BDellium Make Up Brushes

A little while ago I discovered a makeup brush brand that I fell in love with : ) Yes, I know.. I fall in love ALOT when it comes to beauty products but these really were a great find!

BDellium tools make synthetic vegan brushes that are 100% cruelty free and they pride themselves on that.

I originally came across BDellium on twitter and after reading up on them I decided to buy one of their brushes to see what I thought. They have so many to choose from! But at the time I wanted to try a new foundation brush, so I purchased the 953 duo fiber brush from their Maestro Series. I've been racking my brain to try and remember where I bought it from, but I honestly can't remember! I just did a google search at the time and found a UK stockist. It cost around £11.

953 Duo Fiber brush

I've used this a lot since I bought it and I absolutely love it. It gives a lovely finish when applying liquid foundation but I've recently been using it to apply my Chanel Soleil tan (cream bronzer) and I've also used it with cream blush and it's just perfect! It blends so easily and creates a really professional finish : )

I decided to purchase more brushes as I was so pleased with the 953 and I wanted to try something from their Green Bamboo Series... For the simple reason they looked so cute! I haven't got any green brushes so why not try something a bit different?
I decided on the 955 Finishing brush (for foundation) and the 957 Precision Cheek Kabuki brush from CutECOsmetics. They arrived super quickly (yay to CutECOsmetics!) and I can't describe how soft these brushes are, they're such great quality and the fact that they're cruelty free makes them an even better buy.
I'd totally recommend having a browse on the CutECOsmetics website, they only sell eco-friendly, cruelty free products and they have sooooo many goodies to choose from : )

BDellium Green Bamboo 955 Finishing

Brush £10.95 CutECOsmetics

                         BDellium Green Bamboo 957 Precision Cheek
                              Kabuki brush £12.95 CutECOsmetics

Green Bamboo Brush Descriptions

"The Finishing Brush creates the perfect light finish whilst being suitable for blending both face powders or water-based foundations."

I've been using this to apply my foundation and it does an excellent job. It creates a light, airbrushed effect and I'll definately be alternating this with my favourite foundation tool - the beauty blender : )

"The Precision Cheek brush has an extra soft and dense flat bristled head for a professional blushing effect. Ideal for application with liquid, cream or various powder products."

I've only used this one with powder blush and it blends beautifully. It's so soft but like the description says, dense so you can really blend in the product.

My BDellium collection is pretty small right now, but I fully intend to keep adding to it and branch out to some eye brushes as well! I should also mention that they're super easy to clean. I leave them to dry over night (they don't really need that long) and in the morning they're ready to use and are as soft as they were brand new.

I'd recommended this fantastic brand to anyone looking for great quality brushes but not wanting to pay MAC prices! These brushes are just as good.

What are your favourite brush brands? And is it important to you that your brushes are cruelty free?

Weekly Wishlist #1

I've decided to start a new weekly series of wishlists... On a daily basis I come across beauty products and gorgeous items of clothing that I add to my wishlist on my iphone or I just rip the photos out of magazines (yes I'm that girl...) and needless to say my ultimate wishlist is huge!

So I thought I'd share a weekly list of a few items that have made it to the top of my list.... Hopefully I'll get to own some of them : )

Topshop charcoal fluffy knit jumper £42

Revlon Photoready cream blush in Flushed £7.99

Philosophy Microdelivery exfoliating wash £22

OPI 'Don't talk Bach to me' £11

Nars pore refining primer £24 

Tag: How Much Is My Face Worth?

I've seen this tag everywhere in blogosphere and it looked like fun so I thought I'd give it a go :) 

For those that aren't familiar with it, it's about getting all your everyday makeup products together and adding up how much they're worth! I know alot of bloggers have been pretty surprised at the total and I have a feeling I will be too....

Mary Kay Oil Mattifying Primer £13.99
MAC Studio Fix Fluid in NW20 £20.50
Ebay Concealer Palette £2.72
MAC Mineralise Skin Finish In Medium Plus £21
Bodyshop Bronzer £13
Ebay Blush Palette £3.62
Benefit High Beam £18.50
Mary Kay Eyebrow Pencil in Blonde £9.99
Lancome Hypnose Mascara £21
Revlon Lip Butter in Strawberry Shortcake £7.99 

Total £132.31

Definately surprised! I thought it'd be less, although the MAC products are bound to bump the total up... thank goodness this isn't for evening makeup, with my Chanel Soleil bronzer and my Naked palette that'd add another £60 straight away!

As you can see though I use some budget products on a daily basis like the ebay concealer and blusher palettes (I'll do a seperate review on these as they really are amazing value for money). And I've included the full price for Lancome Hypnose whereas I'm actually only using a sample of this at the moment.

All I can say is, I'm glad this doesnt involve skincare as that would really make me cringe at the cost!