The essential make-up brushes you need

In order to create the perfect look you need tools, which means make-up brushes and sponges.

I would like to share with you the most important brushes I use every day. I will keep it short and show only the necessary tools you need to have on your make-up stand.

Foundation:

I either use a synthetic buffing brush or a sponge. The sponge should always be damped and on the brush you can spray a bit of water before dipping it in the foundation for a soft well blended look.

Powder:






A big fluffy brush does the job almost always. The Real Techniques one I use is perfect all over the face because of its shape. Also multi- functional because it can be used for bronzer and highlight. A powder puff is great for those who have dry skin.








Eyes:

 An application brush, a blending brush and an eye-liner brush are THE brushes that will help you create any eye look you want. So remember it's all about blending :)

Blush and Contour:

An angled soft brush is great to apply blush, bronzer, contour and highlight.







Lips: 

A lip brush could be optional because we use bullets and glosses, but if you want to create a perfect red lip or a bold look then a lip brush does come in handy.


For concealer and cream blushes I like to use my fingers because the body temperature helps blend in the product very well.

And there you have it friends! For me these are the essential brushes and tools I use and also what i think you need if you are a starter or a makeup fan.

Hope you find it useful.

Take care!!

Links to where I ordered these brushes:

http://realtechniques.com/where-to-buy
http://bdelliumtools.com/wheretobuy.php

NYX Cosmetics review!

After using the NYX make-up for over a year now I thought it's time to write some reviews about the products that I like.

NYX is a great affordable brand that can either be used professionally if you are a makeup-artist or for everyday use if you like make-up and don't want to spend much on it.

My first favorite product will be the NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil: Price 4.99€

These pencils are Multi-functional, that's why I love them. You can use them as an eye pencil, a eye-shadow  a base for your powder eye-shadow, a lip-liner/stick and some colors can be used to highlight and contour.

Easy to smudge, blends well and is creamy enough to be used as a lipstick. The colors come out exactly as they look on the pencils and lasts all day or evening long!!

I personally use it for all the mentioned above, from extreme to day-to-day make-up!


The next product will be the NYX soft matte lip cream: Price  4.99€

This is not a lipstick nor a lip gloss, it goes on with a matte finish but keeps your lips moisturized. Perfect for everyday use but my experience with it is that it needs touching up every now and then.

Definitely worth the price and worth having in your make-up bag.

The NYX Rouge cream blush, this shade is Tea Rose: Price 6.99€

Cream blushes give you this natural glow and if applied well, no one can see that you are wearing a blush which is what we all want right?

This product is creamy enough to blend well in the skin, it contains enough pigmentation to give you the effect you want to reach and suits all skin types especially mature and dry skin.





The NYX Matte blotting paper: Price 2.99€

My skin tents to get shinny true out the day. especially in the summer or in a warm climate, there fore I use the blotting paper. It absorbs away the oil/ shine and keeps the make-up in place. I prefer to use this method then to powder my face all day long.

I always have it in my bag because it makes live so easy ;-)





And there you have a quick review about the NYX product I use the most. As you can see they are all under the 10€ but works just as good as the high-end brands out there.

Also good to know that NYX is cruelty free brand :-)

Hope you find it useful and see you next time.

Take care!