Superdrug Haul

Taking advantage of the superdrug sale I picked up a new set of the real techniques core collections and the powder brush at a discounted price. Since I can always do with a new powder brush and also I love all the brushes in the core collection so that's always useful and even better when they're discounted. 

Ever since Tanya burr bought out her autumn collection and beautiful lipsticks and finally managed to get my hands on cocoa pink which seemed to go out of stock so quickly but I got my hands on it and now I'm very happy. It's a beautiful colour and the formula is beautiful and super creamy! 

Finally I also picked up from the Zoella beauty christmas collection a selection of three bags, which were only £4 in the sale but had been about £15 before christmas so I'm glad that I waited to pick it up. 

Let me know what sales shopping you got up to in January?

Thanks for reading x

Blending brushes

Hello,

I love a good blended eyeshadow look, and these are awesome brushes to achieve that look!

Real techniques crease brush

I love this brush, the bristles are very dense. Which enables you to blend really well and also create a good shape to your eye look as the bristles are compacted and not spread out.

Sigma E25

This is a classic blending brush and really helps with blending which produces a great blended out look and improves the look of a eye look, particularly a smokey eye.

Smashbox blending brush

I love this brush so much and it's my favourite blending brush! Enough said.

Smashbox flat brush

This is great for applying  one colour and then blending it out over the lid.

Thanks for reading x

Detailer brushes

Hello,

So I like to smudge eyeshadow or liner out, along my upper or lower lash line, and that's what I love to use these brushes for. 

Real techniques detailer brush

This brush is really precise and is my favourite to create really smoky eyeliner or achieve a look like that, it's really tiny so you can preisely smudge precisely.

Smashbox pencil brush

This is a little less precise but achieves a better blend for eyeliner and is also good to create a precise cut crease or highlight.

Thanks for reading x

Foundation brushes

Hello,

So foundation application is a massively important part of any makeup routine as it's the base layer and if this is wrong then it can throw off the rest of the makeup applied over it... These two brushes are the ones I would recommend if you like to buff and blend out your foundation.

Real techniques buffer brush

This is my favourite of the two, but I like them both, I think it's just because it's bigger and achieves the blending out of my foundation faster that the other brush. This is a great brush for blending and achieves a flawless base to work from.

Real techniques expert face brush

This brush is good and achieves the same flawless base as the buffer brush, but I feel that it takes more time to achieve this look as the brush is smaller and more compact, I'd imagine that it's good for cream blush or bronzer as well.

Thanks for reading x

Blusher Brushes

Hello,

So here are some of the blusher brushes I really love to use...

Real techniques cheek brush

This brush I soul use for my cream blushers, I absolutely love this brush it's awesome and great at blending out cream blushes to a good finish.

Smashbox blush brush

This brush I use on an everyday basis to apply my powder blush, it's a great product and really does a good job at blending the blush and feels soft on the skin.

Real techniques blush brush

This brush I feel is slightly big for blush and I tend to use it more for bronzer, but it's a great product and really works well to give a really roses natural glow to the cheeks. Because it blends the product out really well. 

Real Techniques 301 brush

This brush is the opposite of the previous one and is for more precise blush application, I like it better for highlight because I feel that it's doesn't blend the product as easily. But I like this brush a lot and I think it's the only one I would recommend from the bold metals collection. 

Thanks for reading x

Highlight brushes

Hello,

Being slightly obsessed with highlight I really like all these brushes and would say that they're all my favourite...

Real techniques fan brush

I love this brush and I like the face that it prevents me being too heavy handed with my highlight and it's really nice at blending out the highlight. 

Real techniques setting brush

I love this brush, I use it to blend out a highlight setting powder under my eyes and it's a great size for highlight as it allows you to be precise.

Real techniques 301

This brush fits really well along the top of my cheek bone and I love it to apply powder. It's great!

Real techniques contour brush

I love to use this to blend out/ place cream highlight and although it's not quite what it was designed for that's my favourite way to use it.

