The main reason I think I didn't buy brushes was because the only ones I'd heard people talk about were MAC, and let's be real...as a 13-14 year old, I'm not going to spend a whole month's pocket money on one brush!! So with that, I just made do. However, now that makeup has become a bigger part of my life I thought it was the right time to find suitable brushes to do the job! At the time, the first brush I picked up was a Real Techniques brush. Being an avid watcher of the youtube beauty community, I had heard many good things about them and they were just that little bit more affordable than MAC or Sigma.
Real Techniques is a brand of makeup brushes created by the youtubers Sam and Nic Chapman (www.youtube.com/pixiwoo), there is an extremely wide range of brushes to choose from and ones for every job you could think of and some for jobs you didn't even know existed! With this wide variety available, you can't really go wrong! Most of them have names to guide you first time buyers along! I'll show you the one's I have and I'll tell you how I feel about them!
(EXTREME DISCLAIMER: I'm sorry about the dirtyness of my brushes in these pictures! I forgot to wash them in time for this post but I thought I'd be authentic and prove I do use them!)
Here's both of my brushes in their dirty glory! I have the Expert Face Brush and the Powder Brush! I'll talk about them in the order I use them!
The first brush I use is the Expert Face Brush, which retails for £9.99 in the UK. I use this brush to apply my foundation and I've found it's big enough to do the job relatively fast, but small enough for you to be able to get into the creases around your nose as well as getting really close to the hairline for a well blended look. As well as any other brand of brushes, it really is important you keep them clean, as they'll start to build up the germs from your face and it just won't be pretty and could cause breakouts! But as well as that, I have found that if I didn't wash them regularly then my foundation would just look streaky and gross! Apart from the obvious maintenance issues, this is a great, soft brush for applying foundation! It doesn't shed and dries as if it were brand new!
The other brush I have is the Powder Brush that is retailed for £12.99 in the UK, which I believe it or not, use to apply my powder to set my foundation! I love big powder brushes as it covers the whole of your face quite quickly and you can just throw your makeup on and it can still look fabulous! The brush remains soft for such a long time it's unreal! I prefer to pat the powder onto my skin than drag it, so I don't disturb my foundation or any dry patches of skin, but that's just technique! Maintaining again is a big thing! I don't feel I need to wash it so often, but I do obviously keep on top of it and it does make a difference in the way my powder is applied! It again doesn't shed and dries as if it was brand new out of the box! A definite must have powder brush for anybody's collection!
That's a wrap on today's blog post! I hope you enjoyed this mini review! Let me know if there are any other products or things you'd like me to review by dropping me a tweet (@kxtie_x)!
Take care!
- Katie x
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