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Real Techniques Core Collection Review

Hii Guys, I hope you are all well and are having a great start to the new year. I'm sorry that this blog post has taken so long, I posted on instagram ages ago about it but I've been ill and very busy at school, my blog posts should be more frequent though now.

I have been so excited for posting this review on my blog because I love these brushes so much and if you haven't already heard of them you defiantly need to check them out, once you've finished reading this blog post of course.

(left to right) contour brush, foundation brush, detailer brush, buffing brush

 

These brushes are created by Samantha Chapman from Pixiwoo on YouTube ( you should check out her channel too for amazing tutorials, again of course once you've finished reading this post). These brushes have been around for quite some time I think but I've only just managed to get my hands on them, well at Christmas. Because these brushes were created by a makeup artist I think this makes them so much better because they fully understand what people are looking for in a brush. Real techniques brushes have a wide variety of brushes eye brushes, face brushes, powder brushes and the list goes on. 

I must admit when I first found these brushes I was apprehensive because of the price, I know this sounds ridiculous because to be frank for what they are they are not expensive at all. They are such great value and after trying out some mac brushes which are much more expensive I still think I prefer these brushes because they are so much more affordable and just as good.

I have always been told that using good quality brushes will always improve your makeup and help to chat a flawless finish, I like to use a lot of highstreet or drugstore products so I thought that to have good quality brushes would improve these products. Even though there are some products I still like to use my fingers for I think that brushes do have a massive influence on the finish of your makeup. 

The brushes which I have are the core collection which really are the face brushes for completion and foundation mainly. So after that very long introduction... Again let's get started on the review! 

This set of brushes contains four brushes which are face brushes and include the Buffing Brush, Contour Brush, Foundation Brush and Detailer Brush. If you read a lot of beauty blogs or watch beauty videos on YouTube you probably will of heard of the buffing brush which is mentioned a lot by loads of beauty gurus, this is not sold alone but i like having a whole set so I will be able to try a range of brushes which I wouldn't normally think of buying. 



synthetic taklon bristles

 

The brushes are made of Taklon bristles which are synthetic so all the brushes are cruelty free, something I am very passionate about and I generally try and buy brushes which are all cruelty free. The brushes are so soft and do not shred, so when your applying your makeup you won't have any stray hairs lying around your face. They also stay in good shape after being washed quite a few times. 



panoramic case

The packaging which the brushes are in is very convenient  and simple. In this brush collection not all the brushes can stand alone but all the speedster brushes can. The black panoramic case which the brushes come in is very useful because it is a useful brush holder and also protects the brushes when travelling. It keeps all the brushes in place and something which I have only recently discovered is that there are spaces for other brushes as well.

These brushes always deliver a consistent flawless finishes no matter what brush I use and this is because of the texture and shape of the brushes. All the brushes for complexion have a gold handle with a black rubber bit at the end. They have real techniques by Samantha chapman written down one side and on the other side it has the name of the brush near the base.

buffing brush

 

The buffing brush is defiantly my new favourite brush, when I first got it I wasn't sure if the brush would be all that it was hyped up to be.... Which I discovered that it was. This brush is defiantly all that it is hyped up to be. I use it for everything but especially for buffing in my foundation because of the flawless finish it gives. This brush is amazing and I'm contemplating buying another one of these core collections just so that I can have two because of all the purposes I for it.

foundation brush

 

I know I just said that I used the buffing brush for foundation but the next brush in this set is the foundation brush. It's designed so you can choose the coverage of your foundation but I don't like using it for this as it's a bit too small and takes me too much time to do my whole face, especially when the buffing brush is so much better at this. Even though this brush isn't good for it's actual job it is perfect for concealer because of it's shape it fits perfectly into the little spaces which the buffing brushes doesn't.

contour brush

 

The contouring brush I do use for it's correct purpose even though sometimes I feel maybe it's a bit too big for contouring but because I mostly do a light contour this is perfect. If a blush or bronzed is very pigmented I also use this because it distributes the colour very evenly. You could use this for highlighter as well. 

detailer brush

 

I'm not too sure how your supposed to use the detailer brush and this is one brush which I haven't found a pacific use for but it's great for putting eyeshadow under the eye or for generally applying eyeshadow.

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Back to School Makeup Routine (Winter Edition)

 

 

Hi guys, I hope you all had an amazing Christmas/ New Year/ Holiday. But sadly, for me at least that is now over and I have to go back to school, actually by the time this goes up I might even be back :(. I know most people would have done a back to school makeup routine in September or when we actually returned back to school after the summer but my blog wasn't up then so now it's going to have to do.