Thanks for reading x

Favourite contour brushes

Hello,

These brushes are all really good and I as I love doing a subtle contour virtually everyday I thought I'd share my thoughts about them with you. 

Real Techniques 302 brush

I like this brush but, it's not my favourite and for the price I feel like it's not necessary to buy this, it's slightly to thick to use for a subtle contour and although it looks very attractive with the rose gold packaging I pass on this.

Real techniques contour brush

I like this for precise contouring and I like using it for that, but I still feel like this is a little bit to small where as the other real techniques brush was too big. With this brush I prefer to use it for highlight or to blend concealer under my eyes. 

Smashbox contour brush

This contour brush is great for contour and I particularly like it for contouring my nose, but again it's not my favourite, but I like the fact that it came with a kit, because I this it's handy and a good travel brush.

Real Techniques Sculpting brush

This is my favourite contouring brush of all time, it's great and is perfect for my face shape and I like the angled aspect of it. Because I think that it makes it better for blending down the face.

Thanks for reading x

Weekly picks #42

Hello,

This week I've been loving...

Topshop highlight Crescent moon

Soap and Glory one of a blot

QVC eyelash curlers

Real techniques cheek brush

Real techniques bold collection 300

Ecotools blending brush

Thanks for reading x

Real Techniques Expert Face brush

Hello,

So I've been using the Real techniques buffer brush for some time and I love it, but I needed something I could interchange with it, while one is being washed. So I picked this up using my boots points, but it cost £9.99 for reference. And I like it a lot, it's definitely different to the buffing brush but I still really like the way it blends my foundation and it leaves me with a natural looking finish which is what I want! But also it's not in a set which I like so you can buy it individually and don't get any random brushes that you won't use. Like in the core collection I don't use the detailer brush or the pointed foundation so that's a bit of a waste isn't it???? But I really like this and would recommend you check it out if you want a good brush to blend out foundations!

Thanks for reading x

Real Techniques Sculpting Set

Hello,

All I have to say about this is wow! It's a great set and I really love all three brushes, they're great! Plus I bought the set for £13.99 in super drug which I think is a steal for three brushes, £7 off the original price. I've used the sculpting brush for my contour which worked amazingly, not too be or small perfect size for my cheeks and blends the product really well. Then we have the setting brush, I used this to set my under eye concealer and it work perfectly. A really good product! Then I also have the fan brush, this is great for targeted powder or highlight! It's really nice and doesn't apply too much product which is good because I can tend to be a little heavy handed with the highlight!

Thanks for reading x

Tools of the trade...

Hello,

So I've been thinking for some time about doing a post about the tools we use to actually apply our makeup, so here goes...

The first thing that springs to my mind is brushes, so many different types to pander to any of your makeup application needs, from blush brush to eyeshadow blending brush they've got you covered, and the price points are very varied, I think my two favourite brands for brushes are Ecotools, Real techniques and Smashbox.

Then we've got mirrors, very useful so you don't apply foundation too heavily or have lipstick on your teeth, or anywhere other than your lips for that matter!

Then the torture implement, also known as an eyelash curler, these are so useful and I stand by the statement that I won't bother using mascara if I don't curl my lashes first.

Then something I almost forgot about my eyeliner sharpener, a must for those of use who like liner on our waterline, this one comes with a large and small sharper ends, so you can sharpen lip pencils and eyeshadow pencils too!

Finally our good old hands, I apply my primer and cream/liquid highlight my hands everyday! They're so useful for foundation too so don't neglect them they're free too if you don't want splash out on brushes.

Thanks for reading x

A little Haul and Review...

Hello,

So I fancied trying out some thing and I've had these for a week so here's my first impressions...

Real Techniques Flat contour 301

So I've already reviewed two from this line of brushes, but I really wanted to try this one as it's unlike any other brushes you can get on the high street. I have to admit it is thick to create an everyday contour, but if you angle it on it's side then it easily creates a thin line that's perfect for an everyday look. I'm loving the brush but I was a bit hesitant about the price tag...

