e.l.f. Ariel Collection Haul

I first saw glimpses of this collection on the blog nouveaucheap. And I, being a huge Disney fan, could not wait until I got my hands on it! When it arrived at my Walgreens, I snapped several pieces up.

As you can see above, I bought the lip set, lash set, shadow duo set, and eyeshadow palette. There was a small brush set and a few hair accessories available as well but I was mostly interested in the makeup items. The artwork is absolutely gorgeous and this set is probably one of the few things I'll actually keep in the packaging just so I can hang on to it. 

The item I was looking forward to the most was definitely the eyeshadow palette. I have a weakness for eyeshadow so I knew I would be purchasing that for sure. It comes with 9 shadows, 2 bronzers, 1 lip gloss, and 2 brushes. The palette also has a small mirror and some artwork demonstrating 2 looks you can create with the colors.

I swatched everything over bare skin - no primers used. The bronzers are very pigmented but shimmery; they almost have a metallic finish that I think would be more suited to an eyeshadow than a bronzer. The shadows would certainly benefit from a base underneath. I've found this is the case with most e.l.f. shadows though so no surprise there. The gloss has a creamy, semi-sheer finish that looks like you can build up to more full color.

I also swatched the rest of the collection:

Sunrise and Sunset are their super glossy lip shines and Pink Petal is a lip stain marker. Sunrise is fairly sheer while sunset was surprisingly pigmented. I'm excited to see what Sunset will look like on my lips. (My lips have been stupidly chapped so it'll be awhile before I can try them out. Boo.) I was pretty impressed with the staying power of the stain; I really had to scrub at my hand for awhile to get it off. The shadow duos had a little more pigmentation than the larger palette. The purpley color in the Coral Reef duo has a really pretty almost duo-chrome finish that looks fun. The waterproof eyeliner pen is a very rich, solid black.

I really love the collection. The packaging and artwork is beautiful and the products inside look like they'll be fun to play with and create some great looks. I bought a few items from their Disney villains collection when it came out over the holidays and I'm pumped they're continuing to collaborate with Disney to create more collections. I hope e.l.f. comes out with more fun collections in the future!