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Showing posts with label essentials. Show all posts

Real Techniques Bold Metals Essentials Collection

Hey beaut's!

You may have seen if you read my What I Got For Christmas post that my Mum and Dad generously got me the Limited Edition Real Techniques Bold Metals Essentials Collection for Christmas. I'm a huge fan of the Real Techniques brushes and have quite a collection of them now but I was yet to try any of their gorgeous looking Bold Metals brushes, so I was super excited to get some for Christmas to try. The set is actually on sale now in Boots for just £25.00 which I think is an absolute bargain considering how much these brushes are usually when sold singly so snap a set up whilst you can beaut's!
The Real Techniques Bold Metals Essentials Collection contains three full size brushes, one of which is a set exclusive and theres also a clutch bag which is in an envelope style which can be used to store these three brushes in if you wish or you can just use it on nights out, I personally find the clutch pretty useless but hey ho. The brushes included are....

103 Angled Powder Brush - The Angled Powder Brush is the exclusive brush within this set and has a very large slightly angled head and a gold coloured handle. The bristles of this brush are very full and very soft making it the ideal brush for setting your base makeup into place, it picks up powders easily and lightly and blends onto the skin without leaving behind a horrible layer of powder. I've also been using this brush with my bronzer, I love a huge brush to bronze with and I find the Angled Powder Brush blends out bronzer an absolute dream leaving me with a nice even glow.

300 Tapered Blush The Tapered Blush Brush is an absolutely stunning brush with its Rose Gold design, super soft bristles and it's ability to blend blusher like a boss! The Tapered Blush Brush has a specially-designed tip which can be used to highlight with or to add blush across the cheeks for a seamless finish and I have to say I enjoy using this brush for both. The tip of the Tapered Blush Brush is great at blending highlighter down my nose and the top of my cheekbones and the side of the brush fits my cheekbones perfectly and literally blends my blush within seconds.  

200 Oval Shadow Brush - The Oval Shadow Brush is quite large for an eyeshadow brush but it's brilliant at either applying eyeshadow across the lid or my favourite way to use it for for crease blending work, it honestly blends eyeshadow out amazingly to the point of which I can say it's the best eyeshadow blending brush I own, it's incredible. I've also used this brush to blend out concealer underneath my eyes and it worked great at that too, I seriously need to buy a couple more of these bad boys.
I've found all of the brushes within this Bold Metals Essentials Collection are utterly lust-worthy and feel so luxurious, each brush has a weighted brass ferrule which makes each brush super comfortable to hold, and all of the handles go down to a thinner diamond shape which stops the brushes rolling off your dressing table or makeup station when your applying your makeup. The brushes are made with ultra high grade synthetic bristles which can be used with cream, liquid and powder products and are so super soft and incredibly dense, providing all the support you need to pick up and apply product with ease. I have given the Oval Shadow Brush and the Tapered Blush Brush a couple of spot cleans with my MAC brush cleanser and I haven't experienced any shedding what so ever which is a major plus. Overall I absolutely love these brushes and am so happy that I've finally be able to try them, I was put off by the higher price points before but I can definitely see and feel that these are so much more luxurious and the overall finish to my makeup is so much better. 

Have you tried any of the Real Techniques Bold Metals Brushes? What one is your favourite? I'd love to know beaut's!

nopin

Autumn/Winter Essentials!

Autumn/Winter Essentials!

Hey beaut's!

It's finally my favourite time of the year... Autumn/Winter!! Yayyyyyy! As you can probably tell I get stupidly exciting for this time of year I just love the cold crisp days, autumn leaves, hot chocolates, knitwear, boots, spicy/warming candles, pumpkin carving, fireworks and of course Christmas! So today I thought I would share with you all a few of my Autumn/Winter essentials...

Tanya Burr Nail Polish in New York Night
Plum, Dark Purple and Berry Red nails polishes are a must during the Autumn/Winter months and this one by the lovely Tanya Burr is perfect, you could also team it with sparkly tops coats to add abit of glitz and pizazz!


Topshop Pom Beanie
How cute is this beanie, I need it, I want it, I have to have it!


Makeup Revolution Eyeshadow Palette in Flawless
You are probably all sick of me going on about Makeup Revolutions Flawless Eyeshadow Palette but I'm just so in love with it. The palette contains 32 gorgeous neutral eye shadows with a mixture of matte, shimmer and glitter finishes, its just prefect!


Makeup Revolution Lipstick in Rebel With A Cause
If you have a spare £1 rolling around in the bottom of your handbag then take it into Superdrug and buy yourself this lipstick, its the perfect berry red shade for the Autumn/Winter and feels so nourishing on the lips, its also a great dupe for MAC's Rebel, ohhh!


Parka Coat from BHS
A cosy Parka is a must for me during the Autumn/Winter and I have one from last year that I absolutly love that looks identical to this one from BHS, I just love the leather sleeves and cosy hood, plus the colours go with everything and most importantly it keeps me snug!


