Too Faced Shadow Brushes Essential 3 Piece Set

Well hello hello,  2 days till Christmas, who's excited? I honestly can't wait but a little sad at the same time because Christmas will be over in 2 days... Sigh... but wait, there's New Year after that, ok I'm all better now. LOL... Anyways I got this little set from beautybay.com and I'm so glad. It has not only the cutest packaging ever but the brushes themselves are made with such good quality materials. 

New Makeup New Look 

New Makeup New Look 

It comes with 3 eye brushes, an instruction on how to use them which is very helpful, and this little pink metal case that is just adorable and great for travel. 

All 3 brushes are made with luxury teddy bear hair which means cruelty free, yes!!! They are all synthetic bristles which in my opinion is great for picking up pigments and can be used with both powder and cream products. 

My favourite brush in this set has to be the lid/smoker brush which is very unusual of me because I normally prefer soft fluffy blender/crease brushes, but this one is so perfect for my eyes. I use it on my outer V and it is the perfect size and distribute the right amount of eyeshadow. Love it! It is soft but quite dense at the same time. I find this brush is rather good for applying cream eyeshadows. 

(Left to right: crease/blender brush, lid/smoker brush and liner/smudger brush)

I also really like the little liner/smudger brush which is great for smudging eyeliner around my upper lash lines as well as applying eyeshadow on my lower lash lines. It's very comparable to the Accent Brush by Real Techniques but this one is a little softer. 

(Real Techniques Accent brush)

The last brush is in this set is the crease/blender brush, and this one is just so soft I can't even explain it. I love how it feels on my eyes, how it blends out my eyeshadow seamlessly and it is surprisingly good for blending out my under eye concealer. A great multi-purpose brush. 

(Left: Sephora Rounded Crease brush; Right: Real Technique Duo Fiber eye brush)

It is very similar to my Sephora Rounded Crease brush but taller and slimmer, and almost identical to the Real Techniques Duo Fiber eye brush in terms of the shape, but this Too Faced one is much softer and not with due fiber bristles. 

I love this little set and I will definitely bring it on holiday because it is so small and slim but still can fit in many more than just 3 eye brushes. Thumbs up for that!

There you have it, and hopefully this review is helpful. Thank you for reading and I'll see you all on boxing day with another review! Don't forget to follow my blog as well as Instagram and Twitter @eflicciardello. 

Merry Christmas! xoxo

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My Thoughts on Too Faced Better Than

Hello lovlies, happy Tuesday! Can't believe it'll be Christmas in less than 2 weeks and honestly I can't wait... I know that a lot of you plan to wear false lashes for Christmas parties or New Year's eve party but if you are not into falsies and wanna look for a good mascara that will give you a natural look then you might wanna keep reading on today's post. 

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I've got 2 here to show you today, and one is a hit and the other one I don't recommend at all. Let's start with the hit, shall we?!

Meet Tarte Gifted Amazonian Clay Smart Mascara. I got this in a kit a while back from Sephora and I've been really enjoying it. It is the kind of mascara I would go for on a no-makeup makeup day. 

(2 coats on top and 1 thin coat on my bottom lashes)

It separates, coats my lashes really well, gives me a little volume and lengthens, never look clumpy no matter how many coats I put on. I love the small to medium sized brush head because it really just gets in the corner of my eyes and coats every single lash that I didn't know I had. It is easy to take off as well and I really like the bamboo looking packaging. 

The reason why I say it is a no-makeup makeup kinda mascara is because it looks very natural, even with 3 coats on. It doesn't give a dramatic look so it's very school and office appropriate. It would be nice to wear on Christmas day lunch with the family I think. 

It is not my HG mascara, nothing will ever replace my L' Oreal False Lash Architect Waterproof mascara, but it is a pretty good one nevertheless. Like I said it is a natural looking mascara and I always wear this during the day time or when I don't wanna go through the "cleansing hassle" in the evening as it is so easy to take off with just Bioderma. 

Now let's move on to the Too Faced Better Than Sex mascara. Not only the name is pretty "tacky" but also it might be the worst mascara I have ever tried. I had high hope for this one because everybody talks about it and saying how good it is but my lashes just don't agree with it. It doesn't do anything that it claims to, and the rather large curvy brush is just way too big. I'm so grateful that Sephora does point perks with this one because I wouldn't be happy if I paid for the full size. It's not worth the money in my opinion. 

I think this mascara is for someone who has big eyes and big lashes to start with, and it'll just really enhance them but for girls like me with small eyes and short straight lashes this just don't cut it. 

With this mascara, it doesn't matter how many coats I put on, it just looks like I have nothing on, I don't know what's with it, maybe I just got a bad one, but it did nothing, literally! I wouldn't recommend this mascara but feel free to try if you are curious, it might work for you. I have pretty hard and straight lashes so not a lot of mascaras work for me but if you already have nice curvy lashes then I think this could work. 

Have you tried them yet? What are your thoughts? 

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