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Barry M Powder Brush: I love big, fluffy brushes to set my foundation with powder. After my last one fell apart, I thought I'd try this Barry M one out as I adore the cosmetics line. I'm not gonna lie, I was disappointed. The brush itself is good, it gets the job done so I have no complaints there. After one wash the brush head came away from the handle, not impressed. Not only that, the pink colour of the brush comes off on everything. The colour has bled down the brush and also transfers onto whatever else is in my make up bag. If you need a brush to tide you over, this is an option but for long term use I don't recommend it.

Barry M Contour Brush: I picked this up at the same time as my powder brush. I use this brush for my blush as it doesn't work well as a contour brush. I find it's too big to use to contour and far too stiff. Again, this brush doesn't wash well and loses its shape. It's supposed to be an angled brush but the hairs now stick out whatever way they fancy. My lesson from this - don't buy Barry M brushes!

No 7 Blush Brush: I use this  for contouring as it's small enough to get right under my cheekbones without giving me a huge stripe of contour. I've had this brush for about 4/5 years and it's still alive! It sheds a lot, but until I have the money to invest in a decent brush, this will do. I think it must have only cost me about £5? Bargain.

Avon Blush Brush: I did initially use this for blush but I feel it's the wrong shape for it really. The angle and shape of this is perfect for powder highlight. I use it to put highlight on the top of cheekbones, down the nose and the forehead. 

What are you favourite brushes for contouring and blush??

I have a slight nail varnish obsession and find myself buying more and more even when I really don't need them.

The Barry M Gelly Shine nail varnishes are my latest nail obsession as they give a high shine finish and most of the shades go opaque in only 2 coats. The only down side is they can take quite a long time to dry and I get very impatient, I tend to stick my fingers in a sink of cold water in a bid to get them to dry faster.

There's 28 different shades on the Barry M website which makes my 6 seem quite pathetic. That means I can get more right? I also love that they have cute fruit names.

Prickly Pear is my latest addition, an absolutely gorgeous lavender that's perfect for summer. This does take 3 coats to make opaque but the colour is just amazing.

Grapefruit is another summer favourite. It's a bright pink without being too Barbie and in your face (not that I don't love a Barbie pink), I'd say it's a more coral shade of pink. It also goes really nicely with Prickly Pear.

Plum is a really good autumn/winter colour. It's a deep purple that can look black in some lights but I think with long, well-shaped nails it can look amazing. 

Mango is one of my favourites, I love orange nail varnish in the summer. It's a true bright orange and paired with a tan is unbeatable.

Blue Grape is my absolute all-time favourite. I think electric blue is an amazing colour so I'm obsessed with this nail varnish. It's really eye catching and looks really good on toes too.

I have a recent obsession with mint so I had to pick up Sugar Apple after I saw Glitteralittle wearing it in one of her YouTube videos. I'm not gonna lie I think I actually bought it the next day.