Real Techniques; Nic's Picks

Real Techniques; Nic's Picks

Earlier this year Nicola Haste, one half of the Pixiwoo sisters, annouced she would be joining her sister, Sam Chapman on board the Real techniques brand to develop and design brushes. I immediately knew they would release a limited edition Nic's pick set, just like Sam had previously, just scroll through my instagram timeline for the comment I posted on youtube when the news was announced. A few months down the line and here it is; Nic's Picks Brush Set that includes 3 exclusive brushes in the 5 piece set.

Real Techniques; Nic's Picks duo-fibre face brush

The brushes include a duo-fiber face brush, which was also included in the limited edition duo fibre set, except with a silver handle. The duo fibres mean the brush picks up just the right amount of product, so if you're heavy handed this is perfect for powder application.

Real Techniques; Nic's Picks Cheek Brush

The cheek brush is one of the exclusive designs, this is my favourite in the set and I may purchase another, just to have 2 of this brush. I have used this to buff in foundation and apply bronzer, it's super soft, densely packed, but small enough to fit in cheek contours.

Real Techniques; Nic's Picks Angled Shadow Brush

Another exclusive brush is the angled shadow brush, it's a loosely packed angled brush thats great for blending out crease colours in your eye makeup looks. 

Real Techniques; Nic's Picks Base Shadow Brush

Theres also a base shadow brush, which also comes in the starter set, which I also have. It's perfect for laying down a base colour on your eyes, but I have also used the tip of the brush to apply and blend out crease colours.

Real Techniques; Nic's Picks Eyeliner Brush

The last but not the least is another exclusive, an eyeliner brush, it's a very small, firm, angled tapered brush, thats great for eyeliner, but even better for brows.

I love all my real techniques brushes and this is no different. I purchased mine over a month ago from Beautyexpert.co.uk, it costs £29.99, but I had a 20% off code. It's limited edition so I'd be quick if you're interested.

Have you picked up this set yet? What's your favourite brush in the set?

Thanks for visiting the blog today.

Alex

Real Techniques Limited Edition Duo Fibre collection!!!

So Samantha Chapman of the Pixiwoo sisters fame released her brush line, I'm sure you've heard of them by now, they have been gaining ground among beauty lovers alike. I have quite a few of the brushes myself, but not being a massive fan of duo fibre brushes I hesistated a while prior to purchasing the newest limited edtion release. However I'll be the first to confess I can be a bit heavy handed with make-up application, after watching a few videos, I decided to pick this up.

 

The face brush is great to use to set make-up, I have been using it with my EX1 cosmetics invisiwear compact powder and the hourglass ambient lighting powder, as the white fibres of the brush pick a small amount of product and the black fibres help blend it onto the face. 

 

The contour brush is great for contouring during the day, as it will prevent any harsh lines, which are less forgiving in harsh daylight. This can also be used to set foundation, if the face brush is too big for your liking or you like to precision powder in specific areas of your face.

The eye brush is great for applying a wash of colour over the lid or applying colour to the crease.

These are a great addition to my brush collection, for use with my day-to-day make-up application, to ensure everything is beautifully blended and you never end up with cake face!!!