I found this at Walgreens for $9.99! I picked this up the same day as the nail kit that I reviewed recently. As far as the look books go they have the same villains as the nail kits. There's the Evil Queen, Cruella de Vil, Ursula, and Maleficent. Again, very pretty packaging with the matching watercolor graphics.
The book is made of a thin cardboard but it's made well. The side is labeled, "Evil Queen" and has a cute graphic of a poison apple in a metallic red finish. If you collect them all they would make a really pretty display on a
shelf all lined up or stacked up on top of each other.
The books opens to show all the makeup goodies inside underneath a thin plastic sheet. There's instructions for both a day look (left) and a night look (right.)
Day Look:
Step 1: To ensure that you're looking beautifully evil all day long, apply a thin coat of the eye primer to the eyelid and blend in. Allow the formula to dry fully prior to applying eyeshadows.
Step 2: Apply the lightest eyeshadow color "huntsman" to the brow bone and to the inner corner of the eye to create a stunning highlight.
Step 3: Blend the mid-toned eyeshadow color "jealousy" onto the eyelid from lash line to crease to define the eye.
Step 4: Apply the darkest eyeshadow color "majesty" to the outer 1/3 of the eyelid and crease blending as you go and building the color gradually to contour.
Step 5: To finish off your look, apply the lip color to complete your gorgeously luscious look.
Night Look:
Step 1: To create a look that will keep you looking deviously charming into the late hours of the night, apply a thin coat of the eye primer to the eyelids and blend in. Allow the formula to try fully prior to applying eyeshadow.
Step 2: Apply the lightest eyeshadow color "witch" to the brow bone and inner corner of the eye to highlight.
Step 3: Blend the mid-toned eyeshadow color "vanity" onto the eyelid from the lash line to the crease to define the eye.
Step 4: Apply the deeper eyeshadow color "dark magic" to the outer 1/3 of the eyelid and crease, blending as you go and building the color gradually. Blend a thin line along the bottom lash line to create a smoky darkness and depth to the eye.
Step 5: Using the liquid eyeliner, apply a thin line along the base of the upper lash line for a radiant effect.
Step 6: To finish off your look, apply the lip color to complete your daringly dramatic look.
Includes:
Evil Queen eyeshadow palette
Liquid eyeliner in black
Mascara in black
Eyeliner pencil in black
Eyeshadow brush
Lipgloss
Eye primer
Brand: e.l.f.
Huntsman: Shimmery/Sheer/Microglitter, golden vanilla (highlight)
I have very light skin so this shade hardly shows up at all besides a slight shimmer. That's great for me because it works well to blend other colors out and create a highlight without it looking too obvious.
Jealousy: Shimmery/Microglitter caramel brown
This would work great all over the lid as it's more of a middle toned shade.
Majesty: Shimmery/Microglitter golden taupe
This color appears to be gold toned but it's definitely not gold, it's more of a taupey brown. It would work well on the lid or even in the crease. I really like this one a lot.
Witch: Matte warm grey with an almost purplish undertone
The first word that comes to my mind when I swatched this color was, "smoke." I'm going to use this color to slightly smudge my eyeliner to create that smoky look. This shade looks perfect for that but it could also be used as a lid color or a crease color depending on what kind of look you're going for. It could also be used to fill in your eyebrows if you want them really dark.
Vanity: Matte brown (could also be used to fill in the eyebrows)
This shade is pretty basic but still pretty and useful when combined with the other shades in this palette.
Dark Magic: Shimmery/Purple microglitter, deep plum
This shade is a dark plum more of a red/violet based purple. It shows up pretty dark almost grey. If you're looking for a bright intense violet this isn't it, this is more of a neutral toned purple. This one is best for contouring the crease because it's the darkest color in the palette.
Overall, the Evil Queen palette is for a warm neutral type of look.
I tried really hard to photograph these swatches but they just don't want to show up on my camera and end up looking a lot lighter/washed out than they really are in real life. Don't let my photo deceive you, the colors are warm and light but pigmented enough to where you can create some really pretty natural looks. You definitely need to build up the color though especially if you want to go darker. Also, if you're familiar with e.l.f. eyeshadows then you know that they can be a bit crumbly. But for $9.99 I'm not complaining. It helps to hold a tissue against your cheek underneath your eye when applying these shadows to prevent fallout getting on your face.
The pencil is black but as you can see it's almost a dark brown. I'll still use this pencil, possibly as an eyebrow pencil, but I have pencils that show up much darker and blacker than this one. The liquid eyeliner is also in black. The brush on the eyeliner is very thin and flexible which is great for control and fine details. I also noticed that the liquid eyeliner doesn't flake. I still need to test these out more though to see how well they hold up.
The last two items in the kit are the eye primer and the lipgloss. I've personally been using the full sized tubes of eye primer from the e.l.f. website for a long time and they work amazingly well! It dries to a matte finish and keeps your eyeshadow from creasing up. I would never apply eyeshadow without using eye primer first, it's really so important. The eyeshadows are neutrals so it makes sense that they give you a really bright intense lipgloss. To me it looks like hotpink, not my favorite color to wear on my lips. I'm not even sure if I'm going to use this color because I'm more into lighter pink shades.
Overall Opinion: I love this look book and I hope to get the others in the collection. I like the eyeshadow colors a lot and can't wait to try them out. I'll have to update later. The colors in it are warm, pretty, and shimmery. I like that they give you everything you need and for a reasonable price.
Should You Get It?: If you can't resist the cute packaging, are looking for some pretty neutrals, love the Evil Queen, or want to buy yourself a Halloween goodie just for fun or a gift for someone than you should definitely pick this up.
This product was purchased by me. I was not paid or compensated in
any way for this review. This is my honest personal opinion! All
photos were taken by me.
