Make up Brushes: Cheap v Professional
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Is it worth investing in decent brushes to apply make up? I don't mind spending the money if I know they are going to last but I keep hearing stories about shed hair from some of the leading brands.
What brushes do you ladies use and is it worth spending a bit more on them.
What brushes do you ladies use and is it worth spending a bit more on them.
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Good doesn't always equal expensive. Crown, No7, Screenface and Bodyshop do decent ones that won't be too expensive.
I use a Clinique foundation brush, No 7 smoky eyeliner brush and blusher brush, MAC 217 eyeshadow brush, GOSH eyeshadow brush, Crown lip brush, blender brush and fanbrush, Illamasqua eyeliner brush and Screenface concealer brush.
I have a few MAC brushes that I never use and can't remember buying.
They are dirt cheap, about £12 for a set of makeup brushes.
I'm also a fan of the no.7 brushes, especially with a £5 off voucher. I don't find the MAC brushes I have that superior for the price difference.
There's an excellent Stila set on Lookfantastic at the moment, £18 for 5 brushes. I paid almost twice that for one powder brush & it's been fantastic.
http://www.lookfantastic.com/beauty/stila/stila-gifts-&-packs/stila-winter-brush-set-5-products.html
I have always found Body Shop and No7 to be very good value.
I use Body shop for blusher and No7 for eyeshadow at the moment and they have been going strong for ages. With frequent washes, of course.
They have an offer of 1 professional make up brushes (made with real hair) in a pouch for £19.99 (usually £135).
I need to get some new brushes at some point so I might buy these.
http://www.wowcher.co.uk/deals/national-deal/deal-1169-detail/19-99-instead-135-professional-21-piece-make/deal.html
These are the ones I have but they were £19.99 on Wowcher (usually £135). I can't wait to use them.
It's a 21 piece professional set in a leather pouch.
You can feel the difference when you touch them.
I can recommend Ruby and Millie brushes. They're at the cheaper end of the "good brushes" market and totally worth every penny.
Im a firm believer in decent brushes. My sis an her friend have a thick blusher brush so splayed and coarse its repulsive.
Im a firm believer in decent brushes. My sis an her friend have a thick blusher brush so splayed and coarse its repulsive.
They are good quality for the price, iv'e got a couple of those
And another vote here. I've had most of my Body Shop brushes for years and they're still as good as new.
I used Max Factor brushes for the past few months and they are completely rubbish. I thought since there make up is good there brushes must be as well but they fell apart
Those look amazing! Wish I was able to buy them, will the same offer be back?
The offer is back on http://links.kgbdeals.com/t.d?AYGo3OwCi6SpWK=https://www.kgbdeals.co.uk/national/deals/75443/make-up-brush-set---4u2go---national or go directly to the KGB deals website
These look very similar to the fake MAC brushes that are knocking around ebay all the time..
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MAC-24-PIECE-BRUSH-SET-LEATHER-POUCH-BRAND-NEW-/250985556854?pt=UK_Health_Beauty_Make_up_Cosmetics_Make_up_Brushes_PP&hash=item3a6fe7ab76
I use the GOSH ones too. Individually purchased ones, not a gift set.
The hairs don't break and come out and no dye rubs off the brushes onto your face. Yes I have had the misfortune of buying brushes that crap!
The selection includes a good range of eye brushes, a few different shaders (I use the angled shader for blending into my socket), a small tapered point for creases, a medium sized eyeliner brush (which won't let you do a really small defined line but is good for those thicker winged lines), an angled eyebrow brush (which is exactly like the MAC equivalent), a foundation, blush and face brush. Mine came with a gorgeous leather-style tube case to hold them in, but I'm not sure if they still sell the same range as I bought mine just under a year ago. The only thing I'd say lets this set down is it doesn't have a brow and eyelash comb as standard, and even you splash out on the full 15 piece professionals brush set (at $149/£94) you still don't get one, which is a let down.
I've also tried Body Shop in the past, and although I think they are ok I don't really use my set as much as I do my Sigma brushes which imo are better quality and you get more for your money (Body Shop brushes you get a set of 10 for £89 if you buy from a Body Shop Rep, and the angled brush is more like an eye brush/brow brush is twice the thickness of my Sigma and not as nice to use). However, if you want an easy to use no nonsense good quality set of brushes then Body Shop is the way to go. They are more user friendly for people who maybe don't mess about with their makeup too much like I do, and the quality of the bristles is really nice.
Another brand I am wanting to try is Real Techniques, which is the brush set from Pixiwoo's Samantha Chapman, and I think they have just started selling those in Boots. These ones actually come in 3 sets which I think are Essentials, Eyes and Face and Sam has marketed some of the brushes as multi-use, so I would like to try them out at some point because I am a long-time Pixiwoo subscriber and from those vids the brushes look quite good.
Hope that helps