Review : Everyday Minerals Brushes

Here's my Everyday Mineral's Brushes that arrived last week (right side), while my old brushes on the left side for reference..

From Left :

Super Full Angled Brush
Flat top brush
Long Handled Kabuki
Foptic Brush

Description on EDM's Site:

EDM Angled (Super Full) Blush Brush - $8

"The Angled Blush Brush has plush silky bristles angled to flawlessly apply your blush or easily contour your face, and the 2.5” bamboo handle fits comfortably into your hand to give you optimal control."

Tip : I use this brush for bronzer to contour my cheekbones. The hair is firm but soft.

EDM Flat Top Brush - $10

"Unbelievably soft and incredibly dense, this flat top brush is the ultimate multi-tasker. From foundation to finishing powder, its plush and luxurious synthetic fibers provide the perfect coverage, resulting in a flawless finish every time."

Tip: I use this brush for powder foundation & mineral foundies for medium coverage. I really like this brush coz it cuts my prepping time in half.

EDM Long Handled Kabuki - $10

"Pamper your face with the luxuriously soft Long Handled Kabuki brush, while the densely packed synthetic bristles give you flawless coverage of your foundation, blush, and finishing powder. Vegan with eco-friendly 100% renewable bamboo handles!"

Tip: I plan to use this for Loose powders or higlighters for a sheer finish.

EDM Skunkless Foptic Brush - $10 (Discontinued)

"Your new bamboo "foptic" brush is perfect for blending application of all your EDM Minerals Face & base products. "Skunkless" means it is cruelty free! Made of super super super soft synthetic bristles!"

Tip: I think this is great for stippling liquid foundation. The hair is kinda long & flimsy but this can be fixed using an elastic band wrapped near the ferrule.

EDM'S Foptic vs. MAC 187 Dupe
See how long the hairs are?! =)

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My thoughts:

I really love them! EDM's brushes are uber soft.. so addicting! =P
Shed's 1-2 hairs on the first wash. No shedding on the 2nd wash.
Their brush hair doesn't have a weird smell coz its 100% Vegan, meaning No Animal Hair!
Their Brushes are made of Bamboo handles that's kinder to the planet (same with Ecotools).

I prefer Synthetic Hair coz:
> i read its best for sensitive skin. Animal hair can sometimes cause allergies.
> its much cheaper.
> no weird smell.
> cruelty free hair.

Next Brush review coming soon: Ecotools 5 pc Brush set
Bye for now ladies..

What's in my makeup kit..

This week, take a peek on what's inside my kikay kit . This is what I carry around inside my bag (changes from time to time depending on my mood)..

Tadaa... =)

For the brushes and blushes, I prefer a closed zipped plastic mini bag so that my brushes will be free from dust.. and for the lippies, a mesh wide open bag ( i don't know what to call this =P)
so that it will be easy for me to retouch and find my desired lippie.

I forgot to include my Maybelline powder foundation & Skinfood Lemon pressed powder =)

What's inside :

From left to right..

Ever bilena brush used as mineral concealer brush
Sembem eyeshadow brush ( so soft for a cheap brush! hehe)
Ellana Baby Buki (case not shown)
Everyday Minerals Super full Angled brush for blush & bronzers
Everyday Minerals Flat Top brush for powder foundation / powder

Counter clockwise:

Elianto Baked eyeshadow duo in Gold
MAC Blush in Dollymix
Ellana Mineral concealer in Awake ( really love this for my undereyes! )
E.L.F. Radiance Blush in Glow (now on my 3rd pan)
Elianto Baked Blush in #3 Natural purple (pink when applied w/ shimmers)

Left to right:

MAC Satin Lipstick in Mac Red
NYX Round Lipstick in Femme
Carmex Strawberry Lipbalm (love this stuff!)
MAC Lustreglass in Venetian ( i use this on top of any Red lippie)
NYX Megashine lipgloss in Beige (its actually baby pink.. hehe)
Maybelline Moisture Extreme Lipstick in Empire Rouge
NYX Round lipstick in Louisiana (the perfect pink for me)
Lancome Juicy Tubes in Peche

Bottom:
Lancome Juicy Tubes in Cherry Burst

How about you? What's inside your bag or kikay kit?
Xiao for now! =)

EDM, NYX and More..

Yey! After almost 2 months of waiting for my EDM order... At last they're here!!!
Just got them last wednesday..

I got the EDM Angled Blush Brush & FREE Samples

I included the EDM Flat Top (FT) brush for comparison

Samples from top to bottom:
Foundation - Soft Butter Peach (original glo)
Foundation - Winged Butter (matte)
Blush - Wake up call
Concealer - Bisque
Foundation - Fawn (intensive)

From L-R : Wake up call Blush, Bisque Concealer, Fawn, Soft Butter Peach and Winged Butter

Last swatch is Ellana's French Vanilla latte (my foundation shade) for reference

Mini Haul from Makeupmasala

Notice how neatly packed it is?! =) Thanks Toma!

She even included a voucher for a FREE Full sized mineral eyeshadow on my next purchase =)

Clockwise from Left:

NYX lipstick in Femme
NYX Concealer in a Jar in Beige & Medium
LA Colors Mystic Foundation in Nude & Warm Beige
LA Colors Trio Eyeshadow in PE409
LA Colors Dual Blush in Blushing Pink & Pink Mauve
LA Colors 5 Color Metallic Eyeshadow in Fabulous & Tea Time


My NYX Concealers

L-R: Light, Beige and Medium



Happy Easter Everyone!!!

My Makeup Haul..

From Toma of Makeup Mix Shop, I ordered NYX & L.A. Colors Cosmetics

NYX Concealer in a Jar in Beige & Medium

NYX round lipstick in Femme

L.A. Colors Mystic Foundation in Nude & Warm Beige

L.A. Colors 5 Color Metallic Eyeshadow

Fabulous

Tea Time

L.A. Colors Dual blush in Blushing Pink/Pink Mauve

L.A. Colors Trio Eyeshadow in PE409

snow white, lilac mist, royal violet

I only paid $21.50 plus free shipping( for orders $20 or more)! Yay!


From EVERYDAY MINERALS:

I already have their Flat top brush and fell in love with it,
that's why I decided to buy their other brushes..


EDM Skunless Foptic Brush $10 (c/o Chase, got it way cheaper!)

EDM Long Handled Kabuki $ 10 (c/o Chase)

EDM Angled (Super Full) Blush brush $ 10

EDM Free sample Makeup kit

includes 3 mineral foundation shades , a concealer & blush

I chose the ff samples:
> FOUNDATION : Soft butter peach(Original Glo)
> FOUNDATION : Golden-Fawn( Intensive)
> FOUNDATION: Golden-Winged butter (Matte)
> CONCEALER : Bisque Color Corrector
> BLUSH : Wake up Call

And last but not least, MAC Cosmetics from my friend Dona Yee in the US.
Thanks to her 40% discount card! I'm sooo happy!!!

I asked her to buy me the ff:

MAC blot powder in Medium
MAC lipglass in Pink Poodle
MAC Red lipstick
MAC lipglass in Lychee Luxe (i hope its available now!)

I'm so excited for my goodies to arrive! =)