My Haul : EnKore Makeup Duo Fiber Brushes

I'd say you may have been pretty wondered what this is all about from Enkore Makeup..

I was too, when I saw his vids the other day talking about duo fiber brushes (aka stippling brushes) which I'm always crazy about..



I got this mail last Wednesday and I wasn't really expecting it (okay, maybe I've a short-term memory loss ).

I placed my orders on May-15 and it reaches me May-27 (so it takes about 1.5 weeks, which was quite quick despite there's a US Memorial Day on 25-May).

What got me into this is that the way these brushes was packaged.

Did you see they put into two different type of envelopes?


*Spotted Enkore's Siggy!*

And they also nicely packed them with a deco paper too!

Neat!

Look at these brushes...

They are double wrapped and can you see a small Enkore Makeup's Logo too?

BTW, it is so heartache when I saw one of the brushes (bottom one) were squished. Argh! -_-

But seriously, I haven't really used them so I'll just give you a rough idea on how they look like..

I bought the Memorial Special Pack of 4 fiber optics brushes for $49.95, you can check it out HERE as well..

First up...

Quoted from the site:
If you love using a “Skunk” brush or Stippling brush for foundations, you will love this Duo-Fiber brush ideal for Mineralized Skin Finisher powders. You can achieve a flawless, soft focus finish, airbrushed look using your powder foundation with this amazing hybrid brush.

Another thing about these brushes is that it comes with a "brush-guard-like" cover for these. So we don't really have to buy additional brush guards to protect them.

Can you feel the softness already?


Second up:

The squish one. :(

Quoted from the site:
Are you blushing? Don’t be shy, try this amazing blush brush made with soft duo-fibers. If you like using mineralized blushes, you will love the filbert shaped brush. Ideal for cream blushes as well.

All of them specifically has the same shape, by the way.

Third up....

Quoted from the site:
Want to achieve an airbrushed look to your eyeshadow? Then you have to try this brush. Duo-fibers, ideal for mineral eyeshadows, pigments, and creme shadows. Try it, you will love it!

Lastly...Duo fiber pointed blender



This looks a little like my blending brush SS224 when I first saw them.

Quoted from the site:
Blend...Blend...Blend! Do it with ease with this duo-fiber brush. If you like the way stippling brushes blend foundation, how about something similar that will do the same to your eyeshadows? Ideal for contouring nose as well. A Must Try.

And the size is really small!

Of coz, when these brushes are part of the family, I just can't wait to introduce their "cousins" to them! Don't they have the same "hairstyle"? :P


Comparison between Sigma 187 and MAC 187 (for fun!)

Left to Right: EnKore Makeup's Duo Fiber Skin Finisher, SS187, MAC187

Overall...

They really look like a combination of MAC190 and MAC187 brush. :P Also, these brushes are really soft! Even out of what I've expecting them to be! And like what Koren has mentioned in his vids, they smell pretty good (but not vanilla scent though!). I'll do a more detailed review when I play with them around (hopefully soon)! ;)

In case you are wondering, this is his vid about them.
PS: I buy them because I love stippling brushes (and I'm not his "FAN") -_-"

Do you owned E.L.F yet?

I do. And I'm getting crazy over them, especially their brushes!


Okay, Stila is just irrelevant in the pic above. But that was my March haul actually. Right before they wave goodbye to our Malaysian counters.

Anyway, back to ELF. The first time I read about them is from Connie @ Skindeco , then coming down was Plue @ Pinkyplue if I remember well. And now it is so common among the bloggers who have owned them! Thanks to our Spreers around in LYN.

Let's start from the things that I've gotten from my first haul.

.........Healthy Glow Bronzing Powder - Luminance............. ($1)


My my, it does look pretty from the pan and from the swatches...


And here's the description from the packaging..


Pros:
Very pigmented. Color showed up with just one swipe.

Cons:
Too powdery.
A little crappy on the packaging.

My Thoughts:
For $1, I don't have any complaints about it. But this needs to be handle with care. The bronzing powder is quite powdery, which is not my liking. But they are seriously pigmented and will crack into many thousand pieces (if this fells off my hand -_-").

