I think we have all seen or heard of the new silicone beauty tools especially the silicone sponge and we all know that Makeup Revolution are consistently bringing out new on trend beauty products... Que the *Silicone Contour brush set!


Makeup Revolution kindly sent me the silicone contour set to try out last month and I've given the set a full sampling and experimented using different products with the brushes. This set includes 3 brushes; a flat brush, blending brush and contour brush, all of which are different sizes and shapes. Each brush has a silicone head which feels smooth to touch and all have a strong sturdy black handles. I was very intrigued about these brushes even before I received them and couldn't wait to get started using them.


The silicone flat brush has a pink head and is fish tail-like shaped, the shape helps to apply product in hard to reach places on my face. This flat brush feels slightly thinner than the others in the set but is still as sturdy. I've found the flat brush is perfect for applying primer and moisturiser because of the shape of the brush, I was able to apply product under my eyes easily, at the side of my nose and the slight curve on the end of the brush meant that the product sweeps across my face smoothly with no dragging.


The second brush is the blending brush and the biggest in the set, the brush head shape is rounded, flexible and a transparent white colour. Blending cream contour and highlighting products with this brush was hard to get used to at first but actually worked, I was able to blend the products into my cheeks smoothly. I also love using this brush to apply face masks, with being the largest brush it covers the surface area quicker than a smaller brush and because of the silicone material it is so easy to wash the excess product off the brush.


Lastly the contour brush which is an angled shape that looks like a kitchen spatula. This brush feels denser and a little less flexible than the other brushes but can still apply product well. Applying cream contour products with this brush was easy and then using the blending brush created a great makeup look. My favourite product to apply with this brush was liquid glitter, the silicone doesn't soak up any product so you get use of all of it, applying glitter to my face or hair was so easy and I used less product when using this brush; I will taking this with me to my festivals this summer for this purpose.


I do have to say that some products just didn't work with the brushes, I couldn't blend my foundation in how I usually would so I wouldn't use them for that and also no powder products which I think is clear with the material of the brushes.

Personally for me I am impressed with these brushes and the uses I got from them especially applying face masks, its made my life easier in that sense. Washing all the brushes was quick and easy and the advantage is that the brushes can be washed and dried within minutes, no waiting for them to dry to use them again.


The set is available for £10.00 from the Tam Beauty website and Superdrug, there's also a silicone eye set which has 3 smaller silicone brushes for applying cream, glitter and liquid eyeshadows.

Let me know if you've tried any silicone beauty tools and what you thought of them in the comments below.

September's edition of Glossybox is a very very exciting one and probably my favourite box to date from Glossy. They have teamed up with RED Magazine to put together an amazing box of treats this month; the box itself has been transformed into a themed red box with the RED logo and of course the Glossy logo too. I always enjoy receiving themed boxes even though the usual pink box is still gorgeous, it's nice to have a limited edition box every so often.

I was eager to get my hands on this months box because the sneak peaks had shown that each box would have a Too Faced mascara inside and that just made me squeal a little. Along with this mascara the box was filled with 4 other beauty treats, a sample and an MUA palette from the little mix up last month; so this box was super full!

Inside my Glossybox this month was ...


Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara - Deluxe mini - Full size RRP £19.00 
My first impressions of this mascara are 100%... I feel I don't really need to say more but I will. For starters the mascara is so lightweight, I can't feel a thing when its on my lashes. Applying this mascara was so so easy and took no time at all, the hourglass wand grabs all my lashes and extends them in the correct places; my lashes are all perfectly separated and look gorgeous! The shade is ink black and with more than one application leaves a dramatic and bold finish although one coat is plenty for a sleek lash look. I recently brought the The Power of Makeup set from Too Faced which came with a purple shade in this mascara and I've had excellent results with that too; I can't wait to get my hands on a full size Better Than Sex mascara.


Rodial Smokey Eye Pen - Full size - £17.00 
Rodial is a brand I've only tried once before and this was another eyeliner but I enjoyed using the liner a lot. This smokey eye pen is another hit for me, I love the deep black shade and how easy it is to smudge into a 'smokey eye' which is a plus for if your in a rush or looking for a quick makeup look. I wear eyeliner everyday on my water line so I've been using this liner for that use too, and sometimes with in the water line, liner can lack in colour but this Rodial liner is still a deep black shade on the water line. There isn't much else to say other than this is an excellent liner and something I would repurchase on a regular basis.


Vitamasques Hydro Face Mask - one pack - £7.99
Sheet masks are so easy to use and thats why I like them so much, I can be a little lazy sometimes as can we all I think. This hydro mask from Vitamasques comes in two half's in the packet, one for the top half of your face and one for the bottom half; I thought this was a fabulous idea as with some sheet masks once you peal back the protective film it can fold in on itself and stick together; with being in two halfs its easier to apply because the sheet isn't so big. I found this mask stuck on my face a lot easier than some other sheet masks I've used in the past, this was a plus for me. These masks are inspired by Korean technology and are suppose to keep your skin hydrated for 120 hours! After using my mask my skin felt refreshed and healthy but I felt like my skin was back to how it was before using the mask the day after, so I didn't have the 120 hours of hydration as advertised. I would still try out the masks again in the future though, this hasn't put it off.


The Organic Pharmacy Antioxidant Lip Balm - Full size - £12.00
Lip balms are something I use all the time especially throughout the winter months as I suffer from chapped lips in the colder seasons. This antioxidant lip balm from The Organic Pharmacy is a cream like formula that only a little bit is needed to cover both my lips. On first application I found my lips felt very moist and stayed that way for some time; the product didn't soak into my lips for ages. I read that the balm is infused with shea butter, pomegranate and rose hip but all I could smell was oranges and chocolate when I was wearing the product. I'm going to continue to use very small amounts of this product on my lips as the end results was excellent, my lips was soft and looked healthy; using small amounts helps the balm soak into my lips quicker too.


