Sigma Haul!!! B05 Body Brush & F82 Round Top Kabuki

Hi everyone,

Today I have a small haul from Sigma to share with you! A little while back I got an email from Sigma saying they were having a flash sale for 30% off select items for 24 hours so I decided to pick up two brushes - one on sale and one full-price, so that I could get free shipping and the free gift.

The brushes I purchased are:
     - B05: 18K Gold Body Brush
     - F82: Round Kabuki

The B05 body brush was on sale for $34.30, originally $49, and I purchased the F82 brush full-price for $24. For the free gift with purchase, I received a mini Sigma Spa Brush Cleaning Glove with a coupon code for $5 off purchasing the full-size one (which I will list at the bottom of this post). I will review each brush separately for you.

B05 - Body Brush
First, the B05 Body Brush - I think it's totally unnecessary that this brush only comes with the 18K gold ferrule, but it does make for nice packaging. Like with all Sigma brushes, this brush comes with their signature black handle with their logo and the brush description on on side. Special to this brush, the other side of the handle has the word extravaganza on it in the same gold color. The bristles on this brush are cream colored.

This brush is very large, dense yet soft and rounded on the top. It is intended to be used for buffing body products, like bronzer and shimmer powder, onto the skin. I use it to make apply bronzer to my neck and chest to make sure that I'm perfectly blended out and don't have a line of difference between my neck and face. I know this is probably an unnecessary purchase, but I actually do struggle with making sure that all my makeup is blended out nicely so it definitely makes putting on my makeup much easier. By no means should you rush out and buy this brush, plenty of other brushes could do the same thing, but being a makeup brush junkie I had to have it. If you struggle with "the line of demarcation" as I call it, I highly recommend this brush. It's so large that it really nicely and evenly applies bronzer without looking patchy or fake, which is often the case when bronzing your neck and chest with smaller brushes. All in all, I really enjoy this brush and use it everyday so it's quickly become a staple in my brush collection. I had a need for it, but I know not everybody does so I would recommend it to people who like bronzer and looking more tan than they are.

F82 - Round Kabuki
The F82 round kabuki brush is a small dense face brush with a rounded head intended for buffing powder foundation and mineral products into the skin. The bristles in this brush are synthetic so you could use it with wet or dry products, though it's intended for powder foundations. I was surprised to see how SMALL this brush was when I first got it. It seemed much larger when I watched the video of it on Sigma's website. I thought it would be a great brush for me since I tend to wear powder foundation on most days when I don't want a full face of makeup. However, since the brush head is so small, I think it would take forever to use it on your face - the total opposite from the B05 - ha! I honestly think I might return this brush since I'm not totally happy with it, but then again maybe I just need to keep using it for a little bit. We'll see...

Here's a comparison in size between the two brushes.

Extras!
For my extras, I got an envelope full of different leaflets: a thank you for purchasing card, a card with a makeup idea and what products you need, an information card about their near 3DHD brushes, and a small brochure with all of Sigma's products.

Also, since my purchase was over $35, I received a mini version of Sigma's famous Spa Brush Cleaning Glove with a coupon code for $5 purchasing the full-size glove. I have not used this yet, but I'm very excited to give it a try. The full-size glove is kind of pricey at $35 so I'm very excited to try this sample to see if it's something that would make cleaning brushes easier, because lets be honest, no one actually likes spending a lot of time cleaning their makeup brushes.

Which Sigma brush is your favorite? Please leave a comment below, I would love to hear from you!

Thanks for reading!

Sigma Coupon Code for $5 off purchase of their Spa Brush Cleaning Glove: SPAGLOVE (expires 12/31/2014)