e.l.f. compacts!

Hey everyone. A while ago I came across these compacts that are sold here (UK and Europe) and here (US). They are so cheap! (€1.15, or $1) AND they fit MAC eyeshadows, as the wells are the same size. You can also get eyeshadows, lipsticks and blushers from the e.l.f. website, which are always less than €2 each, and they all fit the compacts.

They are 3 square inches in size, and half inch thick. They come with a little applicator with a sponge tip and a lip brush - not the best quality but if you're on the go then they can be useful. The palette has a snap closure so it wont open by itself. There is a metal sheet under the wells, but its not magnetized, so you'll need magnets on the eyeshadows.

However! There is something else really great about these! The well insert pops out really easily! If you grab it by the space between the wells and pull gently, it will just pop out without breaking.

Here i took out the insert and stuck the metal sheet into the palette with some hot glue and it is SO handy!

Here you can see it fits 5 MAC sized eyeshadows without the insert.

It fits 4 square INGLOT eyeshadows and one from the UD Naked Palette

or it can fit 5 of the INGLOT round shadows/lipsticks

 Or, 10 eyeshadows from the 120 palette (such as BH, Coastal Scents etc) plus UD Naked,

or 9 shadows from the 120 palette, 2 from the 88 palette (they are slightly smaller) and UD Naked.

This is SOO handy for if you have a favorite look that you like to do and don't want to carry huge palettes with you, and for the price I think its well worth getting a few just to have on the go.

Just keep in mind that you will need magnets for these, but you can get rolls of sticky magnet cheaply on eBay.

Hope this is useful :)

Anna xoxo