A “Dollar Tree” Makeup Haul

The Dollar Tree in Somerset, NJ on Easton Avenue is the CLEANEST MOST ORGANIZED Dollar Tree I’ve ever been to.  Anyway, I hauled some cheap makeup.  I like some of it and I hate some of it.  Let me show what I got and I’ll note if I hate it or love.

This was all I picked up!  I picked up the ELF Brow and Lash Gel (love it, but not for long wear use – does the job), one ELF Bronzer Brush (I hate it, not an ELF brush fan anyway), an Elf pencil sharper that came with two (can’t have too many of these), an ELF eyeshadow quad in Drama (I love it), an ELF eyeshadow quad in Blue Moon (I hate it) and an L.A. Colors 6 eyeshadow palette in BEP415 Eye Candy (I love it).

Here are the eyeshadow swatches and why I love or hate the product…

I hate the Elf Blue Moon quad because the eyeshadows are messy, loose and have no color.  The shadows look like they have color in the pan, but when swatched they come out chalky and messy.  I didn’t even mean to buy this quad, but I had a million other items in my basket that cost a dollar so this one slipped through the cracks.  Take a look at the swatches…ugh.  In the picture above, in the top right of it – do the colors in that quad look like the swatches below???  Not even close, but this is it.

I love the Elf Drama quad a lot.  The eyeshadows do not come out chalky and they swatch true to color in their pans and are very pigmented.  I can see myself using this quad out on vacations and short trips conjuring up a quick smokey look with no problems.  I saw this quad being used by Niniluvsmakeup on Youtube and it worked well with the look she achieved. I’m glad I got this one.

And last, but not least, I picked up a 6 eyeshadow palette of vibrant colors by L.A. Colors because it looked pretty and Blanche Babcock (who I adore) uses L.A. Colors a lot in her drag looks.  I love it and I had to have it.   There was another palette that consisted of mostly purple colors so I didn’t get it.  I like this versatile palette better.  I can see taking this palette and the ELF drama quad and making sweet unwearable looks that I love to rock everyday.  The colors swatch out nicely, pigmented and are not chalky.  None of the shadows are matte, kind of like a satin or frosty finishes.  Easy to work with.

Overall, I am happy with the products I picked up.  And the best thing about these products is that they only cost me $1.00 each!