Review: My Tapered Blending Brush from Colours Cosmetics Malaysia

When it comes to eye makeup routine, having a blending brush is a must have on our makeup kit to achieve a defined and perfect eye look finish. We don't want those eyeshadow to look harsh and weird around the crease area as we didn't blend it properly. Different people have different type of monolids, from little to no crease and less define brow bone, common in Asian eyes. Some lid space is perfect for multiple looks. But in general, blending is always the next step whether it's for a smokey or neutral looks.

I decided to try the Tapered Blending Brush from Colours Cosmetics Malaysia, as they carry their own name for this specific brush, and I'm quite impressed with the claims on their website "Specially designed for Asian eyes" and the price is quite reasonable, since this is the first time I will purchase a blending brush, so why not give it a try. So I place my order, actually this is not the first time I purchased from them, If I'm not mistaken, it's my 3rd time, I do really love buying stuff from their website, they do fast shipping and I also can collect rewards points as well, that I can be use for my next purchase.

This is the packaging when you buy this brush, it comes in a small packaging/leaflet with instructions and a cute blue ribbon :) They make sure it won't get any scratch so they properly wrapped it with plastic as well even it's already inside the leaflet.

So here is the Tapered Blending Brush, it has a smaller brush than what I expected. Its a really great brush because I have a deep monolid but small eyelid, so it is a good thing that I have this on my kit.

It is made from synthetic bristles, as we all know synthetic bristles is way much better when it comes to applying cream, liquid or even powder makeup. It blends too well and in my case, it never sheds at all. It has a pointed top and designed to only blend your desired area, never worried that you might blend it out of the zone.

This is far my camera can close up. For more close up picture of this brush, please check them out at here

I also got these freebies as well :)

If you are looking for an affordable yet quality blending brush, you might try this. I can highly recommended this if you can't afford to get one from Sigma or Mac because for me, I think this is a great brush and I'm very satisfied with it, it really blending my eyeshadow effortless, remember that not all blending brush is designed for Asian eyes.

Take note: Mine never sheds at all, even when my first time washing it, really impressive!

Anyway, it only cost me RM35 (excluding shipping fee) and the delivery in my case only takes 2 days. That's a good deal right?

Hope ladies you find my review useful and till my next review :)

Disclaimer: This product is not sponsored by CCM, I bought it myself and I just want to share my experienced regarding to my experienced with this product.

Finally! Urban Decay Naked 3 Review

Hey there, Here is my latest cosmetic product from Urban Decay which is the Naked 3 palette. Well, I am very excited to write a review about this one, because I am really impressed with this palette. I bought mine from Sephora (Gurney Paragon) Penang. There are quite many palettes to choose from depending on brands, but this one really my love at first sight! Ha-ha.. Just kidding, well, I was anticipating to get this one, so when I saw it available I jumped on it and yay.. I gotcha :)

Urban decay is well known in cosmetic line industry because of it's high ends and high quality cosmetic products. Honestly, it is quite difficult to find, unless you want to buy it online (www.urbandecay.com)or in my case that I'm not living in the city, where Sephora mostly located. It is really frustrating to drive that far just to get this one. But, luckily I got mine since Sephora carrying this brand and driving 1 hour is not that far right?! haha

Here is my Urban Decay Naked 3 with free gift when I signed up for Sephora White Card.

This is what I got inside the free gift:

 4 Sachets of bareMinerals moisturizer for Normal Skin + 1 Philosophy 3 -in - 1 cleanser for face and eyes + philosophy high-performance moisturizer + Philosophy amazing grace perfume (1.5ml)

Reminder ladies, that naked 1 - 3 have a free gift inside together with the palette, as Naked 3 comes with Eyeshadow Primer Potion. That is one of the things you should know when it comes to the authenticity of these palettes, as there are quite many seller online claims that the Naked 3 they selling is authentic/genuine, but the color and texture as well as the packaging are very far compared to the real one.
And they sell it for a very low price, you may  impress with their deal, but trust me, authorized dealer of this palette like Sephora is fixed to MYR188. No more, No less! 

Images courtesy from www.urbandecay.com

The colors are just so lovely and pinkish, There are a lot of experiments you can try with this palette, from nude look to smoky eyes look, depend on your prefer looked.

It comes with the double sided brush which is great to use for applying your eyeshadow, High-quality brush that will definitely give you a perfect eye finish look!
One more thing, the Fake Naked 3 has a brush as well, but the color is quite faded and the Font writing is in color Black, where the real one has a font writing of color gold. Just so you know :)

Please do share your experience with us with your Urban Decay Naked 3 Palettes, if you haven't got this one and planning to get soon, you can check out the Sephora Malaysia outlet located in KLCC, Starhill (Kuala Lumpur) and Gurney Paragon (Penang).


Stay Pretty Ladies

Iherb Haul #1 Real Techniques Brushes My first ever review!

