Friday Favourite #3: Real Techniques Stippling Brush

Hey Guys! Today's Friday Favourite is the stippling brush by Real Techniques. I got this just over a week ago in my Amazon haul and I've been using it everyday since. When i first saw it I was a bit surprised at how small it was because i was expecting it to be around the same size as the Sigma F50 Duo Fibre Brush, but it was a lot smaller with the head of the brush probably half the size of the Sigma F50. I thought that using the stippling brush would take me a lot longer to do my face with than the Sigma F50 but it doesn't. Whereas i had to using a pointed foundation brush to apply my foundation before to get enough coverage and use the Sigma F50 after to blend it out and give it that air brushed look, now all I use is the stippling brush; its small enough to get in around my nose and under my eyes, and it buffs a decent amount of coverage on my face leaving my makeup looking flawless so my foundation actually takes a shorter amount of time than before.

When I was researching it to decided whether or not I should buy it though, I found that a few other people who have bought the stippling brush have had a problem where it has fallen apart after a few months of using and washing it, but this in a very few cases and mine isn't showing any signs of this. There is also a chance that those people might have been too rough when washing their brush or that they had recieved a faulty one. Mine seems fine for now but i will keep ye posted if anything like this happens in the next few months. But my stippling brush's britsle seem strong and not likely to fall out anytime soon. I also think that it is such go value for money for such a good quality brush and this is one of the main reasons that I still bought inspite of the few bad reviews (that and the hundred of reviews raving about how good it was). It is such a soft brush but is made from taklon so that it gives better coverage by not soaking up a lot of product like a brush with real hair would do. I would really recommend this brush and am going to use it to apply my foundation from now on.

Hope this helps with your decision if your thinking about purchasing this brush :)

If you have this brush, have you had any problems with it or do you agree thats it's amazing?

Please leave a comment below. I would love to know what everyone else thinks about this brush.

-MissLauraBora xx

Everyday Makeup Look Using Mac Eye Shadows

Products used to achieve this look:

Urban Decay’s Primer Potion

Naked Lunch eye shadow by Mac

Mulch eye shadow by Mac

Brule eye shadow by Mac

Nylon eye shadow by Mac

Carbon eye shadow by Mac

Charcoal Brown eye shadow by Mac

Maybelline Expression kajal gentle precision eyeliner in no. 33 Black

They’re Real mascara by Benefit

Brushes:  Sigma E60 large shader brush

                 Sigma E40 tapered blending brush

                 Sigma E70 medium angled shading brush

                 Sigma E30 pencil brush

                 Sigma E65 small angle brush

                 “17 Eyes” brush by 17 (any angled brow brush will do)

                 

Technique:                                                                                                                                                

1.       I filled in my eyebrows with Charcoal Brown using an angled brow brush by 17

2.       I started the eyes by rubbing Urban Decay’s Primer Potion all over the lid and up to the brow.

3.       Then I applied Naked Lunch all over the lid with the Sigma E60.

4.       Next I took some Mulch on the Sigma E40 and applied it through the crease.

5.       Then I used the same Sigma E40 to blend out the crease so that there isn’t a harsh line.

6.       Next I took Mulch under the eye using the Sigma E30.

7.       For a highlight I applied Brule just under the brow with the Sigma E30.

8.       To brighten up the eye, I used the Sigma E30 to apply Nylon to the inner corner.

9.       I then lined both my waterline and my tightline with the Maybelline eyeliner pencil.

10.   I took Carbon on the Sigma E65 and applied it as eyeliner to the upper lash line, winging it out slightly at the ends.

11.   For the Final step, I curled my lashes and applied Benefit’s They’re Real to my lashes in a zigzag motion.

Hope you like the look :)

P.S. More affordable looks will be posted soon. I just really love this one. For those on a budget, the only Mac eye shadows that you really need are Naked Lunch and Mulch. You can use whatever you want for your eyebrows, liner, highlighter, etc.

-MissLauraBora xx