Haul and Review - ELF Flawless Concealer Brush

Hi Guys,

I made an ELF order a while back and will share three of my favourite products with you in the next few posts.

First up, let's talk about ELF. Eyes, Lip, Face. An online make up line (with a new lone physical store somewhere that isn't London....) I've liked this brand for a long time. They are affordable and have some real good stuff, and they often do great promotions like 30-50% off codes.

FYI - 50% off orders over £30 until April 22nd using code 500414

Something I've been trying to get my grubby mitts on for ages is the Flawless Concealer Brush. RRP £3.75 and I love it. 

(Sorry it's dirty - not make up brush laundry day until Sunday!)

Its nice and dense and slightly dome shaped. I use it to sort out my under eye area and for me its the perfect size to get every bright and tidy without taking up too much time and messy up the rest of my face. 

I usually use some powder to dust under my eyes and depending on what I'm Looking like that day I might also use this to apply liquid products.

The only tiny tiny 'bad' thing is that the brush could be a tiny bit softer - sometimes I feel its a bit scratchy? But tbh, for £3.95 of which I paid half, I need to shut up!

I'm fighting the need to bulk buy.....

Boi-ing!!!

Hi Guys!

I wanted to share my recent purchase with you all. I got this concealer (Benefit's Boi-ing) from the Boots counter in Westfield Stratford City.

It was £16 but I have been wanting this forever and I've run out of concealer (my clinique's line smoothing concealer) so I thought I'd treat myself and try this out.

This only comes in 3 shades, shade 2 was too light for me (cos you know I like my bronzer!) so I got shade 3 which is dark for me, but once my foundation is on I'm totally fine. I think this is the case because I'm not using this for my under eye area but for my blemishes (pizza face) and most of that crap is around my cheek and jaw area.

The big question - was it worth £16? No. I've only used it two days and though it's not awful it is NOT industrial strength. I appreciate my skin is on the extreme side of bad but any clinique concealer works it magic, as does Laura Mercier's secret concealer.

It has got a lovely creamy consistency which makes it a joy to blend and there's no dragging (which is really important if you are using it on the eye area) and the coverage is really good - for about 5 minutes. Ok, 5 minutes is a lie but it really doesn't last. I am not one of those people who expects their make up to last 16 hours/24 hours but seriously, this lasts a few hours which is not good for a product this price.

So? I've put Clinique line smoothing concealer on my birthday wishlist and....I don't know. Obviously I am not going to chuck it, I will use it up eventually. Hopefully before I turn 50 years old!!!