Sigma Large Contour F40 Brush Review

Hi everyone, how are you? It's been quite lazy Sunday for me,I had many things to do but only managed to do half of them,lol. Today I have quickly review for you, review of Sigma Large Contour F40 Brush which is my current favorite blush brush.
I got it quite a while ago and been using it for blush ever since. I don't really use it for contouring unless I just want to warm up my face and that because the brush is quite fluffy,also because I really love using the e.l.f. blush brush for contouring.

 Sigma Large Contour F40 Brush

Sigma Large Contour F40 Brush

The bristles are white and incredibly soft, I haven't experienced any kind of bristles fall out or discoloration. The handle is very well made,sturdy and it's not too heavy. I have used it only with powder products so I can't really tell you if it's good for creams too but for powder products it works great.Now, I know that not many people prefer this kind of shape of brush to apply blush but for me this works amazingly. And depending of how you apply your bronzer and final result you are looking for this might work for you for bronzer as well. Generally I would say this is great brush and a must have for everyone, specially since the Sigma F40 is a 2 in 1 brush, for blush and bronzer.

It retails for $16 and you can buy it from the Sigma website

MUA Lipstick in Shade 13 Photos,Review,Swatches

MUA lipstick in Shade 13

Monday today and I thought I will start the week with a review of my current favorite red lipstick! I'm talking about the MUA lipstick in Shade 13. Are you looking for a bright,pigmented red lipstick? Then this is definitely for you. I'm really happy that I got this and it will be the perfect lipstick for Christmas and New Years Eve. Do you want to see more pictures? Here you are.

MUA lipstick in Shade 13

MUA lipstick in Shade 13

I have to admit when I first opened it I was bit scared because the lipstick is quite bright red but after using it for couple times I'm now used to it and I actually love it. MUA lipstick in Shade 13 is very creamy and applies smoothly. With just one swipe over your lips you will get amazing color pay off because the lipstick is very opaque. As for lasting power, I can't say that it is very long lasting but on me it stays on for about 3-4 hours which is pretty good for a drugstore lipstick. When you first apply it it feels very creamy but after couple hours it can become slightly drying thought if you apply lip balm before I think you won't have that problem.

Overall I would definitely recommend the MUA lipstick in Shade 13 to anyone who likes red lipsticks and for just £1,it is one of best choices.

You can buy it from the MUA web store

What do you think of this one? Do you wear red lipsticks usually? Let me know in the comments below

Urban Decay Midnight Emergency Kit Review

Urban Decay Midnight Emergency Kit

Hi everyone, how's your weekend? Today I will review the Urban Decay Midnight Emergency Kit which I received as prize from a contest I won in the past. I've been using it for about a month now so I have complete picture of it. This set has 4 eyeshadows, one full-size lip gloss and one travel-size brush.  The eyeshadows that Urban Decay Midnight Emergency Kit contains are Midnight Cowboy, Midnight Rodeo, Midnight 15 and AC/DC. The lip junkie lip gloss is in Midnight Cowboy.

The pleather case has zipper and it's quite heavy, it's actually heavier than it looked at first when I got it but this means it's well made and sturdy so your eyeshadows are very well protected. The size isn't huge nor too small but I think you won't have problem stashing it anywhere even at your purse :)

Urban Decay Midnight Emergency Kit

Urban Decay Midnight Emergency Kit

Midnight Cowboy: is a pink champagne eyeshadow with frosted finish and chunky silver glitter.

Midnight Rodeo: is a sparkly taupe eyeshadow with chunky silver glitter but it seems to have less glitter than the Midnight Cowboy.

Midnight 15: is a kinda greyish champagne eyeshadow which has glitter too but it's not as chunky as the previous two.

AC/DC: is a really pretty smoky purple eyeshadow which is quite neutral and you can easily wear for day time makeup.

Each eyeshadow is 0.04z while the full sized eyeshadows are 0.05z. Generally the color pay-off is good but Midnight Cowboy and Midnight 15 are less pigmented than the other two. The big minus for me is the glitter fall out that occurs when I'm using the first two eyeshadows. No matter how I'm applying them or over what I'm applying them I always have glitter on my cheeks and it sticks on the skin and you can't just swipe it off with brush unless you applied a generous amount of powder before you use the eyeshadows. Also even if I clean all the fall out, during the day I will still have glitter on my cheeks because a small amount of glitter transfers on the lid and with blinking some will fall :( But that won't stop me from using those eyeshadows because I love the colors and the way the look on my eyes.

