Real Techniques Bold Metals Brush
Collection created a lot of noise in social media around their launch
period. This was because of the price
tag attached to the brushes. Initially I
was sceptical as to why the prices were so
much higher than their regular brushes.
I think a lot of people missed the point that this
collection was supposed to be a ‘premium’ range, thus higher price tags. No I wanted to see if they lived up to their
‘premium’ claim. It’s all good making
something shiny and slapping on a big price tag, but do they live up to the
premium brushes? I’ve put them to the
test. From the Bold Metals Collection, I
tried out the 300 Tapered Blush brush, 301 Flat Contour brush and 201 Pointed
Crease brush. The reason behind this
selection was that they’re the hardest types of brushes to ‘get right’. Before I delve into the brush, I want to
mention a few things about the packaging etc.
Outer packaging in better than the original range i.e. they look
premium. The brushes are weighted which
again feels more sturdy similar to my Dior Backstage brushes. The normal RT range brushes are much
lighter. I was slightly disappointed
that the handles are not metal. The
ferrule is, but the handles are actually plastic, this slightly worries me as I
think will the colour fade with usage/washing etc? Only time will tell I suppose! Overall, though they look stunning and are a
little better to work with due to the weight.
I put this up against my NARS Mie Kabuki
brush. Now I know they’re not the same
category, but I put them up against each other as I use them for the same purpose e.g. blusher, highlighter, powder
etc. I found that the RT Bold Blush
brush has actually replaced my NARS brush for highlighting and powdering. This is because of the tapered shape helps to
use highlighter quite specifically and also the flat sides help to ‘press’
powder on to the skin. Applying blush
with it requires a bit more skill on my part as I found I was being a little
heavy handed. The brush is quite dense
so start with small amount of product and build it up, I’ve found it to be the
best that way. The structure of the
brush makes it better from more widespread brushes like the NARS one. The quality of the brush is a lot better than
the usual range in my opinion. The brush
hairs are finer and softer, I don’t know how they’ve done it, but they have! Compared to the eye-watering £43 NARS Mie
Kabuki brush, the RT Bold Metals 300 Tapered Blush brush is better a better
choice at £24.
This was the
brush I was most excited about! Contour
brushes are the hardest to get right in my opinion. I never liked the normal RT contour brush; my
contour brush of choice has always been MAC 109. The RT 301 Contour brush has easily replaced
my trustee MAC. The shape makes it super
easy to chisel out some cheek bones. I
basically dab the brush on my face where I want to contour and then am able to
buff out using the same brush due to the soft texture. Whereas the MAC 109 has a wider surface and
isn’t as structured so it’s harder to use.
The surface area at the top is bigger than the RT brush so it makes the
‘contour area’ bigger and you can go overboard and have to start again. MAC 109 retails for £28 compared to the £22
RT Bold Metals 301 Contour brush. The
301 for me is a clear winner and if you’re a daily contour fan, you need this in your life!
I pitted
this against my favourite Smashbox Definer Brush, retailing at £19.50. The shapes are very similar with the RT 201
Pointed Crease Brush being ever so slightly bigger. I’ve found this to be helpful as it blends
eyeshadow/kohl more evenly, on the crease and the bottom lash line. The Smashbox brush is a little to soft to use
on the bottom lashline. The tapered tip
on the 201 brush helps to highlight the inner corners of my eyes. At £12, the 201 Pointed Crease brush beats
the Smashbox brush in function and
it’s aesthetically more pleasing. After
comparing with premium brushes, in my opinion, the Real Techniques Bold Metals
Collection brushes do perform better and are well priced. I will say, they same can’t be said for all
the brushes in the collection as for example, I wouldn’t swap my RT buffing
brush for the Bold Metals Pointed foundation brush.
Have you tried the Real Techniques Bold Metals Brush Collection? What do you think of them? Share in the comments below or
tweet me @aspiring_london!
Some of these items have been
sent to me for review purpose.
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