Beauty Haul + First Impressions

This is a long overdue haul post...just blame school. Anyways, I went on a huge online shopping spree as well as a mall shopping spree and this is my haul. 

Some of these I have tried out, some I have not. 

Real Techniques Stippling Brush and Powder Brush

I love these brushes, the stippling brush is a good size. Sometimes I find that they are too big and don't do a great job at applying my BB cream, however the size of the Real Techniques one is perfect and gives a really good coverage. I find that the powder brush is a little too big, but does apply my powder well. 

These brushes are quite expensive from a NZD point of view, but are relatively affordable in GBP. I bought these from Feel Unique. (www.feelunique.com) 

Stippling Brush £10.99

Powder Brush £10.99

Real Techniques Concealer Brush

I have yet to try this one out, but I really like the shape of the brush and I'm excited to try it out. 

£7.99

Real Techniques Blush Brush

I haven't tried this out either, but it looks so beautiful and I think the shape of the brush will apply blush nicely. 

£9.99

Real Techniques Starter Set for eyes

I haven't tried these yet, but they all look like they will do their jobs well, and like the other brushes they have a nice feel to them. They also come with a case to keep them in which I think is a really good idea. 

£20.99

e.l.f Baked Blush in Peachy Cheeky

I haven't tried this out yet, but I have swatched it and it is gorgeous, it is like a blush and a highlighter in one and it had a gorgeous subtle pink glow with this beautiful shimmer to it, so I already love it. 

$3.00 

e.l.f Eyebrow Treat & Tame in ash

The ash side has a macara brush/wand, but I've found that the formula is odd and it's kind of gluggy and doesn't easily work the brows into shape. For me, this resulted in my brows looking super dark. The clear formula is somewhat thick, and it has a brush type applicator and it is used to apply the tame part of the formula, which I don't know how it works really. I would have preferred if both sides had a mascara brush/wand. Overall I'm not overly thrilled with this product and I wouldn't recommend it.

$3.00

Rimmel Glam Eyes liquid eyeliner in Black

I really like this eyeliner, it's very black and doesn't lose its colour when applied. It applies easily and doesn't pull at my eyelid, and the brush is fairly fine, but strong. I would recommend this eyeliner, maybe not if you're a pro at using liquid liners but it's a good drugstore one. 

£5.29

L'Oreal Paris Miss Manga mascara in All Black

I bought this out of curiosity, the wand look interesting and I wanted to see if it made a difference. First attempt using this mascara, I thought I was alright, but since then I've used it a few more times and I love this mascara. You don't have to zig zag the wand when you apply it because the bristles on the wand are in such a way that it's done for you, and it really gives my lashes volume and length. I would highly recommend this mascara. 

I'm not entirely sure of the price but it's somewhere between $20-30. 

L'Oreal Paris Infallible eyeshadow in Hourglass Beige

I love this colour, it looks a bit dull here, but it is beautiful. It's a warm toned sandy gold and has a really pretty shimmer to it. I've found that patting it onto my eyelids works better than gently brushing it on, it just gives a nicer finish I think. It's not super pigmented but it doesn't need loads of product to get a good finish. I would recommend this eyeshadow range. 

$21.99

The concealer brush, blush brush, starter set and both e.l.f products were bought from www.iherb.com and the L'Oreal products were bought from Life Pharmacy.