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ELF, I Love This Multi-Tasker!
Multi-tasking products make me happy. Saving money makes me happy. ELF Cosmetics makes both possible with their amazing, completely affordable items. I am in love with their "Studio Eye Primer and Liner/Sealer." With it, my eye shadows stay in place and I can create any color of liner I want. When I originally bought this palette (I wasn't afraid of spending $3.00, no matter what the results)...read more, it came with a coral-toned blush and bronzer (aptly named "St. Lucia"). I was most happily surprised with the duo. It worked well for me, despite the fact that I normally don't wear powder blush, so I went on to purchase it in "Antigua," a fun, flirty, true blue-based pink blush great for this time of the year. The blush and bronzer have a lovely, imperceptible sheen to them. The bronzers are dark for my fair skin but have a faint, enticing gold undertone. I recommending starting with less. Build coverage as needed, especially with the bronzer, as it is highly pigmented (the blush is less pigmented). Swirl a brush in it, tap off all excess, and apply with a light hand. I love the ability to contour as well as giving a "sun-kissed" look to my skin. Thank you again, ELF!This review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 9 of 11 people said helpful
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ELF
I just discovered this ELF brand over the weekend at Target and I am super excited to have found out about it. I was amazed by the variety of products that were available at this price point. I only paid 3 teeny tiny dollars for a bronzer contouring set, and although I will admit that I was skeptical at first, but the time that I got back home to try it out, I was immediately impressed. The compac...read moret is very nice and sturdy looking I just discovered this ELF brand over the weekend at Target and I am super excited to have found out about it. I was amazed by the variety of products that were available at this price point. I only paid 3 teeny tiny dollars for a bronzer contouring set, and although I will admit that I was skeptical at first, but the time that I got back home to try it out, I was immediately impressed. The compact is very nice and sturdy looking and came in a lovely sleek black color. The shades that were in the compact were in a nice palette of bronzes and soft browns, and I could just tell that they would blend well. I applied it to my face and tried to do contouring with an angled brush with relatively stiff bristles. I liked that the product did not crumble when I applied the brush to it, and deposited good amount of powder onto the brush. When I stroked the brush onto my face, I found that the color went out nice and very evenly, and did not streak at all as it went on. I liked how the colors of the bronzer warmed up my complexion, which is medium in tone, and has gold undertones. I thought that the color selection in the compact harmonized very well together, and I thought it was fun to experiment with them as I tried to create different looks with the different colors. The bronzer had just the slightest amount of sparkle in it, to give just a little bit of shimmer and sheen, but not that it was too much to wear during the day time. Overall, I thought this was an absolutely brilliant product. I simply cannot believe that I was able to get this level of quality at such a low price point. It was an amazing find and I plan to try out all of the different options that this great brand has to offer. I would highly recommend this brand to anyone who is looking for a great makeup at a very affordable price point, so that you don’t have to be afraid to sample and experiment with the different products. Even if I did not find this product to be to my liking, I would still be very happy to have tried it, as it was fun to try a new product but not waste a lot of money. I will definitely be checking out the other options from this brand.This review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 5 of 8 people said helpful
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E.L.F. STUDIO CONTOURING BLUSH & BRONZING POWDER
I was looking for a blush/bronzer combo to carry less items in my bag, and there really are not many options out there other than the NARS duos. They are expensive, so I opted to try this "dupe" since it is $3 at Target. I am kind of confused by the colors, because the bronzer is kind of dark and the blush hardly shows up (I'm a NC30). I cannot say if this is a good dupe for the NARS duos, but the...read more finish didn't feel high end. I do own a couple of other NARS blushes (Sin and Albatross which is more of a highlighter), and they are much smoother than this. I would recommend this if you are broke, but be sure to use a light touch with the bronzer and pile on the blush and you should be good. For 3 dollars, you really can't get much better than this product. The bronzer is a little too opaque and dark for me, and it's difficulty to blend makes it look a little blotchy on my skin. I would recommend lightly tapping your brush on it and then blowing off the excess to ensure that you don't put a blotch of brown on your face. As for the blush, I really like the color especially with the color of the bronzer. The blush is not is opaque which is good because it looks more natural. I usually don't like shimmer in my blush's/bronzer's, but the shimmer in this really isn't that noticeable or overpowering. Overall, I've only used this product a couple times so I don't know if I would buy it again, but for the price you might as well give it a try. Great product for the price. $3, how much cheaper can you get? Quality is ok, too powdery for my liking, but again, b/c it's so cheap, that's ok. I don't wear bronzer usually, so no need to pay big bucks for a bronzer, this does the job for contouring, might be a little hard to blend, considering how powdery it is. Bronzer is very pigmented, so tap off excess before applying. Blush is also very powdery, but lovely color, with gold shimmer to it. I don't think the blush lasts a long time, though. The pink sort of wears off after half a day, the shimmer does stay on your cheeks, so for those who don't like shimmery/glittery cheeks, stay away.This review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 15 of 22 people said helpful
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Great Blush, not so much Bronzer
I decided to get this product after others have raved about how beautiful the blush color is. I figured the bronzing powder can just be an added bonus. This product comes nicely with the two mentioned products along with a nice mirror. The blush is a nice light pink color that is natural enough to wear everyday. As expected, I didn't have much use for the bronzing powder. Nonetheless I think it was quite worth the price of $3 just for the blush itself + mirror.This review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 9 of 12 people said helpful
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Very pigmented bronzer, decent blush but very powdery...
