makeup by anne bismonte

makeup by anne bismonte

Monday, November 28, 2011

Sigma Pro Eyes Kit Brushes Review

SIGMA =)
Sigma's Packaging and Sigma's Pro Brush Brochure
Sigma Pro Eyes Kit Brushes
Hey everyone! So as I promised before I’m going to have a depth review for my Sigma Pro Eyes Kit Brushes.  The kit contains 7 professional quality brushes for the eyes. Perfect to apply, shade, blend, and dust the eye with color and texture.

I really love having a lot of make up brushes to use because I’m too lazy to wash them everyday or every other day since I’m using makeup almost every time I go out, It’s kinda frustrating when you can’t use your brushes because they’re not clean!

I was thinking about buying individual brushes because what I really wanted to purchase is the E20 which is the Short Shader brush and the E50 which is the Large Fluff brush. Those brushes are not included in the eyes kit so I’m still thinking if I’m going to purchase them.

I love the fact the it has it’s brush name in addition to it’s brush code number. If you’re a beginner, the brush name tells you what the brush is for. I prefer to go by brush name than brush code numbers. Those number  doesn’t make any sense for me not unless you know the MAC’s brush numbering system.

So the brushes in this kit are the following: 
E55 EYE SHADING BRUSH

E55 EYE SHADING BRUSH
Eye Shading - E55 - Soft and dense with a rounded finish. Can be used to apply pressed or loose eye shadows and pigments. Ideal to build intense color on the eyelid. Natural bristles.

E70 MEDIUM ANGLED SHADING BRUSH

E70 MEDIUM ANGLED SHADING BRUSH
Medium Angled Shading - E70 - Angled, tapered, flat top. Ideal to apply highlight shades underneath the eyebrow and on the inner corners. It can also be used for a precise application of darker shades on the crease area. Natural bristles.

E60 LARGE SHADER BRUSH

E60 LARGE SHADER BRUSH
Large Shader - E60 - Flat shape is ideal for application of cream formulas and eye shadow primers. It also works great with loose eye shadows or pigments. Can be used to apply color all over the lid or precisely on the lash line. Natural bristles.


E40 TAPERED BLENDING BRUSH

E40 TAPERED BLENDING BRUSH
Tapered Blending - E40 - Rounded and tapered top. Specially designed to apply and blend color on the crease. Natural bristles.

E30 PENCIL BRUSH

E30 PENCIL BRUSH
Pencil - E30 - Precise application of color on the crease, outer corner, and upper and lower lash line. Also ideal to smudge out pencil liner. Natural bristles.

E65 SMALL ANGLE BRUSH

E65 SMALL ANGLE BRUSH
Small Angle - E65 - Essential for the application of gel or cream eyeliner on the upper and lower lash line. This brush is also excellent for filling out the eyebrows. Synthetic bristles.


E05 EYELINER BRUSH

E05 EYELINER BRUSH

Eye Liner - E05 - An extra-fine tipped synthetic fiber brush that delivers a precise, firm, even stroke to line the eyes.

I really love the brushes. Love the price (though a bit pricey compare to other local brushes that we have but again it is really worth it investing in good brushes) Love the quality of each brush. I received my kit  3 weeks ago and I’ve done few different looks with them and I  noticed a really huge difference in the  way my makeup looked with these brushes. They are really amazing! The bristles of the brushes are super duper soft, I didn’t get any shedding when I washed them for the first time. You’ll definitely get amazing quality brushes for the price.

I also  love my free gift! It’s their best seller brush, it's the travel size E25 Blending brush. YAY! Thanks Sigma!
A FREE GIFT FOR ME! YAY!
E25 BLENDING BRUSH

So there you have it girls. Till my next review. ;)

XoXo,
♥Anne

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Late post: MINI NOVEMBER HAUL!!

Hi gorgeous! Yes I’m back! Well I guess, you would want to congratulate me because I just gave birth last November 9, 2011. And guess what it’s a cute little boy. I’m so happy that it’s a successful Cesarean Section delivery.  I will definitely make a blog about that awesome yet scary experience. So watch out for that.

Well anyways, I know I’ve been a MIA in blogging this past few weeks so here I am with my super late post and it’s a Haul that I received last two weeks. I hope you like it! 




Some stuff are purchased online and some are from my Sister plus I have free samples from purovel and Ellana Mineral Cosmetics. If you want to have some of their samples CLICK HERE. Just fill up the form and pay for the shipping fee, it only costs Php 50.00 and you will have sample packs of their mineral blush ons, foundations, translucent powders, concealers according to your skin tone plus Ellana Mineral Cosmetics brochure. It will just take 3-4 days before you receive your package. 



