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Monday, October 18, 2010

Sigma Discount Code!

Being an avid online shopper, I've come to appreciate a good discount code. When sigmabeauty.com shared this code with me, I knew you all would be excited! Here are the details:

$20 off the "Premium Professional brush kit with roll". Enter PREMIUM at checkout at sigmabeauty.com
*offer expires Oct. 31, 2010*

Happy shopping!
-Tiffany

Sunday, July 25, 2010

How to Clean Your Makeup Brushes

We all know that quality makeup brushes can be quite an investment. Makeup brushes, to me, are just as important as the cosmetics themselves where overall results are concerned. Properly cleaning them not only keeps the brushes themselves nice and well-conditioned, but it can keep your skin cleaner and clearer as well. Keep your brushes performing their best by following a few easy cleaning tips and methods from my tutorial below so they'll stay perfect for years to come!




-Tiffany

Saturday, February 6, 2010

The Best Foundation Makeup Brush pics

Michael Todd knows applying foundation makeup evenly is the key to a flawless appearance, and using our Foundation Brush makes it easier than ever. The petal-shaped, synthetic brush is designed to blend and distribute evenly for full coverage and works well with Michael Todd’s full range of foundations for all skin types.

Just as an artist equips himself with a variety of brushes to achieve each brush stroke, your tool kit should include a set of high quality brushes to enhance each look you wish to achieve, from work-time conservative to night-time seductive. All Michael Todd Cosmetics brushes are made of the finest natural and synthetic fibers, and are accented by our signature plum wooden handles for a comfortable grip and smooth application.

BEST MAKEUP BRUSH

Our best cosmetics brushes may be purchased separately, or as a set. Our 18-piece brush set consists of all essential eye, face and lip brushes, plus a luxurious velour puff for finishing powder. Smaller travel brushes are also available in two sizes, including a dual-sided eye and eyeliner brush, lip brush and blush brush. These compact-size brushes may be purchased separately or together.

Make Up Artist Michael Todd has revolutionized the cosmetics industry with the introduction of a wide assortment of products for the face and body that are high end without the high end price tag. Michael Todd Cosmetics is the most exclusive cosmetics line in the industry with the greatest range of shades and formulas. Michael Todd has invested resources not only in his cosmetics line but has taken his passion for excellence and expanded it to his line of foundation and cosmetics brushes as well.

BEST LIQUID FOUNDATION

Michael Todd Cosmetics offers twelve different foundation make-up options to choose from. Each foundation make up has different attributes that can help you create an even complexion for your skin type. It will all depend on the type of skin you have and the environment that you’ll find yourself in daily. Considering that most people have a combination skin type, where there are varying levels of dryness and oiliness, choosing a foundation make up can be more complicated, and often leads to the use of two different foundations to reach a desired outcome. Foundation is an instrumental tool to add to your make up kit. You can find many foundation make up products that include varying degrees of SPF to protect you from the sun’s rays. Michael Todd Cosmetics offers tinted foundations, clear foundations, as well as a wide range of shades to match any skin tone.

Gotta B Urban Brushes pics

I'm sure this is old news to some of you, but I just ran across this brand while hauling at TJ Maxx and Marshall's. I found a bronzer that was the size of a small pancake for $6. I didn't buy it because it was too dark for me, but the ingredients listing was okay. As I was digging around for info on this brand, I kept finding blog posts about their brushes. Apparently, they are pretty good quality for the price ($4 - $9). They look in the range of Essence of Beauty to me, which are great little brushes. So, keep an eye open!

Kabuki image from Jellykiss.com


Ecotools Brush Set pics

Just got this in a MUA trade. I had purchased a set earlier in the year for a Christmas present. This one is mine, all mine! There was even a .50 off other Ecotools products inside. I hear rave reviews for these. They are synthetic and made with bamboo and recycled aluminium for the ferrels. Once I had them out of the package, I was surprised they were so lightweight. They are full size, but would work nicely as purse brushes.

I haven't washed these yet, but they feel wonderfully soft. I need more makeup brushes like a hole in the head, but I just had to try these out. I really like the cotton and hemp roll that comes with them. Can be washed and re-used with other brushes.

Ecotools Brush Set pics

Just got this in a MUA trade. I had purchased a set earlier in the year for a Christmas present. This one is mine, all mine! There was even a .50 off other Ecotools products inside. I hear rave reviews for these. They are synthetic and made with bamboo and recycled aluminium for the ferrels. Once I had them out of the package, I was surprised they were so lightweight. They are full size, but would work nicely as purse brushes.

I haven't washed these yet, but they feel wonderfully soft. I need more makeup brushes like a hole in the head, but I just had to try these out. I really like the cotton and hemp roll that comes with them. Can be washed and re-used with other brushes.

