xoBeauty Brushes Review

Thursday 30 October 2014

A while back, the beautiful Shannon Harris - aka "shaanxo" on YouTube - was kind enough to send me some of her xoBeauty makeup brushes to try.  I'm ashamed to say I've had them for such a long time, and am only just getting around to posting about them now.  These brushes are beautiful, and I use them every day!  Shannon was so generous and sent me 6 of her most popular brushes; the Flat Top Synthetic Face Brush, Bronzing Brush, Eyeliner Brush, Eyeshadow Blender Brush, Synthetic Eyeshadow Brush, and Tapered Top Synthetic Eyeshadow Brush.


All of these brushes are beautiful and soft, and they wash up like new!  Shannon has designed them so that each brush is labelled, which I really love - I think it's such a nice idea, especially for beginners to know exactly what each brush is for.

The Flat Top Synthetic Face Brush, is my absolute favourite!  I use it every day as a foundation brush, and it does such a beautiful job, with no fall-out.

The Eyeliner Brush is lovely and precise, although I must admit that I tend to use it for concealer rather than eyeliner - I find it's really good for applying concealer to small blemishes or discolouration, without ending up with way too much product than what is needed.  I use the xoBeauty Eyeliner Brush to apply the concealer to those areas, and then use another, just slightly bigger brush to blend it out and set with powder.

The Eyeshadow Brushes are perfectly labelled - they all work so well for their individual purposes, and the Bronzer Brush is sooo lovely and soft!

I really love these brushes, and I'm such a big fan of Shannon and her YouTube channel.  Definitely head over and check it out if you haven't already http://www.youtube.com/shaaanxo

Thanks so much, Shannon! xo
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Disclaimer:  All opinions in this post are my own and I have not been sponsored in any way, other than having been given these products free of charge to try.  My opinions are honest and based on my own experience with these products.  I do not claim to have any qualifications within the beauty industry.
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New Lipsticks: Avon Ultra Colour Bold and Illamasqua

Monday 27 October 2014

This month, I picked up a few new lipsticks that I really love!  I decided to try out a couple of lovely bright shades in the Avon Ultra Colour Bold collection, which I've been really happy with.  The formula of these lipsticks is lovely and the colours available are beautiful and bright.  The shades I chose are Bright Nectar - a light, apricot coral - and Coral Burst - a bright, almost red coral shade.  I love these lipsticks.  They're long lasting, moisturising and the colours are beautiful.  The RRP for these is $19.99 (AUD), but Avon always have great deals where you can get them a lot cheaper.  I think they're great value for what they are, and would definitely repurchase.



I also bought a beautiful Illamasqua lipstick in the shade Soaked.  I was walking through Myer Melbourne last week, and was super excited to find a table with 50% off various Illamasqua products.  I automatically made a beeline to this lipstick, because the colour was just so bright and pretty.  At the discounted price it was only $15.00 (AUD), which for Illamasqua is a bargain, so of course I was rapt!  I've used this one almost every day this past week, and I absolutely love it!  It's just such a pretty shade, and the quality of the formula makes it feel so luxurious.  It lasts well and doesn't dry out quickly, it's just a lovely lipstick.


 
Needless to say, I'm super happy with my purchases.  If you get the chance to try out any of these, I'm sure you will love them as much as I do!
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Disclaimer:  All opinions in this post are my own and I have not been sponsored in any way.  I paid for these products with my own money.  My opinions are honest and based on my own experience with these products.  I do not claim to have any qualifications within the beauty industry.

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