Johnson's Baby Shampoo,  Vaseline Cocoa Butter Deep Conditioning Lotion and Garnier  Brightening Eye Roll On
I like to use this baby shampoo in cleaning my makeup brushes about once every week It leaves them super soft and clean, and takes out all of the product which is great. I also love the smell of this shampoo. I'm currently using the vaseline cocoa butter deep conditioning lotion for my "stretches" due of pregnancy. Well I can say it works pretty well because it reduce the appearance of my stretch marks and I love the sweet cocoa butter smell! Since I'm officially a mom today and I have to stay up late playing and feeding my newly born son, I'm prone to have dark circles under my eyes so I'm using Garnier Light Brightening Eye roll on.


Ellana Mineral Cosmetics sample packs and Purovel 
 These are the products I received from Ellana Mineral Cosmetics and Purovel Spa. They included sample packs of REVIVE concealer (color corrector peach), CINNAMON perfect blend foundation (warm/olive), ALMOND COFFEE CREAM (cool beige with sheer finish), ALMOND LATTE foundation (cool/medium light) and  FLIRTATION blush on (bright strawberry pink blush) plus a free brochure. 


Missha M Perfect Cover BB Cream in #23 and Missha Fruits Mix Sheet Mask  in Berry Juice
Korea's Top BB Cream brand. It's now available in the Philippines! I've purchased the 50ml bottle in #23 and I believe they've come up with new shades #27 and #31. You can check MISSHA PHILIPPINES for other available products. I've also tried Super Plus BB cream Skin79 Hot Pink but a lot of people say Missha M has great coverage compare to Super Plus. Missha M has great raved reviews and so I give it a try. I will make a separate blog to give this product a depth review.  
SIGMA BEAUTY Professional Eye Kit brushes
YEY! New set of brushes for me! Still waiting for my synthetic kit and face kit from SIGMA. Again, I will do a separate blog for this lovely brushes!


So what else would you want me to give a review? Comment down below and don't forget to subscribe. Well there you go girls, I will make a separate blog to have a dept review for the Missha M perfect Cover BB cream and my Sigma Pro Eye Kit brushes. Hope you like my haul! Till next.


Oh, say hi first to my baby boy Daniele. =) Isn't he the cutest?


I LOVE HIM SO MUCH!

XoXo,

♥Anne

Tuesday, November 01, 2011

REVIEW: Charm Luxe Flat Top Kabuki Brush!

I have  this brush a couple of months ago and I’ve decided to give it a review since I’m using it everyday. After reading all the rave reviews about CHARM BRUSHES, I’m looking for a flat top brush that time, CHARM LUXE FLAT TOP KABUKI BRUSH caught my attention. 


The Packaging
BEAUTY and MINERALS PRODUCT CLAIM:

As mineral foundation demands to buff, buff, and buff, create that flawless face with the perfect buffing mineral foundation/powder brush, the Charm Luxe Flat Top Brush!
Created with densely packed synthetic bristles, The Charm Luxe Flat Top Brush ensures you a wonderful time in front of your vanity mirror as you enjoy the silky softness of the Charm Luxe Flat Top Brush, and see flawless results with it! Ultra soft, but firm bristles work their way into perfection! 
The Charm Luxe Flat Top Brush is great for applying loose mineral foundation, or pressed foundation, to ensure even, buildable, flawless coverage on the face!”



Perfectly dense flat top brush! Perfect in applying foundations.
CHARM cute logo and PINK brush handle 
As you noticed, the quality of the hair is super duper soft and perfectly dense. The synthetic bristles are closely- packed that makes your foundation or even your  mineral powder buffs into your face and it blends evenly. It also gives the airbrush finish. What I really love about this brush,  it was extremely versatile you can actually  use it with your cream foundations, liquid foundations, mineral powders, BB creams, cream blush on and even applying face primers.




WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS BRUSH:
                -available in Phil (check out beautyandminerals.com)
                -well priced! (very affordable it only cost P600.00, $14 USD)
                -super dense (perfect in applying cream or any liquid foundation)
                -very handy and easy to hold
                -the hairs of the brush are extremely soft and does not shed at all
                -PINK!! And it is soooooooooo cute!



WHAT I DON'T LIKE:
                -NOTHING AT ALL! Seriously! I love this brush so much and I use it everyday. :)



So if you’re on a budget and you’re looking for a great flat top brush that is actually comparable or has the same quality with the Sigma F80 kabuki brush, well hunnie this brush is what you are looking for. Check out beautyandminerals.com to purchase this brush.

Till my next review!



XoXo,
♥Anne