Ever wondered exactly what each style of makeup brush is supposed to be used for, or if there is more than one use for each brush? Tiffany D is an American makeup artist who runs her own channel on YouTube. In a number of Tiffany D’s tutorials and product reviews, she speaks about Sigma brushes. Tiffany D has a video tutorial showing how each brush should and can be used. This video will give you a really good idea as to which type of brush to purchase. Check this out on the Sigma website.

Sigma Makeup provide a more cost effective option to makeup brushes, but still with the same great quality as the better known makeup giants. Their super soft brushes will undoubtedly become your best companion in your makeup adventures.

Heavenly Naturals Glitter Eye Shadows and Glitter Eye Liner are a fantastic way to finish off your make up by adding a touch of glamor to your eye shadow, or a hint of sparkle to your lips!

Heavenly Naturals Glitter Eyeliner in Disco Ball is great applied to the upper eye lid, close to the lash line. It’s like adding jewelery to your eyes!

Heavenly Naturals Glitter Eye Pigment can be used alone or on top of other make up products.  It can be used on your eyes, or you lips.

When used on your eyes:

• Add a touch of glitter on top of your finished eye make up. Apply with a brush, or directly with your finger. To help the glitter stick, apply with a small amount of mixing medium.  We use Heavenly Naturals Mix Drops.
• For extreme vibrancy, use Glitter Eye Pigment on it’s own. Mix with a drop of mixing medium, to ensure good coverage.  Simply wet your brush with Mix Drops, dip in the glitter eye shadow and apply to your lids.

When used on your lips:

• After applying your lipstick, press some Glitter Eye Pigment to your lips. If you want to add some extra shine put a light coat of lip gloss over top of the glitter. You will be dazzeling!
• Add some Glitter Eye Pigment to some of your favorite lip gloss to add some glam!

Whatever the occasion. A party, coffee with the girls or to add some sparkle in the office, these glitters are the latest hit of the season and will provide you with all the sparkle you need!

Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Lip Tar is arguably the most versatile lip stick you can get. The standard off the shelf colours are bright and vibrant, but you can also make almost any colour you want, by mixing them. This is great if you want to match the colour of an item of clothing! With just 2 Lip Tars, you can wear them on their own, or mix them in varying quantities to create a multitude of colours. We have shown you some of our favourites below.

When mixing your Lip Tars together, we recommend getting a small jar to hold your chosen mix. Lip Tars take a long time to dry out when they are outside of the tube, so you will be able to use your mix over and over again. Add a few drops of each colour (or more of less depending on the colour you are trying to achieve). Mix the selected colours with your lip brush, or any other implement you have handy for mixing with.

OCC Lip Tars are extremely pigmented. This is great because a little goes a very long way. But they can also be unforgiving if you make a mistake in your application. We recommend preparing your lips beforehand, to make sure your application looks picture perfect. While washing your face, gently exfoliate your lips with your standard face exfoliation product. This gets rid of all the dead skin cells which would otherwise give your lips an uneven appearance. Moisturize your lips liberally with a lip conditioner product. After applying your liquid and powder foundation, apply your Lip Tar with a lip brush, starting with the edge, and working your way in. We use the Sigma SS209 extra fine tipped brush.

Your brush will need a good clean after applying your Lip Tar. Use a good quality shampoo in the palm of your hand. Hold the brush tip down so the water does not get up into the metal rim. After cleaning, leave somewhere flat to dry.

When the time comes to remove your Lip Tar, wipe excess product off with a tissue first. For any left overs, use a good quality makeup remover, baby oil, petroleum jelly or cold cream. Apply to your lips then wipe gently with a soft wash cloth or a tissue.

Most of all, have fun with your Lip Tar, and get creative. Here are some of our favourite colour combinations:

If you have any other uses for your eye shadow primer, or any other hints and tips in it’s use, please let us know and we will spread the good word.

Heavenly Naturals Mix Drops are a gel like substance which can be used as a mixing medium when applying your makeup. Mixing mediums give your makeup more depth and therefore more colour. Particularly for use with eye shadow, but mixing mediums can be used with other makeup products too. Try mixing a small amount with your powder concealer, or powder foundation to form a paste. This can then be applied directly to pigment marks and spots to ensure they are covered.

Mixing medium is perfect for use with your base eye shadow colour. The wetter texture helps the powder to stick to your skin, and to create a thicker base layer. This makes your eye shadow really stand out. Use with shimmery eye shadows to give a truly metallic appearance.

Following your base coat, finish the look off using your darker crease colour with a dry brush. Blend your crease colour into the base colour to create a diffused look.

Mix Drops also allow you more precise application and defined lines. Try using them with darker eye shadow shades to create eye liners. Apply with a thin tipped Sigma SS266 small angled brush or Sigma SS209 eyeliner brush to your upper eyelid, close to the lashes. No need to buy separate makeup products!

Below are some swatches showing selected EyeSpice eye shadows both with, and without Heavenly Naturals Mix Drops used. See what a difference it makes!

Heavenly Naturals With Mix Drops (above) Without Mix Drops (below)
FaceFront With Mix Drops (above) Without Mix Drops (below)
Obsessive Compulsive With Mix Drops (above) Without Mix Drops (below)

EyeSpice is pleased to be able to bring you the Coastal Scents Contour & Blush Palette. We are so excited about this product, and are sure you will be too. The below review video by xSparkage shows you exactly how this product should be used. We recommend using the Sigma SS150, SS187 or SS168 to apply these pressed powders.

See our product pages for more information and to purchase this product.

The newest sensation in lip products are these highly pigmented Lip Tar products from Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics. A very little goes a long way. They are made to be mixed, so if you can’t find a colour you are after, buy a couple and mix them together to create an infinite number of new colours. At EyeSpice, we don’t yet stock the artist colours: Traffic (yellow), Botanical (green), Rx (blue), Tarred (black) and Feathered (white). If you would like to see these colours stocked, please drop us a line in the contact form and we will order them in for you.

The below video from xSparkage reviews the OCC Lip Tar products and demonstrates the best way to use them. Following application of your chosen Lip Tar shade, EyeSpice recommends finishing off your lips with a small smudge of Coastal Scents Smacks Lip Gloss in the middle of your bottom lip. This gives your lips a fuller impression. We think you will really enjoy using these products!