New Products from Gearbest

Hello everyone!! Hope that you are all having a lovely week so far! For today's post, I would like to share with you a review from a new store I'm collaborating with. I'm talking about Gearbest, a store where you can find anything you want at a very good price! 
They have kindly sent me a few products so that I can review their quality and share my thoughts with you! So, let's start!

The first item I have received was this lovely bag, which is a very interesting dupe of the Chloe mini Nile bag and I really wanted to check how this one looked because it's a very popular bag at the moment. So, this was the item that I was more excited about. 
I have to say that I'm very impressed with the quality of the bag, it's made of faux leather but the material looks very resistant and the bag holds its shape perfectly. Also, the gold hardware and all the stud details look very nice quality too. 
So this bag is a very good dupe if you would like to get that Chloe Nile bag look for less and in case you are interested in getting this bag or any of the other bags from the site I have a special coupon code for you so you can get some discount on the items you want ;) Just use the code: bagshoesoff to get the special discount on bags and shoes. 

Next, I have received a bamboo makeup brushes set which I'm very satisfied with! It contains 11 different brushes from foundation brushes to eyeshadow brushes and I think this set is perfect if you want to have all the basic brushes you need to create a complete makeup look. All the brushes are synthetic and they are extremely soft. I have tried already the foundation ones and I have to say that they work perfectly! I'm really getting some excellent results on my makeup when I use this brushes. Again, I also have another coupon code in case you are looking to get a good makeup brush set, just use the code: HEAB10OFF in order to get 10% off in the Health and Beauty section! 

And last but not the least, I have received this beautiful pair of shoes, which are very Chanel inspired. I think this kind of shoes are great because they are super stylish and classic so they are very easy to style with everything. I picked the beige shade with black because I like the contrast but you can also get them in all black, which I also think is very elegant. I got this shoes in size 37 which is my normal size and they fit perfectly so I'm very happy about that but as I said in my previous post I always recommend checking the size guide to make sure. Also, the quality of the shoes is very good, they are made of synthetic leather and the black detail is made of faux suede which I think looks very pretty. In case you want to get this shoes discounted or any other shoes from the site, you can use the same bagshoesoff coupon code. 

So, these were all the products I have received from Gearbest, I'm very satisfied with the overall experience with this store and I love everything they have sent me. In case you would like to check out their women apparel section you can also get a good discount if you use the code APPARELoff ;)

I hope you find this post useful and please let me know which item was your favorite!! 

*Gearbest has kindly gifted me these items for review. However, all opinions are my own.

Finding the Best Makeup Brushes

In order to achieve a fabulous makeup, it is not enough to have the best foundation, the most amazing bronzer and blush and the most gorgeous eyeshadow colors if you don't have the right tools to apply it. We sometimes concentrate all our efforts on finding what is the best makeup product for our skin tone, which colors will make stand out our best facial features and sometimes we forget the importance of having the most suitable makeup brush for each product. Because no matter how good the makeup is, if we are applying it with an incorrect or a bad quality brush, the results are not going to be as good as we want.

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And it's really a pity because we sometimes invest a lot of money in buying high-quality makeup and don't take the same approach for the brushes. I'm saying this because that was my mindset a few years ago. I didn't have any good makeup brushes, I was just buying something that was cheap because I thought that, for example, if the eyeshadows were good then they will look good. But, I found it really hard to apply them correctly and in the end, the result wasn't as good as I have expected because they weren't so blended or they weren't applied in the right places.
For me, buying makeup brushes was complex because there are a lot of options, a lot of different brushes for different things and I didn't know so much about the topic. I still don't consider myself an expert on this but since I have started to learn about it and invest in a few good brushes I have seen a lot of difference. Now, for example, it is a lot easier for me to do my eyes make up because I have an angeled crease brush which allows me to apply the eyeshadow in the right place and blend it perfectly. Plus, there is no better sensation than applying your favorite makeup product with a brush that feels extremely soft and gentle.

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So, when I found out that Reviews.com had made a complete list of the Best Makeup Brushes I thought it was going to be a great resource to share with you because I know how much we struggle to find the brushes that are suitable for us and I know how confusing this task may be, especially if you are on a budget and don't have lots of money to buy different brushes to test. You just want a couple of makeup brushes that are good quality, affordable, durable and that suit your needs.
Reviews.com made all the testing for you. They spoke to dermatologists and makeup artists to understand what to look for in a brush and then hand-tested 70 brushes from 16 popular brands (including Chanel, Sephora, Tarte, MAC, Real Techniques, Sigma and many others) and then they picked up their favorites taking into consideration their softness, durability, grip and, of course, design.

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They tested 5 different brushes from each of the selected brands: a liquid foundation brush, a blush brush, a general eyeshadow brush, an eyeshadow smudge brush and an eyeliner brush. The results were that Sephora PRO Collection was their top pick in the overall, Tom Ford brushes were the best for Luxury makeup Brushes and Sonia Kashuk Tools were the best on a budget. 

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Also, this resource has very interesting tips about how to properly use your makeup brushes and how to properly clean them so you can make the most of your tools. 
So, if any of you are considering buying new brushes I strongly recommend reading the guide from Reviews.com in order to find out how the brushes you are planning to buy are going to perform or if you don't have anything in mind, then even better because you will find many useful recommendations. 
I hope you find this post interesting and useful and I would love to know what is your favorite makeup brushes brand and why?