Hi Pretty Ladies! Okay, I might be a little bit excited, but still I can't wait to share my first ever review about my all-time-fave brushes from Real Techniques by Samantha Chapman. Yeah! At last, I now officially have those little cute babies that I've been waiting to be on my hand for quite sometimes now. And the time finally comes! That's obviously overjoyed right?

I've been searching over and over again where to find these brushes because here in Malaysia is really quite difficult to find these, unless you want to spend a  few hundreds of your savings to get a high ends brushes like Bobbi Brown or MAC, these little babies from Real Techniques will really save you a lot and the performance is really awesome! They come in different brushes depend on your needs and they are absolutely very gently to even a very sensitive skin, well like mine!

Okay, so here are the overview regarding to Real Techniques brushes, it comes with a set and individual, depends on your needs when it comes to applying your makeup.

I got mine from iherb.com, and since they offer worldwide shipping with very low flat rate cost, you will definitely save a lot!

As a general rule: 

• Orders going through DHL or UPS have tracking information, and are delivered a lot quicker than International Airmail.
• Orders going through International Airmail are scrutinized less by customs in your country and subject to less custom duties, but have no tracking information, and take longer for delivery.

Here are the real photos of my order from iHerb.com, 

Sorry for some blurred, I used iPhone 5 camera (w/o flash) in this review.

Yey! After 1 week, I got finally had my order from iHerb.com, Well, it's kind of a bit late though, because DHL Express estimated delivery should only take about 3-5 days, but mine since there are a few reasons why it's a little bit late to delivered is because 2 days custom delayed at Penang and 2 days being stuck on Poslaju office since delivery falls on the 1st Saturday of the month.

Note: If your delivery address is not covered by DHL Delivery Facility, they will automatically transfer your parcel via a local courier which is Poslaju.

Only thing confused me is there has no any bubble wrapping on each every item. They just cover them with a huge layer brown paper on top to prevent the items inside from moving. Honestly, It's a bit disappointed because what if my item is like a bottle type that easily to break? At least for the sake of the products, they should at least wrapped it with something that can help to secure the item because it will be shipped and handle by different countries/hub. But since my items are all brushes and they have their own casing, I felt relieved anyway.

Introducing my Real Techniques Collection

Let's get started with:

Base/Flawless, Core Collection

Real Techniques by Samantha Chapman, Your Base/Flawless, Core Collection, 

4 Brushes + Case = $18.00

Kit includes:

Great for applying your foundation whether it's a liquid or compact foundation, it really doesn't matter as these lovely brushes will do its work to have your perfect finish. 

Watch this "Core Collection" Tutorial by Famous Pixiwoo and YouTube Beauty Guru Samantha Chapman

Eyes/Enhanced Starter Set

Real Techniques by Samantha Chapman, Your Eyes/Enhanced Starter Set, 

5 Brushes + Case = $18.00

Kit includes:

Great brushes to work with your eyes, best for everyday used for applying your eyeshadow, eyeliner, and eyebrow. Best brushes ever!

Watch this "Starter Set" Tutorial by Famous Pixiwoo and YouTube Beauty Guru Samantha Chapman

Stippling Brush

Real Techniques by Samantha Chapman, Your Finish/Perfected, Stippling Brush $10.00

One of my favorite brushes as it can be multi-tasking brush (best to works with liquid foundation, cream highlighter as well as for blushing.

Watch this "Stippling Brush" Tutorial by Famous Pixiwoo and YouTube Beauty Guru Samantha Chapman

 

Powder Brush

Real Techniques by Samantha Chapman, Your Base/Flawless, Powder Brush

$9.99

Well, to get a finish and matte look, these powder brushes a must have on your kit as it will be a secret to have a perfect, clean and matte look finish, very great to use with mineral/loose powder for a perfect define finish look.

Watch this "Powder Brush" Tutorial by Famous Pixiwoo and YouTube Beauty Guru Samantha Chapman

That's a really great deal from iherb.com, because if you can notice most of the online store here in Malaysia got offered this for a very high price (I just don't know why!), When it comes to beauty, quality is the main factor, but make sure it won't make a hole on your pocket :)

Pros:

Cruelty Free 

Made from Taklon bristles (synthetic bristles which is great for liquid and cream products)

High quality yet affordable

No shedding/bleeding at all even my first time washing it.

Soft to use

Suitable for Muslim and Vegan

Cons:

Nah... I don't see any

If you would like to purchase or any other products from iherb.com  you can use my discount coupon. It will save you $10 if you purchase above $40.

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Hope you find my review useful as I've shared all my shopping experienced in iHerb.com, and let us know what you think :)

For more info regarding to iHerb products, check out their website at iHerb.com

Always stay pretty ladies

Disclaimer: This review is not related to any sponsorship as I bought this item myself from iherb.com, I just want to share my experience and review for this product, as myself really impressed and love this brushes!