*Chanel* Make Up Brush Love

I know I say this a lot, but my affinity with all things makeup did not start too long ago – the obsession has overcome me quite recently. Anyhoo I was the type who never used makeup brushes for any purpose. I was a ‘apply-foundation-with-the-hand’ kinda gal and loved it this way. Until I became a bit conscious of hygiene and my lack of any brushes at all! So I invested and I invested good.

I still remember the look of longing on the sales assistants face as I bought the Real Techniques Face and Eye Brush collections last year – bless her!

Anyway this post is all about one brush, one single beautiful brush! The Chanel No 1 Powder Brush. This brush is the dream *sighs*.

It applies any powder formula evenly and without leaving any streaks *rolls eyes* or any residue or even (as some Mac brushes have a penchant of doing) shedding.

Priced at a whopping £44.00 you can buy the entire Real Techniques range for that much and more! But once in a while you feel like a splurge…I have often used this to apply my Chanel Universal Bronzer which as you all know is a cream formula and therefore this is a great all-rounder.

It has a domed shape so great for bronzing, contouring and blushing hehe… and I know a few people will die of disgust, but you don’t even need to clean it often…I simply don’t have the time to go around cleaning my brushes 24/7 but thankfully this doesn't require that much care…*thank god*

It also comes in a velvet sleeve embossed with the Chanel logo to keep it from getting dirty which is great! Much better than the Tom Ford range of brushes which come in a box and nothing else and you basically have to re-mortgage your house to buy…tut tut Tom Ford.

I just felt like raving about these brushes as no one online ever does!

Animas xx

Hunt for my Holy Grail Foundation - Part Two…

Hi again everyone

To continue my journey, I was once again lured by heavy brand marketing and ended up getting the YSL Youth Liberator Foundation (£32.40) as a birthday gift. Firstly, this doesn't come in many shades unless this has changed since I bought earlier this year and secondly, it’s fragranced!!! For someone with sensitive skin buying this was probably not the wisest of moves…Naturally I broke out in spots *ergh* and the coverage was light to medium and not quite the dewy finish I look for in foundations. Sometimes fashion houses should probably stick to what they know best really…

So this foundation has been filed away in the foundation archives to be pulled out in desperate times. This means I was once again on the hunt. A visit to the Chanel counter at House of Fraser lead me to buy Chanel’s Vitalumiere Foundation (£29.70).

Although I like this, I find the colour to be a little too dark for me and the lighter colour was too light!!! I also find it doesn't blend well, as even after buffing in for a few minutes it just sits on the skin and can literally be wiped off….grhhh I also find it transfers quite a bit but only when you've touched your face and you’ll see it all over pieces of paper/clothes etc…

Another horror on the transfer front was Nars Sheer Glow Foundation (£35.00 with pump) in Tahoe/Syracuse/Barcelona -  yes I tried nearly every shade in my colour range and still didn't get anywhere near! Also I am totally against having to buy a powder to set my foundation, why should you? Perhaps it shouldn't transfer to the extent where you have to?! This is what I found with this foundation a lot…

Another major downer with this is you have buy the pump separately or risk spilling liquid foundation all over your furniture, hate that! Money making exercise or what!

So to conclude I probably will go back to my Mac foundation when the Chanel one finishes, but happy to hear any recommendations….

See you soon

Animas x

Hunt for my Holy Grail Foundation - Part One…

Hello folks

Up until two years ago I never wore foundation as part of my daily makeup routine. I was living in a delusional world where I thought I had flawless skin and never thought I’d need to wear it. I didn't understand the concept of foundation until I happened upon the Lancôme counter at Boots and life as I knew it changed forever…

I was matched with Lancôme’s Teint Miracle Foundation (£25.65) in shade number 40, I suppose this is where my obsession with high end makeup started. After a year of use, I wasn't too blown away with this, it didn't do anything for my skin, it was I feel too light of a coverage for me and not feeling any loyalty to Lancôme I ventured over to the Mac counter in Harvey Nichols.

After watching Wayne Goss’s awesome review (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PxKhkATy0Q) of the Mac Mineralise Moisture SPF 15 Foundation (£24.00) I decided to buy in NC42 – the MUA at Mac was very professional and listed all the qualities of this foundation. I was impressed with the finish and decided to buy, and the rest is history really as I was matched with what I think is my HG foundation…

My skin felt flawless and I even got the elusive glow all women aspire to so happy days!! The foundation is light to medium coverage, great for dry skin and very dewy and lasts about a year with daily use, so I’d recommend this to anyone!

Stay tuned for part two tomorrow…

Animas x

Start of a very exciting and hopefully long lasting adventure....

Hi everyone 

Here I am, writing a blog and I never thought I'd ever have anything interesting to say or write about.

However I will try, I have a huge interest in beauty and lifestyle products (who doesn't really, if you're a girl especially) and thought, hey why not shout about it to you guys, the wise world out there. Perhaps then we can share thoughts and honest reviews on some of the hot products and epic fails on the market.

So stay tuned and well see what comes up...I have some amazing reviews to share on some Tom Ford and Chanel beauty items I have bought recently as well as some absolute treats from Jo Malone...

See you soon

Animas x