Bloggers I love - Best of Beauty #1

Hi lovely ladies, hope you're all okay. Today I thought I'd do something a bit different for my blog. I've never done this before but I thought I would share with you some of the blogs I love to read. The reason I started writing my own blog was because I loved reading other peoples and throughout the time I've been reading blogs I've found some amazing ones. A lot of you may already know the people I've featured within this post but for those of you who don't go and check them out and give them a cheeky follow, I can promise you you won't regret it. The blogs I've featured for me really are the best of the best and the ones I've read for months and months and months and so I thought I would dedicate a post to them all. 

Birds Words

http://birdle.blogspot.co.uk/

I love Beth from Birds Words, she writes one of the best blogs ever and she is honestly one of the nicest people you will ever meet, if you ever tweet her or leave a comment on her blog she'll always be happy to reply and have a chit chat and the fact that she's so nice and down to earth just makes me want to read her blog even more. Anyway Birds Words is an amazing beauty blog, the photo's are literally out of this world and every time I read one of her posts I swoon at how amazing the whole post looks! Beth always blogs about really lovely products and is really honest in giving her opinion about them. I'm sure you've all heard of Beth & her lovely blog before but if not please go and check it out because you'll be addicted for life, I promise. Probably my favourite post from Beth over the last few weeks would be her contouring tutorial featuring the Chanel Bronze Universal so make sure you check that out as well. Seriously got a lot of lovin for Beth & she's gorgeous too which always helps! She also always manages to make me chuckle all the time and I think she's really really relate-able and her personality shines loud and clear throughout all her posts! 

Couture Girl

http://x-couturegirl-x.blogspot.co.uk//

Kayleigh from Couture Girl has to be one of the most loved bloggers in the blogging world (and for good reason too!), even though a lot of you will already know all about her and her amazing blog I still wanted to give her a cheeky mention. See Kayleigh was the reason I started blogging myself, her blog was the first I ever read and the reason I loved blogs and got involved in the community. I started reading Couture Girl when Kayleigh had just started blogging so it's been amazing seeing her blog grow and grow, I followed her adventures in Australia and I am just hooked on all of her posts. Every single time she tweets saying she's got a new post up I literally load the page as fast as I can so I can read it and I enjoy every single one of them. Kayleigh's blog is full of something for everyone, she has amazing beauty posts, she throws in fashion posts and some lifestyle posts so really she's just an amazing all rounder and I think she's a really big inspiration. If you have somehow managed not to discover Kayleigh's blog yet (have you been living under a rock?!) go over and check it out, I can hand on heart say I enjoy every single one of her posts. One in particular I really enjoyed reading was her makeup storage/collection at the end of last month so make sure you check that out too. I just think Kayleigh is a great blogger and a really nice one too, she has a massive following but is still really nice and down to earth and I for one am really proud of her success. Her blog is my all time favourite and I could spend all day raving about it, she really is just the best. 

Sophia Meola

http://sophiameola.blogspot.co.uk/

I love Sophia, she's such a sweetheart, when I first started tweeting and getting involved with the blogging community more Sophia was always so lovely too me and I really appreciate that. Sophia is just a lovely beauty blogger, every time she posts a haul or a beauty review on her blog I literally die of jealously, this girl has a makeup collection to die for and she posts some of the best reviews around. She's also dipped her toe in the You Tube world and I enjoy watching her video's just as much as I enjoy reading her blog, her reviews are so in depth and informative and I love that about them. Sophia also runs a jewellery company called Sophia with Love which has some gorgeous jewellery you should try out. I just really like Sophia, I love her blog design and I see Sophia's blog as a little blog of luxury. Again a lot of you probably already follow Sophia but if not go over there & get following it straight away. I really enjoyed her latest post about the Laura Mercier Silk Creme Foundation (I want it soooo bad!) so whilst you're over there, give that a read! Sophia is just a lovely girl with a lovely blog so she defo makes the cut for one of my fav's.

