What I got for Christmas!

Hello Everyone,

I hope all of you had a great time with your family and love ones. Happy Holiday!
Christmas is about spending time with your family, but getting/giving presents are extra perks. I want to share with you what I got before I start using them.

Here it goes..........

Guess what these are? If you are into makeup, you will probably know what they are.

They are makeup brushes from Sigma Beauty. Makeup brushes are a great to invest in because they can last forever if you take care of them properly.

My bf got them for me. What a sweetheart. This is the eye kit brush set which I think is one of the essentials to have in your makeup kit. There are 7 brushes... oops I forgot to hold up one more brush...

It has the eye liner brush, pencil brush, tapered blending brush, eye shading brush, large shader brush, small angle brush, and medium angled shading brush all for $52. This is a great price and the quality is very comparable to MAC.

Synthetic Precision Kit: Precision flat brush, Precision round brush, Precision angled brush, and Precision angled brush - $42. These are great for smoothing out concealers around the eyes, around the nose, contouring the hollow of the cheeks and sides of the nose, etc... Good to get to small crevasses that your large concealer brush cannot.

Synthetic Kabuki Kit: Flat kabuki brush, Round kabuki, Angled kabuki, and tapered kabuki- $56. This set is similar to the set above but larger. These brushes gives your face a high definition effect, especially if you are in front of a camera or for photos. Can be used for both powder and liquid foundations.

To extend the life of your brushes, they need to be deep cleaned on a bi-weekly or monthly basis depending on how often you use them. I use brush cleanser to clean my brushes daily and for deep cleaning, I will use baby shampoo to get rid of all the buildups. The part I hate the most is drying them. Sometimes they don't feel dry the next day when I need to use them again so I also asked for a dry n' shape. This will help your brushes dry in 4-6 hours AND help keep their shape- $29

With everything, Sigma also give out a complimentary blending brush. I like this brush so much that I use this instead of my other blending brushes.

Next are gifts from my brother and my sister. They are the best! I got a gift card to Nordstrom, 2 warm fuzzy socks, Shea butter lotion, and a cupcake scented candle. My feet are always cold during the winter so these socks will definitely help keep them warm. With the lotion it will keep my feet moist and soft. Of course, I love candles, especially with cookie, cupcake, or anything sweet scented are my favorite.

My sister gave me two bottles of lotion that smells so good. Country Chic (one of the best lotion) and Japanese Cherry Blossom

Wait... Mochi also go some presents too!

My parents got her an awesome dog necklace/collar from BB Simon. She is so spoiled. They are very well made with real leather and swarovski crystals. Pink is her favorite color.

I like how the collar is pink and has some silver leather peaking out in random places.

Mochi also got more toys!

Her daddy got her a cute squeaky moose wearing a scarf.

Her uncle and aunty her a bag of pink toys. 

She is a very happy puppy!

I put on a red bow on the top of her head and she hates it so much that she pulled it off. Now her hair is all over the place..... just the way she likes it. Such a trouble maker.

Oh and another thing I got for Christmas is this new layout for my blog. Thank you Ryan!

Alright, have a great night!

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Sigma DARE, FLARE, and BARE Palettes

Hello Everyone,

I had a great weekend and a relaxing birthday. I have a lot of ideas that I want to blog about so stay tune for that. Most of you have probably heard of Sigmabeauty.com and I have also mentioned their brushes before in one of my blogs. Well, I will be talking about three of the new palettes that just came out called DARE, FLARE, and BARE.

Sigma is mostly known for their brushes so coming out with three sets of eyeshadow palettes is a change for them. I am surprised on how much detail they put in and the packagings are so cute. What I also like is the brush they have in each of the palettes. Most of the time, companies don't want to spend extra money on quality brushes to be added with the palettes, but Sigma really out-did themselves. The brushes are the same quality as the ones that they sell on their website which is an extra bonus.

So, here are the three different palettes: All of them are in a box with matching covers.

Once you remove the cover, the box is nicely designed with a magnetic closer. There is also a mirror on one side and a nice little pocket for the brush on the other. These colors are awesome!!! The color of each box matches the palettes inside which also makes it easy for you to know what colors you want to use.

