Going with the somewhat tenuous assumption that because these were designed by a makeup artist I like the work of, then they must be good; I took the chance and bought some of the Real Technique brushes designed by Samantha Chapman of Pixiwoo fame.
I went for the travel set (£18.99) it contains: Essential foundation brush, Domed shadow brush and a Multi-task brush
The bristles are synthetic taklon, hand cut and 100% cruelty free and come housed in a brush case/roll.
The Essential foundation brush is good for liquid foundation and under eye concealer and does not apply streaky nor do the bristles feel scratchy. Its smaller than a typical foundation brush but this means it really gets into the corners well.
The Multi-task brush, which is my favourite from the set, is good for liquid foundation, powder, blusher and bronzer, it applies colour well and blends it in nicely, it feels soft and comfortable on the skin.
The Domed shadow brush is very rounded and quite firm but not uncomfortably so. I tend to use it for blending shadows, I don’t like it much for actual shadow application.
The brushes wash up well with no spraying of hairs. For the price I am impressed. Whilst I wouldn’t say these exceed my currant brushes they are very good quality and useful brushes and I will definitely look into getting some of the other ones.
I bought these from love-makeup.co.uk, first time I have ordered from the site, it was packaged well and came extremely quick.
Swatches L-R: Flowerchild, Damselfly swiped then Flowerchild, Damselfly blended out
Ingredients:
Its an almost yellowed brown colour but the colour doesn’t show on the skin once it sinks in. It has a lightweight texture and causes me no irritation (a lot of eye creams usually sting me).
I’ve used my one up now so here are my thoughts:
After:
I'm quite torn on this as this is is the best eye cream I have ever used for bags/puffiness and I do feel like my eye area looked brighter than before, but the moisture is an issue for me. If they brought out a richer version I would grab it in a second.
I can see why, the colour is undeniably delicate but beautiful, a sheer, shiny peachy pink with gold shimmer.
RBR lipsticks are probably the most moisturising/hydrating formula I have come across. They are smooth and feel very comfortable.
Zuneta have done a really useful video showing the products in action; http://www.youtube.com/user/ZunetaBeauty#p/a/u/0/Wd7w9UC2j_g
Some things that interested me was the use of the Eyes Wide Open Brightening Liner Duo being used on areas other than the eyes, like the cheeks and cupid's bow, and I also really like the layering of the Eye Gloss over the cream shadow, my RBR wish list is now even longer!
The Kaleidoscope’s always consist of an interesting and often unexpected range of shades, mixing cools with warms.
Pale Satin Amethyst – blue based lilac with satin finish
Bronze Topaz - a metallic bronzy taupe.
Black Emerald - rich emerald green with subtle shimmer.
Swatches:
The shadows are amazingly smooth and silky and have good pigmentation. They are extremely easy to work with as they apply and blend so effortlessly.
This is a really luxurious item in wear and result and is truly a delight to use.
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The bristles are synthetic taklon, hand cut and 100% cruelty free and come housed in a brush case/roll.
