Review: laura mercier fan powder brush

Hey guys long time no see!

I've just been really busy with college life phew!
Anyway, i have a review for you guys on my new fave at the moment, its the laura mercier fan powder brush.

This is the new brush that came out at the start of the year along with the invisible loose setting powder. Its a soft duo fibre brush.
now i dont know about you guys but i absolutely loathe fan brushes, to me they are flimsy and frankly have no use right? wrong! this brush knocks all the fan brushes out! It's amazing! 

I've been using it for a few weeks now and it works fantastic with loose powder. It picks up just the right amount of product and distributes its evenly around the face. it make the powder virtually invisible and give a great flawless finish! 

But that's not all it works for, it makes a fabulous highlighter brush. i always give highligter a miss because i just thought its a bit of a hassle and an extra step i dont need, oh how wrong i was! ever since i have been using this brush for my dior amber diamond highlighter (love!) i have been getting tons of compliments on how my face is glowing.

Another positive is that you can use it for blush too! the possibilities are endless! As i said it picks up just the right amount of product, so it's great for building up the colour little by little. 

Oh what can i say! its a dream come true! this brush costs £24.50 and is available from John lewis in the UK.

check it out guys, this one's a keeper!

Stay happy and healthy!

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REVIEW: natural collection loose powder

I have always used pressed powder to set foundation and keep shine at bay but a couple of months ago I had the urge to try a loose powder. So of I trotted to boots to try there loose powder. I had heard good thing about it and decided to give it a try and since it was cheap as chips (say £1.99) it didn't matter too much if i hated it.

I hurried home to ry it and i'm chuffed to say i LOVE it!

The loose powder comes in 2 shades neutral translucent and warm translucent, either way they are both translucent! I got it in neutral since my boots didn't have warm.

It comes in a traditional pot and has a sifter. 


The product is a sandy colour but applie totally transparent. it keeps the shine away and the foundation in place.

Its really finely milled so it doesnt leave that powdery look on the skin, it sinks in completely!

lightly tapped on with a powder brush...

blended in with the same brush....

So there you can see how amazing this little baby is!

ATM I dont really have anything bad to say about it
A definate good value for money and a keeper!


what are you favourite loose powders?


stay happy and healthy!

REVIEW: sleek face contour kit

we all wish that we had those angelina jolie cheek bones but unfortunately we weren't blessed with them! so the next best thing to that is contouring.

The sleek contour kit contains a pressed powder to accentuate those cheekbones and a highlight powder to bring out the best features. I have it in the shade light.

But that's not all it can be used for. They double up as great eyeshadows, the darker can be used in the crese and the lighter one as a highlight.

It is a tad bit dark to be a shade light, but if you are pale you can pull it off with using a super light hand. It also comes in 2 other shades a medium and a dark shade.

The powder is very smooth and easy to blend, the highlight can look a little bit grainy but when applied its not at all like that. here they are swatched....

so as you can see it is slightly dark but i am not complaining (well ok just a bit)

moving on to the packaging...

it comes in a great little box and the actual contour kit packaging looks very 'sleek' (cheesy i know)

It also has a decent size mirror!

But THE best part for me was that sleek had included an instruction leaflet! with pictures! not many brands show you how to actually use the product. so for beginners or dummies like me this is a great bonus!

 This product can be purchased from superdrug and www.sleekmakeup.com at the price of £5.99

Overall view: as you can see there's hardly anyhting negative I have to say, its a great product and good value for money, I would definately recommed it!

have any of you tried this? what do you think about it?

Take care guys! xxx

PLEASE NOTE: I am not affiliated with this company in any way and this was purchsed with my own money all reviews are my true honest opinion.