Wednesday 9 February 2011

Mighty Little Tools For Hair and Makeup

Hey all!
Today I am going tell you all about tools that have earned a permanent place in my daily makeup and haircare routine!
I'll start with some makeup brushes!
I just love my ELF flat top brush as its a perfect brush for blush, powder and foundation! Its an all rounder brush that works brilliantly for applying liquid and powder makeup, it's soft and very dense and gives a flawless finish everytime! Another flat top brush that I love is a mini version of my ELF brush, from eBay and it works fab on the smaller areas of my face as its a dense brush made with synthetic fibres and I always carry it while travelling.
ELF flat top brush

Next, the Heated eyelash curler from Cermen. I use this curler after applying mascara, it's heat comes through almost instantly and curls my lashes brilliantly. They are very safe to use and make a huge difference to the look of my lashes. I've had these for five years and it still works. With this, there is no squeezing or clamping of lashes as it happens with conventional metallic ones.
Cermen Heated eyelash curler

Curling your hair with heated hair curlers can damage your hair in the long run, especially using them every day as the intense heat from them would eventually rob the moisture from hair and make them look dry and frizzy. This is why I've been looking around for some heat free alternatives to hair curlers as I tend to curl my hair a lot and this is what I ended up buying from those bargain stores! They are flexible rubbery tubes and you are supposed to wrap your hair around them and lock the ends together in shape of a loop, now these wont give you an instant curl effect but if you have had them for a while then you'll end up with lovely curly hair!
Hair Flexi Rods

This is a handy little back-combing hair brush that I got from TK Maxx and I've been using it for ages to back comb my hair. I reach for this brush whenever I want instant volume in my hair. I'm always able to do nice 'poof' hair styles when I use this brush! This brush has firm bristles which lift the hair up but at sametime don't feel harsh on the hair or scalp. So if you are into a lot of back combing and all those volume boosting things then I would say this is a must-have tool for hair!
Back-combing hair brush

After having done with my beloved Batiste Dry shampoo in Blush, I wanted to try out the other variations of the Batiste dry shampoo so I ended up buying the Tropical one and after having used it for a week I am now loving it more than my previous Blush one! It smells divine and is a hair saver for bad hair days!
Batiste Dry shampoo - Tropical

So these were a few of my picks of some useful tools for Hair and Makeup!

So what are your daily haircare and makeup tools/gadgets? Feel free to share them if you can!
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23 comments:

  1. I'm looking for a hair brush like the one you showed in the picture

    Everyone talks really well about Batiste Dry Shampoo! It's a pity I can't get it in Spain (T___T)

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  2. I have that ELF powder brush, it's my fave from them. I love it. I have a ton of flexi rods and used them all of the time to curl my hair when it was long. :)

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  3. Pity ELF is not available in my city, neither is any dry shampoo. Could you please come up with a detail review of it Sonali?

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  4. Hello. If you want to take a look at my blog http://themagicofmakeup.blogspot.com/

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  5. I have straight hair. will the curlers work for me?

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  6. I really want a brush like yours, can't find one anywhere! The Diva Batiste smells the best, you should try it!

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  7. excellent! all tools are superb ..I like the eye curler and the rubber curler for hair..
    thanks for sharing!

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  8. Hey Sonali! =) Is it really safe to use the heating curler after applying mascara? I have a heating curler too but I no longer use it because every time I use it, my lashes looses its curl whenever I apply mascara :(

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  9. ! Do show a demonstration with the hair curling thing!

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  10. ooh those heated curlers are tempting me! I would be too scared though :S I need that backcomb brush in my life :) and you've gota try Batiste Brit next time, its smells amazing!

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  11. @Nivedita: I'll try doing it soon for you xoxo
    @Sonali: I too have straight hair and these work fine for me xoxo

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  12. @Shifa and Shameera: I'l give both of them a try! thanks for your suggestion xoxo

    @Y: I'll try to do that for you soon! xoxo

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  13. That ELF powder brush is my fave too. Couldn't be without it! x

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  14. @Chinadoll: yes, its very safe to use them after applying mascara. Infact, they are meant to be used AFTER putting on the mascara for an optimum curling effect xoxo

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  15. hun where did you get the eyelash curler from?? :)

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  16. omg the hair curlers look very fun and novel! i haven't seen anything like that :D

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  17. Thanks for sharing... Those are great tools!
    Def going to get some!

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  18. @Phoebe: I got it from Argos :)

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  19. Great accessories!!Love that hair brush...want one like that!!
    http://www.chamberofbeauty.com

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  20. Great choice of beauty tools... the elf brushes look particularly tempting x

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  21. I have the rubbery curlers as well! They're awsome.

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  22. I'm intrigued by those rubber curlers..and I so want a dry shampoo, but none is available here

    ♥xx♥

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  23. I probably need one of those heated eyelash curlers. It sounds like something that might work well for my kind of lashes. Maybe.

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