Beauty and the Chic

http://beauty-and-the-chic.blogspot.co.uk/

Claudia was also a blogger that I became friends with on Twitter and I just really like her. Her blog is amazing and I'm a big fan, her blog is one of those blogs I keep going back to and catching up on her posts all the time. She's a lovely girl and I love that she has so much variation in all her posts. I discovered Claudia's blog not too long ago but one night when I couldn't sleep I decided to catch up and read back over nearly all of her blog posts and I really enjoyed it. I just really like her blog, she has a lot of variety between brands and is always switching things up. I just like Claudia & think she's a great all-rounder. One of the blog posts I absolutely loved was her Mac Haul recently for her beauty kit, the pictures literally blew me away! And she deserves way more followers so go and show her some love.

Lucy Rose Green - 

http://lucyrosex.blogspot.co.uk/

I love Lucy's Blog, it's amazing. I think I love Lucy's blog so much because she has the exact same taste in makeup as I do and therefore literally 99% of the things she posts about really interest me and I really enjoy reading, in actual fact the last two posts she's written are on two products that I absolutely love too. I just find my self enjoying a lot of Lucy's post and she just always talks about products I either already love or want to try so she's got it perfect. Her blog design is gorgeous too & she seems like a really nice girl as well. I think her blog deserves a lot more recognition then it gets! 

Makeup Magpie - 

http://missmakeupmagpie.com/

I love Gem from Miss Makeup Magpie, she has the same name as me which is only part of the reason but she's a lovely girl, I get on with her ridiculously well and can always have a gossip and a chat with her on twitter but besides that I really like her blog. I find that Gem's blog is very individual and quite different to the blogs I normally love, nevertheless Gem's blog is absolutely full to the brim of beauty and that is only where my love begins, she has pale skin like me which means I can always trust her judgement on products, she does brill swatches and she reviews loads of products from budget to high end and everything in between and she has a lot of variety she switches from beauty to candles to jewellery and back again but I really like all of her posts, something I love about Gem is her blunt honesty it really makes me trust her reviews. I also really like that she changes up the backgrounds in her photos and she's always been super lovely too me and always makes to check up on my blog and comment too which is really sweet! 

Sandy @ Absolute Beaut

http://www.absolutebeaut.com/

Last but definitely not least is the lovely Sandy who writes at Absolute Beaut, I really love Sandy, if you've read my blog for a while then you would have known that me and Sandy recently did a guest post on each others blogs and I really enjoyed the whole experience because Sandy was just amazing and we just worked really well together. I was honored to be able to do a post on Sandy's blog and have her post on mine because her blog is amazing and one of my fav's. I love that Sandy goes one step further with her blog, a lot of people review their products and then never mention them again but Sandy is always doing posts like her fav colour products of spring, her favourite drugstore products and her fake tan hero's so you really get too see the products she rates and which products she would recommend you to spend your money on. I really love Sandy's blog set up and the fact she is so nice. I always stay in contact with Sandy and she's always around for a natter and she's a lovely girl, I know a lot of people like her and read her blog and I can completely understand why. She is definitely one of my favourite bloggers in the world and someone I really respect & like. I really liked her March Haul! Sandy went mad and bought quite a bit but it was a really good read and to say I was a little bit jealous is a complete understatement! Make sure you go and give Sandy some lovin'.

Anyway I hope you all enjoyed this post & you discovered some new beauty blogs from it, for me these are the best picks of beauty bloggers and definitely the ones I would recommend to absolutely everyone. I actually enjoyed writing this post so much that I'm thinking of doing a second part to it next week so that you can see the rest of my favourite bloggers so look out for that too. Thanks for reading anyway & I'll speak too you all really soon! xxx

Collective Beauty Haul

Hi Ladies, hope you're all doing okay! Today I thought I would share with you a beauty haul of some bits and bobs I've been buying lately. I've gone a bit crazy to be fair but I think a mix of Easter and all the amazing offers that are around in both Superdrug and Boots lately have kind of made me want too pick up some new beauty products. Plus every girl needs a splurge once in a while right? Anyway I haven't shared a great amount of haul posts with you guys just because I'm rubbish, as soon as I get home from buying something new I have to try it and then the photo's always look rubbish and it just isn't the same, I was pretty good this time though so thought it was definitely time to share. I'll be doing reviews on some of the products featured over the next few weeks too, so let me know if there's anything you want too see in a little bit more 

detail.

