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04 January 2018

Blank Canvas Cosmetics Magnimarble Set

Dia daoibh!

Just within the last few days of 2017, I received what was probably THEE most exciting package I had received all year... the brand new release from my favourite make up brush brand, the Blank Canvas Cosmetics Magnimarble Set. The set goes beyond just looking stunning.....

Ok, lets start with the obvious; the design. I don't know when or why white marble became so crazily popular within 2017, but I'm fully on board the band wagon! Each brush has a beautiful copper and white marble design.

Now, like I said, it's not just about the design; it's about the "hidden" function of the base of each brush. As you will see, each brush is tipped with what looks like a regular rose gold design. Here's the secret..... it's magnetic! You might be stumped as to why that's a big deal so wait.... there's more.

Within the luxurious and sturdy marble keepsake box is a metal frame. Because the casing is metal, the tip of each brush can adhere to the base therefore creating an instant and fuss free stand for the full set of brushes.

Not only will your brushes be displayed beautifully, in a row like above, or every second one reversed like in the image below, but it's an ideal way of letting your brushes dry after cleaning. Because the brushes can hang upside down in the frame, this prevents water from entering the ferrule and extending the lifespan of the brushes!

Included in the set are ten face and eye brushes, which are all multi purpose, but here's list of what each one works best at:

FACE BRUSHES

MF47 Medium Powder Brush: Ideal to use as a finishing brush for application of blush/powder

MF38 Duo Fibre Face Brush: Ideal for sculpting, contouring, blending and highlighting the face.

MF08 Dome Buffing Brush. Ideal for foundation/blush/contour application.

MF56 Medium Buffer: Perfect to use with liquid, cream or powder products such as concealer/contour/highlight.

MF35 Small Angled Edge Face Brush: Use to apply or blend concealer, foundation, cream contour, and powder products.

MF49 Jumbo Buffer: Ideal for buffing concealer/foundation to smaller areas.

MF48: Flat Concealer Brush. Use with cream or liquid products.

EYE BRUSHES

ME04 Flat Shader: Ideal for applying or shading product. Also great for applying lip product.

ME45 Duo Fibre Eye Blender: Amazing eyeshadow blending brush. Great for concealer too.

ME11 Brow/Liner Brush: Perfect for brow grooming or applying liner to the lash line. Great with powder/gel/cream product.

I am beyond impressed with the design and quality of the Magnimarble set. The full set including gift box, metal frame, 7 face brushes and 3 eye brushes retails for €99.95 from >INISH PHARMACY< or €100 at >BLANK CANVAS COSMETICS<, or >MEAHERS PHARMACY<

Slán,

The above products were sent to me from the Blank Canvas Cosmetics team for reviewing purposes. All opinions above are completely my own, 100% honest thoughts on the product.

24 November 2016

Blank Canvas Cosmetics Dimension Series

FitznBitz 12:00 AM Beauty Bitz , Blank Canvas Cosmetics 0 Comments

Dia daoibh!

Blank Canvas Cosmetics are, in my humble opinion, one of thee most well known make up brush brands available online within Ireland at the moment.They recently had their 5 year anniversary and to celebrate they released their new Dimension Series of brushes. Today, I'm here to give you an up close look on some at the new collection.

07 January 2013

Real Techniques Blush Brush

FitznBitz 6:29 PM Beauty Bitz , Brushes 5 Comments

Dia daoibh!

Want to save a lot of money when purchasing Real Techniques Brushes? >CLICK HERE< immediately to see how I saved!

Click on each link below to see the Real Techniques Brushes I bought:

>Real Techniques Starter Set<

>Real Techniques Core Collection<

>Real Techniques Setting Brush<

Here's an up close look at the Blush Brush from Samantha Chapman's line of Make-up brushes. All brushes from the line are:

v Hand-cut ultra-plush synthetic taklon bristles for high-definition results

v Extended aluminum ferrules for light, easy use

v Brush names for quick reference

v Self-standing bases* for countertop display

v Panoramic brush cases included with sets for travel or display

v 100% cruelty-free.

All brushes are multi purpose but I will include what Sam designed this one as primarily, to give you an idea.

"Contour and define cheeks for flawlessly blended, high-definition results"

First impressions of this brush...

Real Techniques Setting Brush

FitznBitz 6:23 PM Beauty Bitz , Brushes 1 Comments

Dia daoibh!

Want to save a lot of money when purchasing Real Techniques Brushes? >CLICK HERE< immediately to see how I saved!

