New Arrival: REAL TECHNIQUES 2016 PRODUCTS

Real Techniques New Products Spring 2016

Real Techniques has launched some new and exciting 2016 products that are available for sale at Phoenix Beauty Lounge store in Markham, ON and it looks like the Pixiwoo Sisters are bringing us some very exciting products for the new year. Check this out:

New Real Techniques Brush Cleansing Palette 
Cleans brushes 55% better.*
Great makeup application starts with a clean brush. The brush cleansing palette helps sweep away makeup, oil, and impurities from bristles to give you truer, more consistent color application.
*performance-grade silicone: lightweight and ergonomically designed to fit comfortably over your hand
*exclusive multi-textured surfaces: designed to gently work between the bristles for enhanced deep cleansing
Step 1: Slip hand into the palette and squeeze a drop of our brush cleansing gel onto the tool. Add warm water to the palette.
Step 2: Swirl brush into the gel and water across the various surfaces until the brush is clean. Rinse bristles thoroughly, being careful to not fully immerse the base of the bristles. Squeeze out the excess water.
Step 3: Rest your brushes across the surface of the tool to dry or use the panoramic case from our sets (sold separately) to dry brushes upside down.
* Tested using Real Techniques Brush Cleansing Palette and Brush Cleansing gel versus hand-cleaning with water.

New Real Techniques Brow Set 
5 Steps to BROW PERFECTION

Define the perfect arch with our brow set. We have included all of the tools you need to clean up, fill in, define and shape your brows. Our slanted design allows for easy control while defining your brows. Get started with 5 easy steps:
  • angled tweezer: stainless steel with a flat edges for expert brow shaping
  • detailing tweezer: stainless steel with a pointed tip to clean up fine hairs
  • slanted brow spoolie: perfectly sized for brow grooming and blending
  • slanted arch definer: unique design allows you to plot your perfect brow shape or smudge your brow product for a natural finish (visit their YouTube for a quick how to)
  • slanted brow brush: applys and blends color smoothly
  • panoramic case: dual carrier and stand keeps brushes organized on your counter or on the go. Stand case and insert wet brushes upside down to dry
You can view all of the Real Techniques products for on the Phoenix Beauty Lounge website.
New additions to their Bold Metals collection are coming soon, so please stay tuned! 🙂

Coming Soon: Real Techniques Bold Metals collection

Hey everyone, just wanted to give you a heads-up that we will be receiving the highly-requested Real Techniques Bold Metals collection some time next week! All store customers who put them on hold please expect to hear a phone call from us pretty soon! Please hit “Like” if you’re excited! 🙂

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Real Techniques Bold Metals

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New: Real Techniques Sculpting Set

New Real Techniques Sculpting Set

New Real Techniques Sculpting Set

“Level of sculpting skills: “Goddess”

Accentuate favorite features, create defined contours for added depth, or simply enhance your natural bone structure with our Collector’s Edition Sculpting Set. With the use of light and dark makeup shades, this set gives you the flexibility to transform your look.

Each brush is a special design: a sleek, high-shine pink instead of the classic matte.

– sculpting brush: features a wide, angled head specially designed to help create defined contours
– fan brush (set exclusive): softly sweeps on powders + whisks away any excess makeup for an even finish
– setting brush: the key to completing any look with a controlled dusting of powder or highlighter

Now available at Phoenix Beauty Lounge for just $18.80.

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NEW: Real Techniques Concealer Brush

Another new 2015 brush from the Real Techniques Team – Concealer Brush – great for applying and blending out your liquid or cream concealer!

NEW: Real Techniques Concealer Brush

NEW: Real Techniques Concealer Brush

The angled cut provides precision application to camouflage skin imperfections and create a spotless base for any look. It can also be used for applying highlighter over the cheekbones and high points of the face for a healthy glow

Now available at Phoenix Beauty Lounge for $10.69.

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Real Techniques Road Show Press Event

Had an amazing time last night with #pixiwoo sisters Sam and Nic Chapman at Real Techniques event #RTRoadShow Press Event!

Real Techniques Road Show

Real Techniques Road Show

Real Techniques Road Show Press Event

Real Techniques Road Show Press Event. Image credit #perilouslypale.

The ladies are so feminine, funny and kind! It was a real pleasure to meet them and they are even more gorgeous in person (if such thing is even possible)! Woot-woot! And of course, a new Real Techniques brush set is coming out early 2015 as a great addition to your collection! 🙂 #cantwait

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Real Techniques Nic’s Picks – Nic and Nicci Concur

Hello Lovelies, how’s your September going? Whether it’s back to school, back to the grind, or just another season, there’s great stuff brewing. For our readers in the southern hemisphere, you’ll have to excuse this digression, but we have to rave a little about the season. It’s autumn! In Canada, that means apple picking, layered fashion and fall makeup. Makeup? Well, that means brushes…!

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Our Top Ten Best-Sellers of 2013!

We’ve been very busy with the stats here at Phoenix Beauty Lounge!

Finally we crunched all the numbers and can share with you what our customers loved the most in 2013.

Keep scrolling down the list to see our #1 best-seller of year 2013!

How many of these items you already own? 😉

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Real Techniques Singles Have Arrived!