These are swatches of the colors without a primer. A primer underneath these colors will make them more vibrant than what they are already. Beautiful and very pigmented.... love it! This palette is great if you want something fun and flirty.

Then of course, the infamous brush that comes along with it. It's also nice that it has the name of the palette printed on the brush.

The brush has both the eye shading E55 and tapered blending E40. The dual-ended brush is very handy to have, especially for eyeshadows because you need to constantly pat and blend in the shadows.

The next palette here is called Bare and its more neutral. A lot of people compare this to the Urban Decay Naked palette. I would say it is very similar, but I kinda like the Naked palette a bit more. For those who doesn't want to spend $48 on a palette, then they can use this instead $35 + a great brush. Again, the packaging is unbelievable. You can tell they put a lot of work and thoughts into this.

All these palettes have matte and satin finishes. With Bare, you can go from a day-to-night look.

Here are swatches without using a primer. Still very vibrant and shows up well on the lid.

The brush in this palette has both the pencil E30 and blending E25. The pencil is good to add more color on the crease and the blending is great for blending out any harsh lines.

The final palette is called DARE and I am in love with these bright colors. This palette is full of warm and cool tones.

It goes from neutral corals to deep reds and from yellow to gold tones. Such a fun palette to wear, but just don't over do it.

This is their best selling brush, the short shader E20 and small tapered blending E45.

These are good variety of colors to start off with and add to your makeup collection.

Have fun!
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Sigma High Definition brushes!

Hi Everyone,

Good makeup brushes can cost an arm and a leg, but not anymore.  I remember when I was younger I couldn't afford to buy a MAC brush.... those darn thing cost a fortune. So, I would use my fingers to apply my makeup (make sure your fingers are clean though). I still do for some foundations because the warmth on your fingers melt the makeup which makes it easier to apply than a brush. Now, I can afford to buy some MAC brushes but they are still quite expensive. I only buy the ones that I need because the brushes can cost from $17.50 to $52 for one small brush. Cray Cray isn't it?
I guess if you take care of your brushes then it will last a long time so investing in nice quality brush is good. Not only do they last longer, they provide a flawless look when you apply your makeup.

Well, there is another online site that sells good quality makeup brushes called Sigmabeauty.com. These brushes are comparable to MAC. They have very soft fibers/filaments that feels good against your face. A lot of youtube beauty gurus rave about these and I can tell why. The high definition brushes were high in demand and since they are back on the website, I ordered a set. This set comes with 3 brushes: Sigma F82 Round Top Kabuki, F80 Flat Top Kabuki, F84 Angled Top Kabuki.

It cost $42 for all three, if you buy these brushes at MAC you will be paying $116. What a difference in price.

In addition to my set of brushes, I got a complimentary travel brush too with my order. I love receiving free bonus items, who wouldn't?

Here it goes, the three infamous high definition kabuki brushes!

F80 Flat Top Kabuki brush: The best brush of them ALL! This is for applying liquid, cream, or powder products. 

Hey.... you can see the color of my nail polish. It is Kelly from the "Wonderful" collection from Zoya that I blogged about yesterday. Love the color!

So, when I got this set, the first brush I used was the F80 and it makes my liquid foundation on my face look flawless. Now the brush is yellow =(..... I clean my brushes after each use with MAC makeup brush cleaner. It takes the products off and also prevents bacteria from growing in your brushes... after all, you are using it on you face so make sure to keep the brushes clean. Once in a while I will use johnson & johnson baby shampoo to do deep cleaning on these brushes.

F84 Angled Top Kabuki brush: This is good for blushes or bronzers. I find it easy to contour my cheeks with this brush. I haven't used the new one yet because I have another one of these from Sigma that I have ordered few months ago.

F82 Round Top Kabuki brush: This brush is used for areas that are hard to get to with other brushes like around the nose or under the eyes. I have never used this brush before, but I will tomorrow!

I usually like to keep the cover on my brushes so it can maintain the shape. 

Good deal for good quality brushes!

Keep up the good work Sigma! MAC has competition now.... they need to step up their game.

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