Revlon Gel Envy Diamond Top Coat - Full size - £7.99 
I always use a top coat after I apply nail polish and sometimes have gel polish applied at the salon; this Revlon Gel Envy Diamond Top Coat is now a staple in my nail routine. If I'm not having my gel polish done at the salon, people now won't know because this top coat makes it look like I'm wearing a gel polish. Revlon have created this tough top coat to stop nail polish chipping and helps make polish last so much longer. I've used this over a few different nail polishes including, smooth, glitter and matte shades and had the same good results with each one. Theres also that gel-like shine left on my nails after just one application of this top coat; I can't believe I've never tried this until now!


The Body Shop - Himalayan Charcoal Purifying Glow Mask - Sample sachet
I've been lucky enough to already try out this mask from The Body Shop because there was a free sample available through 02 priority not so long ago. I was happy to see another sachet in my Glossybox; I loved how the mask left my skin feeling after using just once. I used a brush to apply the mask and sat with it on until it hardened then washed it off with warm water; just like a normal mask it was easy to use. The charcoal is really good for my skin with my skin type being a combination of oily, blemish prone and dry; I was told from the assistant in The Body Shop that this was the mask best used on oily skin but would help my other skin types too. All the new masks in this range are 100% vegetarian and the British Rose, Amazonian Acal and this Himalayan Charcoal masks are 100% Vegan too! I'll be purchasing a full tub of this mask next time I'm in store.


MUA Cosmetics - Glitter Ball Eyeshadow palette - Full size - £4.00 
Last month every Glossy subscriber received an MUA Cosmetics palette and we even had a choice of four palettes that we could receive. However there was a small mix up and a few of us didn't receive the palette we had choose so Glossybox got straight onto the case and apologised for the mistake, then assured us that the correct palette would be in our September boxes and we could even keep the wrong palette as an extra. This was such good customer service from Glossy and I am happy the issue was sorted so quickly.


This Glitter Ball palette is gorgeous, I'd originally choose this palette because I already had two of the other choices and the third choice was a little to neutral for me. I liked the look of this palette because of the bold shades and the three glitter shades included, glitter eyeshadow is super on trend right now too! As usual with MUA the shadows are well pigmented and are long lasting with the help of a primer, the bold shades are bright and stand out which is another reason I like this palette so much. My only downfall with these MUA palettes is that they come with a sponge applicator and for me personally I would prefer a brush, as I don't tend to use these sponge applicators.


Glossybox have seriously put together a killer box this month, its been my favourite sub box this month and like I said earlier my favourite Glossybox to date. The contents have amazed me this month, I'm not sure they can top this box but we will find out next month... if you would like to sign up to Glossybox you can do so here using my referral link.

Spectrum Collections create the most magical and unicorn friendly brushes in the world! They really are the prettiest makeup brushes I own and the softest brushes too, made with high quality synthetic hair; the brand is PETA registered and a Vegan trademarked cruelty free brand which is awesome! The Spectrum website sells brush sets, single brushes and accessories all of which are fashionable and unique to the brand, your sure to find a brush design you like and will love to use.

Spectrum have kindly sent me the 4 piece Contour Face Set* which was an amazing surprise, the brush set shouts unicorns and mermaids with the pink handles and blue/purple brush heads; I couldn't wait to start contouring with them. The set includes; a flat top buffer, domed buffer, tulip powder and a angled powder brush.


B01 Flat Top Buffer & B02 Domed Buffer
I use these two brushes to start my contouring process, the B02 Domed Buffer is great for applying contour products under my cheek bones, down the side of my nose and around my forehead, then I blend in the product using the B01 Flat Top Buffer. The flat top buffer is great for blending/buffering in product because of the flat top, moving in circular motions keeps your makeup even aswell. The bristles are so soft that blending products around your eyes is safe and gentle on your skin. I also like to use the Flat Top Buffer for blending in my liquid foundation; again the flat top is great for this and its easy to get around your face into all the hard to reach places because the brush is so soft.


C03 Tulip Powder & C04 Angled Powder
The next step of contouring is the highlighting and finishing, these two brushes are perfect for that, I use the C04 Angled Powder to apply powder highlight product to the top of my cheeks, down the middle of my nose and up to my t-zone; I sometimes add a little to my chin and under my brows although a smaller brush is better for this to not add too much product. The C03 Tulip Powder is great for applying highlight again but I prefer to use it for applying finishing powder or an all over bronzer, the brush head is bigger than the other brushes and moves over my face effortlessly. This angled brush is also great for applying blush, the angle of the brush helps to add blush in a sweeping motion upwards onto my cheeks Again both brushes are so so soft and gentle on the skin making them my number one brushes!


Washing my makeup brushes can be such a chore but it has to be done, these Spectrum brushes are so easy to wash, with a little anti-bactieal Carex hand soap, which is my choice of wash for my brushes and rubbing them in the palm of my hand or on a brush cleaning tool, any product left on these brushes falls out easily and quickly. It makes a sometimes tedious job more pleasant.


I couldn't recommend these brushes enough, the synthetic hair really is high quality and you can see the brushes look amazing. I also have some other brushes from Spectrum and will continue to purchase from them in the future. They have recently revealed that they are launching some new brushes in September, with another mermaid themed shell case filled with brushes called the Bomb Shell; which from what I've seen on social media looks absolutely gorgeous! I can't wait to get my hands on one!