I do use the bronzer, even though I find it extremely pigmented… But the blush is very powdery, just like all ELF’s “Studio” blushes… I’ve heard that the formulation for the blushes used to be different. And this is how they have actually gained their popularity. But they’ve changed some of the ingredients over the years and most people who have gotten these recently are not that...read more impressed with them… So with in this particular duo you get a powdery blush and a very pigmented bronzer. The bronzer seems to be less powdery… Maybe the fact that you need so little makes it seem that it’s less powdery. I’m not sure, but I do use it for contouring. I don’t know how I would be able to use it as a bronzer, since the pigmentation is so strong. I feel like it would be extremely difficult to evenly distribute it all over your face and maintain a natural look. But if you need something for contouring, I find that this bronzer works very well with a softer brush, such as ELF’s “Studio Small Tapered Brush”… Basically, you need to make sure that the brush you are using is not too dense, because you don’t want to apply to much of that color at once and you want to be able to blend it out as much as possible. And if you use a tapered brush, it would allow you to blend out evenly, with no streaks or harsh lines… And yes, the blush could work as well, but you will have to build it so in my opinion it’s very difficult to achieve a natural look when the blush is this powdery and has so little pigment in it… I also think that it’s important to mention that my skin is very fair, so I imagine this blush being completely useless for someone with medium to dark skin tone (unless you would like to try it as a highlight)… So yes to the bronzer (for contouring) and the blush gets a “no” from me unfortunately .This review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 0 of 0 people said helpful
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WOW! Love, love, love.
I purchased this product at Target in a really cute "summer" themed set for only $3! What a steal. The colors were so complimentary together, it looked like it was made just for me. It lasts all day and looks so natural. It is a great quality product and I was pleasantly surprised. I would definitely recommend this product and will be repurchasing. One tip - when applying the bronzer, make sure to...read more blow off the excess and blend really well. The only downfall? There is not much product in the compact, but for a girl that is endlessly changing her mind? It's just perfect. :)This review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 5 of 8 people said helpful
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Review: E.L.F. Studio Contouring Blush & Bronzing Powder
Not only is this duo only $3, it is GREAT quality. They stay on ALL DAY. The blush is a totall dupe for NARS Orgasm. Trust me, I have Orgasm. The bronzer is a dupe for NARS Laguna(I have swatched it is Sephora and they appear very simalar. You cant go wrong with this!This review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 8 of 14 people said helpful
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Awesome
This is often compared to NARS Duo Blush and Bronzer. I'd have to say, the bronzers are really similar but not the blushes. The blushes are completely two different colors. NARS blush being really pink and ELF blush being sheer. The bronzers are very alike, except ELF's bronzer is powdery. You have to tap off the excess because there will be fallouts. NARS bronzer (laguna) has a nice consistency a...read morend smooth texture to it, so there are no fallouts. ELF's bronzer is nicely pigmented, so you don't have to keep layering it on.This review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 4 of 4 people said helpful
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Love Love Love
The ELF Contouring Blush & Bronzer Duo has been my go to bronzer/blush for the past several years, I simply love it! This particular compact is priced at only $3.00, it is such an amazing deal because you get two products for a ridiculous low price! It comes in three different colors: 1) St. Lucia 2) Antigua 3) Turks & Caicos, you can see below the different color variations: The blush and bro...read morenzer both have a slight shimmer in it, but it is so minimal that it is not very noticeable on the skin although the bronzer does look more matte compared to the blush which has a tad bit more shimmer. What I love about this duo is that the color is easily build-able, a little bit of product does go a long way and the product is very smooth which makes it easy to apply without any effort. The ELF Contouring Blush & Bronzer Duo lasts all day long on the skin and it looks amazing at the end of the day just as it did when you first applied it. I've read online that the St. Lucia duo is highly comparable to the NARS blush/bronzer duo in Org asm -- I can't compare because I've never tried NARS but it's awesome that many people are comparing a $41 blush/bronzer to a $3.00 duo!! Overall, I love the ELF Contouring Blush & Bronzer Duo in both St. Lucia and Antigua; I believe all three duos will work work for any skin-color simply because the product is manageable meaning that you can apply a little bit and keep working the product in if you desire a deeper color.This review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 1 of 1 people said helpful
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ELF VS NARS
For $3 this product is fantastic! I love the black case it comes in it makes me feel like the powder won't shatter the instant I drop it in my make up bag. The bronzer is nice and matte but the blush has little golden shimmers if you prefer it like that instead. The blush is a light peachy color that would be suitable for pretty much any skin color/tone. I however do not think this is exactly a du...read morepe for Nars like so many others have said. Orgasm has a pearly sheen to it that this blush seems to lack. This blush is still super pretty and I love the sparkles it contains however. Good lasting power and lots of product for the price. One of my make up staples!This review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 7 of 9 people said helpful
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