All Things Holly: real techniques

As promised here is the second past of my Christmas Haul ! Before I start I just want to say a massive thank you to everyone who has shared and liked the page ! It mightn't be much to some but I really appreciate it ! So on with the haul !

1. Inglot Freedom Shadow Palette

If any of yous have been in any Inglot store then yous will know that when buying an eyeshadow , blush , bronzer or lip palette you can choose the colours and palette size yourself ! For eyeshadows the palettes can be 2 squares , 4 squares , 5 squares ( which I have as shown above ) or 10 squares ! They also do larger palettes going up to 40 squares ! Inglot have a huge variety of colours all varying in shade and finish ! Above is a picture of the palette my lovely boyfriend bought me for Christmas ! I chose the colours myself and have been searching for orange shades for a while now ! I have been dying to try the Inglot shadows after hearing great things ! I got a matte neutral base colour (355) , a shimmery goldy/peachy tone (AMC Shine 01) , a shimmery peachy/orange tone (15) , a bright orange colour (51) and a dark brown (421) ! I was so impressed after using them ! They blend so well and you can easily acheive the smokey eye look with eyeshadows that blend as well as these ! I will be doing a make-up look using these soon ! For €6 a square you really can't go wrong ! All together , including the palette , it came to €36 ! I love Inglot products ! They are of such good quality and reasonable too ! I will definately be returning to an Inglot store very soon to pick up a few things !

2. Real Techniques Brushes

I have used numerous make-up brushes including Mac and Lancome but the Real Techniques top them all ! Firstly , I'm going to start off with the Core Collection !

These are brushes which I personally would only use for the face ! The set includes four brushes ; Buffing brush , detail brush , pointed foundation brush and a contour brush ! After using these for the first time I couldn't believe the results ! I used the buffing brush to apply my foundation and it was flawless ! When applying bronzer under the cheekbones , down the sides of my nose and across the temple I found that the contour brush did the job perfectly ! The pointed foundation brush is great to get into those tricky areas and the detail brush is just as good , whether its applying concealer to blemishes or defining the brows ! The bristles are so soft and feel gentle on the face ! The set also comes in a carrier case which is ideal for keeping your brushes together ! I got mine from cloud10beauty.com for €24.99 ! The official website ( www.realtechniques.com ) only ships to the US ! They can be found in boots and on numerous websites including amazon.com , iherb.com and ebay ! And while your at it why not have a look at the creator of the brushes' blog and tutorials ( www.pixiwoo.com ) !

Now I'll move on to the Starter Set !

I have been waiting to find eyeshadow brushes that I love and I have finally found them ! The Real Techniques Starter Set are amazing ! The set includes 5 brushes ; Base shadow brush , deluxe crease brush , a brush for pixel point eyeliner , an accent brush and a brow brush ! I apply my base colour or any colour that I put on my lid with the base shadow brush ! It always gives me an even , smooth coverage ! I use the deluxe brush for blending and it is fantastic ! It gives the best blending effect out of any brush I have ever tried ! Everyone needs one of these in their make-up bags ! I don't use the eyeliner brush for eyeliner but what I do use it for is setting gel liner with a matte shadow ! It is perfect for the job ! The brow brush is for applying powder to the brows or defining them with concealer ! In my opinion , each brush is what you make it ! Just because it is meant to do only thing doesn't mean it can't have multiple purposes ! This set also comes with a carrier case ! Like the brushes from the Core Collection , the bristles are so soft and are a joy to work with ! These brushes are brilliant and I would recommend them to anyone ! This set is €24.99 and I also got this set off www.cloud10beauty.com ! You can find them in boots , aswell as on amazon , ebay and iherb.com ! Real techniques have numerous brush sets available but you can also buy single brushes !

4. Fuschia Gel Eyeliner

Okay ! So anyone who knows me well enough will know how much I love eyeliner ! I have tried so many including gels , pens , liquids and pencils ! I love a thick flick of eyeliner every now and then and for me it is so important to find the perfect eyeliner ! I mightn't have found it yet but Fuschia's gel eyeliner is pretty close ! I have tried so many gel eyeliners but have found that all of them transfer onto my upper lid ! I love liquid eyeliners but I was determined to find a gel that worked for me ! I first heard of this when SoSueMe mentioned it as one of her favourites so when I was in Fuschia I decided to make a little inquiry ! I spoke to the girl working there and told her about my problem with gel eyeliners transferring to my upper lid ! She recommended I tried a matte eyeshadow over the liner to dry up the oils ! I decided to give it a go and guess what ? It worked ! I applied this with my Fuschia pointed eyeliner brush and it went on so smoothly ! Not just that but you can also wear it on your waterline as it is completely waterproof and I find it so much easier to fix if I make a mistake than liquid ! It doesn't dry too quick so you have plenty of time to work with it ! Fuschia's gel eyeliner comes in 6 colors ; Blackout , chocolate , peacock , blackcherry , ivy league and marcasite ! I bought it in the colour Blackout but will definitely be picking up a few of the others ! The eyeliner is €18.75 and the brush was €11 ! You can find these on their website ( www.fuschia.ie ) or in any Fuschia store ( E.g. The Pavillions , Swords , Dublin or Scotch Hall , Drogheda , Co. Louth ) ! Fuschia are an Irish brand so why not support local !

I hope you's enjoyed my Christmas Haul !

Thanks for reading ! Mwah !

Holly X

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