Top 5 || Real Techniques Brushes

Powder Brush - This brush is very dense and can press powder onto the skin, this brush is also great to use for an all over bronzed look. The hairs are very soft and are easy to clean. £10.99

Blush Brush - This is very multipurpose as I use it for powder, contouring, bronzer, blush and highlighter. It's probably the softest out of all of them and it's tapered shape makes it easier to apply makeup. £9.99

Stippling Brush - I use this to buff in foundation and concealer however this can also be used to apply cream based products like cream blushes and highlighters. The hairs aren't too flexible but this gives skin a flawless finish. £10.99

Base Shadow Brush - With the shape of this brush it allows you to press on eyeshadow for intense colour or you can blend out shadows to give you a seamless look. £21.99 From Set

Accent Brush - Again this is a dense brush with short hairs that allow you to put on eyeshadow precisely in specific shapes and looks. £21.99 From Set 

I would highly recommend any Real Techniques brush as they if high quality like Mac brushes but are still very affordable. Each brush has a handle with a section that makes gripping it easier. The bristles are synthetic and hand-cut 100% cruelty free. 

Mallory

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Makeup Tips for Oily Skin

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If you struggle with oily skin or like me with an oily T-zone then you will know how hard it is trying to find products that last a long time on your skin, or even just ways to make makeup stay where you put it for longer! These are just tips that I found work best personally, I'm not too sure they are correct as I guess you could say I am self taught, however I hope that this helps some of you out. 

When doing your base makeup you want to make sure your foundation lasts all day and a way to do this is to put moisturiser on just before you do your foundation. This helps because it gives your foundation something to stick to, other wise it will kind of just slide off your face. You could actually use a primer for this, however I think moisturisers actually work best at making foundation stay in place and they are better for your skin too. 

When looking for foundations and concealers always look for ones with long lasting or something like that in the name. My personal faves are the Rimmel 25 hour foundation and the Mac Prolong wear concealer. 

Next up, when you use your fingers or a brush to apply these products you are basically just coating your face in products and it's just going to rub off super easy. I would highly recommend you invest is a beauty sponge or a beauty blender and dab your foundation and concealer into your skin and don't swipe, this is a lot more time consuming but it gives the best long lasting results. 

Also I would just like to point out that you are not actually suppose to put foundation or concealer on your eyelids as we don't have pores  there meaning it won't stay in place for very long at all and leave us with lines of concealer and foundation, which are not attractive haha. However, there is a way to get around the fact that we may want to cover up red or veiny eyelids and this is to either use a skin toned primer e.g benefit stay don't stray, or maybe a cream eye shadow like the mac paint pots in painterly or what ever skin tone you are as they do just matte and natural skin tone colours. 

Finally, you need to set your makeup, so I think a powder is nessacary, but make sure you invest your money into a powder that doesn't cache at all, this way you can apply as much of it as you wish or even top up during the day. I would recommend the Mac mineralize skinfinish natural or Rimmel true match loose powder. 

Another way to help your makeup last even longer would be a setting spray, I personally don't own a setting spray, however, I have tried the Urban Decay all nighter  spray and it was amazing and did actually make my make up last and look better so I would recommend that too! 

So that is basically all my tips for helping makeup last for oily skinned people, I think I might also do a few posts with some more my makeup tips that I have found for maybe dry and pale skins, so maybe look out for that in the future! 

Kelly 

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Beauty Haul #2

Surprise surprise I've been a little naughty and splurged on some makeup and bits and bobs. My excuse is that I did sort of need these things... 

As a sort of package deal I bought the Real Techniques Stippling Brush and the Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation in the lightest shade. (As a quick side note if you're in the U.K I would suggest buying Real Techniques brushes from Superdrug as they're always a couple of quid cheaper!) The brush buffs in the foundation beautifully and gives you a flawless finish despite the foundation being light coverage. 

Recently all of my mascaras have been drying out so I thought I'd treat myself to the Maybelline Big Eyes mascara. I have mixed opinions on this as I only really like the lower lash end. However this mascara separates, lengthens and volumizes. The only problem I have with this is minor smudging underneath my eyes so if you have watery eyes see if they do a waterproof version.

I have already used the black version of the Rimmel Scandeleyes down to a nub and so I bought the nude version to put on my waterline as they are usually quite pink. The nude is quite yellowy so it can look a bit bizarre on me as I have a cool skin tone but when used sparingly this can really wake up your eyes.

As I owned no bronzers (ridiculous right?) I thought that going on other peoples recommendations I would jump on the band wagon and invest in the Honey Bronzer from The Body Shop. I love this so far as the shade is so light as I am so fair skinned and can't tan, they come in a wide spectrum of shades and it gives you a subtle yet sun kissed look.

I am a huge fan of Sleek so I thought I would treat myself to their Blush in Pixie Pink, it is a beautiful bright baby pink that is slightly more of a Wintery shade. It is matte and really pigmented so have a little caution when using this.

Lastly I bought the Simple Face Mask which I have already mentioned in far more detail in my Face Mask post, so be sure to look at that if you're curious!

Mallory 

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