real techniques, by samantha chapman

hey guys!

so a little fun fact about me is that i go to fitness first a couple of times a week for yoga. near my fitness first there is a priceline that i drop into all the time after im done.

so after watching xofemmebeauty's video on how samantha chapman's (a youtube beauty guru and real life make up artist) brushes are now available at priceline, i was curious to go in and have a look. sure enough, there they were, just sitting there in their little pink box with the iconic gold (core collection), pink (face, although im not too sure) and purple (eye brushes)  handles on full display. Bending down to take a good look, i first noticed stippling brush that was so raved about on youtube. i took a look at the price, and it was somewhere around the $20 dollar mark, which considering Australian brush prices, is not too bad for a high quality brush that i could use for foundation. Sadly, i did not have any spare money on me at that moment, so for that day the brushes had to pass.

So the next day at school, i was chatting to some of my friends about the samantha chapman brushes and discussing how i was going to purchase the stippling brush. However, my friend recommended to me that i should just buy the core collection. not only is it better price for value, but it also came with a foundation brush and the buffing brush that many guru's used for buffing in foundation. 

the next week after yoga, i made my way to priceline. I was not too sure whether or not to purchase these brushes full price, because priceline always has sales going on. however, when i went in, i saw the real techniques range on sale :D LOL the core collection RRP was somewhere around 44 dollars (sorry for the approximation) but it was on sale for $38.25. So, i decided to take advantage and purchase them.

YAY :)

buffing brush, foundation brush, contour brush, detailing brush

 So the collection comes with a buffing brush, a foundation brush, a contour brush and a detailing brush as well as a brush case that doubles as a stand.

so this buffing brush was probably the brush i was most excited about. for almost 10 dollars, this brush is absolutely amazing. i know, online you can get it cheaper, but it was just so much easier buying it a priceline. the bristles are very dense and soft and feel very very nice along my face. i used this with my skin 79 bb cream, and it seems to blend pretty well. to be honest, the package says to use it with mineral and powder products, and youtube guru's tend to use it with liquid, which my bb cream is neither, but it seems to do the job pretty well.

 the detailing brush is 'precision cut to effortlessly conceal problem areas or use with lipstick'. i cannot comment on this, because i have yet to use this brush. i know that sounds bad, but i have my nude concealer brush that i am perfectly content with, so i see no need to use this one just yet.

sorry about the dodgy editing, i wrote glitter instead of polish ==;

 the contour brush to apply bronzer and highlight. so i dont have a bronzer at the moment, i know BIG SHOCKER, but its next on my to buy list. any good recommendations? its once again very soft. and the shape of this brush fits into your contour extremely well. very excited to start using :)

lastly, the foundation brush. absolutely love it. the point allows me to get around my noise and under my eyes really well. it almost doubles as a concealer, if im lazy and i cant be bothered switching brushes. its a little small for my face i find, so i find the buffing brush takes less time, but still manages to give me a flawless finish. 

so thats my overview on the samantha chapman real techniques brushes. for roughly ten dollars a brush, i think its well worth it, considering how manicare brushes as well as model prefer brushes are either equal to or more expensive than these, and considering how popular these brushes are in the UK, i dont think you can go wrong.

So what do you think about these brushes?

Have you tried them?

What brushes would you recommend?

Let me know.

K. x