Brush Works Oval Face Brush Set Reviewed!

Hey beaut's!

Oval makeup brushes have taken the beauty world by storm over the last few months and I've certainly enjoyed using the couple I have in my collection already. Of course being a fan of Oval Brushes I've wanted to add more to my collection and seeing as Brush Works have quite a few affordable options I thought I'd give their Oval Face Brush Set a whirl!

The Brush Works Oval Face Brush Set* (£15.00) comes with two multi purpose oval brushes perfect for applying and blending liquid, cream and powder products. Both of the oval brushes have plastic handles, the lower part of the handle is rubberised for a secure grip and the rest is a gorgeous copper colour which I absolutely love. Each brush is packed full of synthetic bristles that are nice and dense, I literally couldn't get over how soft the bristles where, I actually found myself just stroking my face because it felt so nice he he, please tell me I'm not the only person who does this with their super soft makeup brushes.

After giving this duo a whirl I was super impressed, both of the brushes buffed my liquid foundation into my skin flawlessly in a matter of seconds without leaving any brush strokes, un-blended area's or caking, the larger brush is great for covering bigger areas of the face and the smaller brush is perfect for getting into the harder to reach area's such as my eye contours and around my nose. I've also really enjoyed using the smaller brush for buffing in concealer, cream contour and highlight and cream blusher, which again it does in seconds, I honestly cant believe how quick these brushes works, it's amazing! I hadn't actually used an oval brush for setting powder or powder bronzer before so of course I gave that a whirl and again I was impressed, I don't how but everything just applys and blends so flawlessly with these oval brushes.

Overall I'm so impressed with Brush Works Oval Face Brush Set and I definitely want some more sizes in my collection. The quality is super nice, they both works so quick and easy and they blend like a dream. The only thing I would say is that I do find the thinner piece of plastic that connects the brush handle to the brush head a little bit bendy so I like to give it extra support by holding the brush quite high up and I also have my index finger supporting the brush head at all times, but other than that I'm in absolute love with these brushes!

Do you have any of Primarks Oval Blending Brushes beaut's? What did you think? I'd love to know!

My First Makeup Geek Eyeshadows and Z Palette + Swatches!

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Recently I took the plunge and lost my Makeup Geek virginity, it all started after I bought my bestie some Makeup Geek eyeshadows for her birthday I instantly feel in love with the look of them, so I had to place another order on Beauty Bay pretty sharpish and treat myself to a couple of shades and of course a Z Palette to store them in!

I opted for the small Leopard Print Z Palette which holds 9 standard-sized round pans, I thought this would be the perfect size for me seeing as I'm new to Makeup Geek eyeshadows, plus its a super travel friendly size too. The shades I opted for are Cocoa Bear (£4.95) - a matte warm toned brown,  Cosmopolitan (£4.95) - a warm peachy rose gold shade with gold flecks running through it with a shimmer finish and finally I opted for In The Spotlight (£7.95) - this is a soft pink with coral undertones and because it's one of Makeup Geeks foiled eyeshadows the intensity is insane.  

You may have noticed that my first Makeup Geek shadows are all different finishes, this is because I really wanted to test as many formula's out within the three shades I bought, and I have to say they've all really impressed me and I can now see what all the fuss is about. The matte shade Cocoa Bear is super pigmented, easy to blend and isn't chalky in the slightest, Cosmopolitan is the metallic shimmery shade which again is super pigmented and blended like a dream and In The Spotlight has that foil formula which has such a creamy texture and is a hybrid between a powder shadow and a cream shadow, the colour payoff and the sheen is literally like your wearing foil on your eyes, its stunning! I've not yet experienced any fall out from any of my three shades and they all picked up on my eyeshadow brushes brilliantly and lasted all day on my eyes.

Overall I'm so impressed with the three shades I bought, the quality is amazing across all formula's and dare I say I actually prefer them more than my MAC shades, it also helps that their much cheaper than MAC too making them much better value. I also love the idea of making my own palette with shades I really love and need, we've all got those eyeshadow palettes that have a few shades we never ever use which get wasted but by creating your own  palette you'll have no more unloved shades and you can have the shades in what ever order you like too. 

What Makeup Geek Eyeshadows do I need to add to my palette next beaut's? 

Makeup Revolution HD Smoky Eyeliner Review

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Anyone who knows me will no I'm pretty much obsessed with eyeliner, I wear black eyeliner on my waterline every single day without fail and I've tried my fair share over the years. Of course I have my favourites but I'm always open to trying something new so when I saw Makeup Revolution's new HD Smoky Eyeliner I thought I'd give it a whirl and see how it fared!

Makeup Revolutions HD Smoky Eyeliner* (£3.00) claims to create beautiful and timeless smoky eyes, with a creamy and blendable formula that glides on with ease and is long wearing and waterproof, straight away this sounded like something I would like. The formula itself is absolutely AMAZING!! It's gel based which makes it super duper creamy in texture and glides onto my waterline and upper lash line with ease and smokes/blends out so well. Because it is quite a smudgy smokey product I did wonder whether I was going to have a catastrophe when wearing this eyeliner on my waterline, I actually only have one other eyeliner in my collection that stays put on my waterline without fading, running or smudging and I can honestly say I now have a third because once this beauty has set theres no budging it, it's incredible. The pigmentation is the best I've seen in an eyeliner too, it's literally pitch black, I used to think my Rimmel Scandaleyes pencil was black but Makeup Revolutions offerings is the most intense eyeliner I've tried and I love it!

Overall I cant recommend this eyeliner enough, it's so rich in pigmentation, it lasts all day without smudging, fading or running once it's set even in super hot conditions, it applies and blends easily and is super affordable too at just £3.00. This eyeliner actually reminds me so much of Avon's supershock gel eyeliner that I used to love back in the day but I'd say this one lasts longer, if your a fan of wearing gel based eyeliner then your going to love this one by Makeup Revoultion. I pray MR make this liner in different colours such as metallic's, the formula is just so nice that I would love to have a collection of colours to choose from.

Have you tried Makeup Revolutions HD Smoky Eyeliner beaut's? What did you think? I'd love to know!

You can find the Makeup Revolution HD Smoky Eyeliner for £3.00 HERE.