Askmewhats Reviews: Beauty and Minerals Kabuki Brush

I've always love to use brushes in my make-up application, yes, even powder foundation! I have been using my super scratchy, shed-dy (if there's such term, I believe I invented this lol), kabuki brush (my first brush buy ever) It was so bad my hubby is using it to clean his keyboard! And funny thing is, he told me it sheds!

Anyways, I messaged my wonderful friend Sophie a.k.a. Beautynomist if she could recommend me a nice Kabuki brush that doesn't hate my face and doesn't leave crime evidence EVERYWHERE! If brush shedding is a crime, I'm already in prison by now! :P

Sophie, if you guys do not know, is also the wonderful seller from Beauty & Minerals
So I'm definitely asking the right person! She was kind enough to ask what my requirements are in a Kabuki brush meaning what type of coverage I would like to achieve, what products I will be using it for....etc... (that's customer service and I wasn't even a customer yet! lol)
Anyways, I finally said YES to the wonderfully soft Kabuki Brush she's talking about and I trust her so much because I didn't even know how it looks like. If you don't know, I love surprises, and I'm glad it was a surprise!

When it was delivered to me (with lovely MMU e/s freebie) I'm in LOVE!!! And I'm falling in love ...this time...to the right brush!

Beauty & Minerals Synthetic Kabuki Brush
*singing* You are so beautiful....to me....can't you see....

** Php700 approx $15.00
available at Beauty & Minerals Website

Beauty & Minerals Says ---

A very very soft kabuki - just because it's synthetic , also perfect for liquid foundations! A crowd favorite!

Askmewhats Says ---

Pros

• does NOT shed, even 1 hair (for the whole month I've been using this)
• no yucky smell
• very soft
• very handy
• doesn't go out of shape
• versatile

Cons

• Nada! Well, there's one, I think it's limited, she doesn't have a lot of stock of this!

Overall
I'm not sure if you guys have seen The Body Shop Mineral Make-up Collection, and they do have their Kabuki Brush as well, I would say this is the same "texture" and "feel" with the Body Shop one, but I believe this one is cheaper.

I have been using this everyday with my EDM foundation, or at times, with my P&J Powder Foundation and it all works well. I have wet my powder foundation with MAC Fix+ and applied foundation using this brush and it performs just as well!


Tips

• use a Kabuki Brush to apply your powder foundation or face powder rather than your sponges, it makes a huge difference and your make-up appears more natural!
• if you have slim face and wants to apply blush on the apple of your cheeks, you can use this brush and the color will show up more as the brush hairs are more compact
• after every powder foundation application, spray the brush with water/Mac Fix+/Mac Charged Water/Bench Mist/Evian Mist etc... and brush it gently on your face to lessen the "powdery" look

Will I repurchase?
YES! Definitely!


Have a great weekend people! It's my brother's birthday yesterday and we'll be going out tonight to eat out (though he's not in the country, nothing is going to stop us from celebrating!!!!) If you're reading this Nap, my dear brother and friend.....
HAPPY HAPPY Birthday!!!!

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Another Everyday Minerals Haul

I've had my first samples of EDM (Everyday Minerals) arrived last month as seen on the post here

To be honest, I cannot LOVE or HATE the EDM minerals because all the colors of their foundation are quite similar, meaning, I have been using all of the samples randomly each day and they all works well on my skin! Weird huh? Its good and bad at the same time. But I don't mind, I love the coverage and I love the way the foundation stayed on my skin.

I wanted the Flat Top Brush for the longest time since Digital Angel talks so fondly of them. I've seen Lurve bought 3 of them in one order too!!! So this brush should be wonderful right? Anyways, if you buy anything from EDM, you better get their samples anyways because it's free, all you have to do is pay for the shipping :)

I ordered October 1st and I got it roughly 2 weeks after or less!

And here's the package that I got!
I love it that EDM never fails to ship on time!

Here's how it looks like inside,
They pack it really nicely AND the good news is,
they changed their sample jars!!!
It's BIGGER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here's what I ordered ---

New Flat Top Brush ($10.00)
Free Sample Makeup Kit ($0.00)
Shipping and Handling Fee ($5.30)
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Coupon Discount (5%) less $0.50
Total : $14.80

Here's a side by side comparison on the first sample I got and the new jar they used! Of course the original sample jars are way cuter BUT the bigger jars have more products inside, it's not that hard to choose right?

