My Ecotools Retractable Brush Broke!

I've been using this brush for more than a year now. We've been through so many ups and downs together. Lots of memories shared, and I am already very much attached to it... But I guess it finally gave up on me. It broke days ago and I tried to fix it with Mighty Bond, it didn't work. I also tried rugby and just after a few days it broke off again...

What a sad sad situation... I will try to fix it again. I love this brush so much, probably one of my faves. I can't just let it go. :(

What's in my Make up bag?

Hi everyone! I just thought I'd share what's inside my kit. I don't really carry so much. Just a few basic things I use from day to day. My lip products and blush changes daily depending on what I feel like wearing. :)

My makeup bag! I got it from Sanrio Puroland when I visited Japan. So cute. :)


Currently what's inside

What's inside:

1.) Shiseido lash curler
2.) Ecotools brush
3.) Nars blush in Orgasm
4.) Sephora lip liner (Natural, I think)
5.) Nars lipgloss in Pillow Talk
6.) Urban Decay 24/7 pencil in Zero
7.) Lolita perfume sample
8.) Softlips cherry
9.) Mac Studio Fix NC40
10.) hair pins
11.) black rubbers

I always make sure I carry some hair pins and black rubbers with me. Because there are days when my hair just won't cooperate so I just tie it or something. :) So yeah, that's all. Hope you enjoyed!

Ecotools 6 piece brush set & retractable kabuki

The Ecotools Bamboo 6 piece brush set includes the following:

• Blush Brush
• Eye shading Brush
• Eyeliner Brush
• Lash & Brow Groomer
• Concealer Brush
• Natural Cotton & Hemp Case

At first I was confused why it was called a 6 piece brush set when there are only 5 brushes. But then I realized it's probably the hemp case that made it a 6 piece set. =D

Anyway, the thing is I am completely blown away with this set of brushes. They work so great at a great price!


The blush brush is just super soft and full. It picks up the right amount of blush and it goes on smoothly without the scratchy feeling. It did shed a little, though.

The eye shading brush is very dense and it's great for applying and packing eyeshadow. The size of the brush is quite bigger compared to my other eyeshadow brushes.

I usually prefer using my fingers when applying concealer. But I tried the concealer brush and I think it works great. The bristles are very nice. It's soft and dense and it's really good for applying concealer.

The eyeliner brush is very dense. It's perfect for applying gel eyeliner or for setting your eyeliner with an eyeshadow. I love it! I would say, it beat my Fanny Serrano eyeliner brush hands-down.

I took a picture of it next to my Fanny Serrano eyeliner brush (on the left). As you can see Ecotools is wider compared to Fanny Serrano. And the bristles? Ecotools is so much more dense and thick. It also picks up and apply thicker and more color. While Fanny Serrano is just quite a bit too thin and it takes a bit more time to make an intense line color. Fanny Serrano is my first angled eyeliner brush, and I thought it was good and I had no other brush to compare it with. But I think it's still nice if I want to apply a thin line. Okay, so maybe Ecotools did not totally beat my Fanny Serrano eyeliner. I guess they serve diff purpose and it depends on how thin or how thick you want to line your eyes.

The Lash and Brow Groomer, well honestly I haven't really tried this one yet. So I don't know. I think it's just like the same as the others. =D

So yeah, my personal favorite from this 6 piece set is the blush brush and the eyeliner brush. The cotton & hemp case is also nice. Great for travel. It's my first brush case ever. =D

The Ecotools Retractable Kabuki Brush is just SUPER soft and dense. It's good for buffing and also for blending. I carry it with me everyday and I use it to retouch my powder foundation and blush. I just love how soft this brush is. The only con is that, the aluminum casing gets scratched easily.




Aside from the awesomeness of these brushes, they are also 100% cruelty free! =)

Overall rating: Good Good Kitty!

New Purchase!

I just got some of the stuff that I asked my bro-in-law to get for me. I guess I was lucky because someone he knew was going home and he asked if they could bring along my stuff so I can get them sooner. I'm so happy to have received them this early. I thought I'd have to wait for a month or so. =)

It's funny to imagine a guy buying these girly stuff at stores like Sephora, Ulta, etc.. He told me stories at how the sales people would react when they see him. They'd joke and say stuff like "Hi! What are you doing here?!", "These are not for you, right?" in a friendly manner. One of the things I could remember that he replied to them was, "These are for my sister, she's bed ridden and disabled that's why she asked me to get all these for her"... HAHA! My bro-in-law's cool and funny. But of course they didn't believe him. But they thought it was sweet that he's buying stuff for his sister. lol. Anyway, enough rambling. =D Here are the stuff that I got:

1. Too Faced Shadow Insurance
2. Nars Love Set
3. Eco Tools 5 piece brush set
4. Eco Tools Retractable Kabuki
5. NYX Eyeshadow in Black
6. NYX Eyeshadow in Taupe
7. Essence of Beauty Crease Brush Duo

Finally got the Nars Love Set! I never got the chance to check it out at Rustans but the set was almost out of stock at Sephora stores so I had to get it before it's gone. It was a risk without trying it first, I know. But I have no regrets! I love it!

I'm also glad to have the Essence of Beauty Crease Brush Duo, been looking for a crease brush for ages so I'm very excited about it too.

Hopefully, I could post reviews about each of these products soon. =)