Urban Decay Lip Junkie in Midnight Cowboy

The Midnight Cowboy lip junkie is a sheer lip gloss with slight pinkish champagne tint which is almost invisible and it has lots of shimmer. I really love the fact that it's mint-scented and it kinda gives a cooling effect to my lips which might be a minus if you are not a fan of mint-scented products.

The brush is pretty good and the bristles are made of recycled PET plastic bottles, I think,so it's vegan. It's a good brush to pack on the eyeshadow although I prefer my Sigma E55.

Overall it's a good palette and great value although I wouldn't suggest it to someone who hates eyeshadows that have fall out plus I think you can find if not all,some of these eyeshadows in other UD palettes.

It retails for $39 but I saw there is an offer on UD website and it retails for $22.

What do you think of this palette? Do you own it? Let me know in the comments below!

Benefit BADgal Lash Mascara Review

Hey,hey everyone, how was your weekend? Today I will review the Benefit BADgal Lash Mascara. I recently won the small size of it in a giveaway and I've been trying it for quite a while now so I can let you know what I think of Benefit BADgal Lash Mascara.

Benefit BADgal Lash Mascara

So far I've been really liking two mascaras, for drugstore is Max Factor False Lash Effect and for high end Lancome Hypnose Drama.
Let's start with the packaging. I really like it, it's simple black,silver and with a touch of pink and i find kinda cute :).
The full size mascara comes with 8.5 g (0.3 oz) of product and it costs around $19 and the one I have has 4.0 g of product.

Benefit BADgal Lash Mascara

The wand is definitely one of the biggest I have seen on mascaras. Because of that, this might not work for people with small eyes as they might find it hard to work with. For me this works fine and as matter of fact I like mascaras with bigger wands.

Benefit BADgal Lash Mascara

As you can see from the pictures the result is very good. The BADgal mascara adds both length and volume but mostly volume. I can't say that I don't like the final result, it is pretty amazing specially when I curl my lashes. The good thing is that even if I curl my lashes after 2 coats of mascara I won't see a ton of flecks so it does hold on pretty well and it does hold the curl quite good. What I don't like about it is that it does contain few parabens, you can read the full ingredient list here.
Overall Benefit BADgal mascara is definitely a great mascara for a decent price but I just wish that it didn't contain that many parabens.

Have you tried this mascara? What's your favorite mascara? Let me know in the comments below :)

Sigma E55 and E70 Review and Photos

Hello my lovely readers, happy Sunday :). Today for me is a relaxed day and I will have two posts on my blog, the Sigma E55 and E70 Review and a Nail Art tutorial! The Sigma Eye Shading and Medium Angled Shading brushes are my recent purchases from Sigma along with F80, E35 and E45. These two brushes are the standard brushes that I believe every girl should have.

First we have the Sigma E55 Eye Shading brush. It is the typical "pack on" eyeshadow brush. It has very soft natural bristles and it is very dense. This brush is not complete flat which makes it great for even blending the eyeshadows in the crease not just to packing the eyeshadow on the lid. Mostly I use it to apply the eyeshadow on the lid, under the brow and even inner corner. Actually I prefer this one over the e.l.f. professional eyeshadow brush which I used to love in the past but still like( e.l.f.'s is very good brush if you don't want to spend a lot of money on brushes). Lastly I want to mention that this brush hasn't lost any bristles at all and I have washed several times.

The next is the Sigma E70 Medium Angled Shading brush. To be honest the name is pretty much self explanatory. This one has very soft natural bristles too and it is quite dense. I was expecting it to be slightly fluffier than it is. This brush is very good if you want kinda more precise eyeshadow application in the crease. I use it mostly to apply highlighter under the brow and in the inner corner but also if sometimes I run out of simple eyeshadow application brushes like E55 I might use this one. The E70 lost few bristles after washing it couple time but not too many. Even though I like this brush sometimes I prefer my fake MAC 275 because it's fluffier but it always comes down to what I want to do with that brush when I'm applying eyeshadow.

Overall I must say that I'm really happy with these two brushes and I don't regret buying them :). If you would ask me which of these two you should buy, I definitely would suggest the E55 because I believe it's more versatile brush!

You can buy them for $9 each here and here.