Click on each link below to see the Real Techniques Brushes I bought:

>Real Techniques Starter Set<

>Real Techniques Core Collection<

>Real Techniques Blush Brush<

Here's an up close look at the Setting Brush from Samantha Chapman's line of Make-up brushes. All brushes from the line are:

v Hand-cut ultra-plush synthetic taklon bristles for high-definition results

v Extended aluminum ferrules for light, easy use

v Brush names for quick reference

v Self-standing bases* for countertop display

v Panoramic brush cases included with sets for travel or display

v 100% cruelty-free.

All brushes are multi purpose but I will include what Sam designed them as primarily, to give you an idea.

"The key to completing any look with a controlled dusting of powder or highlighter:"

This brush wasn't available initially in Ireland but is creeping into shops now.

Real Techniques Core Collection

FitznBitz 6:09 PM Beauty Bitz , Brushes 0 Comments

Dia daoibh!

Want to save a lot of money when purchasing Real Techniques Brushes? >CLICK HERE< immediately to see how I saved!

Click on each link below to see the Real Techniques Brushes I bought:

>Real Techniques Starter Set<

>Real Techniques Blush Brush<

>Real Techniques Setting Brush<

Here's an up close look at the Core Collection from Samantha Chapman's line of Make-up brushes. All brushes are:

v Hand-cut ultra-plush synthetic taklon bristles for high-definition results

v Extended aluminum ferrules for light, easy use

v Brush names for quick reference

v Self-standing bases* for countertop display

v Panoramic brush cases included with sets for travel or display

v 100% cruelty-free.

All brushes are multi purpose but I will include what Sam designed them as primarily, to give you an idea.

The Core Collection includes 4 full-size brushes and a case:

Here's a look at the brushes in the set individually...

Real Techniques Starter Set

FitznBitz 6:04 PM Beauty Bitz , Brushes 0 Comments

Dia daoibh!

Want to save a lot of money when purchasing Real Techniques Brushes? >CLICK HERE< immediately to see how I saved!

Click on each link below to see the Real Techniques Brushes I bought:

>Real Techniques Core Collection<

>Real Techniques Blush Brush<

>Real Techniques Setting Brush<

Here's an up close look at the Starter Set from Samantha Chapman's line of Make-up brushes. All brushes are:

v Hand-cut ultra-plush synthetic taklon bristles for high-definition results

v Extended aluminum ferrules for light, easy use

v Brush names for quick reference

v Self-standing bases* for countertop display

v Panoramic brush cases included with sets for travel or display

v 100% cruelty-free.

All brushes are multi purpose but I will include what Sam designed them as primarily, to give you an idea.

The Starter Set includes 5 full-size brushes and a case:

Here's a look at the brushes in the set individually....

Heard of iHerb?

FitznBitz 5:59 PM Beauty Bitz , Brushes 6 Comments

Dia daoibh,

Today's post is hopefully one that might help you save a few quid if you are interested in buying Real Techniques Brushes. I discovered iHerb after watching a fellow blogger and YouTuber heyyyjune mentioning them in a video. Off I went to do some research and I'm so glad I did. I have saved quite a bit!

iHerb is an online store which sells nutritional supplements and other healthy products. The organisations is based in California. They sell eco-friendly, cruelty free and organic products at amazing prices.

Real Techniques brushes are also available in store from Boots and online from places such as >Cloud 10 Beauty< but I got mine cheapest from iHerb.

Now onto what you all want to know..... the prices!

The following were my figures worked out: ...

23 November 2011

2 Great Sigma Offers

FitznBitz 12:35 PM Beauty Bitz , Brushes 5 Comments

Dia daoibh!

Just found out that the Sigma website are having a 'Black Friday' this Friday 25th November 2011. Basically what this means is FREE SHIPPING for all customers!! Yay!! This is a rare (annual) occurrence for Sigma international customers.

EDIT as of 25/11/11 It has now been extended to 11:59pm CST so that is 3pm-5.59am (Irish/British/GMT Time!)

Enter the above code BF2011 at checkout.

If you are interested in items such as sets or other larger items, or brushes that are hard to source within Ireland/UK (E45 I speak of you babes!!) I highly recommend placing an order. In saying that, there is no minimum purchase to be entitled to free shipping so buy as little or as much as you like! :) Here are some other offers:

If you spend between $30-$90 you will receive a free travel size E25 Blending Brush.

If your order is above $100 you get this mini eye-shadow pallete (you won't receive both though!)