Some peoples schools don't allow makeup but mine does, so this is what I wear to school but I'm sure you can adapt this too suit whatever your school allows. 

So this is my back to school makeup routine- winter edition.

Now this is going to sound slightly ironic because for most people it's the other way round but when I'm at school I often wear more makeup then when I'm at home and the reason for this is on the weekend unless I'm out I just chill at home with no makeup. 

First things first what I always do when I wake up is drink some water. I always have a glass of water by my bed because I often get really thirsty in the night. I drink water in the morning as it helps me to wake up (I generally find this very hard to do) and keeps me hydrated.

 

The next thing I do which is essential especially in the winter is moisturise my face. At the moment I use Simple moisturiser which is relativity cheap and doesn't break me out. (I am trying to find a different one so if anyone has any suggestions please leave a comment down below) at this stage in my morning routine I also use some lip balm to moisturise my lips and because of the cold weather my lips get very dry very quickly so you can never have enough lip balm. At the moment I'm using

I usually get changed at this stage because I like my moisturiser to sink in. 

 

 

Changed or not changed my next step is foundation. I'm using Rimmel Wake Me Up foundation which I buff into my skin using the real techniques buffing brush. For some people your school might not allow makeup and if they don't you might want to miss out this step or you could use a BB cream or tinted moisturiser which have slightly lighter coverage and won't be as obvious. 

 

Then I conceal anything which the foundation hasn't  covered and to do this I use the wake me up concealer by Rimmel and also collections lasting perfection concealer. Even if your school doesn't allow makeup I think that if you can get away with this is does help you too feel more confident. 

 

 

 

I set my foundation and concealer using the Rimmel stay matte powder, this powder is one of my favourites for setting foundation- it's not cakey, it's light on the skin, and it last all day.

 

 

 

Moving onto my eyes I change this about everyday, because when your in a rush in the morning it never goes quite to plan! But normally I try and aim for a line along to top of my lashes with a little film out to the side, to do this I use my collection felt liner because I find it easier to use than gel liner when I'm in a rush. Sometimes I will put a little bit of black pencil in the outer corner of my waterline or I just leave it and move onto my mascara, the mascara which I love at the moment is the benefit they're real mascara. It may be expensive but it's amazing!

To finish off my eyes I normally brush through my brows with my MUA clear mascara which I use as a gel to set them in place- because my brows are so dark I don't fill them in too often. 

 

Another extra which I sometimes do depending on how much time I have left is too contour my face slightly and bronze just to give myself some colour- often I skip out this step though. 

So there we have my makeup routine for the winter, for some people this might be a lot of makeup and others it may be too little. It really depends what mood I'm in too how much I put on, because I go to boarding school though I like to lie in bed till the latest time possible leaving me hardly any time to do my makeup. 

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HAPPY NEW YEAR

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Hey Guys!

 

Right now I'm in France somewhere skiing and celebrating the New Year with my family and friends. So I'm actually writing this on the 28th just to ensure I was able to say Happy New Year to you all!

 

I know that my blog has only been started for about a month... not even that, but I'm enjoying it so much at the moment! I really want it to get known so please tell your friends and in the new year I promise there will be loads more exciting posts for you which I am already planning and for some of them even writing.

 

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E.L.F Haul

Hii Guys! So this is my second ever blog post and my first 'proper' blog post which is related to my blog.... the first one was a bit of an introduction. Feel free to leave any comments at the end or any of your views on the products mention. Also a little disclaimer, I'm in no way at all trying to show off so please do not be offended by this. All the prices are without the discount as this discount is no longer on. If your new to this blog please check out my full disclaimer :) Thanks for reading guys and remember to subscribe and follow me on instagram/twitter!


Just before Christmas E.L.F (www.eyeslipsface.co.uk) held a 50% off sale online, so I grabbed this opportunity to pick up some of the items which I have been wanting to try. Very kindly my sister offered to buy these items for my Christmas present if I chose them, so even though this is a haul they are also what I got for Christmas. I haven't had much time to try out all these items, so if you would like me to do a review on some of the items leave a comment and I will.

 

E.L.F is an online shop and has three different ranges of makeup: essentials, studio, mineral. The essentials is the cheaper of the three but none of them are expensive at all compared to most high street (drugstore) brands. The other great thing about this website is that most of the time they have deals often things like discount codes or free items when you spend a certain amount so it's always worth checking those deals.

