Review: Sigma Dry'N Shape System (vs Brush Guard & Air Drying)

Recently, I blogged about a new product from Sigma called the Dry'N Shape System which basically works to speed up drying your make up brushes after a good deep clean and concurrently shape the bristles to it's original form.

Click Here for the Product Introduction Post

Product Photos

The Dry'N Shape comes beautifully packaged in a classy box

A brief introduction on the back of the box

Also some key features highlighted on the back of the box

The leaflet that came with the product

Sale Alert: Stila Friends & Family

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RECOMMENDATIONS

• Convertible Color
 (RRP: $25/ea save $5/ea with code) - This 2-in-1 cream color is great for travelling or for your on the go make up.  It works great as a blush as well as a lip color and is super compact for convenience. (5 out of 9 shades available now)

• Kajal Eye Liner
(RRP: $18/ea save $3.60/ea with code) - Super creamy liner that is great for an easy smokey eye effect. Shades Pearl & Topaz are also great for highlighting the inner corners of the eye and the high points of the browbone. (6 out of 8 shades available now)

• Smudge Pots
(RRP: $20/ea save $4/ea with code) - Smudge pots are great as a cream liner and as a quick wash of color on your lids. Texture is smooth and long wearing. (7 our of 8 shades available now)

The offer is a one time only use per person and cannot be combined with other offers and discount does not apply to last call items.

Happy shopping!

Upcoming Products: Sigma Cleansing & Polishing Tool and Precision Sigmax Kit

Looks like Sigma is on a roll without new product launches and sneak peeks at upcoming line ups.  Previously I've posted about their upcoming eye shadow palettes and hopefully I'll be able to get a mini version of the palette(s) during IMATS LA next month (can you sense my excitement?).

Simone and her team has been working on new brushes that would be perfect for applying eye primer, under eye concealer and fit in small areas of the face.  End of last month (April 29th) she tweeted the perfect tools for just that and something that we'll be expecting soon:

Mini versions of the F80, F82 & F84.
The Precision Sigmax Kit (L-R: P82, P84 & P80)
Source: Simone

These new brushes will be using the same Sigmax filament bristles and just like the original Synthetic Face Kit, and would be able to buff in products flawlessly and well blended without streaking.  I would imagine the price point for these to be at about USD9 each (referencing current prices for eye brushes).

Click here to read my thoughts on the Synthetic Face Kit

New Product: Sigma Dry'N Shape System

Early this year, Simone (Sigma's Owner and Founder) had tweeted about one of Sigma's upcoming products to help dry make up brushes in record time.  After over 3 months, the actual product is finally here and claims to have your brushes completely dry in 4 to 6 hours!

If you own make up brushes, you know that after deep cleaning them, it could take close to forever to get it completely dried and ready to store/use.  For me, I'd clean my brushes at night and let them air dry overnight and wake up to clean dry brushes.  Of course for brushes that dense like the Sigmax HD brushes, getting them completely dry can take longer (i.e. overnight and then some).

Sephora has arrived in Malaysia

After a couple years of wishing upon a star, I was super duper excited to see the Sephora logo on the construction walls in front of Starhill, KL some time back.  Now, the store has finally opened!  Yay!

Photo by: Tracelyn Yeoh (Facebook)

Sephora at Starhill, KL opened it's doors to the public during its soft launch today at 12.08pm and from the photos posted on their Facebook, looks like there was a bit of a crowd going on too.  I'll only be flying to KL this weekend so I'll definitely find time to check it out then.

Lips & Nails: Going Pink

The Lady Gaga Viva Glam lipstick and lipglass that came out by MAC last year was a cult favorite.  I wasn't too keen on it thought because pale/light shades don't look that well on my lips.  Still, at the end of last year I decided to pick up the Gaga lipglass and as expected, it wasn't the best color on me per se.

I was sitting around in my room and thought that I should try to pair it with one of my lipsticks and make the color work.  The result...

Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in 423 Pink Velvet (Creme)
MAC Viva Glam Gaga Lipglass (2010)

I applied the Revlon lipstick as the base color and then topped it off with the Gaga lipglass from the centre and spread it outwards.  It gives a bit of dimension to the lips too being lighter in the center and darker outwards.  I like this combo.  And I'm super happy that the lipglass purchase was not in vain.

Another thing I tried out this week was the ombre nails trend which I saw on the Elle and Blair website here.  It wasn't perfect but I think it didn't turn out as bad as I thought it would:

China Glaze Nail Polish in
1. Something Sweet (Pale pink-lavender)
2. Sugar High (Candy pink)
3. Heli-Yum (Bright magenta-pink)

My version isn't as smoothly transitioned as the photo on their website (which I will attempt soon) but I kinda like it with the somewhat splatter effect.  Directions and steps on how to create ombre nails is available on their website too.

Blair replied too. She's sweet.
Her twitter: @juicystar007

Tried anything new lately?