Revlon Lip Butters - here
Creme Brulee, Sugar Frosting, Cotton Candy & Sorbet

Firstly is some Revlon Lip Butters, I realise it was probably a little bit excessive to pick up four of these but I already love them. I was in Boots and I saw the Revlon stand and started swatching them, I remember last year when I first started blogging there was a massive hype around these lip products and every single blogger was talking about them but I never actually took the plunge and picked them up because to be honest it wasn't until the end of last year I really started wearing lipstick. Anyway I picked up the shades Creme Brulee and Cotton Candy, went home and tried them and fell soooo in love with them that I went back the next day and picked up Pink Frosting and Sorbet. These have a really nice formula, you can wear them pretty sheer on the lips or you can build them up, but they're so comfortable and moisturizing and they're perfect for wearing every day. I really like these and will definitely be picking up more of these, so look out for a post about these baby's sometime soon! 

Make up Academy (MUA) Brow Kit - here

The next thing I did was pop along to Superdrug to pick up a few MUA goodies, I love MUA as a brand, they're cheap and cheerful and have some really good quality products. Anyway I picked up there 'Pro Brow Ultimate Eyebrow Kit'. I love filling in my brows and up until now I've been using the Elf eyebrow kit but mines recently ran out and I wanted to try something new. This is a really cool product you get 3 different shades that you can mix together to create the perfect eyebrow colour and you also get a white, clear wax which you can use to set your brows in place. You also get a teeny, tiny pair of tweezers and little brush housed in this really sturdy plastic case so this was a winner for me. Only £3.50 too!

Make Up Academy - Undressed Palette - here

I know,  I know, I'm late to the party, I think every single blogger has owned this palette and gave their two cents on it but I actually hadn't tried this until recently. I actually bought this palette for my mum for Christmas as a little stocking filler and she was really enjoying using it and I kept stealing it because I think it's ah-maaaazing! This is apparently a dupe for the Urban Decay Naked Palette which I've wanted since I picked up Naked 2 and I just think all the shades in this are gorgeous & really compliment your eyes. Plus these shadows are lovely quality and really pigmented too so I thought it was time I picked up my own. This is a bargain at £4.00 too.

Maxfactor Lipstick in Lilac Wine (655)  - here

I love Maxfactor as a brand I think they're face products, powders and mascara's are definitely the best quality from the drugstore and I really enjoy trying out some of their products, I also love the classy gold packaging. Anyway I thought I'd try out a lipstick from the brand and the shade Lilac Wine is pretty perfect,  it's one of those lipsticks that looks like your lips but better, it's quite a rosy pink colour and has a bit of shimmer in it, but I think this will be really pretty on the lips. I love the big Max Factor X imprinted on the lipstick too. 

Barry M Gelly Hi Shine Nail Paint in Lychee 303 - here

I won't ramble on about this purchase too much, this is the Barry M Gelly Nail Paint in Lychee, I pretty much had to pick up one of these Gelly Nail Paints by Barry M, they are soooo talked about in the beauty world right now and after seeing them featured on loads of blogs I had to pick one up. I thought i'd pick up Lychee because it's a lovely shade, this is perfect for everyday and just really neutral and nice and I don't actually own a shade like this. I really look forward to trying this one out and doing a nail of the day for you all.

Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation - Ivory here

I bought this foundation a few weeks ago but thought I'd include it in this haul because it's a recent beauty buy all the less. I love this, this foundation is incredible and if you're on the market for a new drugstore foundation then I can already tell you that this one is one to watch. If you've read my blog for a while you will know I'm the biggest fan of Rimmel Wake Me Up but this one is a massive hit with me too, It's got the coverage of Wake Me Up but doesn't have all the glitter and is literally light as air on the skin, the colour match is a bit better for all you paler girls too. This is fab!

