That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for beauty. Internationally acclaimed makeup tool brand, Real Techniques®, is proud to announce its first ever successful space mission to celebrate the launch of the latest limited-edition collection, Brush CrushTM Volume 2.

Working with the ‘near space experts’ Sent Into Space, Real Techniques® launched its latest galaxy-inspired collection from Earth on the 1 August at 10:24 BST using an enormous helium-filled balloon. The brushes ascended at a rate of 5 metres per second for 116 minutes and travelled to an incredible altitude of 36,338 metres, with 19,000 metres being the official point that marks the boundary of near space. Real Techniques is happy to report that there were in fact traces of beauty junkies in space!

Sent Into Space confirmed that the galactic-themed brushes are “the first makeup brushes ever to be sent into space”, flying up over four times the height of Mount Everest; above 99 per cent of the Earth’s atmosphere by mass and being exposed to temperatures of -57c at peak altitude.

Tiffany Kurtz-Sewall, Global Marketing Director at Paris Presents Incorporated, comments: “It seemed only fitting to mark our latest out-of-this-world launch with an ascent out of the atmosphere. Our second installment of the limited-edition Brush CrushTM collection not only has prestige application quality unlike any other beauty tools on Earth, or the rest of the cosmos, but give you galactic good looks too!”

These brushes have ultra plush bristles, they dont store a build up of product, they are totally instagrammable, and easy clean. 

Here is a run down of each brush in the collection:

300 Powder Brush  €15.99

For an out of this world look, explore with the 300 POWDER brush: Arched cut lightly sweeps on powders. 

301 Foundation Brush €15.99

For an out of this world look, explore with the 301 FOUNDATION brush: Angled cut easily buffs creams or liquids

302 Blush Brush €15.99

For an out of this world look, explore with the 302 BLUSH brush: Triangle tip concentrates blush on the apples of cheeks.

Cosmic Sponge 

For an out of this world look, explore with the COSMIC SPONGE: rounded to pinch into a custom shape for blending foundation

I love the look of these new brushes, they are so girly and classy looking, and who can resist glitter. These brushes are stocked in all leading Irish Pharmacies and Shaws Department Stores Nationwide.