Hi
there! Its been a while since my last post, no ?! I would have posted sooner,
but, I fell sick :( With swine flu reaching pandemic levels I was terrified!
Thankfully, it was just a throat infection with cold, something I suffer from
frequently when the weather changes. Then I had to rush to college (over 300kms far from Pune) for an exam, when I finally got back to Pune, it was effing raining…pouring
actually! The temperature had dropped down to like 15C, which only meant that
if I didn’t bundle myself up I would fall sick, again. Sigh, just when Pune was getting warmer. Watching the news
made me realize there is a problem in many places in India and the temperatures
are dropping rapidly. Well, I hope that when you’re reading this post, you’re enjoying
a warm and crisp weather with a light cool breeze!
Today’s
product is something that’s been in a happy place in my vanity case for a long
time. I think I got it in Aug-2013 so a good 1.5 years and its still in use, in
the same condition as the day it was bought.
Price: Rs.995/~$16
Availability: The Body Shop
Product description
Perfect for applying loose powder or
bronzer over face, neck and décolletage.
• Super-soft
synthetic hair
• Cruelty-free
My experience with The Body Shop Face & Body Brush:
It took a certain amount of cheek to buy this brush. Back then, it
costed Rs.810 and I got it for 10% Off, so I paid Rs.729 for it. Which was OK, considering
it is a cruelty free makeup brush. But I was just starting out in makeup and
the max I’d spend for it was Rs.550. Still, I felt so giddy once I got it! It
was the first proper face makeup tool I had, and it is so worth the money I
spent. It has a lovely black body and silver ferrule which gives it a professional look. The body has the brush name and that has not faded off even after such a long time!
The Body Shop Face & Body Brush sufficiently large and fluffy, not as flared out as a rounded brush,
obviously. When I first used it underneath my eyes, it felt sharp, like it was
poking the skin actually, but on the rest of my face it felt super soft. But
once I washed it, it was soft and smooth in any way I used it on my face. It’s
a tapered powder brush, and I’m so attuned to using it that I find it more
comfortable than a rounded powder brush. It always gives the perfect dusting of
powder on my face. It’s a little tricky to use with loose powder given its
shape, but after a couple of tries, I got a hang of it. The Face & Body Brush is super soft, softer
than the Real Techniques’ brushes that I own, in fact, its synthetic bristles
feel superior to those of Real Techniques’ brushes on the face.
I’ve owned it for 1.5 years and it shed just one hair at the time of
first wash. Thereafter, it has never shed or even discolored. It hasn’t lost
its shape either, I am very careful
of how I wash my brushes. The only minor hitch in the Face & Body Brush is that it takes
a long time to dry, longer than the very dense Real Techniques Blush brush, probably
because of its different shape. I love the tapered shape because it makes it easier
to reach all the parts of the face, its perfect for dabbing powder under the
eye. It may seem small to use for face but its not, I’ve also used it on my
sis, who has a larger face and it was quite convenient.
You can see from the pics that the Face & Body Brush can stand on its own, which is a
neat little bonus! This is supposedly good for bronzer, but I think a thicker brush
with shorter bristles would be more appropriate for that, this would be floppy
for that purpose.
Overall verdict: 5/5
Yes, The Body Shop Face & Body Brush is insanely expensive now, but if you’re in need of an excellent,
long lasting powder brush, I would suggest you wait till this goes on sale.
Currently, if you buy any 4 TBS products from their site, you get 30% on each
product, which means it can be yours for Rs.700…that is a great deal! I love The Body Shop Face & Body Brush and I don’t see myself buying another powder brush for a long time!
