By now you should know I'm rather fond of the Real Techniques brushes. They make up a good 90% of my brush collection. Well when I saw their Bold Metals collection on Instagram, it was safe to say I was the heart-eyed emoji cat personified. They're so luxe looking and feeling and I love the metallic handles. They're a bit hard to come by at the moment, but if you're in the US or UK you can get these fairly easily. 

My lovely blogging babe Jess sent these over for me from the States and I've been obsessed with them ever since..

100 Angled Powder Brush-Firstly, this brush was a lot bigger than I was expecting. It's also crazy soft which is a major winner for me. Scratchy brushes suck amirite. It's perfectly sized for applying setting powder to keep your base makeup in place. As the bristles are so densely packed, it means you don't end up with too much product on the brush. I know some people like to use this with a light dusting of bronzing powder but I am yet to try it for that. I do really like this brush and prefer it to the larger powder brush.

300 Tapered Blush Brush-For blush, I typically use the Multi-Task brush and I've been after something a bit smaller for a while. This fit the bill perfectly. The rose gold handle was a bonus selling factor. Its tapered edge means it perfectly fits into the contours of the cheeks so applying blush becomes so much easier. I really want to get the contour brush from the rose gold colour way now as well.

Now I know some people have been moaning about the higher price tag that comes with the Bold Metals brushes. That price hike is reflected in the quality and more targeted performance of these brushes though. To be honest, even with the price rise these are still much cheaper than buying higher end brushes in New Zealand or even Australia. Keep an eye out for these when they're more readily available in May.