Review: ELF Brightening Eye Colour "Drama"

I've got a couple of these now so I will probably get round to reviewing the others as well at some point.

The ELF Brightening Eye Colour Quads are available from the ELF UK website for £1.50 each, there are currently 17 different quads!


I do love a good smokey palette and the "Drama" quad is certainly a smokey palette. They're actually pretty compact, you get 2.5g in total. The case is clear plastic, which I'm worried would break if I tried to travel with it. There's also a tiny mirror, which I've found pretty useless. There was also a sponge tip applicator provided, but I don't use those.


Primer is definitely needed with these. The two greys are glittery and quite loosely pressed. Without primer they flake off and drop all over your cheek. I didn't get too much dropped glitter when I've worn these with primer, but make sure to pat rather than sweep when you apply to prevent fall out.

The white is pretty much matte and surprisingly pigmented. It makes a really great highlighter to counteract the glitter of the greys. The black isn't quite black on my skintone, it leans slightly grey/brown. Only very slightly though, only really noticeable when I've swatched onto my arm. I've used this with a damp brush as a liner and it creates a very deep black line.

Blending can be a little tricky. The two greys tend to overblend and fade quite easily so you need to work carefully with those.

Overall, this is pretty great for £1.50. If you're just exploring the smokey eye then this is going to be great. And may I recommend a couple of my smokey tutorials? Here, here, and here.

This product was provided free for tutorial/review purposes.