macgalhk
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Hey y'all =) I'm pretty new here but I'd like to share with you my growing collection of makeup! Hope you enjoy =D\
My face brushes (from left):
BB concealer brush - I use it with BB's corrector and creamy concealer kit for concealing my undereye circles. It's tapered and fits the undereye area perfectly! Thumbs up.
BB powder brush - I use this to set my liquid fdt with Chacott Finishing powder. It has a tapered end which makes it easy to go around the nose areas and undereye areas. It is a good brush but I'm sure you can get something of similar quality at a lower price. So girls, if you have extra money that you don't know where to spend, go get this. If not, I would try something else.
Shu Uemura blush brush - I don't really like this because it's a little too small. It came in a set. Sometimes I use my travel blush brush (which I forgot to take a picture of...)
MAC 168 - This is new! I got it ytd. I'm gonna try to do some contouring with this and see how it works.
MAC 187 - This is new too! I've been using the 190 for a few months now and sometimes I find the application to be a bit "thick". This is why I got the 187 stippling brush to see if it works better.
MAC 190 - It does provide more coverage than using fingers. Also, it keeps your fingers clean and uses less pdt to finish the face. I would recommend this if you want your fdt to give more coverage. When I got my 190, I was thinking of getting the 187 or the 190. I tried the 187 on my hand and it took longer to blend everything together because it took only a little bit of pdt each time. Plus, the 187 was more expensive, so I ended up with the 190. Anyhow, sometimes the application with the 190 is a bit streaky, so I got the 187 too =P
MAC Kabuki brush (182?) - I got this because I needed a powder brush for travelling. Bringing the BB powder brush with me took too much space. This kabuki is soo amazingly soft!!!! I'm still lookin for a container to store this.
My MAC eye shadow brushes (from left):
MAC 217 - I got this as a birthday present! I absolutely love it! It's a blending brush and it fits into the crease perfectly. You can also use it as an all over e/s brush. If I was only getting one e/s brush from MAC, this is the one.
MAC 219 - This is a new brush I got ytd. I'm planing to use this pencil brush for my lower lash line, to create a really smoky look. The bristles are stiff, so the colouration should be good.
MAC 224 - This is my favourite e/s brush. It blends everything together. No more harsh lines from now on! It's perfect when you're working with dark e/s because they can be a nightmare to blend. But with this brush, it's gonna be a miracle.
MAC 209SE - It got this from a brush set. Sometimes I use it to wing out my eyeliner, but I don't use it often because I'm too lazy to grab another brush to do the wing. The quality of this brush is comparable to the full-sized one.
MAC 212SE - I got this from a brush set too. The quality is comparable to the full-sized one. Sometimes I use this to tightline my eyes.
MAC 217SE - This is BS, I have to say. I knew it before I even bought this because when I saw it at the MAC counter, I noticed that the bristles were pointing out. I didn't have my full-sized 217 at the time, but I knew this was gonna go to the trash someday. It's still here because it's still new.....but I hardly ever use it.
MAC 252SE - This can be used with paintpots and other liquid pdts. It is a bit too stiff, so I don't use it too often.
MAC 275SE - This is my favourite brush from the brush set. The bristles are really soft. the angle is perfect for highlighting your brow bone and the bridge of your nose. I use this every day. LOVE IT!
My non-MAC eye shadow brushes (from left):
The Body Shop e/s brush - It says it's an eye shadow brush, but I think it's a concealer brush. Anyway, I use it to set my creamy e/s almost every day, when I'm wearing a super natural look.
The Body Shop e/s brush - I don't really know what this e/s brush should be used for. The bristles are too long. Sometimes I use this to smudge my eye liner.
The Body Shop angled brush - I use this to line my eyes with powder e/s. It's big and it saves time! I used to do my brows with this, but it's a little bit too big and I stopped using this for my brows after I get the BB Eye Definer brush.
BB Eye Definer brush - I LOVE this! I use this every day to do my brows. It's stiff, packs on colours, GO GET IT!
BB Ultra-fine eye liner brush - I use this for my long-wear gel eye liner. I think the MAC 266 would be a better alternative for gel liners because this one is too small and difficult to control. Sometimes the line is wiggly and you have to spend more time to make it thicker and straighten it out.
Shu Uemura eye liner/ lip brush - I got this from a brush set. I don't use this for my lips because I've already got another lip brush. I use this for smudging my kohl pencil liners and also for my lower lash line.
Shu Uemura e/e brush - I got this from a brush set too. This is one of my favourite brushes! Also a reason why I didn't get MAC's famous 239 brush. I think the Shu Uemura one is good for me already. It packs on a lot of colours, the bristles are soft. I don't know if there is a full size for this, but there should be. Go get one.
Shu Uemura concealer brush - I got this from a brush set too. As I already have my BB concealer brush, I don't use this for concealing. Instead, I use it for creamy e/s. It works for me, but now a must-have.