Also don't forget to use the discount code DEAL2012 to get 10% off plus a free gift if your purchase is over $30.

Do you own Sigma brushes? If not which you would like to buy? Let me know in the comments below!

Vivant Skin Care Green Tea Antioxidant Cleanser Review

Hello Hello my lovely readers, how was your weekend? Today I will do a review for the Vivant Skin Care Green Tea Antioxidant Cleanser. I was asked whether I was interesting in trying this product and I said yes because it sounded interesting. I have been using this for over 2 weeks, I think. I always want first to try out the product for some time and then write a review.

What Vivant Skin Care says about this product: "A universal face and body cleanser fortified with antioxidants Green Tea, Grape Seed and Kiwi Extracts. Gently foams away impurities while preserving the skin’s natural acid mantle. Great for all skin types, including rosacea."

My thoughts: I haven't tried many cleansers but few that I did some were drying and some ok. This one is a very nice, gentle cleanser that hasn't dried out my skin almost at all, although I feel the need of moisturizer after using it but nothing too dramatic (I have combination skin) and definitely could get away without using it.

This is a foamy cleanser but not too too much which is something I like! It does a good job and I definitely feel my skin clean after using it so thumbs up for that.  Now as for scent, this cleanser isn't fragrance free. I can't really describe the scent as it doesn't remind me anything but it is definitely not unpleasant scent and your skin won't smell like that after using it. 

As you can see from the picture the cleanser is pretty much clear although it has kinda greenish tint which is more visible when it is in the bottle. Here is the picture of the ingredients:

And that's the part I don't like about this cleanser, some ingredients. It does contain some beneficial ingredients such as Green Tea Extract, Kiwi Fruit Extract, Honey Extract and Grape Seed Extract  but it also contains parabens :( which I think Viviant Skin Care could avoid. Also I would prefer a clear cleanser without any dyes in it( Blue 1 and Yellow 5) but that's just personal preference.

Overall even though it does contain parabens this a good cleanser and it definitely does it's job without drying out my skin and it didn't broke me out! Also even the 2 oz (59.1 ml) bottle will last you for a long time because you don't need big amount of product each time. 

It comes in 3 different sizes 2 oz,8 oz and 16oz and the price starts from $11, click here for more info.

Have you tried any Vivant Skin Care products? What's your favorite cleanser? Let me know in the comments below!

e.l.f. Studio Single Eyeshadow in Wild Wheat Photos,Review, Swatches

Hello everyone, hope you all having a great Sunday.Today's post is a quick review of an e.l.f. studio single eyeshadow. Quite a while ago I had made a purchase from e.l.f. UK and they had an offer that you will get a free studio single eyeshadow. Unfortunately you couldn't choose which one and I got it in Wild Wheat , btw there is such offer now on the eyeslipsface.co.uk.
I have seen other swatches of different studio single eyeshadows and the pigmentation was amazing but not in this one :( .
                                                   *sunlight*                                                                    *in shade*

                                                     *sunlight*                                                            *in shade*

I did use a small amount of the e.l.f. eyelid primer for the swatches. So as you can see the pigmentation is very low,you can barely see the eyeshadow and in the pan it looks so so pretty. It's a beige color with gold glitter in it...The texture is smooth and the eyeshadow isn't too powdery. With eyeshadow primer it will last a while, well at least I think so since you barely see it on the lid :( .
The only use I could find for it is for blending. You can't imagine how much I wanted for this eyeshadow to be pigmented, the color in the pan is pretty and since I love neutral colors this could be a great addition to my collection but ...
I love love many e.l.f. products but this one was a let down :/

If you want you to check out all the studio single eyeshadows click here, they cost £3.75 each.

Question: Do you like when the photos have rounded edges or you prefer them square? Please let me know.

e.l.f. Eyelid Primer vs e.l.f. Mineral Eyeshadow Primer

Hello my lovely readers. I've been wanting to do this review for a while now. I have already reviewed the e.l.f. Mineral eyeshadow primer,you can see it here, and today I will compare that one to the e.l.f eyelid primer. I have bought quite a few things from e.l.f. and the mineral eyeshadow primer that I have now is my second. But I wanted to try the e.l.f. eyelid primer and was wondering if there are any differences between the two primers.

