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PACKAGING:
-Comes in a cardboard material shaped like a book. The inside is composed of a soft foam (holds the products).
-The cover is Aurora & Malificent
-Contains 12 Eyeshadows (6 neutral shadows called Day Beauty & 6 colorful shadows called Nigh Villain), 2 lip colors, & 1 "brightening" black eyeliner.
-The Beauty Book also contains instructions on how to create the Day and Night looks
- There is a clear plastic that covers and protects the eyeshadows, it does get in the way when your are trying to get to the shadows. It can be removed by cutting it off from the palette.
-The packaging for both the lip products and eyeliner are very fragile. The caps on these products were very loose especially the liner.
FORMULATION:
Eyeshadows:
e.l.f (aka www.eyeslipsface.com) is known for their very inexpensive makeup (everything is usually under $20). From their dollar eyeshadows. blushes, and so forth e.l.f has created an empire that allows women and men to look great w/o breaking the bank.
e.l.f usually launches a couple of these Disney Beauty Books every year. Aside from Sleeping Beauty this year they also launched Ariel and Snow White themed products.
The eyeshadows in this Sleeping Beauty Beauty Book definitely depict the characters very well. The texture is very soft and smooth. The pigmentation varies among the shadows and a primer is definitely recommended. TIP: Layer the shadows on by thin layers to build the color. Do keep in mind that in order for e.l.f to keep their prices down, not everything is going to be great quality. The colors Briar Rose and Evil Fairy are the worst ones out of all the shadows. Both lack a great deal of pigmentation. Briar rose is very powdery and Evil Fairy for some reason is very streaky.
The wear time was actually very surprising. They lasted for about 5-6 hours with a primer and about 2-3 hours w/o a primer. They did crease a bit but nothing too dramatic. When I did swatches on the Night Villain shadows the shadows took a great deal of scrubbing to come off (no primer underneath).
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| Top Row: Sunlight- Matte beige Innocence- Shimmery Sand Briar Rose- Rose w/a satin finish Bottom Row: Sunbeam- Golden brown w/a satin finish Forest Beauty- Dark cocoa brown w/a hint of shimmer Woodland- Dark brown w/a satin-matte finish |
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| Top Row: Sorcery- Shimmery gray/taupe Magic Spell- Teal w/a satin finish Evil Fairy- Matte violet purple Bottom Row: Hedge of Thorns- Dark Gray w/a satin finish Green Flames- Shimmery hunter green Black Magic- Semi matte black |
Lip colors:
The lip products featured in this Beauty Book are a cross between a gloss and lipstick. The colors are super opaque however they do lose their pigmentation when blended out too much. They are very thick and messy to apply. They are not too drying but can get uncomfortable to wear for longer periods of time. I don't recommend using the doe foot application that comes with it but rather a lip brush instead.
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| Left: True Loves Kiss- Fuchsia red Right: Betrayal- Raspberry mauve |
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| Top: True Loves Kiss Bottom: Betrayal |
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| Left: True Loves Kiss Right: Betrayal |
Eyeliner:
I was very surprised at how well this liner worked. I am not a huge fan of the pencil liners from e.l.f. They are either too hard or so soft that it makes it impossible to use.
This particular liner is known as their "brightening" liner. I for one didn't see any brightening effects however it was very pigmented and easy to apply. It is still a bit on the softer side but it smudges and creates a nice smokey effect. You can also just use it as a regular liner or even as a base for the shadows in this Beauty Book.
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