I’d like to introduce you
to one of my love affairs, the RealTechniques brush collection. Oh how excited
I was when they arrived through my letterbox! These brushes were made by Samantha
Chapman, a makeup artist and YouTuber, and the brushes claim to give you a ‘pixel
perfect’ finish.
The brushes I have are the Expert Face Brush, Blush Brush, Setting Brush and Powder Brush. Let me start by saying
that these brushes are impossibly soft and silky on the skin, they feel so so
incredible!
The Expert Face
Brush has short, dense bristles which make it perfect for buffing liquid
foundations into the skin. It has a dome shaped head which makes it easy to get
into those hard-to-reach areas around the sides of your nose. This brush is
divine, allows you to build and build the foundation and leaves your skin
looking utterly flawless. I always say that the way your makeup looks is 20%
the makeup and 80% the tools and application! Investing in a brush like this,
which makes the application of your makeup completely effortless, is a great
idea if you love those flawless finishes with your foundation.
The Blush Brush
is my ultimate favourite of the range. It features a large, pointed dome shaped
head which allows you to customise the blending, shape and colour intensity of
your blush by tilting the angles of it. This brush is the softest brush out of
the range, with slightly less dense bristles (even my boyfriend brushes around
his face with it!) and the long hairs allow you to blend out your product so
well.
The Setting
Brush is the brush I use every time I do my makeup, to set my highlighted
areas with a light powder. I use it by pressing and sweeping the small head of
the brush with product over my face. I love the shape and size of the brush; it
fits well into where I need it to be and there is never any ‘cake line’ around
the areas I place the product. Though it is a beautiful brush, I wouldn’t
describe it as a necessity in your basic brush collection, but when you begin
to highlight your face it is really useful in ensuring you don’t have your face
powders all blend up together.
The Powder Brush
is luxuriously soft, and I love to use the huge head to sweep translucent
setting powders onto my face. The bristles really live up to the ‘pixel perfect’
claims on the packaging, and the size of the brush allows me to blend my
product all the way down my neck to avoid a cakey look.
With these brushes, I like to wash them every time I
use them. I think this is necessary to maintain their softness and
effectiveness at blending. The design of the brush means that they are very
easy to clean; it is important not to allow water underneath the seal, and the
seal on these brushes is extremely long. A clean brush is imperative to a
seamless finish with your makeup, so that is something to bear in mind if you’re
thinking of purchasing them!
I purchased these brushes on iHerb.com, a great
website based in America which stocks all kinds of brushes which are extremely
expensive over in Australia. In priceline, these brushes are around $21AUD each
(*chokes and splutters on tea*), whereas from iHerb, they were around $6 to
$8USD each, and the cost of postage wasn’t too offensive. (Although, my mother
thought I had been buying marijuana online when the box labelled ‘iHerb’ landed
on the doorstep!)
Other than that, I have a complete obsession with
these brushes; they are beautiful (how sleek and pretty the design is) and
luxuriously soft. They are definitely a favourite among my collection and they
impress me every time I use them!
What is your favourite brush from this collection?
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