First E.L.F. Order + Mini Reviews

Finally, I took the opportunity to order from E.L.F. during the holidays because they had their take $5 off deal with no minimum. In fact, they still have it now! All you have to do is enter the code HAPPY at check out. I don't know how long the deal will go for, but it basically takes care of most of the shipping cost; I ended up only have to pay about a little under $2 for shipping.

I really needed a bigger brush because all my powder brushes are rather small. I wanted something that could sweep powder all over my face without caking on too much product, which I tend to do with the E.L.F powder brush. It's a great brush don't get me wrong, I just want to find a lighter powder applicator. So I went ahead and ordered a face kabuki brush from them. I ordered two to give one to my mom. I also went ahead and ordered the small stippling brush because it seemed so interesting and I wanted to try it out.

At my local target store, they did sell the kabuki brush, however I wasn't aware of that so I ordered from the website. They didn't have the small stippling brush so I'm glad I picked it up. If you don't want to pay shipping, check at your local drugstores and they might already have certain products in stores. They definitely have more of a wider selections in stores than they did before.

Shipping took about a week and a half, and the package arrived safely and without any problems. My total plus shipping for the three things was around $16.

Here is the mini review of these products!

E.L.F. Kabuki Face Brush

$6

Best Uses: applying setting powder, blending out blush or bronzers. 

Pros:

Price

Soft Bristles/Doesn't scratch skin

Portable

Apply pretty evenly

Cons:

The handle is poor quality

Doesn't pick up product as nicely as I would like it to

I've seen a couple of reviews for this brush and they seem to be saying how this is "really soft" and such, but it doesn't really help with what I wanted to know, which was the size and its application. I would say that the quality of this brush is probably around what the price is. It is really soft and feels nice, but the handle is really crappy and there are a couple of hairs that are not in place as the others. The size of this I would say is pretty good. The top of the bristles has a diameter of about 2 inches, which I would consider to be on the larger size. The application is nice, I wouldn't say it has the best ability to pick up the product as easily as I would like it too,but over all it is okay. 

Over all I would say it's a good brush for the price. I will keep using this for powder until I find a better brush. 

6.5/10

E.L.F Small Stipple Brush

$3

Best Uses: Applying cream products such as cream blushers or highlighters. Powder highlighters. 

Pros:
Feels sturdy
Nice feeling bristles
Price
Applies nicely and evenly

Cons: 
Nothing really

Now this brush I really like. It doesn't have too much uses for its size, but it is really effective for what it is supposed to do. It is really small, I would say about the size of my thumb, but a little rounder. It applies highlighter really well and cream products. I would say it is probably too small for foundation and such, but I can definitely see this working with liquid highlighters and cream blushes. Even powder highlighters work well for I have tried this with that. For the price, I think the quality of this is exceptional. It feels sturdy and has a certain amount of weight to it. Overall it is pretty good.

9/10

Since I will be on a "makeup" fast for the next couple of months (New years resolution to save money), I will be sticking to these brushes for now. Even though I love E.L.F products, I don't think I will be ordering from them anytime soon because there are many other products I want to try out that are either higher-end or other drugstore brands.

Thanks for checking this out and hope it was somewhat helpful!

HAPPY TUESDAY!

-Grace