Max factor Facefinity Compact Foundation - 01 Porcelain here

I love this compact, if you read my last Boots haul you would have seen me rave about this product and tell you all that I love it. I have really oily skin so I like to use a powder to set my foundation. My favourite ones are from Mac but for a cheaper option I like to use the Max factor one, it's probably the best powder I have found on the high street (and I've tried a lot) and this gives a bit of coverage too which is always good. I was in two minds whether to pick this one up or repurchase the Rimmel Stay Matte but I find this one much better for touch up's and it's a better colour for me so I went for Max factor once again.

Max factor MasterPiece Colour Precision Eyeshadow - here

Coffee 3 & Pearl Beige 5

I haven't really tried a lot of liquid eye shadows but these ones from Max Factor are lovely because they're really creamy and not too watery. My lovely mum actually picked these two up but she said I could feature them in this haul because she knows I'm bound to steal them anyway haha! The lightest shade is Pearl Beige and it's a gorgeous champagne colour which will look lovely on the inner corner of the eye and the second shade is coffee, which is more of a deep chocolate brown. I think these will be really nice for a really simple eye look and they are sooo creamy and easy to apply. I just hope they last on the eyelids.

Paco Rabanne - Lady Million Eau De Parfum - 30ml - here

This perfume is probably my favourite thing in the world right now, I picked this up over the Easter Weekend after loving the smell for such a long time, my friend has this and we went out a few weeks ago and literally everyone was stopping and asking her what she was wearing (including me). I find it really hard to describe scents but this is a really strong perfume and it's a really classic and quite grown up scent. It's quite a floral scent and I think I like it so much because it's sweet enough for my tastes but is really mature and sensual too, I just love it. If you're in Boots or Debenhams give this a spray and you'll love it, I promise. The gold blingy bottle is pretty cool too.

Lacoste Eau De Lacoste - 50ml - here

This perfume wasn't actually one that I bought, I won this in a competition that I entered on Glamour Magazines website months and months and months ago and I actually forgot about it until I got an email from them saying I had won a competition, if I've completely honest I couldn't even remember what I entered for but I got this about 2 weeks ago now and I love it. I think this is their new fragrence for Spring and oh boy! It smells amazing, the bottle of this perfume really reminds me of a golf ball though, so that's a bit strange haha! Anyway this again is a very floral scent but it's a lot sweeter which I love, this reminds me of Spring and it's really fresh and clean smelling, I've worn it a few times and people keep telling me I smell fresh and really Spring like which I think is a pretty good thing, it lasts really long too.

Primark - Backcombing Brush - £1.00

I've been doing a bit of clothes shopping in Primark over the last week too so I will get a clothing haul up soon but I thought I would include this Primark Backcombing brush in this beauty haul, I saw Zoella feature a backcombing brush in one of her video's not too long ago and I thought it looked pretty cool. I have pretty flat hair and I think this brush just makes it really simple to give your hair some volume, I'm actually really enjoying using this brush and think it works pretty well, feels well made too & I love that it's pink! Plus it's an absolute bargain at just £1.00!! 

Anyway lovelies, this post has taken me what feels like a year to write so if you're still here & you made it this far then thanks for reading & let me know if you want me to do a post on any of these bits down below! Hopefully I can stay away from buying anything else for a little while, although I am really eyeing up the Laura Mercier Silk Creme Foundation at the mo! Eeeep, someone help me! Anyway I hope you all have a lovely Sunday & i'll speak to you all really soon! :)
Lots of Love,

Gem

xxxx

Blue with Barry M

Barry M Nail Paints - 297 Blue Glitter, 291 Cobalt Blue, 306 Blueberry - £2.99 Boots - here

Hi Ladies, Hope you're okay! Today's post is a pretty one and I thought since my No.7 Nail Varnish Review (here) got a huge amount of loving I would talk about some of my other nail polishes that I love. To be honest from the high street the two brands I would go for in terms of nail polish would be either Barry M or No.7, I find that the Barry M nail polishes are a little bit more affordable though and therefore they are normally the ones I go for and I thought today I would show the 3 shades that I have the most loving for they are all different shades of blue & I think they're gorgeous.

