If you are a big beauty fan then I'm sure you've heard of Real Techniques brushes, which are designed by Beauty Youtubers Sam & Nic (Pixiwoo). They are fantastic quality, affordable brushes (many of which I own!). To much excitement to many people (including myself!), they announced they were bringing out a new brush line called the Bold Metals Collection. Now the one main difference with this collection compared to the other real techniques brushes, is the price. The new collection is more expensive, but is meant to be made as better quality brushes. Having had a look at the brushes available, there was one main one that took my fancy, which I jumped at getting!
This is the 301 flat contour brush, and is £22.
Now there really isn't any need to explain why I wanted to get this brush first. It literally looks like the most amazingly perfect contour brush, without having to pay out even more for the likes of the Nars Ita brush.
The idea behind these new brushes is that they are made to be premium quality. The usual line of Real Techniques bruhes are fantastic quality anyway, but these new brushes are made to be for professional makeup application. One thing that disgruntled a lot of people was the price. The cheaper brush line would cost around the same for a little set of brushes, as it does for one of the brushes from the Bold metals line. However, just by picking up one of these new brushes, the difference is quality is very noticeable.
These brushes come in 3 colours - gold, silver, and rose gold. The prices also vary dependant on the type of brush. When you hold the brush, you can feel it's a lot heavier than normal brushes, and the weight is around the bristle end of the brush. This makes it so comfortable to use, and it also allows the application to be a lot easier. The brush itself is so soft, and the bristles pick up so much product. The brush is also shaped like a hexagon, so that it doesn't roll around on your makeup table!
The bristles on this contour brush are about 1 inch thick, which allows you to create a sharp contour line, but still able to blend out the contour too. It's very easy to use, and so far I am extremely impressed.
I definitely want to get my hands on some of these brushes. They are available exclusively in Boots. http://www.boots.com/
Hi all,
So today I've been to good old Boots. I only went to pick up a couple of essentials, but £52.33 later, I exited the shop.... It's all ok though, it's my pay day today and I've had a week off work on holiday so I thought a little treat was much needed. Most of the products I picked up to try out, but I also got a couple that I needed to restock on.
Boots had 3 for 2 on certain skincare products, so the next three items was what I got in that offer.
Vaseline Cocoa Radiant Lotion - £2.99
I have been looking at getting this lotion for a while, as I love Vaseline products, as well as anything with a cocoa scent! My skin is always quite dry so I wanted to get a new lotion that can help, and hopefully this one will. Seeing as this was the cheapest skincare product out of the three I got, with the 3 for 2 deal it meant I got this for free. But even still, at £2.99 it is really cheap.
Palmer's Gradual Tanning Moisturiser - £5.35
I have heard many great things about this gradual tanner for a while now, and again seeing as it's cocoa scented, I jumped to buying it. This is something I have decided to give a go, as I haven't used gradual tanners for a long time and I've heard it gives you a really nice natural glow. I do like fake tans, but I've liked to have my skin more natural recently because it's so dry, so I think this will be great because it will give me a glow and moisterised skin as well.
Vichy Idealia Cream - £22.00
Now this is my pricey purchase of the day, however I do love this product. I first tried it in a Glossybox and immediately fell in love with it. I used it as a daycream to moisterise my face before applying my makeup. It left my skin feeling soft and refreshed, plus the smell is gorgeous - it smells like raspberries! It's not too heavy on the skin and makes you feel awake, so I finally bit the bullet and got it despite the price. But the sample I had lasted such a long time, so I expect this will too.
Bourjois Bronzing Powder - £5.99
Everyone seems to rave about this bronzer, so again this a 'try-out' product as I'm a little bit fed up of the bronzer I'm using at the moment. I like the packaging, I think it looks cute and you can get this is two shades so I got the slightly lighter one. It smells nice too which is always good!
Rimmel Stay Matte Powder - £3.99
So many people seem to use this powder so I thought I'd give it a go. I am currently using the Natural Collection loose powder which I do like, but I felt like a change. And everyone raves about how good this is, so at the price of £3.99, I would be silly not to give it a go. I got it in Transparent as I don't want a powder that will take the colour of my foundation away. I think this will go nicely with my Mac studio fix fluid.
Loreal False Lash Flutter Mascara - £10.99 each.
I LOVE this mascara. The only downside being that it isn't exactly cheap and it doesn't last long at all. Loreal had a deal on some of their mascara's, 2 for £15. So I thought I would save my self some money in the long run and pick two up now, that way I'm all stocked up! I do love this mascara though, the brush is amazing and it really seperates your lashes. It makes your lashes look amazingly long, almost like they are false. I prefer this to the benefit they're real mascara, it's that good!
