The Budget Fashionista

I’ve still yet to be credited with the $25 they still owe me for the products they never shipped. The first time I emailed them, nothing. I tried again and got $2 back. I emailed another 2 times and this point I give up. Never ordering from ELF ever again.

I ordered a bunch of stuff, totaling $10 from e.l.f.  It took them about 6 weeks to get my stuff to me.  The eyeshadows, I agree, are what I used to use for my Barbie head.  (never had a Barbie head, but if I did.....) The lip glosses are okay but they wear off too fast.  The eyeliner is kinda smudgey.  At the end of the day, I gave most of it to my little niece and use only the lip glosses they sent me in the CORRECT COLOR.

I have tried elf and it is the worst.  The lipgloss tastes and smells like the worst type of rotted plastic.  And yes, you definately go get what you pay for.  Don’t like it that it’s made in China...at all!  But i will say that I have tried Mode cosmetics, made with natural ingredients.  It’s lip gloss is awesome and it’s only 3 bucks!  it takes like a grapefruit.  and its made by 2 girls, not men. try it out www.modecosmetics.com

I think the products themselves are ok, but this company SUCKS! Their fulfillment and delivery time are ridiculous! I received my order (FINALLY) only to discover that 10 items were missing because they were out of stock! This would have been acceptable if the company had notified me the items were out of stock and given me the option to select something else, or not charge me for the items. However, they charged me the full cost (even for the items they did not ship) AND the full shipping cost. There was a note in my shipment, WRITTEN IN PENCIL NO LESS, that any items out of stock would be refunded. Its been two months since I ordered, no products have been received to date, and no refund, no credit to my account, no credit to my card. Website gives no company contact information whatsoever, so getting in touch with them is next to impossible! For the $10 I lost, I could have purchased more expensive products, or dealt with a more reliable company. There is NO WAY I will ever deal with ELF again! I don’t care if they GIVE their stuff away!

I got my E.L.F make up about three days ago. I wasn’t sure which one was the foundation and which one was the coverstick but Im just using it how I think I should. I have gotten so many compliments and even from my husband. He was like wow did you order some more clinique? haha no it’s elf! I like the way it makes my face look. I like all of their products and everyone is making a big deal about the eyeshadow but i think it’s great. it goes on my eyes great. The only thing i don’t like is the smell of the lipglosses. but i can deal with that to say beautiful :) i DO reccomend this product. But i wouldn’t buy over thirty dollars worth at a time...i see ppl are having trouble with big orders ... i order 20 dollars worth at a time. oh and the powder is awesome!

I have tried e.l.f. lip glosses and eye pencil, and eye shadow. Unfortunately, their quality is sub-par. After I discovered they are manufactured in China (which is why they are so cheap) I will not be buying from them again.

I just received my order of e.l.f cosmetics on the 8th day after my order was completed.
I had no problems with the order being incorrect, nor did they take any longer than I had anticipated. I was able to monitor the status of my order as well, which was nice.
When I openned the package I have to say that I was a little surprised at how small the items were - having been under the impression they were *full* size - I feel their photos aren’t exactly accurate, and as a graphic designer it seems to me the All Over Cover Stick pictures have either been elongated or they now sell a different package for the product..
Despite that, I LOVED the soothing lip gloss and the cover sticks did just about what I thought they would, sufficiently. I didn’t buy the eyeshadow (as much as I really wanted to, I refrained because you never know sometimes) and from what I hear, I made a good call. I may put in an order again but it seems I got lucky with my shipment so drugstore.com might be a better alternative as there isn’t a Target near me (Ontario).

I love most of the elf products; the lip glosses(except the hypershine gloss, it feels thick and heavy on my lips), the face powders(are amazing), the brushes(best I have ever tried), the Shielding Hydro-Tint SPF 15(love this stuff, and it smells so sweet!), and I love the bronzers(even though they are a but shimmery). The eye shadows are cute but are a bit too shimmery, but for a dollar I can’t complain!!!!Just so you know I have senitive skin, and this stuff doesn’t irritate my skin. :D

I’ve had no problems with their costumer service yet(even though,when you call they sound a bit unprofessional) one of my face powders came in pieces, so I called and they told me they’d replace it...I had to call a second time after a week of waiting, and then they put in the order again...4 days later I got my replacement :D
So far I’ve gotten my shipments on time.
I order a lot from them, they are great for gifts...I mean you can buy someone a whole makeup kit for less than 20 dollars!!!! You can’t beat that.

Elf is just plain horrible!!!! Products are very very poor in quality (don’t get me started on the eyeshadows) and I can’t say much more about their service either. ELF PRODUCTS ARE MADE IN CHINA!!! :( God only knows what they put in the stuff over there!  After the pet food scare from China I would not buy anything made there, especially makeup! I mean we lick the stuff and it goes in our body and I am not taking any chances on these Chinese cosmetics again! Figures...for $1 what else would you expect.
Geezzz,CAN’T WE SUPPORT AMERICA AND BUY AMERICAN!!

I had a pretty good experience with elf cosmetics.  I have ordered from them several times and always got my package within 2 weeks.  Once they didnt have something that I ordered but they highlighted it on my packing slip and credited the money back to my credit card.

I think that their hypershine lip glosses are excellent. 

Their brushes are good for the money however, the face brush is not as soft as the more expensive brushes but it does its job..(except when the brush head separated from the handle). 

