I have wanted to try The Balm cosmetics since EmilyNoel first raved about them on Beauty Broadcast and now they’re finally here in the UK. From what I can tell the new H&M spin off ‘& Other Stories‘ is stocking the range and luckily so is Feel Unique online – and it’s not a limited selection either. I would quite like to see the products in person before making an order because they’re not super cheap – think somewhere between Soap & Glory and Urban Decay – but I think I shall just have to bite the bullet as I don’t think they’ll be coming to a store near me any time soon.

Top of my wishlist are Mary-Lou-Maniser highlighting powder (looks like the Lorac which I’ve lusted after for YEARS but is US only) and the Nude’Tude palette.. I neeeeed them!!! The blushes look beautiful, they even do a powder blush stain which sounds very interesting but would make me nervous in case I overdid it and couldn’t blend it away. I basically want to try anything so for those like me who have had their eye on this brand for a while I thought I’d let you know it’s now available to purchase – see the whole range here – yay!

Just before I finally bought the Real Techniques Core Collection (post here with link to cheap seller) I got this. I’m not big on foundation with a brush but both this and the RT buffing blush I do like, they’re not too stiff (like the Sigma HD ones) but they’re not too flexible (like a duo fibre) they’re the baby bear’s porridge of brushes.. just right!

I mention the RT because I know not everyone loves to buy online and they’re available in Boots and Superdrug but if you’re just looking to add one brush to your additional set however the e.l.f is cheaper and if you wait until one of their MANY 50% off/free shipping/etc you’ll get an even better deal – check out their offers page here.

Although the brush is designed as a ‘powder brush’ I love it for buffing liquid/cream foundation into my skin, it would be good with mineral foundation but I wouldn’t choose to use it for my setting powder. Like I said I just got this not so long ago but I did have it AGES ago and lost it.. I found this ‘Rave-view’ I did 2 years ago I thought you might like.. I sound so funny, I have really neautralised my Northern accent in more recent videos and don’t realise how much until I go back to the old ones..