So packaging wise you can see that they are different, the e.l.f. eyelid primer is kinda narrow on the bottom and wider on the top. Both have the same color combination, warm beige with black.
I think both, eyelid and mineral eyeshadow primer, have the same amount of product and they are paraben free.
What e.l.f. says about them:

eyelid primer: "Preps your eyelid for smoother, longer-lasting and crease-proof eyeshadow. The ultra sheer nude color works to increase eye colour longevity. The lightweight liquid formula quickly absorbs into the skin for comfortable wear."

mineral eyeshadow primer: "This gentle and completely sheer Eyeshadow Primer has key vitamins A, C and E to help prevent aging and moisturizes the skin. The formula glides on easily and disappears instantly to create longer-lasting, crease-proof eyeshadow. The Mineral Eyeshadow Primer is designed to be used with your favorite mineral eyeshadow to provide ultimate staying power for beautiful and vibrant color that lasts. 100% mineral based with no parabens, no preservatives and no chemical dyes." 

The applicators are the standard for eyeshadow primers, the mineral primer's applicator is slightly bigger than the eyelid primer's.

I got both primers in sheer. The e.l.f. eyelid primer comes in another 3 colors whereas the mineral eyeshadow primer only in sheer.

As you can see from the swatches they look the same and they both blend easily. They dry to matte finish but the eyelid primer has kinda off-white color when it drys which isn't noticeable pretty much at all. Texture wise the are almost the same with mineral primer being slightly smoother.

One difference you will notice when you open them is that the e.l.f. mineral eyeshadow primer has a really nice buttery smell and the other almost hasn't any smell. Personally I prefer the buttery smell :P.

I should probably choose another eyeshadow, less pigmented but anyways. As you can see there is a noticeable difference been the swatches without primers and with them. I would say that the e.l.f. mineral eyeshadow primer is a bit better with helping the eyeshadow payoff. Although they don't do tremendous work with boosting the eyeshadow payoff,  they do help a lot with staying power of eyeshadows. I have noticed big difference when I'm wearing either of the e.l.f. primers.

That's how the eyeshadow looks after about 7-8 hours. I didn't use the same eyeshadow for the eye makeup and swatches!. 

I must say that the color pretty much didn't fade at all so thumbs up for the primers.

Overall I would say that they preform almost identically with e.l.f. mineral eyeshadow primer being slightly better, at the end is up to you if want to pay £1.5 or £3. To be honest next time I will need a new primer I don't know how I will decide which one I will buy :P.

You can buy the e.l.f. eyelid primer here for £1.5 and the mineral eyeshadow primer here for £3

Have you tried any of these? Which eyeshadow primer are you using? Let me know in the comments below.

Cutey Shamballa Bracelets review

Hello my lovely readers. Yesterday I received those pretty shamballa bracelets. They have been sent to me for review and I was really happy about it as I wanted for a while to try the shamballa bracelets! I got them in white/silver and yellow/gold.

A bit about the shamballa bracelets:

"Inspired by the mythical kingdom known as Shamballa in Buddhism, regarded as a place of peace and happiness our shamballa bracelets are designed to bring a little happiness to your life. Made from the highest quality materials and available in a range of sparkling colours, these fully adjustable bracelets will fit any wrist like a match made in heaven. All with a total of nine beautiful jewel encrusted clay beads." - cutey.co.uk

The shamballa bracelets come in variety of colors.After doing some research I found that each color has it's own meaning. Mine are in white and yellow and here are the meanings:

"White is the color for new beginnings, enthusiasm, clarity of purpose, spiritual insights and inspiration.  This is why white diamonds are always considered the choice of the romantic or for engagement rings."

 "Related to the Solar Plexus, the sunshine Centre. Yellow and Golden colours are associated with purpose, personal will power, optimism and self confidence. These come through an increase of intelligence, thinking, clarity and logic which flows through the solar plexus."- www.shamballabraceletmeaning.com

Here is a close up:

Like I said I got them yesterday and I wore the white one on my night out and I got so many compliments about it. Everyone that saw it,loved it and so do I.

They are comfortable to wear and very well made. You can tell that those bracelets aren't cheaply made and they are very sturdy. As a matter of fact I've been having hard time opening and closing them at first but after doing so couple times they open and close relatively easy now :). To be honest I've be afraid that with pulling ,when I open and close them, I would damage them but like I said they are very sturdy so no damage... I think I will wear them a lot from now on!!!

You can buy them from cutey online shop for £18.99 each.

