Real Techniques Expert Face Brush & Blush Brush

Real Techniques Blush Brush is a bit controversial because some review suggested that it isn‘t actually suited for blush and that it works better with bronzer or powder, yadda yadda yadda…My lovelies, I expected some big ass brush to enter my door, something of humongous and disproportionate measures – pretty much useless to start with. But no, this brush has actually exceeded my expectations. Sure, it does go a bit up in the height department but it‘s cleverly tapered shape is the shizz. The way it works is that, due to the tapered shape, the tip of the brush picks up most of the blush pigment but the pigment also climbs onto the tapered sides. So when you do apply the blush with this Blush Brush, you do focus the color on the apples of the cheeks but the rest of the cheek isn‘t left bare at all. A slight softer pigment gets buffed into the skin around the center of application and the blush looks perfectly even. What makes this brush special is that, even if you do apply too much on one place – simply buff everything together in circular motions and you get that soft effect on the skin. You can literally make blush look so believable that if you pick a natural and skin tone hugging shade, you might just appear naturally flushed. Of course, you can build the pigmentation up. This Blush Brush is easy to clean, it dries fast and it doesn‘t shed. And yes, it is true that you can use it with every single powder-like product, whether it is a bronzer or a powder. This brush is nice just like that. It costs only $8.99 at iHerb and you can use my promo code: ZMW209.

Real Techniques Blush Brush je propracen uz zdravu dozu kontroverzi, cisto da nam drzi paznju svo ovo vrijeme. Neke recenzije su sugerisale kako ovaj kist nije bas najpogodniji za rumenila (sto mu je ocigledno namjena) vec da ga je bolje koristiti sa bronzerima, puderima i ostalim praskastim proizvodima. Bla bla bla…Ja sam ocekivala da ce mi se pred vratima pojaviti neka ogromna cetka, ne kist, vec nesto zastrasujuce i neproporcionalno – nesto beskorisno. Ali ne, ovaj kist je premasio i najludja ocekivanja koja sam imala. Da, malo je veci po kriteriju visine nego sto smo navikle no kupasti, pomalo zasiljen oblik je fenomenalan. Zbog tog specificnog oblika, ovaj kist funkcionise tako sto ce vecinu pigmenta pokupiti svojim blago zasiljenim vrhom. Ali i njegove strane koje se suzavaju uspjesno pokupe pigment rumenila. Zato kada nanosite rumenilo ovim kistom, najintenzivniji pigment ce biti nanesen na vrh jagodica (tamo gdje zelimo da je boja najvise koncentrisana) ali poenta je sto ostatak obraza nece biti ostavljen bez boje. Blago meksi nanosi pigmenta se kruznim pokretima blendaju i utiskuju u okolnu kozu stoga rumenilo izgleda ravnomjerno naneseno – do savrsenstva. Ono po cemu je ovaj kist poseban jeste to sto, sve i da nanesete previse rumenila na jedno mjesto – ako pocnete sve skupa blendati u kruzim pokretima, dobiti cete mekani efekat na kozi (nema ostrih prelaza). Svakako da mozete pigmentaciju nadograditi u slucaju da to zelite. Ovaj kist je izuzetno lako odrzavati i prati, brzo se susi nakon pranja i ne pusta dlacice. Kosta samo cca 12,80KM na iHerbu s time da mozete iskoristiti moj kod pri prvoj kupovini: ZMW209.

