DAILY MAKEUP BRUSHES

It's all very well owning brushes upon brushes of all different shapes and sizes in your collection, but when it comes to the daily makeup routine hunting around for a suitable brush begins to waste time, which is why I've narrowed it down to 8 brushes I use on a daily basis that seem to get me through the mornings.

FACE: When it comes to the face, only 3 brushes are really well loved. The first is the Real Techniques Contour Brush, which comes in handy for multiple uses, and for me, contouring, highlighting, and powdering (as well as cream and powder blush when I wear them) are the steps where I tend to reach for this brush. The Real Techniques Buffing Brush comes in handy for applying foundation and concealer, when I really want to spend time buffing in to create that photoshop finish on my skin. The Nanshy Round Buffer Brush is used for the same purposes, but as it's more dense and less flexible I find it quicker to slap on products using this offering when I'm in a rush.

EYES: Here's where things get a little bit more complex, with each brush doing something different. The Tiger Spoolie is used daily to comb and shape my brows, with this Ebay Fraulein angles brush to fill them in with my Elf Pebble Eyeshadow. The next brush along is the Nanshy Tapered Crease, which comes in handy when I'm applying and smudging shadow along the lower lashline for a sultry look. Then comes the Nanshy Blending Eyeshadow, which I tend to use for applying colour to the lid, and also working a warm matte into the crease. Finally, the No7 Blend and Contour Brush is one I always just to finish off any blending and make my eye shadow look seamless.

Now all I need is a good gel liner brush, perhaps a powder brush, and something a little smaller for precise concealer application. What brushes do you use daily?

THE WET BRUSH

The Wet Brush* has certainly gained its spotlight in the beauty world recently, particularly after Lily and Anna's ravings about the tool. I've been trying it for a matter of days and I already know that it's love.

The concept is fairly basic; a normal looking hairbrush but with bristles specially designed to be used on wet (and dry) hair without causing as much damage to the hair as a normal brush would. I can't examine damage to my hair, but boy, does this brush glide through your hair, especially when it's wet.
I'm not sure about you, but when my hair is just fresh from being washed and in a towel for a while, it is a pain to brush through and I feel as though I am tugging so hard that most of my hair could snap off. With this though, I haven't had any experiences of the sort.

This is said to be even better than the Tangle Teezer, and that's a comparison I wish to make at some point, but for now I will stick with the other bloggers' word on the matter, and say that it probably is, because I simply can't imagine a brush being better than this one, and for only £6.95 a piece, I think I have found a winner.

A new favourite, and it seems to have already gained a place on the podium of hair tools in my collection...