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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.

Thank you very much for reading this, comment down below what you think of the real techniques brushes. also follow my instagram @beautifulmessbeauty.

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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

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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