A Tartan Tale

So on my little shopping trip on Saturday I decided to take a wander into Mac and see what the deal was with the new collection, A Tartan Tale. Being very scottish and very proud – how could I resist? This is what I ended up buying (the makeup justification excuses are wearing thin people…)

Cut a Caper Lipstick. So lovely! Really subtle and easy to wear. ‘Nuff said 🙂

Pearlglide intense liner in ‘Undercurrent’. Has to be my most favourite colour EVER. A really rich teal-esque green. Just been wearing it on my lower waterline for a little splash of colour on boring week day eyes.

A staple – Fluidline in Blacktrack. Having this new little pot made me realise how dried out and hard to use my last one was, ugh! I was determined to scrape the jar clean, but in some mad effort to get a bit of life back into it after I hadn’t used it for a while, I depotted it (which was a bad idea) The new one is so silky and smooth and easy to apply with my wobbly hands.

‘A Lady and Her Tricks’ Buff and Line Brush Collection.

L-R 187SE, 168SE, 252SE, 219SE and 209SE.

And translated from the Mac lady, that is basically a foundation brush, blusher brush, all over eyeshadow brush, blending brush and eyeliner brush. No idea what I’m going to use the tartan bag for, it even has a long strap! To suggest wearing out and about… hmm. Not too sure about that one. It is kinda cute though. But maybe just ‘hanging randomly in my bedroom’ kinda cute.

I know FOTD’s should be a bit closer up, but here is what I bought in the flesh!
(excuse the awkward pose – I am aware I look like I’m doing the chicken dance. And yes, the fringe is back with a vengance!)

The foundation brush really is better than a flat foundation brush I had before – I never used to believe people when they said ohh its better than using your fingers, airbrushed finish etc etc and could never achieve it with the flat brush. But this one is SO much better and made my foundation go really far!

The blusher brush is lovely, soft enough but firm enough if that makes sense and the slightly angled shape helps to blush up those little apples very effortlessly. I was super impressed.

I’ve been trying to master eye makeup for quite a while now, and I can’t believe this is me only finally giving in to ‘proper’ brushes – and actually using them for what they’re meant for! So hopefully practise will make perfect.

However, after giving my makeup drawers a wee spring clean on sunday I am now left with a couple of used, but still GOOD doublers. So I was thinking of selling:

Angled Models Own brush (perfect for gel eyeliner)
Mac 252SE (good for all over eyeshadow, base colour perhaps)
Mac 209SE (also an eyeliner brush)
Oh, and also a little mini bare minerals kabuki brush which I forgot to picture – sorry!

As you can see they are used but I have cleaned them up as nice as I could 🙂 still in perfect working order, so if you’d fancy trying out a few brushes on the cheap before you take the plunge and invest in a certain brand etc then this is your chance. I have ebay fee’s to pay soon which is all I’m wanting to cover so I’m thinking £5 inc p&p for the 4, if anyones interested? If you are, first come first served so leave a comment below with your email address!

So, now let me ask you a couple of questions.

How much, if at all, do you use/rely on makeup brushes and what brand?

What do you clean them with, and how often?

Cheers me dears, hope everyone is having an alright week so far ♥

Ayden x