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My Favorite Make-up Brushes

I am a make-up brush fiend and I love it! To say I have quite a few brushes would be a gross understatement; but there are some I love much more than others – so I decided to share 🙂

I have 3 favorite brands/lines of make-up brushes and the following applies to all three brands…

Why I love them:

  • Affordable
  • High Quality
  • Quality is worth the cost of every brush (at least the ones I own so far)
  • Wide range of brushes for many applications
  • Have NEVER SHED bristles -ever! (Though, I do properly care for my make-up brushes)
  • Extremely soft and gentle on the skin
  • Great multipurpose brushes

First up… Sephora Collection “Airbrush” Line

My favorite brush in the collection:

Pro Air Brush #55

What I use it for: BRONZER! This is my dedicated powder bronzer brush, I will use nothing else to get my bronzed glow!

Next… Sonia Kashuk “Kashuk Tools” Line

My favorite brush in the collection:


Synthetic Flat Top Multipurpose Brush

What I use it for: Stippling and blending liquid foundation and cream blushes! Just amazing!!

And finally… Real Techniques by Samantha Chapman

My favorite brush in the collection:


Buffing Brush (part of the “Core Collection”)

What I use it for: Buffing in liquid foundation and cream products. Also great for powder products. Talk about flawless!


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Splash of color: Minty Greens, Ocean Blues, Sea Greens and Teal

So a few days ago I posted about my love for all things coral in color, since then I realized my other favorite Spring and Summer color range:  Minty greens, ocean blues, sea greens, teal and all colors in between!

So I grabbed quite a few things in these colors along the lines of clothing, accesories, nail polish and of course make-up!

Also, perfect timing – my MyGlam bag also arrived today, including one product in this color range, so I included that too, look for my April What’s in my MyGlam bag post tomorrow 😀

Whoo hoo so here we go… a sneak peek into my “colorful” world

 $12 Dress!! (From Ross) – I love it, but it’s one of the  lightweight dresses that makes me want to go to the beach every time I wear it.

Wayfarer Sunglasses from BleuDame.com

Old Navy Hair Clip

Forever 21 Gold Feather Necklace

 

Old Navy Earrings

more Old Navy Earrings…

even more Old Navy Earrings

Ulta Nail Lacquers

Left to Right: Mint Condition, Jaded, Envy

Sinful Colors Nail Enamels

Left to Right: Rise and Shine, Nail Junkie

Sonia Kashuk Nail Colour in Taunting Teal

Butter London Nail Lacquer in Bluey

 

MAC Eye Shadows

MAC Eye Shadows Swatches (sorry for the crap quality of this photo)

Left to Right: Lucky Green (Veluxe Pearl), Swimming (Lustre), Steamy (Frost), Plumage (Matte)

MAC Crushed Metallic Pigments from the Vera Collection’s Butterfly Party

MAC Crushed Metallic Pigments from the Vera Collection’s Butterfly Party

Left to Right: Moss Garden, Rain Drop

Various Eyeliner and Eye Pencils

Left to Right: Wet n Wild Kohl Eyeliner in Turquoise,  NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Peacock, Hot Topic Lip/Eye Pencil in Turquoise, Hot Topic Lip/Eye Pencil in Green, Urban Decay24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil  in Junkie (included in my April MyGlam bag!!)

There we go…  a sneak peek into my “colorful” world 😀