My only lip brush. I don't use it a lot because I don't normally work with dark lip colours. It takes double the time to put on l/s, l/g with a brush than off the tube. It is a good brush though.
From left:
Giorgio Armani e/s in #4 (black)
GA Matt Silk Fdt in #5
GA Luminous Silk Fdt in #5
From left:
Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow and Liner in Pre Nup and Marry Up
Benefit l/s in Party Crasher, I Do I Do and Bouquet Dive
1st row: NARS Cream Shadow *2
2nd row: NARS eye liner
3rd row: NARS eye brightener
Majolica Majorca family:
single e/s * 10 , blush * 2, palette, mascara * 3 and mascara primer
1st row from left:
LUNASOL palette
LUNASOL pressed powder
Estee Lauder Quad
2nd row:
LUNASOL l/g
From left:
Laura Mercier primer
LM Fdt
LM Secret Camouflage
LM Quad in Wild Violet
LM primer (deluxe sample)
1st Row from left:
Revlon l/g, l/s, lipglide, slimshine, liquid eye liner, brow pencil, eye liner and 2-way cake
2nd Row from left:
Revlon Colorstay quad, LE blush
From left:
Bourjois l/g
Bourjois eye liner * 4
Bourjois Fdt * 3
Miscellaneous:
Octard Concealer *2
Shiseido PN cream shadow
Kose Visee brow gel
The Body Shop e/l * 2
Rimmel Fdt
Mac MSF Dual Backup
Guerlain Loose Powder
Miscellaneous:
Anna Sui Mascara (Deluxe Sample)
Mabelline XXL
Naris Up mascara & primer
Koji e/l * 4
Koji brow pencil (super fine)
Shiseido Dramatic Lash primer * 2 (should be 3, I forgot to put one of them in)
Koji brow pencil * 2
Kate e/s palette * 2
Miscellaneous:
Testimo e/s
Haba e/s *2
Kate brow powder (it broke cuz there's not much left)
Privacy Lavender Colour Base
Shiseido Aqua Label base
Lancome l/g
Koji Brow Gel
Rimmel Magnif'eyes
Another Maybelline XXL
Maybelline mascara
Brow Gel (brand forgotten)
TIFFA Silver and Clear liquid liner
Lash jewels (brand forgotten)
Talika lash extensions
T-zone base (brand forgotten)
Becca cheek/lip stain (watermelon)
1st row from left:
Sofina Very Very Pore Clear Perfect Mousse * 2
Sofina Raycious Smooth Coat Base * 2
Sofina Raycious Face Trick Duo * 3
SofinaBrow and Line Designing
Sofina l/s
Sofina lip base
Sofina Raycious Creamy Fdt
Sofina Raycious Colour Magic (green)
Sofina Aube Lip concealer and liner duo
Sofina Loose Powder
Miscellaneous:
DUO lash glue
Integrate Brow Powder
False Lashes Clip
Eye Lash Curler ( Shu Uemura and The Body Shop)
Falsies
More falsies and Anna Sui mirror (thanks to my dear frd!) and some French Manicure Guides and Nail Decorations
Integrate Nail Polishes, Random Top Coat, L'oreal Nail Polishes
Revlon Nail Polishes
Princess Happy Nail Polishes
Maybelline Nail Polishes
Everyday Minerals
1st row from left:
YSL quad
YSL eye liner
YSL Fdt (Deluxe sample)
YSL mirror/keychain
Kose Esprique Precious Quad
2nd row:
YSL mascara
MAC!!!!!!
l/s * 4 (Fafi Utterly Frivolous, VG VI, 3N, Vivacious, Neo Sci-fi Pleasureseeker)
l/g * 8 (Neo Sci-fi Grapefruit,Neo Sci-fi Soft and Slow, Dresscamp Fab, 07 Holiday Collections)
Slimshines in Voile, Think Tan and Intimidate
st Row:
MAC Authentics Face Palette
MAC Smoke Signals Quad * 2
2nd Row:
MAC MSF Duo in Medium Dark and Dark (plus a back up not in this pic)
MAC Mineralized Blush in Love Joy and Dainty
3rd Row:
MAC Heatherette Beauty Powder in Smooth Harmony
MAC Mineralized Blush in Pleasantry
MAC Sheer Tone Shimmer Blush in X-Rocks
MAC Pigment Samples
1st Row :
Bobbi Brown Chocolate e/s and l/g palette * 2 ( I love this so much that I got a back up)
BB Blush in Powder Pink
BB e/s in Mahogany
BB l/g in Mauve
BB Creamy Concealer Kit
BB Corrector
2 Row:
BB quad * 2
BB 2-way cake
BB Long Wear Gel Eye Liner in Chocolate Shimmer Ink and Espresso
BB Raspberry Palette
BB Long Wear Cream Shadow in Galaxy
My face brushes (from left):
BB concealer brush - I use it with BB's corrector and creamy concealer kit for concealing my undereye circles. It's tapered and fits the undereye area perfectly! Thumbs up.
