A few days before my spending ban I was stalking iHerb and came across the Real Techniques by Samantha Chapman brushes! Much to my dismay, the face brushes were out of stock so I hurried the Your Eyes Starter Set into my cart and quickly purchased it! And after a few fretful weeks later, wondering if it would show up, I received them! My beautiful, amazing, Holy Grail standard Real Techniques brushes! At least that's what I've heard!
I love that the back of the box gives you a quick description on what each brush is for. After all, this is a starter set, so instructions are kind of necessary!
And now some pictures of the gorgeous brushes...
And now some pictures of the gorgeous brushes...
From left to right: Base Shadow Brush, Deluxe Crease Brush, Accent Brush, Pixel-Point Eyeliner Brush, Brown Brush
So as you can see, they are some pretty snazzy brushes! So what did I actually think of them after USING them?!
Base Shadow Brush
This is the second biggest brush. I use it for exactly that, and I really like it. It picks up product well and is easily cleaned!
Deluxe Crease Brush
This is the biggest brush (in case you couldn't tell!) and one of my favourites! I love using this to colour and also blend, as it's so big! Again, picks up product very well and cleans very easily!
Accent Brush
My favourite out of all of them, this is the small brush, the third one in the kit. This is perfect for creating the winged effect using eye shadow and for getting in under the bottom eyelash!
Pixel-Point Eyeliner Brush
I've tried better eyeliner brushes if I'm going to be honest, but this one is far from bad! It does give you the freedom to create either a thin or thicker line with the same brush, and holds product extremely well. I did find this one a tad harder to clean, but otherwise it's a fine addition!
Brown Brush
I can't really comment on this too much as I never do my eyebrows, since I have bangs. But this seems like a very nice brush and it's very sturdy, so I'm sure anyone would love it!
Overall, I think this is a great set! As I said, I purchased mine from iHerb for $17.99, (use my code for $5 off your first purchase: PIH245) although if you're feeling impulsive you could head into Priceline and buy this for a whopping $39.99.
This is the second biggest brush. I use it for exactly that, and I really like it. It picks up product well and is easily cleaned!
Deluxe Crease Brush
This is the biggest brush (in case you couldn't tell!) and one of my favourites! I love using this to colour and also blend, as it's so big! Again, picks up product very well and cleans very easily!
Accent Brush
My favourite out of all of them, this is the small brush, the third one in the kit. This is perfect for creating the winged effect using eye shadow and for getting in under the bottom eyelash!
Pixel-Point Eyeliner Brush
I've tried better eyeliner brushes if I'm going to be honest, but this one is far from bad! It does give you the freedom to create either a thin or thicker line with the same brush, and holds product extremely well. I did find this one a tad harder to clean, but otherwise it's a fine addition!
Brown Brush
I can't really comment on this too much as I never do my eyebrows, since I have bangs. But this seems like a very nice brush and it's very sturdy, so I'm sure anyone would love it!
Overall, I think this is a great set! As I said, I purchased mine from iHerb for $17.99, (use my code for $5 off your first purchase: PIH245) although if you're feeling impulsive you could head into Priceline and buy this for a whopping $39.99.
Beautiful blogger Sue from Voyage dans le temps also posted an excellent post about her recent purchase, we received them about the same time! So make sure you check out her post too!
It's so expensive in Australia!
ReplyDeleteBut I do like how they look, so stylish!
I know! It's crazy! They are gorgeous though :) xx
Deleteoh wow i was looking at that little eyeliner one and thought the shape wouldn't good for an eyeliner cos it looks a little flimsy and not stiff for a clean edge of eyeliner on your eye
ReplyDeletebut yea, priceline is soooo exp!
I thought that too, but it actually worked pretty well! Strange! Priceline is crazy expensive :(
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I saw these for the first time in Priceline on Sunday and almost purchased them but decided against it so i could do some research first and im so glad i did cos i just put an order through iHerb for the eye starter kit, core kit, stippling brush and blush brush for around the same price as one kit in Priceline! crazy!
ReplyDeletebtw, how long did u have to wait for it to arrive? x
Oh thank goodness you researched! That's brilliant that you got it all for the same price too :)
DeleteI waited just over 2 weeks, but when I got it, mine had been opened by customs, which is probably why there was a delay... I've heard a few people get theirs in under 2 weeks! So hopefully you'll be lucky :)
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oh i would love to get my hands on some of those!
ReplyDeleteim having a giveaway n my blog incase youre interested-
http://nayabloves.blogspot.com/2012/07/nayab-loves-1st-giveaway.html
You definitely should, they're gorgeous! And thank's for letting me know, I'm going to check that out now :)
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I just got the Core Collection from iherb as well! They're so soft and flufffyyy <3<3 Haha! I want to get all the brushes , so much for 'trying to save' :(
ReplyDeleteI really want the Core Collection, I'll have to wait until my ban has lifted though! Haha they are so worth it though! Especially from iHerb!
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i love your blog!
ReplyDeleteOh thanks :) xx
DeleteI'm waiting for mine to come... I can't waittt! I got the "Your Base/Flawless, Core Collection, 4 Brushes + Case" set :D
ReplyDeleteOh yay! I really want that one, but I'm waiting of course :) hehe
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nice!
ReplyDeletep.s. I'm having a giveaway from Dahlia if you'd like to check it out.
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Thanks hun, I'll definitely check that out! xx
Deletethats alot cheaper than Priceline!! I want the face brushes they look super soft. I love watching those gals on youtube, they sure know their stuff!! :) Nicole
ReplyDeleteI know right, it's crazy! I really want the face brushes too :)
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Aren't they gorgeous!! I bought the travel set and blush brush. They're so soft my son loves me brushing his cheeks and tickling him with them, haha ;)
ReplyDeleteThey are sooo soft! Hehe how cute! :)
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This brushes are pretty popular right now, and i can see why! They look amazing. I wanna get the hot pink ones! :) Great post love! x
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Thanks hun :) I really want to get more too! I love that they are colourful too, and not just plain old black!
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They look really soft! I totally want to try their foundation brushes!! :) xx
ReplyDeleteMe too, I'm dying for the face set! Definitely once my spending ban is over! :)
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:-O I want it so much!! They all look great :-) xx
ReplyDeleteI know right, there's a face set too that I really want! :)
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I really love these brushes. It's such a shame that Priceline are selling them for so much :(
ReplyDeleteI know, such a shame! I wouldn't have minded spending a tiny bit extra and having them straight away, but not double the price :(
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