Tuesday 1 January 2013

Real Techniques Brushes - Core Collection

A Few days ago my real techniques brushes (by Samantha Chapman) arrived from amazon. i bought them on amazon as they were only £17.98 whereas in boots they are around £20. I bought the core collection and these are my first real techniques brushes and i love them! there so soft and especially loving the buffing brush right now. 

Buffing brush

The buffing brush is meant for powder or mineral foundation but i like to use it for my liquid foundation, it gives a really even coverage. the bristles are really tightly packed as well, although a few loose hairs have fallen out of it but that doesn't bother me much. 

The Contour Brush

I tried using this brush the other day and i found it rather hard. On the box it says to use to contour and highlight. i decided to try and use my bronzer with  it on the cheecks however it just didnt work very well. i think this brush is much better for highlight as i really struggled to actually contour my cheeks. however i do love how soft the brush is.

Pointed foundation brush

I was slightly disappointed with this brush as it was much smaller than i expected and far to small to be a foundation brush. It did work very well as a concealer brush though for concealing around the nose, under eyes and eyebrows and i think i will use this as a concealer brush in the future.

 Detailer Brush

This brush is so tiny! its great for doing precise concealer or eyeshadow or even eyeliner. its a very flat brush and i would have preferred it to be more rounded to do blending in the eyes but im not complaining as the brush is very precise and pointed.