Zoeva Brushes | A Review

I have been eyeing these beautiful brushes from Zoeva for literally months now and I finally decided that I would splurge on them for my birthday- a little birthday present to myself! This is the Rose Gold Luxury Set  which retails at 65 Euros or $92 AUD. Now many of you may be thinking, "ninety dollars for makeup brushes??" but let me break it down for you. There are 8 brushes in the entire set so that's roughly $11.50 per brush. Doesn't sound too bad now does it? Plus you also get a gorgeous faux leather clutch/makeup bag which is the perfect size! And the rose gold detailing just sold me on this one!

The brushes themselves are actually amazing quality too, all fluffy, all super soft. I particularly like the 102 Silk Finish brush (first from left) for buffing in foundation as it leaves a very natural finish on the skin. Other notable mentions include the 110 Face Shape brush (4th from left) which is perfect for blending our under eye concealer. The 227 Soft Definer brush (5th from left) which is pretty much a perfect dupe for the MAC 217 but soo much cheaper and almost nicer and fluffier.

I did purchase a couple of other products as I was perusing the Zoeva website including these two Luxe Creme Lipsticks and this Luxe Colour Blush. "Faith and Love" lipstick is a salmon-nude which is VERY opaque. "Melting Kisses" is a bright peachy pink. Both formulas are extremely opaque and pigmented. One swipe across the lip and you completely lose your natural lip shade. I will admit, this slightly freaked me out as I have only recently delved into the world of lip products and have mostly been using sheer formulas that are "your lip but better" colours, so these lipsticks are slightly out of my comfort zone. The packaging is great, with a magnetic shut (and a very satisfying click close), sleek charcoal tube and the fancy Zoeva logo, I was sold at the packaging itself. So if you like opacity, pigmentation, creamy formulas and fabulous then these are definitely some to try.

The blush is where I am left disappointed. Which confuses me because I had heard a couple of good recommendations about this blush which is why I bought it in the first place. The packaging is great with being sleek, black, satisfying close, compact-style mirror and the Zoeva logo engraved into the product, I was expecting great things. The formula is not for me, it is patchy in its application and slightly chalky in texture. The shade also wasn't right for me, it made me look like I'd been lying in the sun too long and burnt my cheeks- not a cute look.

Overall I am pretty impressed with Zoeva- particularly their brushes as they are of fantastic quality so I would highly recommend giving them a go!