Sigma E35 and E45 Brushes Review

Hello my lovely readers. Hope you all had a great weekend. Today's post will be my review of Sigma E35 and E45 brush. I must say that ever since I got them they became my favorites, you can see my Sigma haul here. Although many of you might be familiar with those brushes I thought I'll do a review with my thoughts on them. :)

First is the E35 tapered blending brush. This a lovely blending brush. The handle is nice shiny black,as I like it, and it's perfect length if you ask me ( around 12 cm). Also it isn't too thick nor too thin.
The bristles are very soft and not scratchy at all. In some reviews some people say they would want them softer but for me they are good as they are although,yeah, they could be softer. While washing and using it i didn't notice any shading or bleeding.
I find myself using it for blending and eyeshadow application. It works great in both cases although some might prefer brushes with shorter and more stiff bristles for blending.It's quite fluffy and round shaped on the top.
This brush might be a bit too big for people with small eyelid area.

The second is the E45 small tapered blending brush. Let me first say that it was hard to find it in stock when I wanted to buy it, I guess a lot people buy it but I finally did as you can see :). Now, the handle is pretty much the same as the previous brush,it's just a tiny bit longer than E35.
The bristles are dense and firm yet soft. They are shorter than E35 and pointy. What I notice is that after washing it couple times it became slightly fluffier than it was at the beginning. I mainly use it to apply color in crease and outer v area but I also use it to blend the crease eyeshadow and it works great.

Overall I love both of them. Though I know they aren't the cheapest brushes you can find, mostly because the international shipping cost is a bit pricey. The shipping cost is cheaper when you buy set of brushes than when you buy individual brushes.
I must say that I find they being great quality and they work great for me.

The E35 costs $11 and you can buy it here
The E45 costs $9 and you can buy it here 

If you want to buy Sigma brushes don't forget to use the discount coupon SAVE2012 to get 10% off plus you get a free gift with every purchase over $30.

To see those brushes in action click here. I also have review the Sigma  F80 flat kabuki brush and you can see the review here

What do you think of E35 and E45? Have you tried them?

Sigma Beauty Haul

Hello my lovely readers. You can't imagine how excited I was today when I finally received my Sigma Beauty makeup brushes. I've ordered 5 brushes and I received the July's gift which was a mini eyeshadow palette. The colorful papers you see in the background are the brochures where you can find information about the brushes you bought,you get those with every order so you know what are your brushes for. Of course I had to order the F80 flat kabuki brush because so many people been raving about this brush being the perfect for liquid and creme foundation. Soon I will have reviews for these brushes and the eyeshadow palette.

What I bought:

Sigma F80 Flat Kabuki brush

Sigma E35 Tapered Blending brush

Sigma E45 Small Tapered Blending brush

Sigma E55 Eye Shading brush 

Sigma E70 Medium Angled Shading brush

Don't forget that there is a discount code that you can use in case you want to order something from the Sigma Beauty website,the code is SAVE2012. Also when you spend more that $30 you get a free gift and this month's free gift is the E05 brush.

Fake MAC Brushes from ebay

For a while I wanted to talk about this brush set. Few months ago I bought a brush set from ebay mostly because I was curious to try those brushes that have MAC label on. Of course I knew that those aren't real, besides most of  "MAC" products on ebay are fake. So I bought  this set , I don't remember the exact seller, for about $13 with free shipping. The set came with 10 travel size brushes with 2 cases. That means that each brush cost me only around $1.30. I know what you think, $1.30 for a brush the quality must be awfull,right? Well wait till you read the review for each brush.

Before I receive the set a friend of mine bought other brushes from ebay,they kinda looked like bobbi brown brushes, and man they smelled bad and few of them are very scratchy. So after that I though that mine brushes will be the same quality. Surprise surprise they aren't like that at all. I was completely amazed when I got them. Only the cases smelled a bit like plastic but the brushes are perfect. Shape wise they look very
similar to MAC brushes,at least that's what I see comparing those brushes to photos of MAC brushes.
They are amazing quality but I can't say how similar to MAC ones they are as I don't own MAC brushes and probably won't own in the feature because I can't justify myself spending 40 euros on a single brush while I can get 2 MAC eyeshadows for that price. Now here is my review for each brush.

"MAC 187"

This is the only brush that lost 3-4 hairs during this whole time which,I think, is something common with stipple brushes. I must say that I love this brush, it works great with liquid foundation and it's better than the ELF Stipple brush. It's really soft and doesn't scratch my face at all.

"MAC 190"

This is a standard foundation brush, it's well made and densely-packed brush. It gives a nice application although to be honest I almost never use foundation brush to apply my foundation.

"MAC 168"

This goat-haired brush. It's soft and I like to use either for blush or highlighter.

