Real Techniques Cheek Brush!

Im going to show you a few ways in which you can use the Real Techniques Cheek Brush and multitask it! I love brushes that can be used for many different things and it also saves you a budget! This brush is domed shaped and its not too dense but not too fluffy so it's a good all rounder, it does only come in the nics picks set but if you can get hold of it then do! 

1. First off, you can use this brush for foundation. When you apply foundation with this, it just gives a flawless finish because sometimes you don't want to use a super dense brush to pack on the coverage, so on them days were you want to apply your foundation very lightly, this is perfect!

2. Blush is the obvious one as it is called a Cheek Brush. This does apply a good amount of blush to your cheeks as it has that ever so slight dense feel to it but it also blends everything out as you apply from the fluffy part of it. You can go as light or as heavy as you want with this just with the amount of pressure you apply.

3. You can also use it for contouring. Normally you would imagine a contour Brush to be very thin and precise but this is completey the opposite. I use this whenever I feel like I want a slight thicker contour on a day to day basis, it does work really well for that so give it a go! 

4. I use this Brush for an all over glow as well, especially in the summer. I like to take a highlighter on this and dust it all over the high points of the face, it applies the product really beautifully and the amount is just perfect!

So that's all I like to use this Brush for! What's your favourite multitask brush?

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May Favourites!

I don't often have favourites to show you every month and if I do they are very little but this month I still wanted to show you some products I have been loving, we've got a little bit of skincare, a bit of makeup, brushes and body so lets get cracking!

I'll start off with my most favourite this month and that has to be the Real Techniques Duo-Fibre Face Brush, you can get this brush in 2 sets from real techniques and if you find it anywhere I definitely advise you to pick it up because this brush is amazing! I love using it for powder, bronzer and blush and I won't use any other brush! It applies just the right amount of product that isn't too much and the bristles are so super soft its unreal!

Next I have been loving the Benefit Bella Bamba Blush, I mentioned this in my last post too for my top spring/summer blushes and I have just been using it all month! I know that this blush is discontinued which is an absolute pain but I still wanted to mention it just in case you had it lying around somewhere in your collection and you had forgotten about it!

A lip product favourite this month has to be the NYX Xtreme Lip Cream in Skintone. This has just been my go-to nude recently as I love the warm peach undertones of it and I don't have any other colour in my collection that comes near this! The texture is very beautiful, it applies evenly on the lips and it is fairly long wearing throughout the day.

Onto skincare and I only have one product here and it is the Goodthings Manuka Honey Face Mask. This face mask is amazing , it plumps the skin, hydrates, firms, brightens, it seriously does whatever you want a face hydrating face mask to do. I was pleasantly surprised by this mask as I didn't think much of it as I had never heard anyone talk about it but this face mask is now definitely a staple in my skincare draw!

 Now the last thing I have been loving this month is the Dove Summer Glow Gradual Tan Lotion -that is a super long name-. I really like this because for me it just adds that touch of warmth all over my body and does give me that summer tan glow that it claims, for me it starts to show after 2 days of applying and it does give you that hint of moisture to your skin from the 'lotion' side of it!

What have you been loving this month?

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Real Techniques Nic's Picks Collection!

I only recently got my hands on the Real Techniques Nic's Picks Collection and I have been using them every single day constantly since I got it - as you can see they are a bit dirty but I put it back into the packaging to show you ;-) -! I know this collection came out a while ago but it is still available on allbeauty.com .

These brushes are exactly the same quality as the rest of the Real Techniques brushes, they are super soft and they do not shed. With this collection I mainly had my eye on the first brush which is the Duo-Fibre Face Brush and it didn't let me down, it is by far my favourite brush out of all of them! I use it for a light application of powder, bronzer and blush and it is also great for cream products, I absolutely love it!

The second brush is the Cheek Brush and after playing around with it, I prefer to use this as a contour brush. I'm not a big fan of it for blush but I really like it to apply a thick but still defined contour although it is also great for cream products too!

The third brush is the Angled Shadow Brush and I really do like this brush. It is perfect to apply that crease colour and whilst applying it, it blends out the edges beautifully too so the brush does all the work for you so it is a crease brush and a blending brush in one!

The fourth brush along is the Base Shadow Brush, I already own this brush from the Starter Kit but I am happy that I have another one so I can use one to apply and the other one to blend. This brush is stiff enough to apply a wash of colour to the lid but still fluffy enough to blend out the shadow nicely.

The last brush is the Eyeliner Brush, I was really looking forward to using this brush because I needed a new eyeliner brush for gel eyeliner but for me it is just too thick. It is good for applying a thin line across the lash line but it is too thick to do a wing so you don't get that nice sharp flick.

So that is my overall review on this set! What do you think?

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5 Different Ways to Use a Buffing Brush!

I'm sure most of you will own a buffing brush or if you don't and you want a multitask brush then you should definitely buy one! My favourite is the Real Techniques Buffing Brush and I'm going to show you 5 different ways you can use a buffing brush!

1. Foundation - This is the obvious one that a lot of people would use it for, its great for buffing in foundation and working it into your skin for a flawless finish.

2. Concealer - A lot of people would be scared to poke themselves in the eye when using this for concealer (I used to be one!)  but with practise, it becomes very easy and it leaves a beautiful crease-less finish.

3. Contour - You can use the brush on its side and pick up a little bit of contour powder and work it into the hollows of your cheeks, it really does work and it looks seamless!

4. Cream Blush - I say cream blush because with powder it can apply a lot of product unless your super careful. You can pick up a nice amount of product and swirl it onto the apples of your cheeks and it also looks very blended and seamless!

5. Highlighter - Like the contour, you can turn the brush onto its side and dip it into the product then apply it onto the high points of your cheeks, this is ideal if you like that strong highlight but if not then you are better off with a fluffier brush.

When you buy any brush you should never read the label and think you can only use it for what it says, look at the brush and think how you can use it and what you want to use it for and go for it! Makeup has no rules, it is simply an art!

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