Have you tried shamballa bracelets? Do you like them?

*in this review you read my honest opinion!

MUA Matte Foundation Review

Hello my lovely readers. Today I will review the MUA Matte foundation. I wanted for while to try it because I'm a sucker for matte products :P. Well after trying it I'm wondering who named this foundation matte? It's nowhere near to matte finish, instead is quite dewy and kinda oily looking on my combination skin.
To be honest when I first tried it I was disappointed and didn't want to use it again but I thought try it few more times to see if I would change my mind and I quite did change my mind.
The packaging is a nice black squeeze tube which is good for foundation because you can control the amount of foundation that comes out.

I got it in shade 2, it is pretty good match to my skin and it has medium coverage. The consistency isn't rainy or too thick, I would say it's kinda on the thicker side but it blends easily. Because of that you don't need a lot of products which is a plus.

You can see that this is not a matte foundation (it looks a bit more oily in real). To take this picture I didn't use any kinda of primer or powder and I applied it with my F80 brush from Sigma.I can't wear this foundation without  mattifying powder but with it it looks quite nice. Also if you would use a mattifying primer before the foundation you maybe won't look too dewy.

As you can read it says that it is long lasting. Well it definitely doesn't last as long as Revlon Colorstay but if you set it with powder it will last about 5 but that depends on your skin type and the environment you are in,if it's hot or not. So it might last a bit more or less than 5 hours.

There are 2 negatives about this foundation. The first is that it does contain parabens like most the MUA products. And the second is that it only comes in 3 shades so finding the perfect match will be hard.

Overall I must say that I changed my first opinion about it,I don't hate it anymore but nor do I love it. It's a good foundation for it's price £2, believe me I have tried way worst foundations for that price. Though I would recommend it to people with normal or dry skin, I'm not sure people with combination or oily skin would like it. I might try to use it during Autumn and Winter when it's not hot outside. Lastly I think MUA should rename it as this foundation isn't matte at all :/

You can buy it for £2 from MUA store 

What do you think of this? Have you tried it?

Guest Post: Yes To Carrots Intense Softening Body Lotion Review

Today's guest post is by the beautiful Lola rose from LolaRose-Irish Fashion and Beauty blogger. It's a review of Yes to Carrots Intense Softening Body Lotion.

Hi Girlies,I have been given the amazing experience of guest blogging for the lovely Anne here at Fashiony Nails so thank you again Anne!
Today I am going to review "Say Yes To Carrots Intense Softening Body Lotion".

For those of you who don't know about the Say Yes To.. range here is a little more info!

There is four different ranges in the Say Yes To.. range depending on your skin/hair and what you require.

 1. Say Yes To Carrots - for nourishing

Best suited to - Normal-Dry skin/hair

2. Say Yes To Cucumbers - for soothing

Best suited to - Sensitive skin & coloured hair

3. Say Yes To Tomatoes  - for clear skin

Best suited to - Achne Prone-Combination skin

4. Say Yes To Blueberries - for age refresh

Best suited to - Age Damaged-Mature skin

 As you can see above not only does the Say Yes To.. range cover skin care they also do a haircare range in their Carrots & Cucumbers skin.

I have had this body lotion for 2weeks now and have been using it religiously! 

I have been using it on my face (yes I am a real dare devil a body lotion on my face wowzers!)

and upper body and it is a treat to use!

It is almost completely made from natural materials so the chance of break out is slim.

Consistancy; It is thick enough to spread around your body without feeling heavy,

Feeling on the skin;  A little certainly goes a long way with this product. The size of a coin amount on you hand this is perfect for your entire face. I once made the mistake of putting too much on and my face felt like it had cement on it!!

Does it do what it claims to;  Absolutely, I suffer from dry patches on my face so I knew the Carrot Range was for me! It certainly didn't disappoint and my dry patches are almost completely gone!

Price; I paid €8.95 in my local pharmacy for this product. But prices may vary from place to place.

Fragrance; Not too perfumed but a pleasant and not over powering fresh scent

Where can I get it?; Online HERE, on AMAZON or from most good pharmacys.



Say Yes To Carrots has been seen in the media in particular popular magazines such as Teen Vogue, US Weekly, Seventeen, Instyle.. the list goes on & on.

So ladies if its good enough for the glossy pages of magazines it's good enough for us!

