H&M makeup brushes

I read in an Estonian beauty forum about H&M cheap makeup brushes and after buying some I have to agree with people, who found the brushes to be surprisingly decent. They are usually £1.99 or 1,95 eur a piece. 

I really like the chisel brush, crease brush is so-so. Liner end is a bit bendy but able to make a thin line. They are both more travel sized, drowning amongst others in my brush holder, seem to be made well and are pleasant to the touch. 

Chisel is fluffy, does not shed or stink, it's bristles grab my loose pigments perfectly. This is something Ecotools brushes suck at - applying loose mineral pigments with Ecotools stiff synthetic eyeshadow brush is not very comfortable. I have not tried the special 5 piece eye makeup brush set to compare. 

Soovitan H&M silmapintsleid, eriti seda üheotsalist - selle raha eest hea kvaliteet. 

And here's an EOTD with Coastal Sents's Paradise Rose Sky mica (sry about the lousy blending job, I also managed to get the eye liner all over the lower lids - it always smears so terribly - that's why I seldom use it):

This one is definitely for evening makeup, I was amazed how well red went with my blue eyes. Much better then pink that makes my eyes look terribly tired.

Apology

Dear readers,
I am sorry to be so silent in the recent weeks - I have been quite busy with my new "baby". Have plenty of pictures and stuff to tell but somehow I never seem to have the time to sit and write and crop the pics. I am looking forward to the upcoming 3-day weekend, hopefully then I can post most of the material. Thank you for bearing with me. :)

Pipa needs lots of attention, playing and walking and I'm happy to report losing 1,5 kg in the last 2 months ;)

Inspiration - The Emperor's Wife

I love this movie. It's one of the best (fantasy?) romance movies ever screened. Love the makeup on the heroine - red eyeshadow that goes subtly over the lines and becomes blush. Unfortunately I don't have the guts to try the same look :).
I might try one day... when I'm home alone.

And my favorite scene: when Sabah pretends to crown herself.
It was such a powerful, emotion laden scene!

I do apologize for the crappy quality of these pics - they we're all internet provided :S.

An old, low budget film... amazing.
IMDb

A mini grinder

I happened to read Lisa Lise's blog (warmly recommend) and she wrote about MMU tools... more specifically about DIYcosmetics store and this grinder:

looks like a small torchlight :)

Could not resist the temptation and am now a lucky owner of a small battery-charged hand grinder.

When I first attempted to make my own foundation I used my mum's old coffee grinder but that was much too big. This one seems  much more suitable for doing small batches of foundation, eyeshadow, blush - you name it. 

Uus mänguasi saabus üle-eelmisel nädalal - kahjuks pole veel leidnud aega mängimiseks :S. Lootused on suured - sõpsid küsivad mult matte põsepunasid aga kõik TKB punakad vilgusegud sädelevad/läigivad kui põrgulised. Oksiide aga käsitsi juba kokku ei sega...

Coastal Scents mica haul

I posted news of a CS sale recently - well, here are the goodies:

I think there's something wrong with me - I did not experience the usual excitement when ordering, receiving the parcel or even when swatching - it seemed so "same old, same old" to me.

Pigments look the same to me - now that I have Conservatorie, TKB and CS all lined up in my stash and ready to be compared. The excitement is gone. I miss that :s I think it's impossible for me to find something new and exciting from MMU wholesalers - it's time I'll really take initiative and start making more of my own mixtures.

I was so absent minded that I ordered Goldstone again - what was I thinking! I wanted to try Gemtone Topaz! The only color that made me go "hmmmm" was Satin Rouge, nice subtle warmish red tone, no sparkle and minimum sheen. I do not know what came over me - so many bronzes and beiges in this haul... I also have to add: the Paradise series micas contain cetyl dimethicone and I think this is also the reason why they're hydrophobic - do not mix with water.

CS Antique Gold is very dirty - it has lots of dark oxides in it and if used dry, there's a great chance the outcome will not look golden but just dirty dark. No love. Remings me of TKB's Verdigris Gold.

Sparkle Blue is exactly as name describes although the glitter  is not very prominent. When Metallic Pixie Purple is more of a blueish purple Orchid Shimmer falls more to the reddish spectrum but is not as red as TKB's Grape.

Hot Side Pink is baby pink with  blueish sheen.
Satin Bronze is a pleasant dark golden color, similar to Paradise Tropic Bronze.
Metallic Pearl Honey Tan is similar to Aruban Coral though the latter seems to have more coverage.
Australian Amber is less sparkly then the same pigment in TKB's selection, more satiny.
Paradise Sand is slightly more pinkish then Aruban Coral, lovely pinkish beige.
Camel is either Conservatorie's Gold Earth or TKB's Apricot, more thorough swatching will show later.
Dark red with a bit of old lady pink in it - that's Satin Rouge.
Paradise Rose Sky has plenty of metallic sheen. Must compare it to Conservatorie´s dark reds.
Ruby has less coverage and seems to be darkish sort of pinkish red. Lots of sheen.
Misterioso Bronze is another metallic beige, looks very much like Goldstone but the latter has more "gold" in it.
Paradise Breeze - copper red-orange. Like TKB's Copper Penny.

Here's an EOTD using Metallic Pearl Honey Tan and Australian Amber:

And a picture of stuff used:

Ma vist olen vilkudest väsimas - vedru on maha käinud... pole enam uusi ja huvitavaid kohanud. Ei jää muud üle kui ise suurema hoolega segama hakata.