after i bought several real techniques brush the other time, i realize i don't have their eyeshadow brushes other than the smudge and diffuse one. nowadays, i only use two colors eyeshadow or three max, so i don't need a lot of eye brushes. so i decided to browse real techniques set (i don't want to buy the whole eye essential set because i think i don't need them all) and buy the shade and blend one. i think it would be perfect for blending the crease shade and put on the lid color.
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| the packaging |
this is the description from their website: our eye shade + blend is paired for easy two-color shadow application. use with cream or powder eye shadow. get easy eye definition with just a few sweeps.
300 deluxe crease brush: soft, oversized design for effortless blending in crease.
301 base shadow brush: finely tapered bristles for buildable, all over lid application.
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| description at the back |
the packaging: it comes in plastic box with description at the back in english. the brushes are placed on a paper slider so it's not crushed by the box.
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| brush name and brand name on the handle |
the product: they color coded their brushes. orange for face brush, pink for cheek brush and purple for eye brush. so the whole theme is purple. purple lined box to the purple handle. the brushes are not as short as the smudge and diffuse set. but it comes in the same color combination. purple long ferrule and black handle. both are not as slim as the other set either. they engraved the brand name as well as the brush name on the handle. i think it's a good thing since beginner would be confuse differentiating the brush. the bristles are soft and fluffy as usual. for the deluxe crease, it's round and a bit dense. quite interesting as i usually use this type of brush for putting all over base color. the base shadow is unusual as well. it's tapered at the end and has a bit fan-shaped like the usual crease brushes are. it's not as dense as the deluxe crease one.
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| the deluxe crease brush |
the result: well, i have to say it's difficult to change the habit. i've used to using dense round brush for all over base color and the tapered one for crease, so it's learning new things for me. i use the deluxe brush to sweep base color all over my lid. and then the base shadow to put the color on my lid up to my crease (lately i've been enjoying korean style to put eyeshadow, so they layered it horizontally, with the darkest color near the lashes). i don't have any problem with the crease brush as it works really well. but for the lid brush, i have to apply it several times since this one is tapered so the color doesn't show off as vividly as using other denser lid brush. but i have no complain since i don't use bright colors.
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| base shadow brush |
again, all i really like this set. it works well for putting eyeshadow on my eyelid. if you don't use many eyeshadow colors like me, or even only use single eyeshadow, then this set is a good option for you. rather than buying the whole other set and you might end up not using all the brush, i think it's wiser to just buy sets like this. as for me, my brush collection is enough for now, so i really hope they last well. price wise, real techniques is considered drugstore priced in the US, but here the price is higher. if you have the budget and want to try high quality brush, i suggest you try this. if you don't have the budget, then there are other brushes cheaper than this and they work too. just adjust your budget and plan carefully.
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