Real Techniques Duo-Fiber Collection Brushes

I walked into pricline and saw these babies sitting on the shelf and I instantly threw them into my basket without checking the price. When I got to the counter and the brushes scanned at $49.95AUD, my heart dropped a little because I didn't expect them to cost that much. Not happy with the price but really wanting the brushes, I bought them anyway because I had no brushes like them in my collection. Then to my horror I went online and looked at a online store called iHerb and the darn brushes were available for $22.31AUD {uugGGHHHHHH}. I couldn't return the ones I bought from priceline because I had already opened the box and start playing with the brushes. So if you live in Australia - make sure to do your research so you can get the products you want a little cheaper.

Aside from that traumatic experience, the brushes themselves are pretty good at their job. They come in a set of 3 and you get a face brush, contour brush and eye brush. They are really light and have a white handle making them noticeably different from the other Real Techniques brushes. They are "Duo Fibre" brushes which means they have two different synthetic fibres which create thin layers giving a more softer look.

I've used all these brushes for a while now and the one that find a little hard to use is the eye brush. I found it to be a little hard to blend eyeshadows in the crease, especially when trying to blend cream eyeshadows because they drag and are a bit scratchy on my eyelids. However, I do still use it to deepen the crease, you just need to be gentle and build up colour. I don't use the contour brush that often but when I do, it is prefect for giving subtle colour to the cheeks because the application is so light. And I use the face brush every day with a compact powder to set my foundation and it just provides that little extra coverage. On my skin I wouldn't say that it gives an "airbrushed" finish but it does smooth my foundation out a little bit.

I do love all the Real Techniques Brushes because not only are they good quality they are hand cut, 100% cruelty-free and affordable. Even with how much they cost, I'm still glad that I got these brushes because now I have more variety with which brush I apply my makeup with.

Have you tried the Real Techniques Duo-Fiber Collection Brushes?

What are your thoughts on them?

xx

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December Favourites 2013

Since I did a post on my favourite beauty products of the whole of 2013, I didn't get to show you the beauty products that I have been loving in the month of December.

Nars Blush {Orgasm}

It's no secret that nearly every beauty blogger has or wants this shimmery peachy-pink blush. I finally got myself a Nars blush last month and I have been wearing every day since I bought it and love it. 

Real Techniques Deluxe Crease Brush

This brush is alright for blending shadows in the crease of your eye but because the bristles are so dense I use it more to blend in concealers and they do a pretty good job at concealing under eye circles and blemishes.

Benefit's Erase Paste

I have serious panda eyes and I heard Zoella mention this product in one of her videos and it seemed to work on her so I thought I would use this and I love it. Its a creamy texture and you only need the slightest amount. I use this under my eyes but it can also be used for blemishes that are pretty difficult to hide.

Maybelline Total Clean Eye & Lip Makeup Remover

I used to use makeup wipes to take off my eye makeup and it used to hurt and tug at my eyes and my eyelashes kept falling out. Then I saw this makeup remover and decided to try it out. It's cheap and it works pretty good so it checks all the boxes.

Carmex Moisture Plus {Pink}

This lip balm is SO GOOD! Its a tinted lip balm and I'm pretty sure there are some other colours to choose from and they do a great job at keeping my lips moisturised whilst giving them a nice colour that lasts.

And these are the beauty products that I have been giving extra love to this month!

What have you been loving in the month of December?

xx

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