Showing posts with label Brushes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Brushes. Show all posts

Friday, January 6, 2012

Tokidoki Pittura Brush Set: 24Karat Edition

Review

This is a limited edition brush set from Tokidoki released for the Holiday's at Sephora. Like Hello Kitty, the Tokidoki makeup line is introduced by Sephora. Also, I am in love with Tokidoki, just like how I really really like Hello Kitty!
When I first saw these brushes as upcoming products, I knew that I had to have it because I have their first Pittura brush set from their permanent line and I absolutely adore those brushes. When this set first launched, it was priced at $42 and by the time I got around to buying this set, it was reduced to $39. I heard mixed reviews about this set before getting it, but after trying it, they are just how I expected them to be. The brushes are soft and pick up the product well. Unlike their first set, these come with charms. Although the charms nay get in the way sometimes, they are removable so you can hang them with your other keychains if you own a Tokidoki bag or use them as keychains on your keys! Recently, the brush price were reduced, again to $24. I did not have the chance to purchase these online with the extra 20%, but I found them in stores for $24 so I purchased a back-up. $24 for a brush set is an amazing deal considering how the powder brush would cost about the same price as the whole set costs now, so it is like paying for the powder brush and you get a eyeshadow brush, a smudge brush and a lip/liner brush as a bonus, OR it comes out to $6 each brush, which in my opinion is totally worth it! These are now sold out online, but if you love Tokidoki or are interested in investing some brushes, call your local Sephora to see if they have this in stock because to me, they are awesome! If you have these, what do you think about them? Like it? Love it? :)

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Thursday, December 29, 2011

Naked 2 Dual Ended Brush vs UD Regular Brushes

Urban Decay Brush Review
Palette brush on the left, regular brush on right.
Oops, excuse the dirtiness of the brush :x


Today, I will be reviewing the brush that came with Urban Decay's Naked 2 Palette. I ordered this palette the day it released on urbandecay.com and it sold out within 2 to 3 hours! It is now in stock at sephora.com & since it is $50, you qualify for free shipping. When I first learned that Urban Decay was including a dual-ended brush in their palette, I was so excited because I love Urban Decay's Shadow and Crease brush and to have both in one sounded amazing! Since receiving the palette, I have not used the brushes yet & I decided to compare them both today. What I noticed with the brush included in the Naked 2 palette was not up to their usual Urban Decay brush quality. As you can see from the pictures, the shadow brush was a bit smaller, and the crease brush was a bit bigger than their regular ones that they sell individually. I usually don't look forward to brushes that comes in palettes, but heck, it was supposed to be a Good Karma brush and I paid $50 for the palette & I'm pretty sure the brush was a factor in the pricing considering they raised the price of the Naked Original due to adding the brush instead of the dual-liner. When I tested out the brush in the Naked 2, the crease side of the brush was really scratchy, which was a total disappointment and the shadow side of the brush didn't pick up the product as well as the regular ones did. Overall, I wish they did better on the brush because it just doesn't live up to the brush quality they normally have, but I guess I shouldn't have that high of a hope for it because it was a brush included in a palette. On top of that, my palette came with scratches on the back of it & they were pretty sharp. I called Urban Decay about it and they responded telling me there's nothing they could do about it since it was sold out unless I just want to give it up and return it back to them with the risk of them selling out again next time before I can re-buy. I thought it was such a hassle so I decided to just file it down with a nail file, but that shouldn't even be something that I had to deal with, again, considering the price of the palette. What do you guys think of the brush, and the palette overall? Own it? Love it?

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EcoTools Kabuki Set


I recently won this from EcoTools Tools you Like Tuesdays from their Facebook page. This was the first time I won anything so I was pretty excited! I love EcoTools and I've been dying to get my hands on this set so I'm happy I was able to have the chance to win it! This is a limited edition set & it sells at my local Target for $14.99. I have not opened this yet, but after I have, I will post more pictures up & reviews about this! They have also included a cosmetic bag & I think it would be perfect for storing some of my brushes! Thank you, EcoTools! :) What do you guys think about EcoTools? Use it? Love it?

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