Beauty birthday presents

 

Hello!

Today I'm going to show you the make up products I received for my 19th birthday which was last Sunday the 5th. My mams friend went to America and got me some stuff (pictured below) for a hell of a lot cheaper than we would have paid over here for the same stuff. For now I'll give a first impressions review and maybe in the future I'll do a more in depth review on some stuff.

 

I got almost all of the real techniques brush collection and 2 mac products

 

I'll start with the mac stuff. As you can see below I got a Mineralised Skin Finish (MSF as they're commonly known) in 'soft and gentle' and a Paint Pot in 'painterly'. The MSF is gorgeous, I knew I would love it because of the reviews it has gotten and so far it has definately lived up to my expectations. Its so glowey on the skin and just a gorgeous highlight. The Paint Pot is actually better than I thought it would be. The colour 'painterly' is so nice as a base for eyeshadow and the eyeshadow litterally doesn't budge with this underneath. It's also gorgeous just on its own with lots of mascara on a day where you don't want to be too dolled up. I was worried when I saw lots of reviews of the Paint Pot from girls with all different skin types, but I think It's one of those universal type shades that looks good on everyone - definately try it out if you can !

 

 

The MSF 'soft and gentle' on the left and the Paint Pot 'painterly' on the right

 

I'll talk about the make up brushes I got next. I got a whole load of the Real Techniques brushes, Samantha Chapmans brand. I almost got all of the collection, but as I said they were much cheaper, and the brushes are such good value for money even if you pay the price asked for them in boots or anywhere else that sells them here.

 

The brushes are so well made and really worth the money, as brushes are definitely an investment that will last you a very long time. Btw, I also got this cute make up bag for my birthday.. it's from Pennys :)

 

So there's way too many to talk about all of them right now but I'll just mention the ones that have stood out to me since I got them. Firstly, from the starter set I love the duluxe contour brush for applying concealer, it's absolutely amazing. I also love the base shadow brush and I've been using that to apply the paint pot (or my fingers are good too).

 

 Left to right: Duluxe crease brush, Base shadow brush, Brow brush, Pixel-point eyeliner brush and Accent brush

 

From the core collection I'm loving the buffing brush for applying my liquid foundations, it's great. I'm also using the contour brush to apply the MSF I got, it's a perfect size for highlighting above the cheek bones and I love it.

 Left to right: Detailer brush, pointed foundation brush, Contour brush and Buffing brush

 

Finally I got 4 of the brushes that come on their own. My favourite of those is the powder brush. It's a great size and is brilliant for applying powder to set my foundation. However, I quickly found uses for all 4, especially the stippling brush which I've used for cream and powder blushes, and it's supposed to be a great brush for applying liquid foundations.

 



Left to right: Stippling brush, blush brush, powder brush and the one at the front is the shading brush
 

That's all I'm going to say about the Real Techniques brushes and mac products I got for my birthday.

 

As I said, I'll do more in depth reviews on the products in the future if I need to, but for now I hope you have seen what I like about the stuff I got and I have helped you make a decision about buying something.

Thanks guys, talk soon.

Slán,
Leona
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