ELF Haul

Hey guys!! I'm taking the opportunity to upgrade to Adobe Creative Suite 6! (I was running CS5.5 before) so while the Master Suite downloads, I'm going to put up the ELF Haul!

I'm such a noob without my beloved Photoshop. I suppose I could install Gimp or something temporarily but I can't function without it!! And I don't want to clog up my brand new reset with extra programs either. Now I'm legitimately at a loss trying to figure out how I'm going to crop my pictures...I feel like a design cripple.

Edit: After much brainstorm time during which I felt like an idiot and Photoshop failed to finish downloading, here's what I've got

PRODUCTS HAULED - 

• ELF 4-Pan Compact - $1 each
• ELF Eyeshadow Pans - $1 each
• Brush Shampoo - $3 each
• Brushes - $3 each
• Mineral Lipstick - $5 each

My biggest happiness is the 4-pan eyeshadow compacts. They're less clunky than the Urban Decay BYOP's, less expensive than the empty MAC palettes, and fit both Urban Decay and MAC eyeshadows along with their own ELF house brand eyeshadows. If you only buy one type of thing, make sure to stock up on these babies. I wish they had bigger empty compacts, I'd snatch them right up!! The mineral lipsticks were a splurge at $5 each (For ELF) but the colors were so pretty I just had to.

Check out the full image-heavy post after the jump.

ALSO - Are these jumps annoying? Would you rather just scroll through the content without clicking to read more?

Pumpkin and Poppy - Winning a Giveaway

Many moons ago, I won a giveaway. And from one of my favorite bloggers too :) You can only imagine how ecstatic I was!

I placed my order the same night I received my congratulatory e-mail and giveaway code. I'm so thankful to Nancy for introducing me to this vegan indie makeup brand. I'm really quite pleased with the eyeshadows I have received, and hope to get over my eye shyness enough to show you what I do with them. I just worry that I am amateur and will scare all 2 (3?) of my readers away forever. LOL.

But anyway, enjoy the haul pictures soon - below is a list of what I purchased with my $50 credit (I payed shipping though, the credits did not count towards that)

• "Foiled Again" Mixing Medium - Used to apply dry eyeshadows wet (and as eyeliner) x2
• A little note: I purchased 2, but only received 1 in my order. SO. I mean it's a large bottle so it's aiight, but little things do make all the difference when reviewing a company!
• "Lady of Light" Cream Highlighter - Purchased based on Nancy's review and express recommendation, of course
• Watermelon Eye Shadow, Rockette Eyeshadow - From new "Summer Love" collection
• Strider, Wise Wizard, and Evil Eye - From "One Ring" collection
• Mighty Evil One, Street Rat, Three Wishes - From "Arabian Nights" collection
• Moth Wing - Because it was pretty!

The highlighter retails for $9.75, the mixing medium is ONLY $3.50 and it will last FOREVER, and the eyeshadows were $5 each :)

My Thoughts ---

• We will first address the fact that I did not receive one item in my order by first explaining that I went over the $50 minimum and the coupon glitched and took the entire amount off. I contacted Pumpkin and Poppy's order and she said she could invoice me the extra, but I told her to just remove the highlighter as that would bring me back to the $50. I didn't get a confirmation but when my order arrived, it still had a highlighter but was short one mixing medium bottle. Bummer though, because it's a great product and I wanted to use the extra in a giveaway!
• The eyeshadow jars are $5 each - I'm way stingy and would probably not pay that much because I could get similar sized eyeshadows from other indie companies for less! But hey, this is vegan!
• I am in LOVE with the shadows I picked from the Lord of the Rings collection - there are a few awesome matte shades in there, and they've got this unique formulation where the base is clearly matte but there's some sort of a sheen/shimmer overlay. I can't even explain it properly because if I say matte with glitter, it just wouldn't make sense. 
• Just wait for the swatches!! Lord of the Rings are coming up first - I'm just trying to figure out the best way to use the cream highlighter haha. I am a face makeup newbie!