Review: CCM Short Handle Flat Top Foundation Brush from Colours Cosmetic Malaysia

You might be familiar with different brushes if you're a makeup lover. Despite of different brands in the cosmetic industry, who don't have a favorite one, right? Whether it’s a high end or a drugstore brand, it doesn't matter as long as we achieve the look that we wanted, a flawless and perfect natural finish look, effortless.

Let’s talk about my new Flat Top Kabuki Foundation Brush by Colours Cosmetics Malaysia. This Foundation brush is designed for liquid, cream and even powder products. Absolutely a-must-have if you more on liquid foundation, it works perfectly and no more  cakey and unnatural finish look. Trust me... I've been using this Flat Kabuki brush more on lately, even with my pressed powder, forget those sponges/beauty blender and be with my newly fave Foundation brush. 

Let's have a take a look on the brush that I'm talking about ;)

It comes with a brush guard

The measurement is approx. 10cm

If you haven't heard about Colours Cosmetics Malaysia – they are a cosmetic online seller here in Malaysia and they carried many cosmetic products like Sleek Makeup, Milani, Jordana, NYX and many more.. And the brush I am reviewing right now is under their trademark  and exclusively can purchase only from their web store.
It is made from synthetic bristles, cruelty-free and never tested in animals. The ferrule is made from tri- chrome plating (less commonly chromium plating) provides corrosion resistance and can be long lasting.

This CCM Short Handle Flat Top Kabuki Foundation Brush is can be a dupe for Sigma F80 Kabuki Brush (in my own observation) except for the handle which is a huge exemption because CCM Foundation brush has a short and quite thick handle while the Sigma F80 has a long and quite thin handle. But, for the bristles and its densely packed, it's a win-win! Why spend much money for the high end brand if you can get one in affordable price yet you can get the same quality. Agree?! 

But, of course, everyone has their own preferences of brand when it comes to makeup products, but for me, I am totally satisfied with my new foundation brush. If you're a beginner, this brush might be the one you need because you don't need to have a different brush when you are just a beginner, you should start from a brush that can do multitasking  when applying makeup  (e.g. Blending Brush- can be used for applying your eyeshadow, blending your eye shadow, contouring brow bone and the nose bridge area. While Kabuki Flat Top Brush - can used for foundation (for liquid, cream and powder), contouring, highlighter, blush and setting powder. Don't make yourself confuse for having many brushes that you don't really know what they used for. Be basic and just learnt about it. Overall, I'm really pleased with it. 

One more thing!
Have you experienced that your brush always knocked your mirror while doing your makeup routine because of the long handle? Yeah, that's what happened in my case. It keeps me knocking the mirror every time and it is really annoying. That is the main reason why I bought my CCM Foundation Kabuki brush. Due to its short handle, it solved my problem, just like that! No more bumping my brush in front of the mirror again. That's kind of a relief actually :)

The bristles were so soft, very gentle to use even for sensitive skin, you wouldn't even think that it's a synthetic. 

How I used it
I used my CCM Short Handle Flat Top Kabuki Brush with my drugstore product which is the Revlon Colorstay Liquid Foundation in Early Tan. I applied it in circular motion start from my T-zone area towards my cheeks, jaw line and to my forehead. Wait it to settle down and applied my setting powder (ELF HD Powder). It was just so perfect and feels like no foundation at all. Normally when I'm using a Beauty Blender, I get a medium to heavy coverage, while my RT Stippling Brush provides me light coverage. But this Kabuki Brush really just impressed me. I expected to feel a little bit heavy but I felt my skin still can breathe nicely and I don't feel like I have foundation on my face. I just don't know why.

Where to buy
Exclusively can purchase from Colour Cosmetic Malaysia. You can visit their web store here

Price
I bought mine for only RM46.75 (Normal price RM55) You can enjoy a 15% discount if you enter the discount code that can be seen from the bloggers review that provided under the product details. You also can find their useful review and details regarding to this CCM Foundation Brush. Do check them out too:)

Note: Mine never shed at all, even my first time washing. I expect to have at least a few strands of bristles but nothing :) 


Sorry guys, right now I still can't able to make a video tutorial about this Foundation Brush, because of the hectic week schedule.  But I will definitely make one soon. 

