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Sigma Dry N Shape Tower - Full Set

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Packaging: Both kits are packaged the same. There is a short and wide box with a flip out lid. Inside is 3 levels of a base with elastic loops, 2 connectors and two smaller sized bases with pink U shaped snaps. The snaps have various sizes to hold different brush widths. This is easily disassembled for easy and compact storage. Usage: Two towers hold up to 92 brushes when side-by-side.   Two towers hold up to 68 brushes when combined. The pink  snaps securely holds each brush handle in place and don't remove any paint from the brush handle. The elastic bands are very tight and small so I had a little trouble initially getting brush handles through but with a few uses this isn't an issue. However they have great pressure on the bristles to re-shape them upside down while quickly and efficiently removing water from every bristle. After 8 hours, my brushes come out like new; dry and reshaped as originally intended. Face...

Urban Decay Naked3 Palette

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Packaging: Rose gold rectangle metal tin with a hard shut closure. The top has a rippled effect with gold 'Naked' text. It is thin-isa in width. Inside is a skinny mirror on the reverse side if the lid with a flat shadow brush. The initial packaging comes with a travel sized Primer Potion. Smell: None. Colour: Strange - light cream with a matte finish Dust - icy pink with silver shimmer, sheer pigmentation with a shimmer finish Burnout - light dusty pink with a silver shimmer finish Limit - dusty pink with a matte finish Buzz - midtone mauve with cool undertones and a shimmer finish Trick - light peach with warm undertones and a gold shimmer finish Nooner - medium pinky brown with a matte finish Liar - metallic medium mauve with a warm shimmer finish Factory - medium brown with pink undertones with a satin finish Mugshot - metallic taupe with a pink/warm shimmer finish Darkside - deep taupe mauve with a satin finish Blackheart - deep black brow...

Real Techniques 6 Miracle Sponges

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Packaging: Thick & large clear plastic box with sponge details on the backside. These sponges are latex free and are suggested to be replaced every 1-3 months. Formula/ Texture: These sponges are so very soft and bouncy. They are best used wet with powder, creams and liquids. Ringed under water, they do expand quite big. I've have no issues washing or drying them as they return to their original shape easily with do dye leaking. At this point I've had no breaking off of the sponge either which is nice. The sponges included are; Miracle Complexion Sponge This is a palm sized oval sponge. One end is pointed for precise application and blending and a flat, angled end for larger areas. Use: precise application & blending of small & large areas. Easy to hold and bounces well onto the face. You can feel slight density in the sponge. Miracle Mini Eraser Sponge x3 *new* This is a small purple oval with one pointed end and a flat angle on the ot...

Real Techniques Cleaning Tray

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Packaging: Thick large clear plastic box with instructions on the backside and 2 sample satchels of their brush cleansing gel. The tray is silicon, pink with tall edges and a trap on the underside/back for your hand to slip through. Inside the tray features small different sized and shaped notches. It's very lightweight and flexible but durable material that's ergonomically designed to fit your hand. Smell/Taste: None. Colour: Pink. Doesn't affect the performance in any way. Formula/ Texture: This is so easy to use. You brush cleanser of choice can be applied to the tray or brush and you'll still get the same result. The different notches work well to shape the brush differently as it glides over them so they can be cleaned effectively. They're spaced enough apart that the brush hairs can go through/round them too. This is my first experience with any sort of brush cleaning tool. The box advertises that brushes are washed 55% more ef...

GlamGlow Gravitymud Firming Mask

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Packaging: Heavy, palm sized smooth round metal jar with a plastic screw on lid. The jar has a purple and silver colour scheme. The lid features a silver star to match the silver embellishments. There is a product stopper that lifts out which can be either thrown away or kept. It feels considerably heavy and wide with not a lot of packaging wastage when you see how much product it holds. This could have something to do with keeping the natural ingredients/ acids fresh. It comes in this diamond shaped p cardboard box. The lid is a flap that lifts up, revealing the jar in a cradle from the cardboard, covered by another 'Hello Sexy' flap. I thought this was a unique way to present the jar and it was nice to have my sexiness reaffirmed! This is a little larger jar size then the white supermud treatment mask. A small application brush is included. Smell/Taste: Marshmallows. Colour: Pearlescent silver and dries to a metallic silver. Formula/ Texture:...

Real Techniques Check + Lip Brush Set

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Packaging: Thick & large clear plastic box with brush details on the backside. Each brush is duo fibre with a hot pink matte ferrule that extends into the brush handle. The bottom of each brush is a short rubberised material with a flat base that allows the brush to stand up on it's own. The specific name for each brush is printed near the rubberised end. Formula/ Texture: These bristles are so very soft, pick up colour well and have no issues washing or drying them as they return to their original shape easily. At this point I've had no shedding either which is nice. The brushes included are; Cheek Brush This is a densely packed round brush. Use: cheekbones, precise powder application. Exclusive to this set. Contour Brush This is a densely packed angled, domed brush. Use: controlled contouring & sculpting. Lip Brush This is a flat, first sort pointed brush. Use: added definition on the lips. I love these brushes and how well they are ...