Real Techniques Bold Metals Collection
February 10, 2015
I've got to admit, when it comes to makeup brushes I will always recommend the Real Techniques brushes with out fail. They are of really good quality, they are very affordable and have a huge variety of brushes for all different things. When I heard that about their new Bold Metals Collection, I just knew I had to get my hands on them and I thought i'd do a mini review/first impressions post all about them.
When I first heard about this collection I was really excited, as Real Techniques hadn't really added any new brushes to their main collection, other than limited edition sets so I was excited to see what they would do differently. Of course when I heard the price to go along with this new collection, even I questioned whether to pick them up or not but after hearing some rave reviews I picked up the two brushes I thought would benefit me the most.
As soon as I set eyes on the 301 Flat Contour Brush (£22) I knew that I needed to add this to my collection, as I don't have a brush anything like it in my collection and I knew i'd get a lot of use out of it. As the name suggests this brush is best used for contouring, as the brush shape allows you to really get into the hollows of your cheeks to give a defined and precise contour. So far I love this brush and had replaced all previous brushes that i've used for contouring, if you were to get one brush from this collection, this is the one to get!
I also picked up the 100 Arched Powder Brush (£25) as I preferred the look of this compared to the Tapered Blush Brush as it's slightly bigger and I thought it would work great for both blush, powder and contour if needed. I've been using this brush for blush mainly and so far i'm enjoying it but I do find it's a little big but the shape of the brush makes applying blush really easy. I wouldn't say this brush is overly needed if you already own a fair few blush brushes but it is lovely to have, especially as it's gold.
I love these brushes mainly for how luxurious they look and I love the rose gold brushes especially, I LOVE rose gold at the moment! I also like that they are weighted compared to the brushes in their main collection as it just adds to the luxuriousness of them. I really do want to try out the other brushes within the collection, but my bank account won't allow it for a few more months just yet.
Have you picked up any of the brushes from this collection?
25 comments
they look gorgeous, love the colours as well ! i really want to get that flat contour brush, it sounds amazing x
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Haha these are the exact two that I want! I'm dying to try the contour one. I think they also look super nice!
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These are the most gorgeous brushes!
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Love the look of the contour brush! x
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I've got the Tapered Blush Brush and you're right, it is a tad too small for blush but I've found it's great for highlighter. These two brushes are next on my list (when I can afford more!) so I'm glad you gave them a good review!
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I love the contour brush too, makes contouring so easy! (:
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I love the look of the contouring one, the shape looks great!
ReplyDeleteMaddy, xo // UNSTITCHEDD
These are so pretty and so luxe looking, however I'm worried the bristles would get stained.
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I've picked up the smaller brush and I love it - I actually use it for contouring and it's brilliant! x
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These brushes are so pretty and the contour brush looks really good. x
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I saw the contour brush today in boots and i resisted buying it because of the price, although i want it sooo bad!
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I really love the look of these brushes! They are stunning! I think the one I definitely need is the flat contour brush. I know it will be a while before these go on offer but I'm going to try and wait til they are a little bit cheaper.
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The flat contour brush looks so useful! I may see if I can save up my boots points and treat myself to one :)
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Nice brushes, it makes someone really pretty :)
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These brushes look amazing and so soft. It isn't very often that a brush LOOKS soft. Can't wait to get my hands on these. :)
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I really want to try the Contour Brush, it looks amazing. I'm going to save up and eventually buy it hopefully as every review I've read says its brilliant.
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the brushes looks gorgeous. I love the packing
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The Flat Contour is probably the only one you'd need, if you were to only splash out on one i'd recommend that one! xx
ReplyDeleteYeah, although it was expected I think but if you were to only buy one i'd say the contour brush is the one to get! xx
ReplyDeleteAww thanks, glad you enjoyed the review! xx
ReplyDeleteProbably the only one you'd need out of all of them, the other you can get just as good from their main line of brushes xx
ReplyDeleteOoh well done, I didn't resist xx
ReplyDeleteI doubt they'd be on offer anytime soon, but lets hope that they do at some point xx
ReplyDeleteIt's probably the one brush from the line i'd say you need, the others are just nice to have xx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful brushes <3
ReplyDeleteThank you for all of your lovely comments. I do read every single one and I appreciate all of the amazing feedback from you lovely people! I will try to reply, but you can also tweet me @stylesplurging for a quicker response :) x