Candy Shop Lipgloss - Makeup for your Sweet Tooth! (E.L.F Candy Shop Lip Tins)

Member Name: Cinny91

Product:	E.L.F Candy Shop Lip Tins
Date:	30/10/09 (51 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Amazing product at a good price.

Disadvantages: N/A

I'd been wanting to try out E.L.F's make-up range for years, but hearing mixed reviews I kind of stayed away until last week when I had a bit of spare money and thought 'Oh heck, why not?' I spent a good 45 mins to an hour pouring over all the products and picking out a couple I really liked the look of. Their Candy Tins were actually the first thing I chose after being completely won over by the design on the tins.

==E.L.F==

E.L.F (Eyes, Lips, Face) is an American born brand where 'Beauty meets Value.' Over in the States all the products are priced at $1. Following a similar rule over here, all the products are priced at a tiny £1.50. (Although the new Studio range is £3.50 a pop)
E.L.F have always prided themselves on having high quality yet low costing makeup, suitable for any age, any look and most importantly every purse.
And another bonus? While buying your budget friendly makeup, you can feel almost saintly as E.L.F are 100% against animal testing, and according to a little symbol on the back of their packaging they also support charities, so double kudos to E.L.F

==Packaging==

E.L.F's Candy Lipgloss comes in a little tin, roughly 3 x 6cm. You also get a lot of the product, with the lipgloss filling the bottom tin completely (measures roughly 1cm deep, just under 3cm wide and 6cm long)
The lid on the tin is quite quirky, and unlike other lipbalms I've used (maybe I've lived a sheltered life?) the lid slides back from the top of the tin to 'reveal' the lip balm inside. Two little bumps on the lid stop it from sliding off completely, so unless you're freakishly heavy handed you'll never loose the lid on this.
The design on the lid it really what drew me to the product. The background of it is basically 3 stripes, the bottom and top stripe matches the colour of the lipgloss inside and the middle stripe is white with 'Candy Shop' written in a cute swirly font over the top. Underneath this is a little cartoon of the 'flavour' lipgloss that's inside, like a cupcake or a milkshake with the name of the lipgloss written beside it.
The whole feel of the packaging is extremely kitschy, and as the packaging is very compact it's perfect for keeping in your bag.

==Product==

The Candy Lipglosses come in 7 different 'flavours' and shades so there should a tin for everybody! The flavours are, Crazed Coconut, Frosting Fantastic, Mocha Maniac, Candy Fix, Berry Pop and Cherry Bob.
For the purpose of the review, the product I'm basing this on is 'Frosting Fantastic'
The lipgloss itself is really good, and even more so considering the price. It doesn't leave a sticky kind of feeling on your lips like some glosses can do, and is a pretty smooth product on a whole. I'd say the consistency is the perfect mix of lip gloss and lipbalm, it's not gloopy (like lipgloss) that you can easily put way too much on, and it's not as hard as some lipbalms that it's pretty stiff to put on. Like I said it's pretty smooth, one swipe of your finger over the product is enough to give your lips a good, long lasting, coverage.
The colour and pigmentation of 'Frosting Fantastic' is amazing, the colour in the tin is the colour you get on your lips - I wasn't expecting this at all with it being a cheap product. I thought I'd just get a little shimmer and tint to my lips - but Frosting Fantastic is a full on shimmer fest. I wouldn't recommend it for the people who like a modest colour on their lips at this practically goes on gold, although it does die down one you've rubbed your lips together, leaving a lovely iridescent kind of shade on your lips.

==Overall==

I really like this product, and at £1.50 I can't complain about it at all. The shade isn't one I would have picked myself, I actually picked Frosting Fantastic as I thought it would be the most neutral tin of the bunch! (How wrong can one girl be?!) but after using it everyday for a week I've become a bit of a junkie on it. - although a big part of this is because of the smell, it smells just like Vanilla Buttercream Frosting, Yum!!

==Pricing==

As I've mentioned above (quite a lot!) E.L.F's Candy Shop Lip Gloss is priced at £1.50 - like all their other products. The downside of the product is you can only buy it online, making it hard to judge the colour you'll like best. But the product on a whole is pretty fantastic, and I'll definitely be buying again.

Summary: Good make-up at a more than reasonable price.