Japonesque Safari Chic

Today's post is on some super gorgeous brushes from Japonesque, this is the Safari Chic range. The range includes a Bronzer Brush and Brush Set.

The Bronzer Brush retails at £19.50 on HQ Hair, which say

'The fabulous, too-cute safari chic animal print Japonesque Bronzer Brush is a short stubby, high bristle density brush which gives you perfect application of bronzer and works very well for highlighters, face powders and mineral makeup application.

It has synthetic bristles that deliver exceptional results – every time.

Loved by makeup professionals and beauty enthusiasts alike!'

It's just super cute (I love a bit of animal print) and its is very soft, it's also great at buffing powders or mineral foundation.

 

Next up is the Brush set which retails at £28 on HQ Hair, the set contains a Powder, Shadiw and Crease brush in a case. Here's what they say

'Explore your wild side with this Safari Chic brush set from Japonesque.

This is a perfect, take-everywhere 3-piece set featuring unique animal print bristles, A signature microfiber case holds the distinctive, ultra-plush brushes expertly designed for flawless makeup application.'

I have loved using the Powder brush but the Shadow and Crease brushes are quite big and I haven't really used them. For a crease brush I like the bristles to be denser and shorter, but this one seems too soft and long. I so far have just used the crease brush to use to apply a base colour over my eyes.

 

Overall I do think these would make a lovely gift and they have made a lovely addition to my makeup brushes. What do you think? Are you a Japonesque fan? What's your favourite brush or tool?

 

You can see our other Japonesque posts here.

 

Thanks

 

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Model's Own Ice Neon

 So there's lots of nail effect polishes about at the moment and I have to say I'm not all that keen on a lot of them - Caviar Nails.  Well these are the latest to the selection - Model's Own Ice Neon collection.

The colours are fun and bright - especially for summer.  The whole idea of the range is that they keep their fluoro neon shade Day-Glo bright by keeping them in the fridge.  Yep the fridge! So want the pink, purple and coral ones.

Exclusively available form the Bottleshop on the 9th March or you can pre-order on the website.  will then be available in Boots from 22nd March. 

Priced at £5.00.

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Bargain Nail Polish

On Beautifully Addicted To we love a bargain and today's is a great find! I first saw these over on Makeup Savvy blog. They are Sally Hanson nail polishes for £1...that's right £1 from Poundland.

These were selling in Boots for over £7 I think, but now online they have them for £2.

I could have picked up about 7 shades but hubby made me choose just four. So I choose Polar Bare (light natural white), Ion (light warm grey), oxide (dark metallic grey), and black platinum (metallic black).

I really like how these applied and I really like the handle on the brush it made it easier to apply the polish. Swatches below are all 3 coats just so I could make them look prefect.

Polar bare is a little too bare for me I would prefer it to be more opaque once on, but the rest are totally me shades.

 

How great are these for £1, they apply great and I wore Ion for 3 days no chips. I may have to take another trip to Poundland..

 

Wha bargains have you brought recently?

 

Thanks

 

 

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Liz Earle on QVC

The lovely people over at QVC have been kind enough to send over the Liz Earle 4 Piece Essential Discovery Set to try.  After scrolling through the Beauty section of QVC , I'm so impressed with the long list of Beauty brands that are available.  There's a wide list of products from makeup to skincare with some great sets and offers thrown in.

Now we're huge fans of Liz Earle on the blog.  Seriously obsessed with the Cleanse and Polish which was my first real taste of the brand.  Anyway onto the set,

The set includes the core selection from their skincare range - namely the Cleanse and Polish, Instant Boost Skin Tonic and the Repair Moisturiser day cream, along with two Muslin Cloths (love these things!).  The products are 50ml sizes for cleanse and Polish and Skin Tonic, and 15ml each for the moisturisers.  Impressively the kit included both the Normal/Combination and the Dry/Sensitive which at least gives you a chance to try out both formula's to decide which is best.  

Personally the Dry/Sensitive is the one for me.

There was also a handy Product Directory included in my box,

For me, all the products are gentle on my skin and I have to say my skin is left feeling soft and refreshed.  The Cleanse and Polish is without doubt the best cleanser I've ever used and the only one I've ever repurchased (lost count of how many I've been through).  The products just work fantastically well together and the easily deal with the horrible way my skin had got with the cold weather.

The Discovery Set is a great way to try out the brand for the first time or give as a present for someone else to try out - we did this a while back for my mum to have a go!  At £21.76 it's a great price for what your getting especially with the choice of the moisturisers and two muslin clothes and baring in mind that the full sized Cleanse and Polish at 100ml costs £14.25 and includes one muslin cloth.

Given my obsession with love of the Cleanse and Polish, I've included a little video clip for a bit of insight,

*PR Sample