e.l.f Contouring Blush & Bronzing Powder

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.

Another winner from elf. I'm quite fair and brozers always scare me a bit. This one is juuuust lovely though! pigmented enough without looking like you've just painted yourself with mud. And a warm, non orange tone. The blush is ok. Nothing too exceptional. Would repurchase just for the bronzer. Also love the packaging and big mirror!

This blush and bronzer combo is great quality at an affordable price! I have olive skin and I find that a few swipes of bronzer is all I need. Love using this as a contour and if I'm having a lazy day, I will apply the bronzer in the middle of my cheeks for a healthy glow. I like to use the blush as well, and find that it gives a subtle hint of colour. I like that this blush/bronzer duo gives off subtle colour that can be built up to suit your skin tone/preference. I also think the bronzer is amazing for contouring, can't see myself using anything else!

I can honestly say that I use this product every single day of my life. The colours are great, colour pay off is superb and it goes on like a dream. I often blend the colours together on my brush and just apply that straight to my cheekbones for a pinky bronze flush of colour. The contour colour is maybe a wee bit sparkly but the colour is good and its not too orange. The blush colour ix a dupe for Nars Orgasm and its such a pretty natural colour which gives a really nice pop of colour without being too in your face.

Im not a big bronzer fan but when i brought this contouring kit i am now in love with bronzing, its not to heavy and not to dark its perfect for my skin tone (im so pale) haha so i only apply a tiny bit and then blend it out with a blending brush and its perfect!!!!

This product is so cheap, anyone would want to get their hands on this, the colours are so pretty. However, I find it not so much as pigmented, but it is buildable. The blush is quite a nice colour, but i wished there was less glitter specks. The bronzer also had quite a lot specks, but not as much as the blush. It is a subtle colour that is quite sheer and glowy.

This is great for those starting out but I do not think it anywhere near as good as the Nars duo. St Lucia is the one I own, they're nice but quite powdery and have a bit of fallout. For pale girls don't go darker than St Lucia

Whether this product is worth it really depends on what you want out of it. It's so cheap, but it doesn't technically perform what it's designed to do - the bronzing shade is so shimmery that it isn't effective as a contour. It is quite a warm brown but it does work as a low key bronzer if you have light-medium skin with a warm undertone.

The blush in this is quite nice although do be aware it has large glittery flecks, which can be a bit much for the daytime or if you're not a huge makeup wearer.

The products are highly pigmented but not the finest out there so can be a little difficult to blend.

I heard this is a nars dupe but I don't think that's entirely true. However I've come to like it a lot- although the blush isn't my fave so I use the bronzer mostly. I was surprised at how dark it was at first but not use it and it looks great- just make sure you blend it properly!! Lasts forever and is really handy , I wish there was a lighter colour though!

I got mine from Iherb (where I buy all of my ELF makeup) in the colour St Lucia and I was really excited to try it out. I was pretty disappointed when I finally did try it.

I find that it doesn't really contour my face that great (perhaps the colour I got was too light to do this) and found it to be a little shimmery.

I do like the blush though, but definitely not a fan of the contour powder.

I have used both the real techniques contour brush and also one of the Jessup face brushes using this product. Don't think I will buy it again. Have just bought the NARS blush kit so will see if that does a better job xx