Bobbi Brown Makeup Manual

This is a must have! If I could buy only one makeup book, this is it. It's like a textbook for newbies and aspiring makeup artists. If you are a newbie, you'd appreciate the thorough discussion on everything about make up including skincare, products, and application under the first part of the book, Basics section. For the makeup artist, you would love the Artistry section that include chapters on essential equipment for the professional, advanced makeup application, and memorable makeup moments and legends.

As an Asian, I'm glad that Bobbi Brown added some makeup tips for covering the undereyes and lining the eyes.

What are you waiting for? Buy a copy today!

My New Brushes

Yay! My Crown brush order finally arrived together with my other goodies that I asked my brother to order for me.
Italian Badger Series: IB111 Round Angle Blender, IB116 Round Crease, IB132 Stiff Brow


From the Backstage Series: S205 Pointed Blush and S228 Oval Shadow

From the studio series: C208 Chisel Deluxe Fluff, C209 Chisel Pointed Fluff, C213 Chisel Mini Smudger, C113 Square Camouflage, C155 Brow Lash Groomer

This was a last minute second order: C107 Jumbo Powder Dome, BK5 Dual length Powder, C104 Angle Blush, C141 Small Chisel Blush,C217 Bent Eyeliner



From left to right:
C107 Jumbo Powder Dome
BK5 Dual length Powder
C104 Angle Blush
C141 Small Chisel Blush
S205 Pointed Blush
C208 Chisel Deluxe Fluff
C209 Chisel Pointed Fluff
C213 Chisel Mini Smudger
C113 Square Camouflage
S228 Oval Shadow
IB111 Round Angle Blender
IB116 Round Crease
IB132 Stiff Brow
C217 Bent Eyeliner
C155 Brow Lash Groomer


For someone just really starting to get into makeup, I knew that I also needed a good set of brushes. MAC and Shu Uemura brushes were beyond my budget. Brushes from Coastal Scents were also very popular and I considered buying from them. However, reading through different beauty blogs introduced me to Crown Brushes. Browsing through their website (page after page of different brush collections), this brush company gave me the impression that they are a major supplier of brushes. I even think that they supply other reseller companies like Coastal Scents. I must say though that choosing what brushes to order from Crown gave me a headache! There were so many brushes. I mean hundreds and hundreds of different brushes from different collections. It was so hard to choose which ones to buy as I wanted to stay within the limits of my budget.

So far I've washed them and tried a few brushes the other day. What can I say? The Italian Badger brushes were very very soft. Too bad the one brush I really really wanted to buy was out of stock - the IB 119 Deluxe Crease Brush. Many bloggers say that this is a good blending brush. Good thing I also bought the IB111 Round Angle Blender otherwise, I wouldn't have a decent blending brush to use.

The bent eyeliner brush is also great. I used it in putting on Clinique's Brush-on Cream Liner and for a first timer (with a gel liner) I think I did good job lining my eyes. I'm glad I ordered this brush - to think I almost passed it up.

All in all, I like my brushes. They are of good quality and worth their price - they are affordable after all.