I really hope you liked my guest post,until next time girlies.. Lola Rose xx

Thank you for your guest post Lola,it's great :)

Guest Post: Favorite skincare products

Hello my lovely readers. For the next 2 weeks I will have few people to guest post for me as I will be busy therefore I won't have much time to blog. In September I have 2 exams and as you understand I need to study... I will try to have 3-4 post for each week, I think it's good amount of posts.
This guest post is by the lovely Becky from Beauty Becky and it's about her 3 favorite skincare products.

Over the past couple of months I have been buying quite a lot of skincare so I thought I would share with you the products which have really stood out to me and I have fallen in love with! 

These products all work really well for my skin which is normal/combination - I get a slightly oily nose and the rest of my face is normal.

My favourite cleanser is Emma Hardie Amazing face Cleansing Balm. I received a sample of this in a Glossybox about 6 months ago and absolutely loved it, so as soon as I ran out I bought the full size pot! 
This cleanser is a balm which feels very luxurious and when water is added, it changes into an oil/milk. This does remove face make up very well but I tend to remove my make up with a cleansing water first and then have a thorough cleanse with this. The Emma Hardie cleanser smells absolutely incredible and it leaves my skin feeling amazing. I honestly have never used a cleanser that leaves my skin feeling so smooth, soft and moisturised! I actually have a full review of this on my blog if you would like to know more.

My most recent purchase is the Origins Drink Up Intensive Overnight Mask. This mask is clear and you apply a nice thick layer as the last step of your skincare routine before you go to bed. It smells so amazing - very fruity and fresh. I do find it slightly sticky and if I lie on my side my face sticks to my pillow a bit! It leaves my skin looking very glowing, healthy and smooth in the morning though so I don't mind! 
I get a slightly oily nose so the lady at Origins recommended only applying a thin layer to my nose which I do and it's fine - my nose isn't any oilier in the morning. This mask leaves my skin feeling very hydrated and soft. I would definitely recommend this product!

Another Origins product I love is their Ginzing eye cream. This eye cream feels very refreshing and rich but not at all heavy when applied. It leaves my under eyes looking radiant, hydrated and bright. 
I don't suffer terribly with dark circles or under eye bags, however sometimes if my eyes are looking a bit dark or puffy this instantly brightens and soothes them! This is a fantastic eye cream for younger people - I was finding it quite difficult to find an eye cream that was amazing yet not anti ageing and this is it! 

I would really like to find a moisturiser that I absolutely love but I haven't yet so if anyone has any suggestions then please let me know!

Thank you for reading and thank you to Anne for letting me write a guest post!

Becky x

Thank you Becky for guest posting for me,great post

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?

MUA Glitter Nail Quake in Gold and Green Swatches

Hello my lovely readers.It's Friday today and I hope everyone will have a great weekend. Today I have some swatches of MUA Glitter Nail Quake in Gold and Green for you. As you can tell by the name those aren't the standard shatter nail varnishes but they are glitter which is pretty cool if you ask me. So lets look at the pictures:

When comes to shatter nail varnishes many people will have different preferences. Some like for the varnish to complete shatter other like when the background color is slightly picking through like those. For me it's all about what I want when I apply it and it also depends on the color. From those two I like more the gold one.

I only used one coat of the varnish. I have tried them couple times and they pretty much shatter the way you see on the picture.

I love the gold over black and the green one would look better over green shades but for swatches purposes I used white under it.

My nail quake in Green is thicker than Gold so it's slightly harder to apply it but that might be only mine and yours could be fine. 

You can buy them for £2.99 from MUA Site

MUA Lip Boom in Doing Good Review

Hello my lovely readers. Hope you all had a great weekend. Today's post will be a review of the MUA lip boom. MUA collaborated with Alexandra Bruke to create those lip booms. There are in total 8 shades and I will review the Doin Good lip boom. You get lipstick and lip gloss. What MUA says about them: 

"Lipstick and highlighting gloss that creates fuller curvaceous lips for a dramatic illusion of volume. There are 4 amazing ways to transform your lips and give them some Boom!
1. Lipstick alone for a matte look.
2. Lipstick with highlighter applied just to the centre of your lips to create a full volume illusion.
3. Lipstick with highlighter all over for a super-glossy look.
4. Highlighter alone for a sheer pearl finish."

