e.l.f Contouring Blush & Bronzing Powder

I purchased the elf contouring duo in st Lucia. I read a lot of bad reviews for it but I decided to try it as its super cheap. Starting with the packaging, I think its sturdy and looks nice. The mirror is nice and clear and the hinge keeps it upright while in use. I hate flimsy lids so yay. The blush side is a light pink with a slight gold shimmer. Reminds me of a muted version of hot mama by the balm. The blush isn't very pigmented compared to the elf single blushes, I actually use tickled pink under this to give it more pop. The bronzer on the other hand is super pigmented. Its a chocolate brown with shimmer. Its not glittery just a shimmer. This gives a beautiful j-lo type glow but needs the lightest hand and lots of blending. I usually prefer matte contouring shades but this surprised me as I'm using this over my Bahama mama right now. Only downside is that it does fade and needs midday reapplying.

I was pleasantly surprised with this, I thought it was going to be way to dark for me. When I first applied the bronzer I thought, oh no complete disaster! But once I blended it out, I ended up with a beautiful glow. The blush really compliments the bronzer.

Both the blush and bronzer are nice and pigmented. They go onto your face smoothly.

Give it a go, it's only $3 and if it doesn't work for you it doesn't really matter.

I got this duo in St Lucia and it's so nice to work with. The two colours are both lovely and creamy and they blend in so nicely. The blush is a bit darker and peachier than I'd usually go for, but it's become one of my staples. It just looks nice and natural and leaves a dewy finish. I'm still getting used to using the bronzer, as it's my first one, and sometimes I'm not sure how much to put on. It blends in very well, so sometimes you think you need more, but as I have a very fair skin tone, I don't want to apply too much!

I found this bronzer and blush very shimmery it goes well with my thin lizzy and it's a nice color as well. Easy to use I looove the brush as well the size is perfect :) and the price is awesome :)

I have light to medium skin tone with yellow undertone, and this bronzer is perfectly match my skin tone. it looks shimmery but after apply and blend, it just looks very natural.

the blush is not bad at all, very pigmented, easy to apply and blend, a great color for fall and winter.

the down side of this product is it can be powdery and there can be fall offs when apply, but with the price like $3 bucks, there's nothing can't be work out.

I use this product most days. I wouldn't recommend trying to contour with the bronzer, however I do find I use the bronzer more then the blush as the blush doesn't do much for me personally. For the price you can't really complain & is great for a little extra in the makeup kit!

So the main reason I brought this was because everyone kept comparing it to the Nars product, so I thought I'd try it. I got my one from makeup.co.nz for $11 i think, so I'm so stoked with the price! The packaging is e.l.f's typical matte balck packaging, which is really sturdy, so that's a plus. Normally the cheaper products have crappy packaging. The bronzer - it looked quite dark when i first saw it, but it actually suits my skin tone pretty good. it has some shimmer in it as well, but nothing too crazy. Just enough I'd say. Go very easy at first and then build up the colour as i find the bronzer a little bit difficult to blend. Nothing major, but always always easier if you build the colour. Not much fall out, which is great. I'm a clean freak, so I hate getting powder eveyrwhere lol. The blush - gorgeous pink colour with a gold shimmer. You definitely have to build this blush, but it looks amazing on my skin tone once I get my desired colour. Overall - pretty good product at an affordable price. I can't complain. I'll try the Nars product one day, but for now, I'm happy with my e.l.f compact :)

I remember getting this product when I was first starting to really get into makeup. I loved the colour of both products, and I still love them now! The size gives you a good amount of product and makes it easy to travel with. I use the St Lucia colour, and bare in mind that the blush does have some shimmer if you don't like a shimmery blush!

I'm a big bronzer fan but I've only recently started playing with contouring my cheeks. Like other ELF products, the packaging of this little compact is simple but effective, with a small mirror for on-the-go touch-ups and a case sturdy enough for travel. I have it in St Lucia which is really perfect for my colouring. The bronzer is very dark and pigmented, I applied it first to contour my cheekbones and then used a kabuki brush to really blend it in, otherwise you end up with quite a streaky, dirty-looking effect. The blusher is the perfect shade of pink to give a nice, natural looking glow. Both look very shimmery in the palette but I didn't notice any sparkle once they were on the skin.

The only downside to both of these was I found they had a lot of fallout in the palette. Otherwise, this is a fantastic product and a real bargain at the price! I will definately be repurchasing and highly recommend.

The palette is super pigmented so you don't have to put on much, it stays put all day and the bronzer has a matte finish which is fab.