I thought today I would share my favourite makeup brushes! These
are the ones I use every day and some of them I have doubles for because I love
them so much!
Some powder brushes I've used in the past are massive and
while I like my powder, I sometimes feel a little like they make my makeup look
a little cakey! This one is a great size and works perfectly to spread my
powder evenly over my face! I got it in the Zoeva Rose Golden set which is
expensive to fork out for but the quality of the brushes is amazing so it’s
definitely worth it!
I never used to use this one until maybe the start of the
year when I realised my powder brush wasn't great at reaching under my eyes and
my concealer was creasing a little. This brush solves that problem for me! I sometimes
use a different powder to the one I use all over my face such as a banana
coloured powder to help brighten this area and it works so well, I couldn’t be
without this one now!
No7 brushes are seriously underrated! This is actually the
third incarnation of this brush I have gone through. It was in the first brush
set I ever got years ago in a No7 Christmas set and I used it for blusher until
replacing it when it got a little too worn looking and starting to use it for
contour. I then rebought it a few months ago as they updated the brush line and
mine had started shedding a little! This is my favourite brush for contouring
as it's quite small but not completely flat so there are no harsh lines and it
fits nicely under my cheek bone! It’s really soft so blends easily and it’s
probably my favourite brush ever! I've got about 2 to 3 years daily use out of
each of the previous versions I've had and while it’s quite pricey for a
drugstore brush, if you get them with a £3 off No7 voucher they work out much
better!
I switch quite frequently with this brush and a Zoeva 128 Cream Cheek brush depending on what blusher I am wearing but at the time of
taking these photos I had just got the Hourglass blush palette (found it in
stock online at John Lewis!) and this is the most perfect brush for applying
those blushers! I have preferred to use an angled blush brush for the last few
years as I feel I can apply my blush much more evenly and this and the Zoeva
128 are the perfect size.
I actually have two of these brushes, one from the starter
set (of which this is the only brush I rate) and one from the Nic’s Picks set.
This is by far my favourite brush to apply eyeshadow with. It’s soft, flexible
but not too flexible and applies just the right amount of eyeshadow. I wish
they would make this available as a single brush because I would definitely
pick up a couple more, mine are starting to look a little battered but they
still work really well!
At first I thought this brush would be too stiff to apply a
darker colour in my crease but it works perfectly to add a bit more depth to my
eyes!
This is my favourite blending brush to use, I love that it’s
angled! I find it fits my crease better and allows me to blend more
effectively! This is another brush I wish Real Techniques would sell separately
as I love it so much!
This is another brush I have two of and originally talked
about in this post! I use this bamboo handled one for my eyebrows when I’m
using powder for my brows or my Anastasia Dipbrow pomade and I also use the one
from the rose gold collection to apply eyeliner (usually just a black eyeshadow).
It’s not too firm so I get a really natural look when using this!
I generally use my fingers or a Real Techniques
sponge/Beauty Blender to apply my foundation so don’t really use brushes for
that! Let me know what your must have brushes are!
Danielle xx