Real Techniques Expert Face Brush was a bit odd to me at first, I must admit. I am so used to applying foundation with my fingers that I always forget to use my brushes. I am also always in a hurry and brush application does take more time than fingers do. At least in my case it does. I have been using my Blush brush for a while when I just started to use the Expert Face Brush. I was loving the Buffing brush from the Core Collection but, even though You Tubers were raving about it all over the globe, I felt like something was missing. I prefer to apply a dot of foundation and then buff it right into the skin, concentration on one part of my face at a time. Dispersing as much of foundation all over isn‘t my top priority. I want a solid, reliable brush which will leave me assured that after I‘ve finished my left cheek, well that cheek needs to look damn fine for me to be satisfied with its performance. Shiny and even and au natural. I got served, let me tell you that. This relatively short brush (it is smaller than the Buffing Brush) is rather packed with synthetic bristles, giving it a bit of a stiff feel. Which is awesome since you really can concentrate all your willpower and foundation on one place at a time. It is domed and it is very soft and pleasant on the skin. It is the perfect brush for liquid and cream products. The best. Period. Buffing Brush cannot even handle the heat Expert face Brush brings to the game. It is that good. No streaks whatsoever, everything gets blended to perfection and face does look connected to the neck when you use it – even if the foundation shade is a bit off. It even kicks the coverage of a product a notch up. My Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum looks absolutely like a serious medium coverage foundation whilst when I use it with my hands I get a decent lighter coverage. Amazing stuff, easy to clean and take care off. It does require a bit longer drying time since it is more dense but it is perfection. It is my go to foundation brush from now on. I also paid $8.99 at iHerb for this brush.

Moram priznati da mi je Real Techniques Expert Face Brush bio malo neobican na pocetku. Toliko sam navikla nanositi podlogu prstima da naprosto zaboravim koristiti sve kistove koje imam za tu namjenu. I uvijek se u zurbi sminkam tako da zbog te iste navike, nanosenje cistim prstima mi oduzima manje vremena od nanosenja kistovima. Kist za rumenilo sam koristila vec jedan duzi period kada sam tek organizovala beauty rutinu kako bih uklopila vrijeme koristenja ovog kista. Prije njega sam relativno redovito koristila Buffing Brush iz Core Collection seta no iako su Buffing Brush mnoge You Tuberice srcano hvalile, kao da mi je nesto nedostajalo dok bih ga koristila. Nesto mi nije u potpunosti odgovaralo. Ono sto ga volim kod kista za podlogu jeste da, cim je nanesem na zeljeni dio lica, sva moja paznja i blendanje budu fokusirani na taj odredjeni dio. Volim raditi dio po dio a ne cijelo lice namazati iz jednog nanosa, ako razumijete sto zelim reci. Rasprsiti sto sire i sto vise podloge preko lica u sto kracem periodu mi nije prioritet kod upotrebe kista. Ono sto ja zelim jeste solidan, pouzdan kist nakon cije upotrebe na npr. lijevom obrazu cu znati da je taj dio lica savrseno ujednacen podlogom i bez potrebe da prstima popravljam stvari. Vjerujte mi na rijec da je ovaj kist sve to i ucinio za mene. Ovaj relativno kratak kist (manji je od Buffing Brush-a) je dosta gusto zbijenih sinteticnih vlakana te je i relativno cvrst, pomalo krut. Sto je izvrsna stvar kada se zelite koncentrisati da njim na najbolji nacin naneste podlogu preko odredjenog dijela koze. Kupolastog je oblika i jako je njezan. Mislim da je ovo idealan kist za koristiti sa tecnim i kremastim proizvodima. Zaista mislim da je za potrebe i preference slicnim mojima daleko bolji od Buffing kista. Toliko je dobar. Nema fleka po licu, nema linija nakon poteza vlakana preko koze, sve se savrseno blenda i lice zaista djeluje kao da je povezano sa vratom – nisu razlicitih nijansi, cak i kada puder nije najslicniji tonu koze. Primijetila sam da poboljsa i prekrivanje. Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum mi obicno daje lagano prekrivanje ako ga nanosim prstima dok sa Expert Face Brush dobijem cvrsto srednje prekrivanje. Takodjer ga je lako odrzavati i cistiti. Jedino sto je potreban koji sat vise da se u potpunosti osusi zbog gustine vlakana. Ovo je od sada moj omiljeni kist za podloge. I njega sam platila 12,80KM na iHerb-u te ga toplo preporucujem.