Unsung Hero - Elf Blush Brush

I don’t often sing the praises of brushes, if they do their job I’m happy but I’ve found a gem and its super affordable and I need to tell the world.

The Elf Blush Brush is one of my go to brushes but awkwardly not for blush. The synthetic hairs are super soft plus are so easy to clean and apply powder products like a dream.

Because of the tapered point of the brush it applies powder precisely and I use it everyday for setting my under eye concealer. The point gets right in there and the powder is perfectly distributed so I don’t have to layer until it starts looking all cakey up in there.The shape of the brush is also perfect for contouring since you can get your product right under your cheekbones while the shorter fine sides of the brush help blend away the edges to avoid that awful sharp line. Add the fact that it is perfect for precision blush application and blending and I’ve run out of praises to sing.

I love this brush and frankly for the three things I use it for, I’m sort of hankering for three of them! And for $8 at Kmart or around the $3 mark on iHerb I wont be breaking the bank.

NYX haul

During a (not so recent) sale on NYX at Target I thought I’d treat myself to a few new products and pick up some gifts for a friends birthday.

For myself I picked up another NYX gloss in Dolly Pink, a super bright pink colour. I already have and love the cult classic Beige so thought I’d add one more to my collection. Even though I don’t mind it too much the scent of these is really strong and won’t be for everybody. I grabbed two of the NYX soft matte lip creams in Antwerp and Monte Carlo. I think ill do a full review on these after I’ve had more of a chance to play with them. Last thing I got for myself (I was so good!) was the NYX powder blush in Peaches I have already gotten so much use out of this baby and it is a winner! The perfect pop of perky pink (say that 5 times fast) Peaches is definitely a suits-everyone shade I would recommend. The colours of the blushes for some reason don't show 100% accurate in the photo (sorry guys!) so have a swatch if it doesn't look up your street and you might be surprised. A couple of the presents I picked up were the NYX Love in Paris Palette in Be our Guest Maurice for my violet loving friend and also the powder blush in Mocha which I thought would suit her olive skin tone.

So that’s it! I think I was pretty good; my only regret was not buying some Butter Glosses. I love the one I have so much but they didn’t have the shades I wanted in stock/ I was trying not to go too crazy and buy them all.

Are there any amazing NYX products I’m missing out on? I’m thinking about making a beautyjoint order as a treat for myself soonish (if I don’t get guilty and close the tab again!) so I’d love some recommendations!