Source

You can get 10% off your order by using the code PSW2011 or IN2011 (expires 30th November 2011) Because there you cannot get both 10% off you order and free shipping, so just use which ever works out best for you. But make sure to check out the 'special deals' sectiopn for some sale items! Or, if you miss out on Fridays sale the above code will still be active :)

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Otherwise, if you are in Ireland and are just looking for some individual brushes I highly recommend (second one!!) ordering from cloud10beauty.

Most of their brushes are actually cheaper than they are on the actual Sigma website!
Plus it's faster delivery
and you get 3 free samples.
To add to that, there is a special offer on at the moment. You will receive a free Sigma Travel E25 with any Sigma Order & Free Mini High Shine Lip Gloss with any Sleek Order (while stocks last) HALLO!!! Click HERE to have a look at the Sigma brushes they stock.

I am not affiliated or any of that other craic with either of these companies! Just sharing some valuable (imo) info with you ladies!! ;) Will you be making an order!?

Slán

19 February 2011

Sigma Brushes

FitznBitz 10:12 PM Beauty Bitz , Brushes 3 Comments

Hiya!!

Ok I'm quite excited about this post!! I got me some SIGMA Brushes!!! Now if you havent heard about these then log onto You Tube, find some beauty related videos and you won't be long finding out about them! Sigma themselves have a You Tube Channel if you want to look at that. Sigma brushes are Dupes for Mac brushes. They have the same or simlar codes for comparison purposes. Now I myself don't own any Mac brushes so therefore can't compare. I'm just so excited to own my first proper set of make up brushes. Their WEBSITE is full of different options such as purchasing brushes individually, in full sets, travel sets etc. A few weeks/months ago they came out with their latest kit "Make Me Up" - which is a 12 brush kit that comes in a solid travel holder tub. When this came out, it straight away caught my eye. I had always been visiting the site and procrastinating about what i'd like, so when a free international shipping offer came about....BAM I was sold!! I think this set it perfect for me as I wanted to make one proper order ie. make one big order rather than a few dribs and drabs and have to pay for shipping another time. So I ordered the 'Make Me Crazy' set - the purple one. I had a bit of a dilemma as to whether to go with the classic black which I love or this new colour, I went with this as if i ever buy any more individual brushes they will be black so that way i'll have both! I also ordered the infamous F80 which basically is a Foundation Buffer Brush. Again, rave reviews about this brush on YT! I also got the F45 Powder Buffer Brush. Here are the pics!!:

My Package Overview of Everything

Individual brushes F80, F45 & free E25

E25 Close up of brush heads

Included Brushes Holder

Holder & set of brushes

Eye Brushes

Close Up of brush heads

Face Brushes

Close up of brush heads

All my new stuff!!!!!

Now I was really impressed with all of this! Lovely looking brushes. They didnt look cheap - which is why I was so nervous about ordering the purple brushes, but it's not a bright girly purple colour. It's quite a deep purple, with metalic pink/purple ferrules. The text on the brushes seem to be stamped in with holographic text as opposed to the usual print that rubs off over time. Hopefully this will work better. The bristles are really soft (especially the F45 Buffer....softest brush I have EVER felt!!) Then I notice one....not so good thing. This:

My one problem :(

The E05 Eyeliner Brush was.....deformed!! It's seems the hairs aren't just out of place, but more like they have put put too far into the ferrule so they stick out compared to the others. I'll chance washing it and pinching it together for a few minutes to see if it makes much of a difference.....

The tub is a fantastic idea. It can be used as a travel case - perfect for keeping your brushes safe and preventing them from accidentely snapping! And when you're at home they can be used as 2 brush holders! Perfect! At the moment these containers are only available as part of the set but as far as I know, Sigma have considered making them available individually at a later date. Here it is up close for you to see the stitching, buttons etc:

Also in the package were some various leaflets.

List of brushes and their usesHow to take care of your brushes

So overall i'm am really really happy with my investment. I say investment cause I spent just over €100 on everything so I will be taking care of each and every one of them!

Make Me Crazy Set = $99/€72.50(aprx)
F80 Foundation Brush = $16/€11.50(aprx)
F45 Buffer Brush = $19/€14(aprx)

Do any of u ladies have Sigma brushes?? Thanks for reading :)

19/02/11 I contacted Sigma about my deformed brush and they are sending me out a replacement free of charge. In fact it has already been shipped. I'm quite impressed with the customer service!! :)

01/03/11 I just received my replacement E05 Eyeliner brush from Sigma. This one's perfect. Thanks Kate for the swift transaction! :)