I think Barry M Polishes are some of the best and I actually don't know anyone who doesn't actually like them. For me, they do the job and they do the job really well, they don't chip, they're cheap, they give a pretty opaque coverage on the nails and also don't have a ridiculous drying time. For me, the quality for the price is pretty impressive and to get the same quality you normally have to pay a huge deal more. For me I don't like spending a ton of money on a nail varnish just because i'm always changing what's on my nails and therefore it's not an essential or something I use every day. Anyway i'm going to get on to talking about the individual shades now.

297 - Blue Glitter

This colour is stunning, I love glitter, I'm one of those girls who absolutely laps up any bling and I personally find that this is one of those colours that is perfect for us girly girls, I love the glitterrr & this one really does pack a lot of glitter in. Once swiped on the nails you can get a pretty opaque coverage and the colour comes out exactly like it looks in the bottle, it's like a teal/sea blue colour packed with loads of silver sparkle. This would make a lovely top coat but would also look amazing on the nails by its self. I really enjoy using this polish, the only bad thing I could say about it is the fact it's such a pain too get off!! But I do pretty much find that with any glitter nail polishes, to be honest I think this nail varnish really reminds me of the Angelica Nail Polish in Exposure 65, that I did a review on here this one just has a slightly lighter base and the Angelica one has a lot more different coloured glitter. For some reason I couldn't find this polish avaliable at Boots but you can pick it up from Amazon here.

291 - Colbalt Blue

I love this colour, blue is my favourite colour in the whole entire world and this is the definition of the perfect blue shade for me, I think this is the perfect summer shade and this will look amazing on the nails throughout the summer months when you have a tan. This is a really bright blue and has amazing coverage, it also has quite a shiny finish which I really like and that saves me having to apply a shiny top coat on top. The only problem I really have with this particular polish is the fact that it has the longest drying time but I think this is the oldest of all the shades so maybe it's just taking longer because it's not as fresh and new. I really like this shade though and this one looks really nice with Blue Glitter over the top of it, they make a really nice combination and one I wear quite a lot. You can find this one again on Amazon here but I know they sell it on Superdrug too.

306 Blueberry - 

I love this shade, this is one of the perfect colours that gets so much use from me, for Spring this shade is pretty amazing and this recently featured in my March Favourites because it's been getting a huge amount of loving lately. It's such a pastle blue colour but is also really bright so you don't end up with dull nails even though you have more of a toned down shade. This is perfect for Spring but will also work into Summer as I find pastle colours also look lovely with a tan. This one takes a little bit more building up than the other shades I've spoke about in this post but I think that's just because this one is a little paler and I find that lighter colours often take a lot more work than the darker shades though. This is probably my favourite of the bunch and one that I would really recommend. You can pick this shade up on Amazon again here or you can pick it up from Boots or Superdrug with it's new name 'Ice Cream Blue'.

Anyway I hope you girls enjoyed this post, let me know what your favourite nail varnish brand is in the comments and what you feel about Barry M as a brand and I'll speak to you all really soon.

Lots of Love

Gem xxx

March Favourites

Hi ladies, today I thought I would share with you my favourite products from the month of March, I found in March my base makeup pretty much stayed the same but I did make a few new additions in terms of the colour I applied to my make up and I also had a bit of a skincare shake up so I thought I would feature all of that in this post because I love doing favourites  I think it's a really good summary of what I've been loving this month.

Peaches & Clean - Soap and Glory

I won't ramble on about this too much because I've only just wrote a whole post about it on my blog here, this product for me was a slight disappointment at first and I thought I wouldn't really get the use out of it but I've found using it as a mask really works and it's an amazing treatment for my face when my skins feeling a bit blah, so for that purpose I love it and it's been really helping my skin this month.