BB powder brush - I use this to set my liquid fdt with Chacott Finishing powder. It has a tapered end which makes it easy to go around the nose areas and undereye areas. It is a good brush but I'm sure you can get something of similar quality at a lower price. So girls, if you have extra money that you don't know where to spend, go get this. If not, I would try something else.
Shu Uemura blush brush - I don't really like this because it's a little too small. It came in a set. Sometimes I use my travel blush brush (which I forgot to take a picture of...)
MAC 168 - This is new! I got it ytd. I'm gonna try to do some contouring with this and see how it works.
MAC 187 - This is new too! I've been using the 190 for a few months now and sometimes I find the application to be a bit "thick". This is why I got the 187 stippling brush to see if it works better.
MAC 190 - It does provide more coverage than using fingers. Also, it keeps your fingers clean and uses less pdt to finish the face. I would recommend this if you want your fdt to give more coverage. When I got my 190, I was thinking of getting the 187 or the 190. I tried the 187 on my hand and it took longer to blend everything together because it took only a little bit of pdt each time. Plus, the 187 was more expensive, so I ended up with the 190. Anyhow, sometimes the application with the 190 is a bit streaky, so I got the 187 too =P
MAC Kabuki brush (182?) - I got this because I needed a powder brush for travelling. Bringing the BB powder brush with me took too much space. This kabuki is soo amazingly soft!!!! I'm still lookin for a container to store this.
My MAC eye shadow brushes (from left):
MAC 217 - I got this as a birthday present! I absolutely love it! It's a blending brush and it fits into the crease perfectly. You can also use it as an all over e/s brush. If I was only getting one e/s brush from MAC, this is the one.
MAC 219 - This is a new brush I got ytd. I'm planing to use this pencil brush for my lower lash line, to create a really smoky look. The bristles are stiff, so the colouration should be good.
MAC 224 - This is my favourite e/s brush. It blends everything together. No more harsh lines from now on! It's perfect when you're working with dark e/s because they can be a nightmare to blend. But with this brush, it's gonna be a miracle.
MAC 209SE - It got this from a brush set. Sometimes I use it to wing out my eyeliner, but I don't use it often because I'm too lazy to grab another brush to do the wing. The quality of this brush is comparable to the full-sized one.
MAC 212SE - I got this from a brush set too. The quality is comparable to the full-sized one. Sometimes I use this to tightline my eyes.
MAC 217SE - This is BS, I have to say. I knew it before I even bought this because when I saw it at the MAC counter, I noticed that the bristles were pointing out. I didn't have my full-sized 217 at the time, but I knew this was gonna go to the trash someday. It's still here because it's still new.....but I hardly ever use it.
MAC 252SE - This can be used with paintpots and other liquid pdts. It is a bit too stiff, so I don't use it too often.
MAC 275SE - This is my favourite brush from the brush set. The bristles are really soft. the angle is perfect for highlighting your brow bone and the bridge of your nose. I use this every day. LOVE IT!
My non-MAC eye shadow brushes (from left):
The Body Shop e/s brush - It says it's an eye shadow brush, but I think it's a concealer brush. Anyway, I use it to set my creamy e/s almost every day, when I'm wearing a super natural look.
The Body Shop e/s brush - I don't really know what this e/s brush should be used for. The bristles are too long. Sometimes I use this to smudge my eye liner.
The Body Shop angled brush - I use this to line my eyes with powder e/s. It's big and it saves time! I used to do my brows with this, but it's a little bit too big and I stopped using this for my brows after I get the BB Eye Definer brush.
BB Eye Definer brush - I LOVE this! I use this every day to do my brows. It's stiff, packs on colours, GO GET IT!
BB Ultra-fine eye liner brush - I use this for my long-wear gel eye liner. I think the MAC 266 would be a better alternative for gel liners because this one is too small and difficult to control. Sometimes the line is wiggly and you have to spend more time to make it thicker and straighten it out.
Shu Uemura eye liner/ lip brush - I got this from a brush set. I don't use this for my lips because I've already got another lip brush. I use this for smudging my kohl pencil liners and also for my lower lash line.
Shu Uemura e/e brush - I got this from a brush set too. This is one of my favourite brushes! Also a reason why I didn't get MAC's famous 239 brush. I think the Shu Uemura one is good for me already. It packs on a lot of colours, the bristles are soft. I don't know if there is a full size for this, but there should be. Go get one.
Shu Uemura concealer brush - I got this from a brush set too. As I already have my BB concealer brush, I don't use this for concealing. Instead, I use it for creamy e/s. It works for me, but now a must-have.