Lets see some more pictures of the MUA lip boom in Doin' Good:

 *direct sunlight*

 *in shade*

The packaging is pretty cool. You have the middle part which on one end has the lip gloss brush and other it's empty and it is the lipstick cap. And you have the lipstick and the little bottle with the lip gloss.

The lipstick part isn't completely matte, it has a slight sheen in it. I love the color, on swatches it looks rather red but on lips it's a nice reddish pink that can easily be worn  during day. You can see it on my lips here.The lipstick is very pigmented and has quite good lasting power. It applies very easily but it might be slightly drying but to be honest you pretty much can't tell it unless you pay close attention to how your lips feel.

Now the lip gloss. As you can seen it has some tint in it. The glitter is rather chunky and that's something I don't like. But it doesn't feel sticky so that a plus. It looks nice over the lipstick but I prefer to wear the lipstick alone because the lip gloss is too chunky for my liking but also because I'm not that much into lip glosses. Though some of you might like it. What I love about the lip gloss is it's smell, it smells amazing,the smell reminds me butter.

Overall I would say that I do like this product. I will be definitely using the lipstick part a lot and maybe sometimes with the lip gloss. The lipstick alone has good staying power but with lip gloss on top not that much which is, I think, common when you wear both lipstick and lip gloss. Also I want to try some of the other shades in future. For £3 I thinks this is worth trying.

You can buy it for £3 from MUA site 

Sigma F80 Flat Top Kabuki review

The Sigma F80 brush is one of my latest purchases from Sigma. When I finally decided to order from Sigma I just couldn't not buy this brush as so many people been raving about this brush. This is one of the brushes from their Sigmax collection. When comes to foundation I pretty much always wear liquid foundation and before I buy this brush I was using stipple brush from this set.

I must say that people who have been raving about this brush are right, I'm in love with the F80. If you ask me this brush is perfect for cream and liquid foundations.

The total brush length is around 15,5cm (6.1 in) and the handle length is around 8cm (3.1 in). The brush feels a bit heavier than other brushes but this is indication that it is well made.

The bristles are synthetic which is great from cream/liquid products.Also they are incredibly soft,not scratchy at all and very dense. When I use this brush the buffing process is so easy and quick and gives flawless finish to my skin.

To be honest this brush is multipurpose. I have used for foundation application like I said. Also I've used from powder blush and bronzer application and it works like charm. Generally it's an amazing brush for buffing.

After the first wash,while I was using it for foundation application, it lost 2-3 bristles but honestly that's almost nothing and I wouldn't consider this as a problem.

I know some people have hard times cleaning this after liquid/cream products but my cleaned pretty easily. Well if you don't clean your brush for 5 days after using liquid/cream products don't expect it to be easily cleaned, right?

Overall I'm in love with this brush... In my opinion this is a must have for people that use liquid products and not only. From now on this is one of my favorite brushes.

You can buy it from $16 from Sigma website.

MUA Mosaic Blush in English Rose Review

Hello my lovely readers. Today's post will the a review of MUA's mosaic blush in English Rose. I won this blush in a giveaway and I wanted to try the MUA's mosaic blush for long time. So first lets have a look at some pictures.

*in shade*                                                           *direct sunlight*

The packaging is the standard sleek black with transparent lid that most of the pro range MUA products have. I do love the transparent lid as its easier to see which product you want to use without opening it.

If you swirl through colors you get a nice pink with hint of lilac color as you can see on the picture above. It's 

not a matte blush, it's rather shimmery and if you look closely you can see some glitter too. I do like the final color... I believe that it's pretty much not possible to use the colors individually as the they are too small but you could try to with a small brush and see how it works for you.

It isn't very opaque but this is something that I like when I use blush or highlighter because I can easily control the amount of product I apply on my face. Of course some of you might not like that because I know some people would prefer very opaque blushes. Because it's not very opaque you get a really pretty finish that would be great for any time of the day.

To be honest with you this mosaic blush works for me better as highlighter than blush. Mainly because it's too shimmery for my liking. I prefer blushes that are close to matte finish. Although if you are a fan of shimmery blushes then this will work great for you .

Overall this is a good blush but for me this is more like highlighter, it is a pretty color and I would recommend it for someone who likes shimmery,not very opaque blushes. This blush does contain parabens... I have used it in this look

Buy it from £2.50 fro MUA store or Superdrug

Have you tried it? Do you like matte or shimmery blushes?