Giving me the perfect rosy glow! (Ruby & Millie Cheek Brush)

Member Name: xxfoxyredxx

Product:	Ruby & Millie Cheek Brush
Date:	04/09/09 (42 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Everything

Disadvantages: Price for some!

A few months ago I invested in some make up brushes. I bought myself some Jemma Kidd one's that cost me an arm in leg in Boots! The reason I did was because I was sick and tired of using brushes that went bear or had hairs sticking out of place and felt cheap and nasty to use on my skin however when I saw the prices of decent one's I was in pain at parting with my cash! Now though I am glad I did!

However since doing so I would never use a cheap applicator now. I see the benefit of better tools and I find that even though from time to time I use cheap make-up (my collection is so mix and match at the moment lol) that I get great results time and time again when applying it well!

So the other day whilst out in Boots (my natural habitat lol) I decided I needed a new blusher brush (to put in my handbag). I did peruse cheap one's but remembered my new mantra! You get what you pay for! So without thinking I started looking at the Ruby & Millie ones on offer! At £15.00 for this brush I was torn but like I say I want quality and in my way of thinking I thought well if I buy this it will probably last me a lifetime and me, well I like my blushers and highlighters loads! So I bought it!

The brush came in a sort of see through zip up plastic case and basically I'm told what it is and who it is by etc. It's nothing special but it does mean you can keep the brush in it for extra protection if you want to (handy for handbags and things like that).

The Brush:

This brush is for applying and blending blusher of course. You can of course use it any way you choose to but there is a separate highlighting brush in the range (I got that as well!). It's not a massive brush. It has about a 5 inch handle and isn't thick but is a great size in your hands and feels a great weight (not heavy). It's silver in colour and on the base of the handle in dark green lettering I'm told it is Ruby & Millie 'Face'.

The brush on the end is made up of 'hairs' that are brown in colour (graduating in colour slightly from a light brown to a dark to the ends) and are shiny. Not too thick and it's slightly tapered to the end. The bristles on this are so much of a good quality that as an example of this that if your put a finger either side of the brush and sort of rub it a hair doesn't come out or scuff up or anything it all just stays in place. I have never felt a brush so soft as silk as this!

To use it of course it's designed to be used with any powder (dry) blushers. It lifts up particles of colour with ease, holds it in the brush till your ready and away you go!

This is fabulous for precision and shading. It isn't a huge brush so with this I find it makes me take my time and the results are really amazing! I can use even cheap make up and get quality looking results!

I love the way it feels as I sweep it over my face and I now use this for highlighting, shading and sculpting and even find it great to use for pressed and loose powders (though you may want a bigger brush for those larger jobs!). Never has a hair fell out of it and I find that if I tap my brush after using it, it cleans through brilliantly and of course you can wash these (with baby shampoo, mild soap or something like that) and they stay as good as new!

I highly rate this brush and although it sounds expensive when you feel and hold it you'll understand why it isn't cheap. You just know it's quality! Brilliant brush and it's worth the investment, it'll last years!

As I said I purchased mine in Boots but do look about in online shops etc!

Summary: A great essential brush in my collection!