My only lip brush. I don't use it a lot because I don't normally work with dark lip colours. It takes double the time to put on l/s, l/g with a brush than off the tube. It is a good brush though.
From left:
Giorgio Armani e/s in #4 (black)
GA Matt Silk Fdt in #5
GA Luminous Silk Fdt in #5
From left:
Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow and Liner in Pre Nup and Marry Up
Benefit l/s in Party Crasher, I Do I Do and Bouquet Dive
1st row: NARS Cream Shadow *2
2nd row: NARS eye liner
3rd row: NARS eye brightener
Majolica Majorca family:
single e/s * 10 , blush * 2, palette, mascara * 3 and mascara primer
1st row from left:
LUNASOL palette
LUNASOL pressed powder
Estee Lauder Quad
2nd row:
LUNASOL l/g
From left:
Laura Mercier primer
LM Fdt
LM Secret Camouflage
LM Quad in Wild Violet
LM primer (deluxe sample)
1st Row from left:
Revlon l/g, l/s, lipglide, slimshine, liquid eye liner, brow pencil, eye liner and 2-way cake
2nd Row from left:
Revlon Colorstay quad, LE blush
From left:
Bourjois l/g
Bourjois eye liner * 4
Bourjois Fdt * 3
Miscellaneous:
Octard Concealer *2
Shiseido PN cream shadow
Kose Visee brow gel
The Body Shop e/l * 2
Rimmel Fdt
Mac MSF Dual Backup
Guerlain Loose Powder
Miscellaneous:
Anna Sui Mascara (Deluxe Sample)
Mabelline XXL
Naris Up mascara & primer
Koji e/l * 4
Koji brow pencil (super fine)
Shiseido Dramatic Lash primer * 2 (should be 3, I forgot to put one of them in)
Koji brow pencil * 2
Kate e/s palette * 2
Miscellaneous:
Testimo e/s
Haba e/s *2
Kate brow powder (it broke cuz there's not much left)
Privacy Lavender Colour Base
Shiseido Aqua Label base
Lancome l/g
Koji Brow Gel
Rimmel Magnif'eyes
Another Maybelline XXL
Maybelline mascara
Brow Gel (brand forgotten)
TIFFA Silver and Clear liquid liner
Lash jewels (brand forgotten)
Talika lash extensions
T-zone base (brand forgotten)
Becca cheek/lip stain (watermelon)
1st row from left:
Sofina Very Very Pore Clear Perfect Mousse * 2
Sofina Raycious Smooth Coat Base * 2
Sofina Raycious Face Trick Duo * 3
SofinaBrow and Line Designing
Sofina l/s
Sofina lip base
Sofina Raycious Creamy Fdt
Sofina Raycious Colour Magic (green)
Sofina Aube Lip concealer and liner duo
Sofina Loose Powder
DUO lash glue
Integrate Brow Powder
False Lashes Clip
Eye Lash Curler ( Shu Uemura and The Body Shop)
Falsies
More falsies and Anna Sui mirror (thanks to my dear frd!) and some French Manicure Guides and Nail Decorations
Integrate Nail Polishes, Random Top Coat, L'oreal Nail Polishes
Revlon Nail Polishes
Princess Happy Nail Polishes
Maybelline Nail Polishes
Everyday Minerals
1st row from left:
YSL quad
YSL eye liner
YSL Fdt (Deluxe sample)
YSL mirror/keychain
Kose Esprique Precious Quad
2nd row:
YSL mascara
MAC!!!!!!
l/s * 4 (Fafi Utterly Frivolous, VG VI, 3N, Vivacious, Neo Sci-fi Pleasureseeker)
l/g * 8 (Neo Sci-fi Grapefruit,Neo Sci-fi Soft and Slow, Dresscamp Fab, 07 Holiday Collections)
Slimshines in Voile, Think Tan and Intimidate
st Row:
MAC Authentics Face Palette
MAC Smoke Signals Quad * 2
2nd Row:
MAC MSF Duo in Medium Dark and Dark (plus a back up not in this pic)
MAC Mineralized Blush in Love Joy and Dainty
3rd Row:
MAC Heatherette Beauty Powder in Smooth Harmony
MAC Mineralized Blush in Pleasantry
MAC Sheer Tone Shimmer Blush in X-Rocks
MAC Pigment Samples
1st Row :
Bobbi Brown Chocolate e/s and l/g palette * 2 ( I love this so much that I got a back up)
BB Blush in Powder Pink
BB e/s in Mahogany
BB l/g in Mauve
BB Creamy Concealer Kit
BB Corrector
2 Row:
BB quad * 2
BB 2-way cake
BB Long Wear Gel Eye Liner in Chocolate Shimmer Ink and Espresso
BB Raspberry Palette
BB Long Wear Cream Shadow in Galaxy