Johnson's Face Care Hydrating 24 Hour Day Cream - SP15 - 

This bad boy needs some loving on my blog one day soon, I absolutely love this day cream so much, I cannot rave about it enough, it just refreshes my face every single morning, helps to keep my makeup on for longer and really nourishes my skin. To be honest I am absolutely rubbish at sticking to a proper skin care routinue but this has been a permanent feature on my face every day for well over a month and I actually look forward to using this, for some reason my skin laps this product up and loves it & it's cheap as chips too.

Mac Dazzleglass - Creme Glass - Demure

I have been reaching for more coral and nude lip colours this month just due to the fact that I wanted to kind of move away from my pink colours because I think nudes and peaches are much more Spring appropriate  I got a set of these creme sheen glasses for Christmas here and I haven't really given this much loving but I absolutely love it and I love how creamy it is, and it looks amazing with a smokey eye for night time wear too.

Make Up Academy Lipstick - Shade 7

I have also been using this this month because it's a really perfect shade for Spring, this is a perfect way for me too add a slightly more bright colour into my makeup regime, i'm so scared of wearing bright colours but because this is a really light peachy colour I just think it looks really nice especially combined with the Mac glass I spoke about above. You can have a closer look at this lipstick in all old post here.

Bourjois Bronzing Powder - 

I love this product, it's one of my favourite products ever and I just think it's the perfect bronzer for a whole range of different skin tones and people, I love that it works as a perfect contour colour but isn't 'too flat' which means you can use it to help fully bronze your face too. This product is amazing in my eyes and I would recommend it to every body. You can find the full review of this product - here.

Maybelline 'The Rocket' Mascara - 
I purchased this mascara a few months ago in Boots when it first came out and I've been loving it ever since. It lengthens and volumises and I find that it just really agrees with my lashes. It does have a plastic bristle which normally I am a bit iffy about but for some reason this just works for me and I really like reaching for it in the mornings. I love maybelline mascara's in general and I find the packaging and name of this product in particular is really adorable.

Barry M Nail Paints -

I really like Barry M as a brand and think they produce some of the best nail polishes around, for me I don't understand spending a huge amount on a nail colour when you can get some amazing ones on a budget, these don't chip and have an amazing opaque coverage and the shade range is pretty perfect too. I have chosen these two colours this month just because they're perfect colours for spring and I have been using the hot pink and pale blue on my toe nails throughout the month, they really are my two favourite nail varnish picks.

Make Up Academy - Undressed Palette

This is another cheap as chips product but one that I have a huge amount of loving for, the MUA Undressed Palette is meant to be a great dupe for the first Urban Decay Naked Palette, I own the second palette but always see so much attention and loving on the first palette which I now want soooo bad. I love the colours in this dupe, they're amazing and for me this palette has been all I have worn on my eyes for the whole month.

Anyway I hope you all enjoyed my favourites post and I will speak to you all really soon!

Lots of Love

Gem xxx

Real Techniques Starter Set

Real Techniques 'Starter Set' - Boots Website - £21.99 here 

Hi ladies, hope you're all okay! Today I'm going to be talking about the Real Techniques 'Starter Set'. Again, Real Techniques have had a fair amount of coverage on my blog and back in January I did a Real Techniques Collection that you can find here if you're interested. Anyway, recently I decided I wanted to pick up the 'eye' set of brushes from Real Techniques because my face collection get so much use and since my lovely mum picked me up the 'Core Collection' for Christmas it's made my love for Real Techniques grow and grow. Anyway I'm going to jump right in and start telling you lovely lot a bit about the 'Starter Set' from the brand.

Now the 'Starter Set' of brushes from Real Techniques is basically a collection of five essential eye brushes that you can use when doing your makeup every single day. You have a brush for everything from doing your eyebrows, to eye shadow, to eyeliner and blending out your concealer and therefore it's a really handy set to have. The reason that I ummed and arrhed about getting this set for a while is because i'm a bit of an eye shadow novice and it's something I find really hard and therefore I didn't know if I would get a lot of use out of some of the eye brushes in this collection but I can hand on heart say that since I have bought this set i've used pretty much every single brush every single day and therefore I think it was a really good investment for me and if you're someone who is putting off buying this set then I would really urge you to go and give it ago. Within this set you get a base shadow brush, a deluxe crease brush, a accent brush, a pixel-point eyeliner brush and also a brow brush as well as a case to hold them in.

