My Favourite Foundation Brushes

I am totally obsessed with beauty tools, foundation brushes in particular. It's amazing how a brush can either make your skin look flawless or as streaky as feck. I have tried the lot, and have settled on a few favourites, this may look like a small amount of brushes to own for a beauty brush junkie, but, let me assure you, I own these brushes in duplicate and triplicate. 

Real Techniques 

What beauty blogger worth their salt hasn't got at least one Real Techniques brush in there collection. I have them all and I am now lusting after the new Duo Fibre brushes. I love the Buffing Brush and the Expert Face Brush for applying foundation. The small heads ( probably not called heads) are perfect for when you taking your time to create a flawless base. 

Elf & Urban Decay

The Elf Powder Brush is the newest member of the crew. I love this brush, although its purpose is for powder, it works exceptionally well for liquid foundation, and its large enough to sweep over the face and get the job done in seconds. My Urban Decay Optical Blurring Brush is incredible for applying foundation. I use it in either a stipple or a buffing motion. You can read my full review HERE 

Royal & Langnickle & Sigma 

These are my ABSOLUTE favourite type of brush. The flat top kabuki. The Royal & Langnickle (what a name) I picked up at the Irish Beauty Show last march. I loved how soft and dense the Goat Hair brush is, and I'm only raging I didn't pick up more. Now everyone  knows the Sigma F80, I keep this brush for "good wear" which means it comes out when I'm going out somewhere nice and need a base that's perfect. These are both great for buffing and stippling and also great for applying mineral powder foundation. 

Do you use any of these brushes?

What is your favourite way to apply slap?

Marie Reynolds London Body Treatment Candle

When is a candle not a candle? When it's a candle AND skincare all in one. Say Whaaat? Yes, Marie Reynolds has brought Aromatherapy and Skincare together in the form of these beautifully scented candles. Arriving to your home in a gift box (this always excites me) the heavy glass candle holder is home do a delicious blend of Organic Soy Wax, Moroccan Argan Oil, and Shea Butter.

When lit the oils melt and and fill the room with your chosen scent, there are 6 to choose from, and the oils can then be used in all manner of ways. I have the Serenity Candle and its filled with Sandalwood, Geranium and Lavender Essential Oils. I have been lighting mine while soaking in a warm bath and by the time I'm finished I have enough oil to use for an all over body oil, and if your in the mood can be quite a good message oil, I have also been rubing the oil into the very tips of my hair before drying to prevent frizzy ends (Marie Reynolds has a Lush Locks hair treatment candle in the range too) I have also  been using the candle as a cuticle and lip balm, just by melting the wax between my fingers. Its a fantastic multitasking product.

You can pick up Marie Reynolds London Candles 3 sizes starting at €7.95 from the

 Beauty Emporium 

and Monart Destination Spa 

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Scrubbing Up with Bia Beauty

Bia Beauty is an all Natural Handmade Cosmetics company from our very own shores here in Ireland. Tracey, the owner of Bia Beauty believes in feeding the skin with ingredients that are kind to skin and sources ingredients from natural oils, fruits, herbs and spices. Recently I was sent two of the brands scrubs to try out, one for the body and the other a facial scrub. 

Orange & Grapefruit Facial Exfoliant & Cleanser €16.95

When I opened this little jar up at first I thought there was some mistake, the Orange cream inside did not look in anyway scrubby at all, but the Natural Jojoba Grains are along the lines of a microfoliant which scrubs the skin clean with teeny tiny particles. 

The scrub is an Exfoliator/Cleanser hybrid and contains Castor and Thistle oil to melt away grime and as you would expect this smells like citrussy heaven due to added Orange Blossom Water and Orange and Grapefruit Essential Oils. 

This left my skin feeling smooth and deeply cleansed, like I had been given a brand new layer of skin and I loved the invigorating aromatherapy experience whilst I was messaging my skin. 

Detox Body Scrub €19.95 

I go through quite a lot of body scrubs, I like to wax my legs and exfoliation is essential to prevent ingrown hairs, also the skin at the tops of my arms and legs is really dry and a good scrub and body lotion usually sorts me out. The Detox Body Scrub is a creamy blend of Castor and Sweet Almond Oil with added essential oils to detoxify and stimulate. The Apricot Kernel Grains slough off dead skin cells and make you feel brand new. 

I really enjoyed scrubbing up with Bia Beauty scrubs. 

You can check out the range and find your nearest 

stockist on the Bia Beauty website

www.biabeauty.com