My Rating for this bronzer:



......................Natural Radiance Blusher - Glow....................... ($1)


The color outlook is very sweet. Sweet peachy pink.

The packaging..



And did you know it's a product made in China?



And I do not like this packaging.. Sliding type of blusher.




see? But for $1, I don't think they would spend so much money on its packaging.


When I swatch them...


The blusher is super powdery. More powdery than the bronzer.

See the mark there? It's actually just a light swipe with my finger...

The ingredients of this blusher..


Pros:
Very pigmented. Color showed up with just one swipe. Light shimmers.

Cons:
Too powdery.
Not so convenient packaging. Very fragile as well.

My Thoughts:
Again, for $1, I don't have any complaints about this blusher. The color is also very sweet, not too peachy nor too pinky. However, the texture is too powdery. I would prefer if the texture is like their Contouring Blush & Bronzing powder (ELF Studio Line).

My Rating for this bronzer:


...........Contouring Blush & Bronzing Powder...................... ($3)

* A comparison of its size with Stila's eyeshadow.*



This one is from the ELF studio line ($3 , more expensive), but the packaging is a lot nicer and easier to handle.



The swatches....


Instructions and Ingredients...


Pros:
Better packaging. Matte body packaging and also comes with a mirror. Average color payoff (but not as good as their radiance blusher and bronzing powder).

Cons:
I don't quite like the bronzer powder. A lil' too dark for my skin. Texture of the powder is quite hard / stiff.

My Thoughts:
This one was my biggest let-down. I was expecting this to be as good as their blusher (the color payoff) and the color isn't my liking. The blusher color looked sweet in the pan but when I swatch it, it's more like a tad-dirty (slight) kind of pink, and the bronzer color is too chocolatey. -_-"

My Rating for this bronzer:


......................ELF Powder Brush (Studio Line)........................................ ($3)



I seriously love this brush!

Just look at how dense this brush is! And the bristles is soft too!


See?


On the skin....


The Packaging..


Pros:
Nice handle. Soft bristles. No bleeding of brush when wash. No shedding.

Cons:
A little too dense, maybe. (for powder application)

My Thoughts:
Out of all the stuff above that I've tried, this is the best! Their powder brush is awesome! I used this for my 2-way cake. And I heard Connie said that she liked this for her liquid foundation (which I still tried yet other than my stippling brush :P ). No bleeding, no shedding which awesome as well. This brush picks up my powder foundation beautifully as well, and I think this does a better job than my stippling brush too (for powder products). And because of this, I bought more... Ha ha!



I haven't really tried them thoroughly yet but I can say their bristles are all uber-soft too! And with $3 for such awesome brushes, definitely no complaint from me. :P

My Rating for this bronzer:


So have you owned ELF yet? I recommend to get the brushes first instead!

EOTD - Bright Neon Colors for My Sleepy Eye

I'm seriously not good in coloring... Please excuse the mess and untidy-ness...



This is my first ever EOTD here.. Normally my friends and colleagues expect me coming to work with bright eye colored eyeshadows, but the fact is, yours truly does not put any other stuff onto her eye other than eye creams (I don't think it is suitable for work and I don't have the time lahhh)...

But anyways, I was experimenting the colors these other day and I thought of having a yellow combo instead of the usual greens and blues...

Here's the outcome... *Please excuse the brows and ugly pores* :P



Item used on the eye:
Sweet scents - Neon pigment
MAC - Mega Rich pigment
MAC - Off the Radar Pigment
Kate Liquid Eye liner in Black
NYX Jumbo eye pencils in Milk (as base)
Sana eyelash curler
Covergirl Mascara

One thing that distracts me in this photo is my eye bags... -_- Damn fugly. LoL!

But anyway, I don't have a full face photo for this as I was just experimenting the color around for one of my online buyers as she commented that yellow is the hardest color to match.

Well, it really depends on what you are going for though, I do think Yellow color is a nice color especially if you have a sleepy eye like mine, it tends to "brighten" up the eye a bit.. :)

PS: Capturing the actual color is seriously a hard job for me... I don't have a good lighting for capturing photos like what I've seen in the other blogger's EOTD/FOTD.. Any other tips for this? Or maybe should I just give an early retirement for my camera?