First a little intro:
I have been looking for any of the ELF Villains palettes since they came out! They were only released in select Walgreens stores and living where I do thats about 12 hours to the nearest Walgreens. Naturally I started scouring the internet for this palette, and ended up finding them for $40-$50 dollars each! WHAT A RIP! The MSRP on these bad boys is $9.99. I was originally looking for the Malificent one(Because I <3 this villain) and the Cruella De Ville because I am in love with the browns this fall! I came down to see my family and made a quick escape to the states and after scouring a couple of Walgreens I found 1 palette the Cruella De Ville palette, after letting out an excited SHRIEK and I hobbled to the counter (clutching the palette like a mad man!) and paid promptly.
So here is the beast and my full review:
The inside :) I put a post-it over the mirror
The Daytime Look
Left to right on swatch: Puppy love(matte, cream), Coat of Dreams(shimmer, gold, Cruelty(shimmer mossy green, Sewage(shimmer,dark brown with some green)
Nighttime Look:
Bottom to Top swatch: Spotted( Sheer, Cream), Manic (shimmer,Brown with Gold flakes),
Little Beasts (Matte, Medium Brown) and Extinction(Shimmer, Dark Brown)
Lip/ Cheek Colours:
On the Left is the Nighttime colour, it is a matte vivid red.
On the Right is the Daytime colour, it is matte nude light pink colour.
This is the eyeliner for the Nighttime look, a simple black.
The tried and true ELF primer in nude ( My fave ELF product)
The Finished Nighttime Look
On the Left is the Daytime eye on the Right is Nighttime.
My thoughts:
Things I liked :
Favourite colour was Cruelty (shimmer, mossy green) it had great coverage and was GORGEOUS!
I also really liked the liquid eyeliner, it went on super easy and stayed put.
I also really liked the Matte vivid red lip colour :) It was dramatic and covered well.
The primer was amazing, as usual <3
I also liked the mini tutorial that came with the book,it was very helpful and gave some great little tips.
Things I wasn't so crazy about:
I liked the eyeshadows but I found that the matte colours weren't as pigmented as other ELF shadows I have used before, I also found that the shimmers tended to have a lot of fall out :(
I really disliked the daytime lip/cheek colour it made me look like a pasty ghost and was very drying.
I think they should have included a mini mascara and a dual blush.
It was a neat idea to have lip/blush pencils but in reality they didn't pan out very well.
To buy or not to buy??
If you can find this little gem lurking in your Walgreens then you best be picking it up! I seriously <3 Disney and I thought for $9.99 it was a good price. I mean who doesn't want to be a villain sometimes? However I don't think I would pay more than $25 for a palette. Sure its Disney and its cute but the eyeshadows are pretty small and I am fairly sure you could buy the stuff from ELF online for a lot less.
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