Deluxe Crease Brush - 'soft, over sized design for effortless contouring'. This brush is my absolute favourite and just like the buffing brush is the star of the core collection this is the star of this set of brushes and I wish that you could pick it up separately  I love this for blending out concealer, it works amazingly with my mac studio finish concealer to cover blemishes and also is amazing at blending concealer out under the eye to help cover those pesky dark circles. This is a lot denser than the base shadow brush and is a lot bigger and rounder. For me this could work as a good brush to help blend out the crease or contour the eye socket but because I have smaller eyelids i just find it works perfectly for concealer and therefore that's what I will continue to use it for but if you wanted a set of brushes simply for your eye makeup this would be a great brush for blending and crease work too.

Base Shadow Brush - 'Applies a smooth, flawless foundation of colour'. This is one of my favourite brushes within the collection and this is the brush that I use to pack on eye shadow on to my eyelid and also blend it out. It's a really good all rounder and a really nice brush to have in your brush collection. This brush is really soft and is quite fluffy, it's not to dense which means its good enough to pack on colour but multi-tasks and works as a really good brush to blend out the colour in the crease and just make your whole eye makeup look really seamless. If you have trouble with your eye shadow and blending it out like me you might find this really useful because since I've owned it I've founded that my eye shadow looks much more blended and professional and i'm really happy with this little baby.

Accent Brush -'Designed for precision detailing, spotlighting, highlighting and smudging'. This is a teeny tiny brush and it really reminds me of the detailer brush from the core collection, this is a really dense small brush that is absolute perfect for making your eye shadow look absolutely spot on. I personally use this brush for getting into the inner corners and tear ducts of my eyes and putting a light highlighting shadow, I also use this to highlight the brow bone and work in the outer v if I want to add an accent shadow to that area. I find this really useful for just really getting my eye shadow in harder areas and it's completely right when it says its perfect for precision detailing. For those of you who aren't massively into going too big with your eye shadow this could be a really good lip brush so there's multiple uses for this brush too.

Pixel Point Eyeliner Brush - 'Tapered cut is ideal for dense or fine eyeliner application'. Out of all of these brushes this is the brush for me that i'm not overly impressed with, it's not that it's a bad brush but the thing is that I find it really thick and flimsy and to be honest I am absolutely useless at using it to line my eyes. This is probably personal preference and i'm sure for lots of people this would really work but I need a really dense brush to line my eyes and I normally prefer an angled brush that's a bit skinnier for the job.

Brow Brush - 'Distinctive shape easily defines eyebrows'. I absolutely love this brush, I am a massive eyebrow girl and always have been, my eyebrows are probably my favourite feature of my face and I really enjoy filling them in, I have naturally pretty defined eyebrows and I was never one of those people to over pluck them so I don't have to use a huge amount of product because I don't really need to fill in sparse area's I just like to define my brows a little bit and this brush is absolutely perfect for that, it picks up a little bit of product but not too much and is the perfect size for getting into the brows and working the product through and I really really enjoy using this one.

Overall I absolutely adore this brush set, I love the purple handles and love the pop of colour that it brings, I love the design of all these brushes, love that they're all soft and lovely to use, they're sturdy brushes and I know they're high quality and will last for a long time. I think the case they come in is really cute and works well to hold all of my brushes in the right place and i'm a huge fan of the Real Techniques brand in general. I think this really is an essential set and if you invest in these brushes you really will get your use out of them because they're essential brushes you need every single day. I would recommend this kit to anyone and I really do wish I'd picked it up earlier!

Let me know if you've tried any of the RT brand and i'll speak to you all really soon! 

Lots of Love 

Gem xxx