Collection lasting perfection concealer

For me this is a repurchase of an old favourite and I have to say it hasn't disappointed me yet, this consistency is thick and I only use it on blemishes as it creases under the eyes, but apart from that it's perfect!

Soap and Glory gloss stick in nudist

Wow I love crayon lipsticks and this is a really nice everyday shade that really enhances your lips and makes them look fuller and more voluptuous than they actually are! It's very glossy and doesn't stay on the lips for long, but that's not too much of a problem. 

Thanks for reading x

Weekly picks #22

Hello,

So this week I've been loving a blush palette I've made with deported benefit blushes and some Stila Cream blushes as well! Also I have to give a special mention to Taylor swifts 1989 album which I'm playing presently, and possibly singing along to! The real techniques blood metals collection is absolutely stunning and I love them particularly the rose gold blush brush which can be used for anything from contour, blusher, powder and highlight! Then I've been rocking the red lip recently with this lip pencil from maybelline in essential red, it's the perfect neutral red colour and makes my teeth look real white.

Thanks for reading x 

Real Techniques bold metals

Hello,

So Real Techniques have produced a premium range out, granted these are a lot more expensive than the other brushes that are in their standard collection. But I have to say they are truly amazing! 

The tapered blush brush was £22 I think and it's a beautiful rose gold brush. The blush brush is perfectly waited and is a joy to use. I would highly recommend this as a gift if anyones birthday is coming up or anything along those lines, or maybe even for a girlfriend or wife on valentines day?!?!? I think this brush can be used for a multitude of functions, from blush, highlight, contour to direct powder application it's perfect. And seeing as the brush hairs are synthetic and amazingly soft they can be used to blend out concealer under the eyes ect. I have to say that I really like this brush and when the contour brush comes back in stock I think I might get that also. These are amazing the only sticking point is that they are very expensive but to be honest I think that these brushes are worth the price.

Onto the pointed crease brush, this was around £14 and is a gunmetal silver colour, I was quite surprised when I got it because it's quite a big brush compared to what I'm use to using for putting colour into my crease. As a result I've taken to using it to blend out colour in my crease because of it's size. But like with the blush brush it's beautifully soft and the tapering helps to blend colour out and helps to achieve a super blended smokey eye. 

Thanks for reading let me know if you pick up these brushes? x 

Weekly Picks #12

Hello,

I've been loving a quick look this week as things are getting more hectic! On my eyes I've been using the KIKO eyeshadow stick in 21 all over and the creating a winged liner using the No7 liquid liner in Bohemian and the Real techniques angled eyeliner brush which is amazing! I can't recommend it enough!

Then on the lips I've been using Bourjois gloss stick in Sunset which is awesome and lasts for such a long time, plus it's getting me in the christmas mood!

Thanks for reading x

Weekly picks #9

Hello,

So this weeks favourite are really focused on the eyes, I've been doing a bronzed smokey eye with the Maybelline Colour tattoo in on and on bronze, blending it with the smash box pencil eyeshadow brush. Then I've been surging the nyx jumbo shadow stick in Black Bean all over the upper lash line, using the real techniques angled eyeshadow brush.

Then on my lips I've been wearing my all time favourite lipstick Revlon pink in the afternoon, this has been repurchased several times! 

Thanks for reading x

Nic's picks

Hello,

So today's review is of a product you may remember from a few weeks ago, I blogged about it being on offer for only £20 in super drug which was awesome! So the set contains 5 brushes and I have to admit I love them all, the cheek brush is awesome for contour of blusher. The stippling brush is amazing for powder or highlight, and the base shadow brush is amazing for blending of concealer or eyeshadow. The angled eyeshadow brush is also awesome it's great for blending or placing eyeshadow in the crease. Finally the angled eyeliner brush is amazing and it perfect for eyeliner or brows!

The packaging is amazing and I love the silver barrels a lot chicer than the other brushes!

Thanks for reading x