Meg's Makeup Gift- Third Package and Surprise package

Meg (and her team, including Eleni!) has done it again. They made this miserable (weather-wise) week to become FABULOUS! I received, NOT ONE, BUT TWO packages from Meg's Makeup! SOO excited to share with you what I received. I believe one of them was for my 250 point redemption and another was for my entry for a Meg's contest. heehee!

To read about the benefits of becoming a Meg's Makeup member, which I have stated numerous times already, go here.

I received in the first package:
The Argan Oil Shampoo and the Alofe Cleansing Foam (from South Africa)


I received in the second pacakge:
The ELF LARGE makeup palette- can it get any spectacular than this? and the Supersmile Quikee


Reviews/Product Details TBA.. for now, enjoy the pictures!





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$2 shipping on e.l.f. orders

I just had to let my beauty readers as soon as I got this in my inbox.
e.l.f. (Eyes Lips Face) is offering $2 shipping for orders over $25.

Normally Standard Shipping is $6.95 in the US and $14.95 in Canada.

To see ideas of what to buy, read
e.l.f. brushes haul @
(http://igknowidea.blogspot.com/2009/01/elf-brushes-haul.html)

e-mail marketing campaign @
(http://igknowidea.blogspot.com/2009/01/elf-cosmetics-email-marketing-campaign.html)

Check out my review on their e.l.f. eyeshadow brush!

To get the coupon..

Use the code: 2SHIP2009 for your purchase. Enjoy!

e.l.f. Brushes Haul

So after getting all those emails (See e.l.f. marketing campaign and recently, 75% off e.l.f. minerals) I had to show you my e.l.f. haul.

I bought several brushes, duplicates of some, because I knew they were going to useful and of good quality. I sometimes have to use 3-4 different eye brushes to create a dramatic look (using blending and contrasting techniques.)

I got my package fairly quickly, in about a week or less, and it came in a very economically packaged box. I only received about 2 large sheets of paper as a filler, as you can see below. All my purchases came in a nice plastic bag with the words e.l.f. eyes lips face on it.



Here is an up close view of the many brushes that I bought. :) I pretty much bought brushes, eyeshadow applicators and a travel sized mirror. I bought eyeshadow brushes, defining eye brushes, blending brushes, angled blushing/bronzing/blending brushes and the total face brushes (the biggest of their brushes.)



I was so happy and overwhelmed with my purchase! I immediately opened three of the brushes to check out the bristles for the eyeshadow brush, blending brush, and the blushing/bronzing/blending brushes (pictured below).

I have to say that they are absolutely amazing! The eyeshadow brush has a nice rounded c-shaped tip and is wider than a lot of eyeshadow brushes that I have seen and have. Although the cutting and shape of one brush looked different than another eyeshadow brush, they are both similar and have really soft bristles. I even tried to stab it on my hand to see if any of the hairs would prick, but it did not hurt.

I really like these brushes because they can pack a lot of shadow within the brush. I have used these two eye brushes with my Jane Aguaceuticals eyeshadow set, and works wonderfully. I already have brushes from Bare Minerals (from their starter kits) and I must say that they work just as well. (Read reviews for the Eye shadow brush here)

The blushing/bronzing/blending brush, also shown in the above picture, is also very soft. It has some red hairs but overall, it works well as a blending brush. I use my other brushes to first apply my powder makeup and then I use this brush for any retouching and blending. (Read other reviews here)


Check out more brushes at Eyes Lips Face's website.

e.l.f. Cosmetics- Email marketing campaign

After hearing about the cheap products that e.l.f. cosmetics offers on their website, (e.l.f. stands for Eyes Lips Face), I decided to check out what they had. Most of their products are only $1, ranging from eye shadows, lip glosses and brushes (Read my e.l.f. brush haul here) . They also offer a Studio line, which is about $3 each and Minerals line, which ranges from $3-$5.

The e.l.f. Studio line products are for those who want to achieve the "professional look." You'll notice that these products are all black- its packaging, handles and even brush bristles are black. (I like my brushes to have a natural looking color, even if they are synthetic.)

The E.L.F. Minerals line are made of 100% natural minerals, so they are free of chemicals, dyes and parabens. Their bath & body kits contains several products in various fragrances which cost about $10.


source: e.l.f. website

I signed up for their newsletter to receive more e.l.f. news, promotions, product alerts and beauty tips. They also have a blog that you can check out at ELF Beauty Blog, written by their beauty professional, Achelle.

I would get about an email from them almost everyday, sometimes twice a day. At first, I found them annoying but then I got even more intrigued by their deals. They are known for having some great soft eye brushes, so I debated whether or not to buy them.

Some of their email subject headings include:
* Hi -insert email here- (Dec. 21, 22, 23, 24..I told you it was every day!)
* For only -insert email here- (Dec. 22)
* Sorry -insert email here- (Dec. 20)
* This is the Best! (Dec. 29)
* OMG - Get it Now ! (Jan 6)
* -insert email here- Get What You Really Really Want ! (Jan 7)

Also, the email sender of these emails would vary. It would be "Eyes Lips Face" one day, and "e.l.f." the next and sometimes "elf@eyeslipsface.com". Did they do this to make their constant emails look different?

So, I am a sucker for bargains and buying things in bulk, so when I see emails like these, I just can't help but to browse (at least for now).


Source: e.l.f. emails

Items that I want to buy?
Their minerals line and BRUSHES.

75% off e.l.f. Minerals

For 2 Hours only on Monday January 12 from 4-6pm, you can get 75% off e.l.f. mineral products. Use code: MINERAL75

I really hope that I can get this tomorrow!!

This post is a prelude to an upcoming post on e.l.f.'s cosmetics (aka Eyes Lips Face) email marketing but I just couldn't wait to share this with you guys!

Happy Shopping @ http://www.eyeslipsface.com