Review: Zoeva Luxe Rose Gold Brush Set

Hello and welcome back to my blog, all of my beautiful sweeties! I have been slacking on this blog lately- and that is an understatement. It's strange, I always find this time of year so busy and so refreshing- but to be honest, I feel that even though this little blog keeps me going and is my outlet for all things beauty, fashion and lifestyle, that it kind of reaches a dead end as every post ends. Even though I am immensely proud of over 20,000 pageviews, and the views each post gets, I feel it can do so much better- so I slack and postphone it to the backseat. I need to stop doing that, and I need to start writing on here again- and it's been difficult, as I've been writing just about everywhere else.

For starters, I did work experience over my Easter holidays in a local newspaper, and I actually wrote a piece talking about latest trends entitled Sweet Like Cinnamon! But stay tuned for all about that in my next Life Lately, as I will be doing one for April. As always, school has kept me busy but I can't wait until summer, as I will be writing for the newspaper again, and writing for this blog more, all in much warmer temperatures and crop tops (fingers crossed). 

Anyway. Moving on to the actual point of this post after the longest intro in the world- my gorgeous Zoeva brushes. I got these for Christmas and I first spotted them in one of Zoella's favourites videos- and I instantaneously knew I had to have them. I have to admit, I had only heard of the Zoeva brand a few other times, but they are a German makeup brush and cosmetic brand, and the Luxe Rose Gold brush set is one of their bestsellers- and no doubt, these brushes are beautiful. 

They have a warm matt brown handle, and the star of the show is a long rose gold farrell. The bristles of the face base brushes are brown with blond ends, which makes it super easy to know when to wash them, and the finishing brushes and eye brushes (except for the wing liner brush) have pure white bristles. The brushes have generally quite short handles- compared to some Sigma and Mac brushes. The name of each brush is imprinted into the handle in rose gold lettering which doesn't rub off (my Real Techniques Expert Face Brush has no name, so annoying). These look amazing on any makeup table- in short, they are soo pretty and I get so many compliments as they attract all eyes- they make an unreal present.

The following brushes are contained in the set: 4 face base brushes, 106/Powder, a powder brush, but I also use it for dusting off excess blush/softening bronzer. The 102/Silk Finish, which is a mineral foundation brush, but also works like a dream with liquid foundations. The 110/Face Shape, which I use for blending out and contouring my face, also works wonders with foundation. The 142/Concealer Buffer, which does what it says on the tin- buffs out concealer, on blemishes and under the eyes.

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106, 102, 110, 142 and 127

4 finishing touch and eye brushes, 127/Luxe Sheer Cheek, which I use for blush and also contouring. The 227/Soft Definer, and 231/Petit Crease are unreal for eyeshadow blending and 317/Wing Liner, once used correctly, gives a long wing. Each brush is made with a mix of real and synthetic hair, mostly synthetic, so blending is a dream.

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317. 227, 231

What are my thoughts on the brushes? I must say, I am extremely impressed and happy with them. They perform extremely well and are very easy to use- just like with all brushes, you do need to get used to them a little bit, but once you do, you receive a professional finish every time. They are so soft it's unbelievable- I washed them about a dozen times now and honestly, they feel and look brand new. In terms of shedding, I have noticed very little- they did shed a bit when I first got them, but after their first wash, I can say the 8 brushes have maybe in total lost about 10 hairs over the last 5 months. That's mental- their quality is unbelievable. They don't loose their shape, and it usually takes overnight to fully dry them.

I highly recommend these brushes- not only for the way they look, but for their performance. My only little glitch would probably be the density of the powder brush and the face shape brush- I wish they were a little less dense, especially the face shape brush as it can get a little difficult to blend powder that sits on top of layers of concealer and foundation. Other than that, I give these a 10/10- if you are looking to get into professional brushes and want to invest in a nice set, like I did, definitely look into these- you get a brush for everything you need in the set. The only brushes it's missing is a fan brush, a stippling brush and a pencil brush, but of course extra brushes would increase the price tag. It retails for 65e, and comes with a gorgeous brown case with a rose gold zip, ideal for travelling with the brushes. 

They're my thoughts on the brushes- I'm definitely not an expert on makeup brushes, as only recently I've started investing in good quality brushes. I'm super happy with these, I reach for them every morning and they make makeup application so much easier.

I hope this review gave you some insight and maybe helped you along your makeup brush way! Have you tried these brushes, what were your thoughts?


Thank you so much for reading!



Gaby x