"MAC 129"

This is round but slightly dome-shaped brush. This brush is a bit scratchy and I don't use it a lot as I love my ELF Complexion brush. I've read that the MAC 129 is scratchy too at the begging but gets better later. This was more scratchy at the begging too and now it slightly better. I might only use this as blush brush and not powder.

"MAC 275 and 252"

Let me first say that I love love all the eye brushes. The one is angled the other is flat. They are great brushes,they pack on the eyeshadow really nice and I also use the 275 for blending or adding eyeshadow in the crease. They are both  extremely well made if you ask me.

"MAC 212 and 194"

The 212 has different color fibers from the original MAC one but it is synthetic too and works well as precision lining tool.I love using this to line my upper and lower lash line and to do my brows. The 194 is a good concealer brush but to be honest I don't really use it as I like applying concealer with my finger. 

"MAC 219 and 209"

The 219 looks different from the MAC one. It is soft and firm and works great for me. I mostly use it to add eyeshadow on my lower lash line and sometimes wherever I want a defined crease line. The 209 is, again, different color from the original but it very close in shape. It's an eye line brush and it's made of synthetic fibers. I use this brush with cream/gel eye liners but I would prefer a slightly thinner brush for eyeliner. But it does it's job nicely. 

Now I know many people will say they don't like fake etc etc but that doesn't fit my case as those brushes were never sold to me as "real mac" they just have the logo on them. To be honest  they work great and for that price you can't go wrong. Of course there are some people that don't like the idea of using brushes from ebay but hey if you can and want to spend  $20+ on a single brush then go ahead and buy them but I,like I said, can't justify myself spending that much on brushes.

You probably wondering why did I buy the travel size brushes. Well the main reason is because I didn't have more money on my credit card at that moment . The second reason is  because sometimes I find it easier to work with smaller handles than with huge ones. 

On ebay you can find another set with normal length handles for around $16-18 like this one. Just go on ebay.com type in the search bar "makeup brush set" or "brush set" and you will find many sellers selling the same sets. If you buy from there look for seller with highest feedback and always try to find reviews on that product on the seller's feedback page.

What yo think? Would buy a set like this? Have ever bought brushes from ebay?

ELF HAUL/1ST ELF ORDER

So after doing a search on the internet i came across this brand,ELF,im sure pretty much all of you already know it if not already using their products.
Im a university student,currently dont have a job,so i found elf to be a good make up brand for me since i was looking for quality products on low prices.
I order from elf when they had 40% off and that make my order even better deal that i could imagine :)
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Έτσι μετά από  μια αναζήτηση στο διαδίκτυο βρήκα αυτή τη μάρκα, ELF, είμαι βέβαιη ότι λίγο πολύ όλοι σας την γνωρίζετε ήδη, μπορεί και να χρησιμοποιείτε ήδη τα προϊόντα τους.
Είμαι φοιτητής πανεπιστημίου, επί του παρόντος δεν έχω μια δουλειά, έτσι βρήκα ELF να είναι μια καλή μάρκα με προϊόντα μακιγιάζ για μένα, αφού έχουν ποιοτικά προϊόντα σε χαμηλές τιμές.
Παρήγγειλα το ELF, όταν είχαν 40% έκπτωση κάτι που έκανε την παραγγελία μου ακόμα καλύτερη ευκαιρία από οτι  θα μπορούσα να φανταστώ

Heres what i bought from ELF

Elf studio bronzer in Warm - £3.50
Elf studio high definition powder - £6.00
Elf mineral eyeshadow primer - £3.00
Elf Liquid Eyeliner in black&stardust - £1.50 each
Elf Wet Gloss Lash And Brow Clear Mascara - £1.50
Elf Mechanical Eyelash Curler - £1.50

I also bought some of their brush, i'm gonna list them down below and in later blog post will do a review for each of them

Elf studio blush brush - £3.50
Elf studio complexion brush - £3.50
Elf studio small angled brush - £3.50
Elf studio small precious brush - £3.50
Elf studio stipple brush - £3.50
Elf eyeshadow brush - £1.50

Overall my experience with ELF was good ,if i remember well the package came in less than 5 days , which is a good standar delivery time , all the items where i perfect condition , nothing was broke.

I would totally recomend to check this brand out since it has good quality products . They ,also, do regularly offers such as 40% or 50% off 

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Η συνολική εμπειρία μου με το ELF ήταν καλή, αν θυμάμαι καλά το δέμα ήρθε σε λιγότερο από 5 ημέρες, είναι ένας καλός χρόνος παράδοσης σε standar delivery,όλα τα πράγματα ήταν σε άριστη κατάσταση, τίποτα δεν έσπασε.Θα ήθελα να συστήσω αυτή την μάρκα σε όλους, δεδομένου ότι έχει καλής ποιότητας προϊόντα και κάνουν συχνα προσφορές όπως 40% ή 50% έκπτωση

Here's the links 

http://www.eyeslipsface.co.uk

http://www.eyeslipsface.com