Real techniques

Duo fibre make up brush set

This is a lovely gift idea or something to treat your self with, which is obviously what i did. I really tried to fight temptation but I've been defeated, and found myself at the time, with my purse open!

For the price i couldn't complain, this set cost me £20 for 5 brushes, which considering some of the real techniques brushes are around £10 each, how can i feel guilty for getting such a good deal?

Most people have tried real techniques brushes, and if you haven't have you been under a rock? or just unable to commit to buying one. Go out now and buy any! Some of them are better than others. The blending brushes is my favourite, but it depends if your really into foundation, some people prefer the eyeshadow blending brushes;each to their own. 

These 5 are silver handled rather than gold or the other colours available, and they are beautifully soft to the soft. 

You get a few different brushes from blusher to eye shadow. 

Go on treat yourself today

Normally it retails for £30, but its on sale in superdrug for only £20!! 

What's In My Makeup Bag??

I wanted to share with you the state of my make up bag ( its awful! ) but mainly what is actually in it, most of it i don't actually need in there i just seem to always put it back in there if i put it away. Most of these things I've had for a while, there isn't really any new make up I've bought for a while. I seem to be on a huge skincare rave at the moment! 

Basically my make up bag is a wash bag, i just wanted a simple but big enough storage bag just for my general day to day make up ( there's a lot more then day to day! ) so i thought id just go for a black boring thing! 

Link here - http://www.superdrug.com/make-up/superdrug-cosmetic-bag/invt/220570&bklist= (£4.99)

I thought id just put the link because if your interested in a boring make up bag you can check it out but i thought there was no point to put a photo of mine up. Trust me it's not exciting at all! 

I'm not going to go into detail on things because we will be here forever.
But these are the products i roughly use every day, things just change depending on how i feel or where I'm going, but most of the time the looks are just the same. 

Blushers: -Sleek (Sahara), -Sleek (Rose Gold) 

Primers: Avon (eyeshadow primer) Benefit (porefessional) 

Eyeshadow: Urban Decay (Naked 2) Mua ( undressed)

Lips: Maybelline ( Baby lips - Cherry me )

Foundation: Rimmel ( Stay matte ) Collection ( Cover & Go )
Eyeliner: Avon( Glimmer stick-black) Collection(Fast Stroke)
Concealer: Mua( hide&conceal) Collection ( Lasting Perfection)
Powder: Mua (Pressed Powder) 

Mascara: Avon( Super shock)

Finally new mac brushes! :)

Yayyyyy! 

My mac brushes have arrived. And I'm so excited to use them. This post is going to be a little confusing. As I'm writing this I haven't used them yet just felt how soft the bad boys are! 

I'm going to do a first impressions and then a review all in one post so if you wonder why it's all over the place, then now you are warned! 

My first impressions 

Obviously as anyone who owns any of these brushes know, they are beautiful! I couldn't believe how soft they were, which you expect them to be because of the price, but you can't imagine how soft they are if you haven't felt them. What a great buy. I'm just hoping that I feel the same way after using them whilst getting ready!

I love my new brushes! It makes me regret not buying them before now, they are great. Soft on the skin, perfect shape And size. It means I can explore different things with my eyes, because I've always wanted to get into eye shadow but not been possible because I haven't had the right equipment, and I can explore different smokey eye effects etc. the face brushes are great because they don't fill the brush with so much product so that your face looks like you've slapped it on, I'm excited to show you guys what's possible with a good brush! 

Honestly if you was thinking about buying some, you should because they are great, and hopefully long lasting! 

Save up and treat yourself! 

Thanks for reading 

                                     Nicola xxx

Mac brushes :)

I mentioned the other day about mac brushes ( and yes I know I said I wouldn't do high end products) but I thought some people would be interested. I have saved up some of my hard earned pennies and can treat myself every once in a while. And I think this is the first big thing I've bought myself and I'm excited awaiting the brushes arrival to their new home! 

      Today I'm just going to quickly talk about what brushes I have bought, and explain what qualities mac thinks they have. Also after this maybe in 2 weeks maybe be longer, I will review the brushes for you one by one in detail and rate them so you can see what I think :) 

       Let's start then! 

208- angled brow brush, 

This was a deffinate on my list because it has the the angle to the brush that claims to make it easier to apply product. 

This is what mac say, 

Applies colour to the brow. Use to define or add fill. Its precise angled tip provides pro-style application. Synthetic / natural blend fibre. Use to apply powder, liquid or cream products.

This one is £16.50 

242- shader brush,  I have heard good thing about this brush. All my eye shadow brushes are old rubbish and not very good, I want to experiment with colors and I can't do that without the equipment so I'm hoping this will help me. 

For powder, concealer or emollient-based product application. This brush has firm fibres carefully shaped to form a rounded edge for a smooth, even finish. M·A·C professional brushes are hand-sculpted and assembled using the finest quality materials. They feature birch, linden and ramin wood handles, nickel-plated brass ferrules.

This one is £20 

150- large powder brush. I'm excited to use this because everyone loves a good powder face brush. All the ones I have used are cheap and don't last long and all the Brissels come out onto your fce so I'm hoping that won't happen. 

Full and dense for dusting loose or pressed powder on face or body. This brush is particularly good for blush application with soft fibres that form a full, rounded shape. M·A·C professional brushes are hand-sculpted and assembled using the finest quality materials. They feature birch, linden and ramin wood handles, nickel-plated brass ferrules.

This one is £33.50 

129- powder/blush brush. Obviously this is what it says a blusher brush. Well that's what I plan on using it for. A blusher brush changes the whole face apparence alot because you want it to be lined perfect, not to much in the wrong place. 

All-purpose for blush or face powder. This brush is particularly good for blush application. The fibres are soft and form a full, rounded shape. M·A·C professional brushes are hand-sculpted and assembled using the finest quality materials. They feature birch, linden and ramin wood handles, nickel-plated brass ferrules.

This one is £27