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Thursday, June 3, 2010

All over cover stick

Clicking the title will bring you directly to the ELF page where you can purchase this product.
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So lets talk about the all over cover stick. I have lined them up in the order they appear on the website. **************************************************************************************







I'll start by stating the obvious - this product is not suitable for all colors of skin. If you happen to be a match to one of these colors it is a FANTASTIC product! ***********************************************************************************

Pros:
- Great coverage - Easy to use
- Good pigmentation
- Smooth
- Creamy
- Versatile
- Long lasting

Cons:
- Not all are created equally
- Not a great range of colors
- Settles in fine lines if not applied correctly
- Cakes if put on a blemish that is peeling already

What I mean by them not all being created equally is just that. I own 6 out of the 7 that are available and they aren't all the same consistency. I also have a duplicate that is not the same consistency as it's match. I guess it just depends on the batch and on the temperature of the product. I find that these work the best when they are slightly warm.

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The product swatches are in the order that I listed in the second picture from the top.
As you can see the jump from the second last color and the last color is big. I can appreciate that not everyone has my skin tone, so to give a better judge of what the colors look like I have done some swatches on white paper. I know that people aren't the color of white paper but it will give you a clearer idea of what the colors are.

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Ok so How do I use this product?

I use it to conceal my blemishes, under eye circles and to contour my nose, cheeks and jaw. That's right I use the toffee color to contour and it works great! You just have to make sure to blend it out well otherwise it can appear to be dirty and orange. Also you want to make sure to follow it with a bronzer or something to set it.

When I apply it under my eyes I like to just put some on my ring finger and then dab and blend that way. I find that using a brush puts it on thicker and it just settles in my fine lines.

I use a concealer brush to apply it to my blemishes and any hyper-pigmentation that I have.

Oh!
One more thing... this product does have the same citrus type of smell that some of the other ELF products have.

I definitely recommend this product to anyone and everyone!!

Take care guys!

6 comments:

  1. Hey! Thanks for following my blog!

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    These swatches are great, I love ELF and was thinking of getting the coverstick but was worried that the light one wouldn't be light enough for me, but it looks pretty much the right shade for me :) I've found that the swatches on the ELF website can be pretty unrelaible.

    Happy blogging!

    Kat :)

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  2. I'm glad the swatches were able to help you!! I wasn't sure about what color I would be either and that is why I ordered all but the lightest!!

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  3. can you help me find my shade for nc 25-30 and nw35

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  4. is it gel based or cream based? and what type of finish does it give?

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