Red Heart Print Dressing Gown from New Look
You always need that one snugly piece of nightwear that you just cant be without when its super cold and for me its has to be my Primark fleece pj bottoms and a super soft dressing gown and this one from New Look is gorgeous!


Topshop Red Ankle Socks
I'm a massive fan of wearing ankle boots during the Autumn/Winter months and I love teaming them with cute little ankle socks that peek out the top, I literally have loads in all different styles and colours, however I need to get these cuties from Topshop.
Black Ankle Boots from New Look
As I said before I love me some ankle boots at this time of the year and I'm lusting after these biker style, grungy boots from New Look, in fact I might even order them after I finish this post he he. 


Cinnamon Stick by Yankee Candle
I am literally a crazy candle lady at this time of the year... Yup I already have 6 Christmas Yankee Candles ready and waiting to be burnt but Cinnamon Stick is a favourite of mine every year, its just so warming, inviting and makes your house smell so cosy.


There you have it beaut's, just a few little essentials that I NEED during Autumn/Winter, I literally could go on and on so maybe I'll do another one of these little posts hehe.

What are your Autumn/Winter essentials beaut's?? I'd love to know!

nopin


Autumn/Winter Beauty Essentials | Part 2

Hey girlie's!!!

So I'm back with my second instalment of my Autumn/Winter beauty essentials, if you haven't already read part 1 you can check it out here beauty's.

Eyes



This year for the eye's I've been loving so many different shades from, golds to berry tones and even darker more smokey colours, all of which are great for Autumn/Winter. I can see myself using my 'Urban Decay Naked Palette' an awful lot, its got great neutral shades along with some great gold/bronze shades which look great for Autumn. A new favourite of mine that I've fallen in love with straight away is the 'Sleek Vintage Romance Palette' its got some fabulous deeper more sultry autumnal shades inside along with some beautiful gold shades too, again perfect for this time of year. And then onto my more affordable smokey option, i love the 'MUA Smokin Palette' as the name suggests its a great little palette for creating all different smokey looks for day or night and is a bargain for only £6.00. 

I can also see me using my 'Maybelline Color Tattoo in Metallic Pomegranate' all the time too, its makes a great eye shadow base or you can use it for a nice wash of colour over the lid if your in a rush. Check out my full review of the Color Tattoo here. 

Face


I love to switch things up abit with my base makeup when the colder weather arrives as your skin can start to appear more dull. I try to keep myself looking bright eyed a bushy tailed so to speak he he, the best place to start is by getting a nice radiance enhancing foundation, this will make your skin appear more awake, more glowy and no where near as dull as before, a great one for this is the 'Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation' giving you a light radiance affect, i would also highly recommend the 'Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation' too. Also for you girlie's who like to opt for a heavier foundation in winter i highly recommend 'Estee Lauder Double Wear' it makes your skin look perfect and is great for wearing on evenings out, so it will come in handy for those Christmas Party's.

As for concealer, the 'Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer' will again be great for popping under your eyes to dramatically brighten that under eye area making you appear more awake, it will also cover any dreaded dark circles. I also think a nice touch to finish your base makeup is a nice rosy blush, something that looks like the flush you can get on your cheeks when its really cold, the perfect one I've found for this is 'Sleek's Pomegranate Blush' I've done a full review on this blush recently which you can read here.

Moisturiser

Your skin often gets very dull looking and dry in winter months so its essential to keep your skin in the best condition you can. I have very sensitive dry skin anyway and have quite a strict skincare routine because of that so i just upgrade from Simples Light Moisturiser to their Rich Moisturiser, its more moisturising than the lighter version and keeps you moisturised for up to 12 hours which is great!!! It also works as a lovely base before foundation.

Hands

Its fair to say my hands and the cold weather really do not like each other!! My hands get so dry that my knuckles chap and bleed so a good hand cream is essential. I adore Soap & Glory's Hand Food, its a lovely hydrating hand cream that contains Shea Butter, Macadamia Oil and Marshmallow!!! It melts into the skin quickly which is great as i hate that sticky slippy feeling, it smells gorgeous and more importantly it really does add alot of moister back into my hands!! I also love that Soap & Glory do a little handbag size version of the Hand Food too which is great in the winter month's for any on the go SOS moments.

Starbucks Travel Mug

And lastly, not so much a beauty essential but still a definite essential in my eyes, a Starbucks Travel Mug!!! Great for on the go, to keep you nice and warm, and this way you can still enjoy countless cups of hot chocolate, tea or coffee even when you leave the house, perfect!!!

So that's my Autumn/Winter Beauty Essentials for this year along with all the products i mentioned in part 1. I still have lots more Autumn/Winter themed posts planned so keep em peeled girlie's he he.

What are your Autumn/Winter Beauty Essentials for this year??? Id love to know.

Hayley