Otherwise the eyeliner, eyeshadow brush, and the lip brushes are still going strong. 

Also, the concealers and face powders for darker skin girls(like Gabrielle Union and darker) are non existant.

I would still reccomend this site...Come on a dollar? Just dont give up on your regular beauty fixes.

ELF RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!

I LOVE ELF. especially the eyeshadow. its amazing. i love the lip gloss, and the face powder, and the brushes. and u cant beat the prices with a stick!

AMAZING! EVERYONE BUY IT! CHINA HAS THE BEST PRODUCTS!

I disagree with you on the ELF cosmetics. I am a make-up artist FX and Glam. I would compare the quality to that of Victoria’s Secret. Not NARS or MAC but I would say with what they offer it’s pretty nice. I splurged on over $100 bucks worth and got to try practicaly the whole line. The eye shadow is very satiny smooth and the color sticks realy go the extra yardage. I think you get far beyond what you pay for. The corn silk shadows are weak but the mineral blend was right on. I was highly impressed. It beats most department brands. The Brush quality compared to the sable blend are actualy impressive. Also the Hydro tint cleared up a 10 year acne problem I had. Bizzar actualy. I use ELF now for my personal stash. I’d still use the MAC though… sniffes it’s a shame I can’t use it when it’s there. It’s not personal use. Sucks! But seriously I don’t think you’d be disapointed with ELF TRY it it’s too cheap not to!

the prices went up to 4$ for everything, might as well buy a drug store brand if its 4 now.

I just received another order from Elf and everything was great(mostly hypershine lip glosses)

I did have a customer service question and I contacted theem phone but I received no answer.  I sent them an email and received a response by the next morning, so I recommend using email if you want an actual response.

Oh, and I just checked Elf’s website and everything still appears to be $1.  Elf cosmetics is also sold in some drugstores.

Oh gosh sorry, I am so silly, i was checking the australian website where everything was listed as 4$, Everything is sitll 1$ sooo sorry for the mixup :)

I just recently got some stuff from them. I LOVE their compacts, it fits the mac eyeshadows, as well as milani and nyx, and for 1$ you cant beat it. Only prob with the compact is that the lid isnt see through like mac’s is. I also got some brushes from them and they’re awesome. I got the eyeshadows the elements customizable ones and they are really light, sheer, and shimmery. they have this horrendous smell to them, most of the stuff does. I got blush from them which is good color wise, but it has the smell too. Dont even bother getting the elements customizable lip stuff, it smells horrendous, i put it on for 1 minute and took it off. havent tried the lipglosses, may be next time.

I cannot make any comment on anything but the brushes and the double ended lipglaze, but the brushes are about as good as any mid price range, and the lipgloss is fantastic, nicely minty and the shades perfectly between opaque and clear.

most likely you guys payed for all that crap with your credit card, so complain to your credit card company! cc companys have some rules about disputing charges. it goes something along the lines that if your not happy with the product you bought and are having problems returning it they end up not paying the merchant for it, so they take the charge off. so yea try that!

I bought eyeliner, eyeshadow, and an orange scented color stick in pink lemonade. love the scent, and was very satisfied with all three items.  no complaints at all! i ordered from drugstore.com. i saw elf items in nyc at either rite aid or duane reade. im going to go check to see if i can find them, id like to get more!

I’ve never tried their products, but if I could find their blotting sheets in stores (50 for $1!), I wouldn’t hesitate to buy those.

I ordered a ton of things from the elf website...i got over excited at the price, i ordered everything.  It may not be the best or top of the line, but you won’t be dissappointed, love the lip plumping lip gloss and the cheek stick!

I have seen their product and it looks good. been to their site and looks quite pro. however, why are most of u complaining that its MADE IN CHINA. wads wrong with tt. u all sounded racists or smth.

I just got the foundation brush, foundation stick, color stick, and plumping gloss today. I had to travel far for it, to a deep discount store. The store I bought it from was kind of dirty so the stuff I got was all dusty. But one I unwrapped it , the little compacts it comes in are really cute, and it looks smaller than full size, but I am not complaining about size for a buck, actually I think it seems better smaller.  I am afraid of the cleanliness of the product since it was so dusty where I bought it from. Hope it comes cleaner if I decide to order it from the internet. But I don’t get the big deal with it being made in China, except that I wonder how clean the factories are,since the I don’t know if they have the same quality inspection rules that we do in the United States, but I always thought alot of the stuff you buy at the drugstore were made in China or Taiwan anyways so I figured it didn’t matter.  But I don’t know maybe I am wrong.

By the way the foundation brush looks like it should cost 10 bucks it is pretty nice for a dollar.

Yeah! i agree with Fist, definetly. SOOO racist sounding that u are all like

CHINESE CRAP! i mean seriously dont u like fortune cookies?!? or noodles??! or paper/!?/

I’ve been seeing the ELF brand featured in many mags (cosmopolitan, glamour, in style, etc...) so I decided to try it out for myself.  Well, I placed my order about 3 weeks ago and have yet to receive anything.  It really frustrates me since I’ve been super excited to try out the ELF brushes that everyone AND their mom has been raving about!  I emailed their customer service and left a message on their 1800#.  Hopefully I’ll be receiving my order tomorrow, *crosses my fingers*.  Once I receive my order, I’ll be sure to give my full review on the ELF products itself and not the terrible customer service!