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Makeup Edit | Tarte Magic Wand Brush Set - Make Believe In Yourself Collection

Hey Hey Beauties!

*I have been loving this phrase alot and I love it, so ignore*

So this is my third post of the Makeup Edit series in 3 months, am I doing good?

Answer: NO!

Well who cares about their NO-More-Makeup-Splurge policy when Tarte comes out with golden-unicorn-horn wand brush set with colorful bristles, no one right?

OK! So I saw these babies at Tarte Instagram and instantly I was in love, I knew I had to have these.

After checking with my favorite online store and few others I came to know that Tarte doesnt deliver to Saudi and most of the time they refund after a month. I left all the hope to get these beauties and told my BFF that it will be ok if I dont get these.

As she was the first one I told that I need these and she has to buy these with me to justify my purchase, she knew how badly I wanted these. So she ordered it for me and for herself.




The brushes were around 180SAR and limited to one per order, she placed two separate orders using two different cards. And during this the Tarte did a major laucnh inviting all the Middle Eastern influencers to Maldives so we got a free shipping code from Ascia.

Our order arrived like in 32 days. We had to do alot of follow up as on Tarte website it was delivered through DHL and  when we tried contacting we got to know its with the local Saudi post. But anyhow after alot of following up we got our orders and we were asked to come and pick from Saudi post offices which is ok as far as we get the parcels and they are not returned.

Now the brush set includes 5 brushes including 3 face brush and 2 eye brushes. The bristles are beautiful and soft. The brush set felt like a fairy tale and makeup combined.

• Magenta Contour Brush
• Pink Powder Brush
• Green Eyeshadow Blending Brush
• Blue Shading Brush
• Purple Liquid Foundation Brush

Makeup Tools | The Body Shop 100% Vegan Brushes

The only neglected thing in my makeup and beauty routine are good tools. I have a few basic ones and I always stick to them. I don't have a big collection of brushes or makeup application tools because I am too lazy to wash hence multi task.

For years I have loved Beauty Blender and my Real Technique brushes. But with the time and improved skills I always felt short with brushes and was planning on adding some more.

So early 2017, I received TBS brushes as a PR sample on their new launch.

*What an amazing event it was*

Now, TBS being a cruelty free, vegan all natural brand they improved their brushes and introduced a completely new line. The collection consist 9 brushes and a cleaning tool.




In eye department they have offered 4 brushes, blending brush, crease brush, smudging brush and a liner brush. Perhaps, a flat shader brush would have been a good addition but above 4 are enough for achieving a basic eye look.

For complexion there is a basic selection too, a fan brush, a pointed highlighter brush, a buffing brush, a blusher brush and a contouring brush.

All these brushes have 100% synthetic bristles with the wooden handles which are ethically sourced. When introduced, I loved how soft and luxurious they felt. Despite of having a wooden handle the brushes are very light and looks beautiful. Another thing which amazed me was due to them being synthetic they will never develop germs *win.win*





The Contouring Brush:
Among all others this one is very different. Its a dense, stiff angled brush which is perfect to apply your cream contour on targeted areas for a chiseled look. It blends the cream products better than powder ones.

The Buffing Brush:
Its a semi dense foundation brush that should be used to buff in your foundation in circular motions. Its not my favorite way of applying foundation as I love my beauty blender and already have a buffing brush so instead I enjoy it for apply my cream/liquid blushes and it does a decent job on it.

The blusher brush:
I love me a good angled brushes for blusher, bronzer and setting my under eye. These type of brushes make a good multi taking tool. This ones works great with powders as its soft, picks up the right amount of product.




The pointed Highlight Brush:
I don't know why TBS felt the need of having a Highlight brush when they already had a fan brush. But then I realized not everyone likes ethereal glow and their are people who want their highlight to be blinding. This one packs on the highlighter really well as its dense. the shape is perfect to apply the highlight on the high points of your face but this brush also makes a great tool for setting your under eye area as it sits well in the contour of eyes.

The Fan brush:
This brush is the real star here, perfect for highlighting. A very thing and wide brush which picks the right amount of gorgeousness and blends it on your face like a dream. Its great for subtle application and building it up.




The Crease brush:
A densely packed rounded brush designed to apply eyeshadow to the crease with. Now you have to be a little careful as its for crease, it picks up quiet some product which results in very deposited eyeshadow. You have to keep your hand light on this one and build as you go.

The Eyeliner brush:
These brushes are my favorite kind of brushes for applying the cream eyeliner. Its soft and perfect for cream/fluid application. It makes it easy to line your eye and wing it out.

The Smudger brush:
This has to be my favorite brush. its wide, short and dense for precise application and smudging the lower lash line or your eyeliner for a smokey effect. A staple in my collection now.

The Blending brush:
Everybody needs a good blending brush for the basic to boom eye look. Because for any look, blending is the key. I love how soft is this brush which makes it very easy to blend the eyeshadow. Its not too fluffy or big, so you can works great on smaller eyes too.





Now among all these Blending, Smudger and Contour brush has to be my favorites. These all retails between 65 to 80SAR and are sold separately.

I must say I am quite impressed about these brushes. There is no shedding (Big plus!), the bristles are luxuriously soft yet picks the right amount of product. This collection is amazing for those who are starting the makeup or require a few basic brushes for their kit. I am hoping for a bigger assortment of brushes in future like a concealer brush, flat shader brush, a big powder brush or may be some duo fiber and a small angled one for my brows or pointed one for inner corners.
But that doesn't effect my love for these, though I am more convinced about a few than others.