I've always thought the Flat Top Brush is big!
Here's how big it is on my hand!
(and sad to say, my hands are small)



Comparison against MAC 187



The lovely samples!
Buff - Fair Neutral Intensive
Golden Fair Intensive
Golden Fawn Intensive
Lavender Color Corrector
Corner Office Blush



Swatches for you!

It all came out like it looks wrong right?
But if I rub it a bit you'll get my point :)



It does blend into the skin and I think the closest color would be Golden Fawn. Golden Fair would be ok too! Fair Neutral looks too light on my skin



I've had the Mint Color Corrector (for redness)
And this time, I ordered the Lavender Color Corrector (for sallowness)
Together with Corner Office Blush

I wasn't happy with my first blush sample order which is Matte called Weekend Getaway. Weekend Getaway just disappears and won't stay on my skin. So I ordered a different finish called Sheen, sheen has satin iridescence and it looks so pretty on swatch. I hope it works as nicely on my face!

Can't wait to use my MMU foundation with my New flat top brush!
What do you think about the foundation colors?
Which one would work for me?
Golden Fair? Golden Fawn?

Askmewhats Makeover: Attending a Debut Birthday Party Look

Grace, my dear sister-in-law, got her own make-up artist! MOI! lol
She's 18, she's young, she's got a lot of parties going around her! This time, she will be attending her friend's 18th birthday party and she wanted me to do her make-up.

I wanted something simple and natural because it isn't her debut party! LOL Simplicity is the key on this makeover and of course, clear healthy skin!

Here's Grace's before photo
Yes, I asked her to smile this time! :P

Here's Grace After!

I didn't touch her brows because she's not used to plucking or shaving, I left it that way and just created a bit of arch and filled in the rest!

Products Used ---

Face

• Paul & Joe Cream Foundation
• Paul & Joe Powder Foundation No. 3
• Revlon Powder Blush in Wine with Everything

Eyes

• UDPP
• Paul & Joe eyebrow pencil no. 2
• MAC Coquette - to fill in the brows
• 78pcs e/s palette in Silver
• MAC Carbon
• Stila Smudgepots in Black
• Paul & Joe Curly Mascara in Black
• Kate Gradical Eyes - white sparkles

Lips

• NYX Sky Pink
• Nivea Care Gloss Shine
  

Body

• Revlon Bare It All in Pink a Boo - applied on her collarbone, arms and back
  

I've done her make-up too during her College Acquaintance party and a lot of you would like to see her outfit. I've finally got her photo! LOL Sorry It wasn't clear as she's using a camera phone. She won an award that night and I can't help it but be proud of her!

Want to check out her previous FOTD?
Smile and click
"Grace's Acquaintance Party Look"!

Have a great day everyone!
Stay healthy! Stay Fab!
Muwah :x

The Reason Why I'm Abnormal LOL

For the past 3 days, whatever posts you've been seeing here are scheduled post! Boy, I'm glad I'm always ready with my posts. As I said last weekend, I was sick and can you believe I was sick from Saturday til Today??? I didn't go to work yesterday and today (Which just proves I'm super sick coz the nerd in me would always go to work no matter what the situation is)

My hubby's fever gone down (thank goodness) and thanks to my wonderful readers who were asking how we were!

Well me, I'm not 100% well but I'm getting better compared to the past couple of days. I just can't believe people could get THAT SICK! I was able to read a few blogs a couple of minutes to keep me SANE lol so thanks girls for the wonderful entries! And my fever's been going UP DOWN like there's no tomorrow! And the worst part was having colds and it all got stuck inside? And you've been coughing like crazy but it is a dry cough? Ohhhh so much information right? LOL sorry about that...but anyways...

Let me show you just how much medicine I am taking....and trust me, there's even more than what's on the photo! :(

I am back to normal blogging!
I will be back to normal blog reading...
As this is not only a stress reliever for me
But this keeps me SANE! LOL
I hate staying at home and I hate sleeping the whole day!
Thanks for caring!