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

Disclaimer: This is not a sponsored product. I bought it myself and my review/statement is purely based with my impressions and experienced with the product

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.

Review: My 1st Luxola Online Shopping Experienced

If you are familiar with Luxola, you also aware that they always have a huge discount and promotions for their beauty products, whether it's only for 1 day sale or even a few hours. Selected items is not included like for Sigma Beauty, Vichy, SkinCeuticals and other brands. 

I got to decide to place my 1st order when I checked that they will going to have a 33% OFF within 24 hrs only, so I grab 3 items which are already on my wish list, but waiting for the right opportunity to bought them and since 33% OFF will really save me a lot, so I decided to order it.

One thing, I noticed about their website is it's looks very simple and nothing unnecessary ads, pop out on their website, as I am very annoying to some website that ads keep from popping out of my window. The process of making a payment is also quite simple, and I do like that I also can get BPoints every time I purchased online, which Luxola did, because they using MOLpay, so having a BCard is a good thing for me.

I placed my order on  24 Sep, and today I received my parcel by afternoon (27 Sep) and since I am very excited to see my items, I quickly open it and I'm satisfied how they wrapped it. The delivery is also impressive because it only takes 3 days to arrive on my doorstep. That's a really fast service because it comes all the way from Singapore and my shipping address is on the other planet! Lol.. I'm from Kedah, almost the Northern part of Peninsular Malaysia so, I guess that was a really fast service. Anyway, Aramex has no any branch here in Kedah. Their Main Office is located in Petaling Jaya, so they had to transfer my parcel from the other local courier which in my case, GDEX.

So let's start to see each item, shall we?

First, My new Real Techniques Blush Brush, I'm glad that I have a new addition to my Real Techniques Makeup Brush Collection. I love how it works on my cream and powder blush.

Real Techniques Blush Brush

I've got few Real Techniques Brushes and I purchased them from iherb, but I decided to bought my Blush brush from Luxola since they had a 33% discount and I can enjoy Free shipping as well..

Secondly, The gentle and non-oily Mario Badescu Eye Makeup Remover Gel. The great thing I do love on this eye makeup remover is it never gives me greasy feeling, unlike other makeup remover. And it works wonder removing my stubborn gel eyeliner and waterproof mascara

Mario Badescu Eye Makeup Remover (non-oily)

What is Mario Badescu?

FOR OVER 40 YEARS, Mario Badescu Skin Care has been known for personalized skin care and acne treatment. They continue to offer spa and skin care services not just to celebrities, but to individuals across the world who appreciate the importance of quality skin care. Their proven line of products helps thousands each day fight acne, treat rosacea, control teen acne, and help with their aging skin. From cleansers, astringents and moisturizers to exfoliants and eye creams, Mario Badescu Skin Care offers a comprehensive array of products for all of your needs.

For more info and list of their products, you can visit their website here.

Thirdly, this drugstore Sleek MakeUp Blush 

Sleek Makeup Blush (Rose Gold)

Actually, this blush is not my 1st choice since I am planning to order Nars in Orgasm but since it's quite a bit pricey for a blush, I did some YouTube research for drugstore best blush product, and I found it. Most Beauty Youtubers make a review regarding to dupe of Nars Orgasm which is this, the Sleek MakeUp Blush in Rose Gold and it seems they really pretty similar. But not totally alike, as NARS would still be the great choice if I would.

But I am totally happy, that I purchased this, because I can definitely say that it's a great blush, very pigmented and can be used as a highlighter as well, because of its shimmery.

For the 3 items I got, it only cost me RM75.50, that is really cheap for 3 items since shipping fee International is FREE. 

 You can check out Luxola for more info. They currently have promotions and huge discount on selected items. Do check them out~~

Enjoy shopping!

Disclaimer: All products I reviews is not sponsored by Luxola. I bought them myself and I just want to share with you all ladies my shopping experienced with Luxola.

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!