Articles about: brushes
Liquid, stick and powder foundations. Which is right for you – and how to apply it
With all the different foundation types out there (and let’s not even GO there with BB and CC creams), it can be difficult to know where to start and to decide which one will suit your needs...
Totally addicted to brushes: My Top 5 Eye Makeup Brushes
I must have about a million* eye makeup brushes in my collection, which is ironic given that I use only one to do my eye makeup most days. I do have a few favourites and must-haves in the bunch,...
NIMA Brush: Brand New Professional Grade Makeup Brushes – And They’re Irish!
I have something BRILLIANT to share with you today today. NIMA Brush is a brand new brush company and they’re bleedin’ deadly. They’re fun, they’re affordable, the range is massive and the...
Blank Canvas Cosmetics contour brush: Kim Kardashian spends 90mins on makeup. How long do you spend?
Now I wouldn’t say this was a bad Photoshop job AT ALL would you? When I was sent this Blank Canvas Contour Brush to try the blurb contained some facts about KK and her makeup routine. It...
Tooling Up: Latest Beauty Bits From Japonesque
A while back we had a post on under-rated brands (check it out here) and one that sprang immediately to mind was Japonesque. They make some really brilliant beauty tools but because availability is...
Five Favourite Makeup Brushes: ELF, MAC, No7, Ecotools, Liz Earle
Make up brushes are fast becoming my latest beauty obsession. My collection has exploded recently – this is just a selection of what I currently own and use. I get a much better finish when I...
Brand new! Urban Decay Naked Skin foundation; Good Karma Optical Blurring brush; Complexion primers
The worst thing about the autumn beauty collections is having to wait until blimmin’ autumn to get our grubby wee paws on ‘em. So here’s some good news for all of us with itchy...
My New Favourite Thing: MAC’s 130 Short Duo Fibre Brush
For the last couple of years, I’ve been quite happily applying my liquid foundation with my trusty MAC 187 duo fibre brush. Oh, sure, I’ve strayed, I’ve quietly tried other brushes...
Brilliant Beauty Tools: love for Japonesque
Developed for the film, TV and fashion industry, makeup pros go gaga for this brand. (Exhibit A: check out the lipstick palette kit, used by our own lovely Leonard.) The range is bleedin’...
Sigma Premium Professional Kit review
When Cloud10Beauty.com offered me a Sigma Premium Professional Kit for trial on the site, I said “hell yeah. Hook me up with that bad boy there.” And duly they did. Of the two big brush...