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Brushes

EDIT: I added some more pics of the brushes for comparison. Hope this helps!

I had a really hard time deciding whether or not I should cancel my Colour Forms order. I did actually call them to cancel, but they had already charged my card so my options were to either go pick them up and keep them or go to the store on pick up day and get a refund... I decided to pick them up and play with them to see if I really want to keep them... I got the advanced brush set & Naked to the Core l/s. I have to say that I'm definitely keeping the lipstick! When I pre-ordered them, I didn't swatch them on my lips since I would never let one of the tester lipsticks ever touch my lips so I swatched them on my hand and decided I liked it enough... But I tried my new one on today after I picked it up and I LOVE IT! It's now my HG nude lippie! It doesn't make me look washed out and it has a hint of pink in it. I think it'd make a really nice color for the winter time.







The 168 SE is just as good quality as the regular one except it's so much smaller! meaning the handle AND the brush head itself. I prefer the regular sized one for everyday use, but I guess the small one would be good for traveling. I haven't used any of the brushes yet so this is all from feeling their texture, bristles, and stiffness. The 168 SE might be good for small blushes like ELF blushes or sample jars.





The 219 SE is tapered like the regular one, but the SE is not as pointy (meaning not as precise), but it'll still do the job for putting color on the lower lash line and in the crease. It seems like the SE has more brush hairs than the regular which is weird in my opinion... Why waste money on producing a brush with more bristles than the regular one? lol.



I don't own the regular sized brushes of the 275 SE and the 212 SE, but they seem alright. The 275 SE is pretty soft and very very flimsy. The bristles practically bend over when you put pressure on them. It does seem like it'd be very easy to just sweep color across the lid though since it's angled.

I can already tell that the 212 SE is going to be a good brush. It's a flat liner brush and the only liner brushes I've used are angled ones. This one is very stiff (EXTREMELY stiff!) which makes it ideal for putting on eyeliner. It's small and I think that's a good thing since I'll have more control over applying my eyeliner.



I had no intention of keeping this brush set until I washed them lol. Now I'm kinda growing fond of them. I think I just need to kick myself in the behind for hoarding things that I do not need and just want. I also checked out the Electro Flash, Sonic Chic, & New View collections, but surprisingly enough, I didn't like ANY of them! All of them were just way too shimmery for me and I usually like a little bit of shimmer, but those babies were super shimmery! Sucks for the MA that kept trying so hard to push for a sale. I hate when they do that! Why can't they do it when I need them at the right time when I actually want a makeover and actually need help? lol.



Product Review: Bare Escentuals Blending Brush


Product: Bare Escentuals Blending Brush for eyes
Packaging: 5 out of 5
Overall: 1 out of 5
Price: $18
Would you buy this again? No

PROS:
The brush does not shed at all. I've had this for a good 3-4 years now and the silver lettering is still intact. It's been jumbled around with the rest of my makeup, but the lettering still holds up.

CONS:
This DOESN'T work! First of all, the brush size is way too big for eyes. It looks like it'd be more appropriate as a face brush. It also doesn't BLEND like it's supposed to. One swipe over the eyelid and it ERASES the eye shadows that are on there. It literally swipes all the color off as if I never even applied eye shadow in the first place! If you're looking for a good blending brush, check out MAC's 217 or 224 brush.

Ecotools Brush Set



I was wandering around in my local Walgreens when I spotted this baby. After seeing it on Vanessa's blog, I thought I'd give these brushes a chance. I could tell that they were super soft even in the plastic bag that they came in. I tried to whip em out of the bag to feel the bristles, but you actually have to cut off the top to open them! smarties... Anywho, I ended up buying them and I'm glad I did! The brush set was around $12 for 5 brushes--a blush brush, eye shadow brush, eyeliner brush, concealer brush and brow brush. If you buy them separately, I think they're all around $7 each except the eye shadow brush alone is $4... So it's way more worth it to get the whole set. My only concern is how big the eye shadow brush is... It'd do better as a concealer brush in my opinion...

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Sigma Makeup Brushes


Finding quality brushes for affordable prices can be difficult. Recently I was introduced to Sigma, a company that sells high quality face and eye makeup brushes. Since receiving them, I've used every single one and cleaned them as well. They work and hold up beautifully and while they are MAC-comparable, I actually prefer some of them to my actual MAC brushes! These are definitely my new babies.
I received the Sigma Makeup Professional Brushes Kit-Complete (with the brush roll), which contains 12 very high quality eye and face brushes. The complete kit with 12 brushes and a very high quality brush roll is $79. You can also purchase the brushes only without the roll for $64, which is great for brushes of this quality. Imagine what you would spend on 12 MAC brushes! This averages out to about $5 a brush. Amazing. I also received the SS182 kabuki-style brush which is a fabulous brush as well and goes for $16.





Check out my video review!