Blogmas ¦ Day 7 - More products from Born pretty

If you are a regular reader you will probably know I've spoken about born pretty before. I am always really impressed with the products that they send me so today I'm going to be sharing some more with you.

 

I've actually got a set of brushes very similar to these pink handled ones* and I absolutely love them so when I saw them on the website I had to get them. They are super sturdy and they feel super gentle on the eyes. I also love the angled one for concealer. If you need some new eye brushes and you want ones that wont break the bank these are perfect.

 

Next up I picked out a Makeup sponge* I've been wanting to try a beauty blender forever but I wasn't sure how I would get on with it and when I tried to find the real techniques sponge my local boots never seemed to have it so I was really excited to try this one. I can confirm that I really do love it. It seems to apply my foundation seamlessly and I've also found it's actually been lasting longer when I use this. (Although that could just be me)

 

DOG 02

Since it's Christmas time I thought picking out this 10 set of lashes* seemed appropriate as it is the party season. I'm very picky about what lashes I wear as I find so many styles look really strange on me. These don't look quite as full on the website however it turns out I actually really like them. They definitely aren't a natural looking lash however I think for parties etc. they are perfect.

 

So finally I have one of the DOG Eyeshadow crayons in 02*. I love a good cream shadow and I find sticks so easy to use that I definitely had to give this a go. The shade 02 is a beautiful mix of copper and gold with some pretty obvious shimmer. I was quite impressed by the formula and I found using it alongside my usual eye primer (Urban decay Primer potion for reference) that it looked good all day and I only experienced a very slight colour fade which no one is likely to notice. If you like eyeshadow crayons and you'd like to try something that not everyone has done I would definitely suggest these.

Don't forget to add the code BAXH10 at the checkout for 10% off!



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Beauty ¦ Bella and bear makeup brushes

 

Is it just me or can you never have enough brushes. I'm always short of a clean blending brush or a fresh foundation brush. So when the lovely people over at Bella and bear offered to send me some of their new brush range I was super happy to try them out.

 

 

First off they sent me the Lberian lynx brow brush* which is a super small angled brush which works well for both winged liner and for getting a really precise brow. The spooley on the other end is nice and firm and doesn't take out to much product when you run it through the brows. This is a really lovely quality brush which has washed really well. I think I may have finally found my perfect brow brush.

 



Next up they sent me over the Lynx foundation brush* which is a very dense stippling brush. Personally this doesn't work for me as a foundation brush however for cream blushes and bronzers it's fabulous. Due to how dense it is it picks up enough pigment so that it isn't blended away. This brush has also washed very well and the bristles are really nice and soft.

 



Finally they sent me over the Cats eyes eye brush set* I really like the variety of shapes and sizes of brushes in this set however in all honesty I found the small tapered brush and the blending brush to have very scratchy bristles. Once I'd washed them they have softened a little however I only tend to reach for them when I have no other clean brushes. This being said I love the brow brush and the crease brush. The crease brush is the perfect size for my eye and I always find it applies a really nice neat bit of colour into the crease. Finally for this set is the flat shadow brush. I don't use these often but this is nice and dense and it packs the colour on well.

 



Overall I'd recommend the Bella and bear brushes as they are affordable but good quality.

 

*These products were sent to me free of charge to review however all opinions are my own. 

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