After that very long introduction now I'll move onto the products which I brought.

 

 

Studio Contouring Blush and Bronzing powder £3.75 (link)

 

I got this in two shades, St Lucia and Antigua. Antigua has a darker contour colour and a brighter blush whereas St Lucia is more subtle and softer colours. These are defiantly worth the money even at full price because you get two products which are both really well pigmented. It's a nice size and compact so you wouldn't have to carry two separate products.

 Bottom two on the left are St Lucia in the packaging and swatched.... obviously you can blend these out in these photos there is quite a bit of product so that you could see the full colour.

Bottom two on the right are Antigua and again they would have to be blended out as well.

On the top right the one further forward in the photo is St Lucia and the one nearer the back is Antigua.
 

Studio Mascara Primer £3.75 (link)

 

When I got this product I hadn't heard of anything like it from any other brand, but I had read lots of reviews and loads of people said how good it was so seeing as it was half price I decided to give it ago.

It's essentially something you put on your mascara and it makes your lashes longer and makes your mascara have much more effect on your lashes. This is one of the products I have tried and it does really work and makes your lashes look much nicer.

It is white in colour which sort of scared my when I first put it on as I didn't want my eyelashes to turn white, but as soon as you put your normal mascara on you can't see it at all.

 

The packaging that it comes in and the wand. 

 

Tone Correcting Powder £3.75 (link)

 

I got this product in cool, now though I am wishing that I got it in warm. The colours in powder are all very cool and even though I haven't used this yet I think that when I put it on the skin it could turn out to make my skin look very washed out.

The reason I went for cool was because the colours were much more obvious you have a yellow, blue, green and pink powder which when you swirl your brush in it all go to a pale white colour... which I hope turns translucent on the skin.

This product was more of an experiment for me as I have never tried tone correcting powder.

 

 It was really hard to swatch these colours onto my skin because its designed to go translucent on the skin as well as tone correcting.

 

Essentials Jumbo Eye Shadow Stick £2.50 (link)

 

I chose four of these: Forest Nymph, Turkish Coffee, French Lace, Little Miss Thing. Forest Nymph and Turkish Coffee are dark browns which I am going to use for a natural smokey eye or for in the outer corner and crease when using more natural colours. They also both compliment both of the lighter colours French Lace and Little Miss Thing perfectly! French Lace has more of a pink tone and Little Miss Thing has a much more gold tone to it. I am also going to use them as bases for my eye shadow looks.

Left to right in the top left and bottom two: Forest Nymph, Turkish Coffee, French Lace, Little Miss Thing.

 

Essentials Duo Eye Shadow Cream £1.50 (link)

 

I don't use cream eye shadow very often but I really wanted to try some and I thought that this was the perfect opportunity to try some out especially as when there was a half price discount they were only 75p.

I got two colours: coffee and cream and black liquorice. I thought that these could be used as a base for eye shadow because I'm not sure how pigmented they are but for how much I paid they will be worth it to try them out.

 

 Black Liquorice on the left in each picture. Coffee and Cream on the right in each picture.
 

Essentials Eyelid Primer £1.50 (link)

 

As you can probably tell by now there is a bit of a theme to this haul... eye shadow! So I brought this primer to go with all the eye shadow I was buying. I got this primer in sheer but on the website there is a choice of a few colours and if this primer is as good as everyone says I'm planning on buying some of the other colours as well because they will be very useful as a base colour as well as a primer.

 

 

The packaging and applicator for the eyelid primer.

 

Essentials Flawless Eye Shadow £2.50 (link)

 

These three quads from E.L.F I think are essential for girls starting out with makeup or eye shadow. They all contain a little applicator which I usually through away because I prefer to apply eye shadow with a brush. They contain four colours which all compliment themselves. What also makes these eye shadows so easy to use is that on each colour indented into them it says base, lid, crease, line so that you know exactly where the eye shadow goes.
The three colours I picked up are Happy Hour, Smokey, Tantalising Taupe.

The swatches are next to the close up of the eye shadow quad they are fro. The top two is the packaging. Second down is smokey, then its happy hour and lastly tantalising taupe.
 

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Welcome to Beautiful Mess

Welcome to Beautiful Mess, a blog on makeup, beauty and a little bit of fashion. I am a teenage girl with a love of makeup and beauty and I thought that I would share this love on my very own little space on the internet.

I am new to the world of blogging, so bear with me as it could take me a bit of time to get used to using blogger.

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