My Real Techniques Brushes

Now let me start by saying this, I have no bad words to say about Real Techniques Brushes. I first heard about Real Techniques on YouTube and didn't think much of them. Then as I researched into them more I was in, they had sold me! At this time my School Leavers Do was coming up and I was doing my own make-up so I was buying mostly new make up. I couldn't afford to buy a lot of brushes so I just went for the Stippling Brush that I used for my foundation. I tried this brush as soon as I got home, took all my make up off and started from scratch just so I could use this brush. It applies foundation so well, you can really work it into the skin, it almost acts like a buffing brush to create a flawless base.



(From left to right) Power Brush, Blush Brush, Expert Face Brush, Stippling Brush, Deluxe Crease Brush, Base Shadow Brush, Accent Brush, Brow Brush and Point Eye liner Brush.

The next lot of Real Techniques Brushes I got was the Starter Set, (which are the purple brushes on the right). I asked my mum for these for my birthday and much to my joy I got them. I was soooooooo happy! And again I ran up stairs and started to try them out! At the moment I use the Expert Crease Brush for my concealer, the Base Shadow Brush for my base and contouring which it is perfect for because it is pointed so it fits into the crease of your eye perfectly. I use the accent brush for accenting obviously and the brow brush for my brows. I don't actually use the Point Brush a lot, I don't have an gel eye liner to use it with. I sometimes use this brush to high light near my tear ducts if I have quite a heavy eye look, to brighten my eyes.



Now to my most recent brushes, I bought the Powder Brush, Blush Brush and Expert Face Brush as a little treat from me to me. I am very much enjoying these brushes so far, I have started using the Expert Face Brush for my foundation instead of my stippling brush, just for a bit of a change. This brush gives great coverage and blends your foundation really well. The Blush Brush is just perfect for blusher, i used to find myself applying too much and it looking a bit to strong on the cheek. This brush makes blush look a lot more natural. I also sometimes use this brush for my bronzer, for contouring, usually when I'm going out and I want to be browner! The power brush is lovely, its nice and soft and blends the power on your foundation evenly. My old power brush was one from GOSH and the bristles used to come off on my face, so I'd have to pick them off and smudge my make up! It was a right pain!

I am very happy with the Reach Techniques Brushes an I think they will be in my life for a very long time and will soon hopefully have the whole collection! I would seriously recommend buying these brushes! If not all then at least the basics, they have made such a positive change in how I apply my make up! They can seem a little pricy, it just depends on how you look at it! I like to keep an open mind when it comes to buying make up. If it wasn't worth it, it wouldn't cost that much!

Thank You very very much gorgeous Samantha Chapman for creating these amazing brushes!

If you would like to have a browse on the Real Techniques Website I have linked it below. Along with Samantha Chapman's YouTube Channel, where she does beautiful make up tutorials with her sister Nic.

http://realtechniques.com/

http://www.youtube.com/pixiwoo

Thank You very much for reading!  I hope you enjoyed it and it might have help you or anyone in anyway! Please comment if you have any questions or suggestions!

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Collective Superdrug and Boots Haul

So I've picked up a few bits and pieces recently, you know when you fancy a little mooch around Boots and Superdrug and see if anything catches your eye and to pick up a few bits, well I've had a few of these lately!

So one of my most recent purchases from Superdrug is the Sleek Face Contour kit in light. I originally wanted the Contour kits that included the blush as well but they were out of stock, so just couldn't help myself and went for the closet option! I really enjoy this product! This is my first Sleek product and I am really impressed with it so far! It includes pressed contouring powder and a highlighter, the highlighter is gorgeous! It has such a lovely shimmer to it! I also really like the contouring power, its not too dark and not to orange either. It blends really well! The packaging is all gorg! It reminds me a lot of the NARS products. This palette also includes a nice big mirror that has a slight enlargement to it. I would definitely recommend buying this product! I think it was around £6-£7. Here is the link to the full product description http://www.sleekmakeup.com/face/contouring/face-contour-kit

 While I was almost fangirling over Sleek I had a little peek at the lipsticks and one may have fallen into my basket and travelled over to the counter...
I AM OBSESSED! I have never found a lipstick like this one, the colour is so clear and matte and beautiful and I can't stop wearing it! I got Sleek True Colour Lipstick in 777 - BARE ALL. It is a gorgeous coral colour and because it is matte I just fell in love! When I first found this colour I did not expect to fall in love so quickly! and I didn't expect it to be the colour it is! Apologise for this picture quality, it was really hard to get a picture that showed what it actually looks like in person. But please take my word for it, IT GORGEOUS!
I have included the link for this lipstick and the rest of the colours for this line:
http://www.sleekmakeup.com/lips/lip-colour/true-colour

My next purchase was addictions to my Real Techniques Brushes collection! I was having a browse in Boots and saw 3 for 2 plastered all over these and I just couldn't not get any! The first Real Techniques brush I got was the Stippling brush and after that they had me! They make my make up go on so much better than before! On this little shopping trip I got the powder brush, blush brush and expect face brush. I honestly don't think I will ever use any other brushes, they are such good quality and affordable! You can wash them and wash them and wash them again and they still stay in excellent quality! If you don't own these brushes please go and buy them! I am currently saving up for the Core Collection and am very excited to get my hands on them!

 

While making my way round Superdrug I stopped a little sale, so obviously, you can't walk past a sale in Superdrug! I stopped this L'Oreal Perfect Clean Foaming Gel Wash, I had seen these in the past but never bothered. I have recently run out of Liz Earle and this was reduced to £1.99 so why not? I got home and gave it a try, the only down side is that you need to take your make up off first, where at Liz Earle would do the job for you! That is why I also bought some Simple face wipes. Anyway so I took my make up off and gave it a try. You get the bottle its self and then a little rubber scrubber.. polisher.... thing... you have to dampen your face, pour a little bit of the Gel onto your "scrubber" then just go for it! I do have to say my face didn't half feel fresh after wards! Skin wise... It hasn't really improved my skin since using it, its made it worse or it couldn't just be a coincidence?! who knows. I think I would recommend this for someone younger, like when your kind of getting into starting to wash your face and use moisturisers etc. For now I think I am going to stick with Liz Earle, it is a good product but just not for me.

 

 

The last of my buys was a new brush and a hair doughnut, these are the things I've had on my To Buy list for a long time! My hair has recently got a lot longer so I needed a bigger brush to use when drying my hair, so far it has been a god sent! I can manage to dry my hair a lot straighter, as I have naturally curly hair or should I say naturally MASSIVE hair! I also got a large hair doughnut, I the medium size on and I just can't get my hair round it properly, my neat bun just ends up looking messy. The bigger doughnut is so much better! If you have long hair I would defiantly recommend to buy these two products! They were both from Superdrug! The brush was around £6 and the doughnut was about £5.

 I hope you enjoyed this post! Please feel free to comment!
Thankyou!
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New posts coming soon!

I've done exactly what I said I would do and neglected my blog. BUT. I do have a good reason, I am trying to get all my college assignments done (silly me let them all pile up as I lost all motivation) and by the time I've finished one I am sick of the sight of my laptop so blog posts just don't happen. I have some planned so keep your eyes peeled, there will be a new post this weekend or early next week! Hopefully!

Me and my current assignment I am tackling

My current set up, not forgetting the Easter egg