)

Wearing

White sneakers  - Next

Skinny jeans - Zara

White Blazer - H&M

Top  - Forever21

Hope you enjoyed the post :)

You can also check out Oscars 8 Month Update :) And stay tuned for NYX Cosmetics make up look and mini review :)

xoxo

Meril