Elf 'Mint Melt Collection' a Honest Review:
Elf cosmetics latest release is the mint melt collection a yummy fourteen-piece collection that is inspired by the pastel hues of mint chocolate ice cream, it creates a unique pop of colour for eyes, lips, and face. As soon as I saw the collection in real life I was struck by the unique and original colour selection, Mint green is not a colour you find often in eye pallets or in most makeup collections, so I knew I could mix up my normal everyday makeup look with the exciting new shades.
Mint Melt Eyeshadow Quads
There are two mini eyeshadow quads (bite-sized palettes ) in the collection that are perfect on-the-go or adding into your makeup collection as an extra pop of minty colour. The two ultra-pigmented mini eyeshadow quads feature a minty mix of both matte and shimmer shades, available in two variants:
Mint to Be - one dark mint metallic shade, one sliver /green duo-chrome shade and one matte light mint shade and one matte grey/green shade.
Chocolate Mint, - one matte light chocolate, one dark chocolate shade, one metallic champagne shade and one metallic mint shade.
The formula applies and blends easily and does not have too much fallout, if you want a really strong colour try wetting your brush it give you a more vivid colour. The selection of colours in each mini pallet really pop’s and you can easily make a unique and original style statement no matter which pallet you choose whether you want a natural with a pop of mint or a unique bright dramatic look.
These are my favourite items in the range, three new highly-pigmented shades in both matte and metallic hues: Mint for you, ice crème and Melt with me.
If you have not used the ‘No Budge Eyeshadow Sticks’ before they are a soft, highly-pigmented eyeshadow formula in a stick form that is long-wearing and crease-resistant. You can use them all over the lid or as an eyeliner. You can effortlessly create any eye-popping look, from a subtle shimmery look or a bold and multi-dimensional look and they really don’t come off easily, you will need to use a good makeup remover to get these off.
The three shades are:
The ELF Mint Melt Collection has four exclusive shades of lipgloss, that give a a cooling effect on your lips with a refreshing vanilla-mint scent. All the glosses are high-shine and you will feel the slight tingling feeling that delivers a plumping effect, the doefoot applicator gives you a subtle wash of buildable colour.
Mint Melt Cooling Face Primer this cute tube is Packed with skin-happy ingredients like hyaluronic acid and antioxidants to help prep your skin ready for your foundation. You will notice straight away it has a subtle and refreshing, sweet mint scent and has a cooling sensation when you put it on your skin. This unique primer has a gel texture that multitasks in holding your makeup together while helping to keep your skin hydrated and looking flawless. It's very similar to Elf's other gel primer but the has the cooling feeling and is a light green colour but don't worry it does not leave a green tinge to your skin.
Special Edition Mint Cleansing Cloud. a more eco-friendly way of removing your makeup at the end of the day all you need is water and the soft fibres grip the makeup and clean your skin without and the best bit simply pop it in the washing machine and its god as new to use over and over again.
ELF Mini Melt Brush Set has a trio of stunning mint shade brushes, a contour brush for controlled strokes, a blending brush to soften harsh lines, and an all-over brush to effortlessly swipe colour over the lid.
There are two skincare items in the Mint Melt collection both have that original sweet mint scent that the primer and lip glosses have.
Mint Melt Whipped Face Mask Simply squeeze the mask from the mint green tube and apply with your fingertips or a face mask brush to the face. it has a whipped consistency, that soothes skin with a fresh cooling effect. It also helps to leave the skin feeling moisturised and smooth with skin-loving ingredients such as willow herb and vitamin E. The mask does smell minty and does leave your face feeling cool and refreshed.
the ELF Mint Melt Cooling Foam Cleanser is packaged within a beautiful mint coloured plastic bottle, with a pump dispenser. this gentle sweet mint-scented foaming cleanser is designed for daily use and for most skin types the formula gives you a cooling sensation while cleansing your face.
You can pick up the latest ELF collection from the Elf cosmetics website directly or if you're in the UK Superdrug has the exclusive contract on the mint melt collection at the moment and that’s where I bought all my goodies from. As always with Elf cosmetics their prices always surprise me with how budget-friendly, they are I picked up the pallets for just £4 each and the primer is only £8 which is really affordable compared with primers on the market and all elf products are cruelty-free and vegan.
What product are you looking forward to adding to your collection? What's your opinion on the Mint Melt collection do you love it like me? What are your favourite items in the range? Or do you prefer more neutral colours?
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