Odd title for a post, isn't it? Although it's one phrase that I honestly uttered when I applied my foundation yesterday with my beloved Real Techniques Expert Face Brush.
Now, I was becoming quite a fan of Real Techniques by the Chapman sisters, after buying this and the Miracle Complexion Sponge. I actually wrote a positive review of this brush a couple of months ago, which you can read by clicking here.
Not long after I wrote that, however, I started to experience problems with the brush. The bristles seem hard on one side and a bit 'matted'. It seems to scratch my face so badly, which is sensitive enough at the best of times. I've washed it countless times, used gentle shampoos, soaps and even conditioner, soaked it, let it dry naturally, dried it with my hairdryer... Just basically tried all I can think of to make it usable again, but everything I've tried has sadly been in vain.
It does feel so frustrating to know that I spent around £10 on a brush that was only usable for a matter of weeks. I've tried to look after it as best as I could, but it's obviously not really worked.
This brush is made from synthetic fibres and it's for applying foundation, powder and even blusher with. The fact that it's multi-use was one of the aspects that attracted me to it in the first place.
I'm honestly so disappointed, especially because it was such a great brush to begin with. I've Googled the problem and haven't managed to find anyone else who's also encountered this. I could just buy a new one, couldn't I? But that seems like a waste of money.
Have you had this problem with your makeup brushes? If so, comment below and tell me!
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A 50p brush can only be described as a bargain, but will such a cheap product live up to my exceptionally high standards?
In a nutshell, unfortunately not. This brush cost so little that I honestly didn't expect the world from it. Although, I did kind of expect to be able to use it for a while before it fell to pieces. Sadly, it fell apart as soon as I started using it.
When applying powder with this brush, several bristles fell out and got stuck to my face. Not ideal, eh? After pausing, I tried to pull any loose ones out so that they wouldn't stick to my face too... That's when a clump of bristles came out in my hand. So I put it down and swapped it for an ELF Brush instead...
I'm not sure I dare use it again. Mainly for fear of people thinking that I've got a hairy face.
If this review hasn't put you off and you still fancy buying this brush, you can pick it up in your local Wilkos for a mere 50p.
(The only brushes they have on their website are paint brushes or toilet brushes...Which are utterly useless for applying powder with. Trust me.)
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Having used this for years, this is definitely a firm favourite of mine.
I'm not very good at writing about perfume, if I'm honest. I never know what to write other than: 'it smells lovely'. I'm so imaginative, aren't I?
So, this is directly from The Perfume Shop's website, because they explain it far better than I ever could:
'Lacoste Touch of Pink is a fruity-floral which captures the essence of a woman full of youthful sensuality. A real classic for a woman who are young yet grown-up, classic yet modern, innocent yet knowing. Her femininity shines from within and her unique charm is as compelling as it is captivating.'
Sounds nothing short of amazing, doesn't it? The scent is described as 'floral', with base notes of Sandalwood, Musk and Vanilla. In other words, it smells lovely.
(See, I told you...)
The pictured bottle is 90ml, which currently costs £49.50. It's not amazingly cheap, but it's not too expensive, as far as perfume's concerned.
90ml is the biggest of three different bottle sizes. The smallest costs a mere £25.50, although it is a third of the size of the biggest bottle.
(You don't need to be a maths boffin to work out that it's cheaper to buy a bigger bottle.)
If you fancy smelling like me, you can buy Lacoste Touch of Pink from The Perfume Shop by clicking here.
Plum nails, anyone?
So, I am absolutely dire at applying nail polish, as you can see from the above picture.
It's the bane of my existence... Among many other things.
(Confession time: I did buy it a few months ago and I'm not sure that this shade is currently available. There are plenty of lovely colours still available though!)
At £2.50 for 10ml, it's fantastic value. It's also free of: Toluene, Formaldehyde, and Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP). I don't particularly understand what any of that means, but it sounds... impressive, doesn't it? ELF also say that the brush is aerodynamic, which is also good, right?
One little criticism is that the rectangular top to the bottle meant that it was quite hard for me to manoeuver the brush over my nails adequately. I'm sure it's something you'd get used to though.
You definitely need two coats of this to give good coverage of your nails. I didn't bother using a top coat because I'm lazy and there is a little bit of chipping a couple of days in (See picture number 3). ELF does say that it's a 'chip resistant' formula... but it's definitely not chip resistant for me, is it? Then again, for such a cheap price, can you moan? Not really.
This would definitely make a good stocking filler for Christmas! If you're one of those people that starts buying Christmas presents ridiculously early...
If you fancy trying this little gem, you can buy it from ELF for £2.50 by clicking here.
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