We know you’ve heard of Real Techniques brushes (If you haven’t, check out our post about them!). These brushes are sleek, cruelty-free and all sorts of amazing. The Real Techniques Brush Sets have taken the world by storm (see reviews of them here and here), and now it’s time for the single brushes to take the stage. Let’s have a look…

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Real Techniques – Your Eyes Starter Set review

A few days ago we shared an in-depth review of the Real Techniques Your Base core collection with you, and today we’re sharing the Real Techniques Your Eyes Starter set. As the name suggest, this set features everything you need for eyeshadow application and everything to do with eye make-up. Let’s take a look!

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The Real Techniques brushes are extremely high quality and made from synthethic Taklon brushes that are incredibly soft. The density of the brushes will enable you to blend and apply your makeup to perfection! The Real Techniques Your Eyes Starter Set comes with five brushes and the 2-in-1 case + stand.

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The handles of the brushes are very sleek and stylish. Each range has a distinct colour, the purple colour refers to the Enhanced Eyes range of brushes. The ferrules are smooth matte aluminum and the ends have a soft matte rubberized finish. The matte finish of the handles makes these very pleasant to hold. They are lightweight and sit comfortably in your hands.

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The brushes that come in this set are: base shadow brush, accent brush, brow brush, deluxe crease brush and the pixel-point eyeliner brush. Let’s go over each of these brushes individually and discuss what they do best!

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Real Techniques – Deluxe Crease Brush

This brush is an amazing blending brush. It’s round, really dense and blends eyeshadow like no other! It looks fairly large at first but you’ll soon notice how easily this blends the eyeshadow in your crease. We adore this brush!

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Real Techniques – Base Shadow Brush

This is a great brush for applying color to your lid. Use it with a patting motion to apply eyeshadow on your lid. Its pointed shape leans itself towards precise blending as well. Another great mutli-tasker!

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Real Techniques – Accent Brush

This is a nifty little brush. It’s perfect for a whole range of tasks! Smudging eyeliner close to the lashline, applying highlight to the inner corners of the eyes, even applying lipstick or eyeliner! It’s just the perfect amount of stiffness while still being soft and non-scratchy.

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Real Techniques – Pixel-Point Eyeliner Brush

This brush is your friend when you need to apply eyeliner or lipstick. Samantha cleverly shows us how to use this brush in her video. She uses this brush with a gel eyeliner to apply a perfect winged eyeliner.

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Real Techniques – Brow Brush

Finally we have the brow brush. This one is, as the name suggests, great for applying powder to shape your brows. We also like it for eyeliner application and even for applying eyeshadow underneath the lower lashline. A great brush that’s very soft too!

That concludes the break down of all 5 brushes included in the Real Techniques Your Eyes Starter set. We’ve noticed again that these brushes are all great multi-taskers and suited for a whole number of different types of products. With this set you’ll guaranteed flawless eye make-up application.

You can find the Real Techniques Your Eyes Starter set available for purchase at Phoenix Beauty Lounge! Have you tried Real Techniques brushes or are you a fan of Pixiwoo? Let us know in the comments!

Real Techniques – Your Base Core Collection

Hi everyone! A few days ago we announced a new brand that was added to our store, Real Techniques. This is an amazing brand of high quality make up brushes that is much loved in the blog community! Created by make-up lover and pro make up artist, Samantha Chapman, famous from YouTube channel Pixiwoo.

We promised you an in-depth review of the brush sets and today we’re sharing the first one! Let’s take a look at the first set we have in store for you, Real Techniques Your Base Core collection.

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The Real Techniques Your Base Core collection comes with four brushes and a 2-in-1 brush case+stand. The case is extremely practical and is great for on-location or for when you’re traveling. Throw it in your bag to protect your brushes, and pull open the case to reveal a stand.

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The packaging of the brushes is very sleek. Each range has a distinct colour, the orange colour refers to the Flawless Base range of brushes. The ferrules are smooth matte aluminum and the ends have a soft matte rubberized finish. The matte finish of the handles makes these very pleasant to hold. They are lightweight and sit comfortably in your hands.

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The brushes are made out of synthetic Taklon hairs which are extremely soft! The Taklon bristles are 100% cruelty free which is great. Synthetic fibres will also hold their shape much better over time. The soft fibres will help you create a super smooth finish!

Let’s take a look at each of the brushes individually.

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Real Techniques – Buffing Brush 

This brush is large and flares out on either side. The buffing brush is perfect for, as the name suggest, buffing your foundation into your skin. You can use this with liquid, cream, even powder. It’s a great multi-tasker!

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Real Techniques – Contour Brush

This contouring brush is so soft! It’s really smooth and perfect to help you create an airbrushed finish. We love to use this for blusher, bronzer or highlighter.

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Real Techniques – Detailer Brush

This pointed brush is perfect for concealer application or for lipstick. We prefer it for the latter! It’s just the right amount of stiffness for lipstick application while still being soft and giving a smooth finish. Applying lipstick with a brush will not only make your lipstick last longer but also give a nicer finish!

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Real Techniques – Pointed Foundation Brush

This pointed foundation brush is perfect for liquid foundation application. It’s pointed shape will help you reach all the corners of your face, under the eyes, around the nose, etc.

That concludes the break down of all 4 brushes included in the Real Techniques Your Base Core Collection set. We’ve noticed these brushes are all great multi-taskers and suited for a whole number of different types of products. These brushes cover almost all tasks to do with application of base products like foundation, blush, powder, concealer, etc. A definite must-have!

You can find the Real Techniques Base Core Collection set available for purchase at Phoenix Beauty Lounge! Have you tried Real Techniques brushes or are you a fan of Pixiwoo? Let us know in the comments!