Review and Swatches: ELF single eyeshadows

Hey there beauty blabbers!
I'm back again today with what I was originally going to post last time but was too excited about the Maybelline color tattoos. Anyway, today I thought I'd review the ELF single eyeshadows. I have 4 shades of the 15 that are currently on their website. For those who don't know what ELF is, it stands for eyes, lips, face. It is extremely affordable make up and also for all ages. I know I was skeptical at first because of the prices that it would be geared towards a younger crowd but it's for all ages. I think the most expensive items on their website are the eyeshadow palettes or maybe some brush sets. The cheapest items on their website are the items in the "essentials" line, which are $1. They have recently added some new products to their essentials line that are $2 though so I'm not sure if eventually it will become the new price point. You can shop ELF on their website here or I have seen it at many Targets all over as well. 
Now onto the good stuff, as I said before I have 4 shades of these lovely shadows. 

As you can see the packaging on these shadows is very similar to the NARS packaging on their products. These eyeshadows though are extremely affordable at a price point of $3. The amount of product you get is pretty decent at 0.097oz and each shadow has a little window on the front so you can see the color as well as a little mirror on the inside.

There are 2 swatches on my hand of each shadow. The swatch on the left doesn't have a primer behind it and the swatch on the right of my hand does have a primer behind it.


Raspberry truffle is the darkest of the 4 that I have and you can't tell from the flash in my photos but in person this color looks amazing in the package, it's almost like a dark maroon shimmery color and you barely need to swipe your finger in it to get some product!
Saddle is a shimmery brown color which shows up a lot lighter on my hand than it actually is in the package.
Sunset was a shade I was so excited to buy because on the ELF website it looked pink to me. Well, I opened it up and it turned out to be a pinky orange gold color. It's a very unique shade because it looks pinky orange in the package and then swatched it just looks orangey gold to me.
Wild wheat has to be the most disappointing shade that I purchased because from what you can see in the picture, it doesn't show up on my skin very well. In the picture on the left of wild wheat in its package it looks like a matte khaki color but it actually has a little shimmer in it. 


I have worn the first 3 shades of these shadows (because wild wheat didn't have any color) and I would say these are great for their price point of $3. Raspberry truffle seemed really powdery and chalky when I swatched it but very pigmented. The other 3 seemed like a regular eyeshadow to me. I always wear a primer with these because it gives them something to stick to so they will last throughout the day and so far I haven't had any problems with them. Overall, these are great shadows for the price and especially someone who is just beginning to get into makeup!


Until next time,
Jen the beauty blabber