An overview of my current favorite make up brushes

I am not a make up artist and my opinions are only based on my personal experience with the brands I tried. I love make up brushes and after a few years into make up, I have gathered a few of them. The day I discovered that a good make up brush could make a significant difference in a make up application I was intrigued and started to build my collection.

I have taken pictures of the brushes that I love the most and that I use regularly, for each category I highlight my very favorites and tell you why I love them so much. The same brush may be pictured in different categories since I try to get the most of each one of them. I apologize it’s a bit long and mixed up…

My profile

I have extremely dry and sensitive skin, only a few moisturizers work for me and of course the ones that work are extremely expensive. On a daily basis I use the Laura Mercier Repair creme without SPF. Before discovering this moisturizer I could not wear foundation at all, even foundations for dry skin, I had dry patches and flakes within 2 hours of application.
I prefer to apply my foundation with a sheer coverage, sometimes medium coverage but either way I always aim to achieve a glowy look and I don’t usually powder afterwards.
When I wake up, even after the shower, my skin is still really sensitive, using a soft brush on my eyelids and my face made a big difference in my daily routine, the application is so relaxing and smooth, and that’s why I love soft brushes so much.

These are the make up brands that I use the most :

• Rouge Bunny Rouge
• Tom Ford
• Chantecaille
• Le Metier de Beaute
• Guerlain
• Chanel
• By Terry
• Suqqu
• Shu Uemura
• Mac

I will always try to use products and techniques that don’t emphasize my wrinkles or that don’t look heavy or cakey, I am not a make up artist, my opinions are only based on my personal experience.

Foundation, buffing and stippling

In the picture below, you will see my favorite foundation brushes :

Favorite foundation brushes

I’ll try to give you some examples with some of the foundations I love to wear :

• For mineralize cream foundation (Mac) : Real Techniques stippling brush or RM Radiance

• For liquid foundation (Tom Ford, Burberry, BB, Laura Mercier, By Terry, etc) : RM Radiance, Hakuhodo G5556 4mm, Sigma F80 or Coastal Scents Bionic. With the Radiance, no need to buff afterwards but with the others I still like to buff with the Mac 187 or any other similar stippling brush, even though it’s not really always necessary.

• For very liquid foundation (Mac or Make Up For Ever face and body) : LY 34, I noticed the bristles suck a lot of foundation but with a very liquid foundation that’s the one I would reach for, mainly for body foundation.

• For mineralize powder foundation (Bare Escentuals) : Coastal Scents Bionic for a flawless and heavier coverage and Chanel 1 for a more natural sheer to medium coverage.

My top favorite is the Rae Morris Radiance, the finish is like an airbrushed application. The price is high but worth it and I could live only with this brush.

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March 31, 2012 | Categories: Bobbi Brown, Brushes, Coastal Scents, Favorites, Hakuhodo, Illamasqua, Laura Mercier, Louise Young, Mac, Rae Morris, Reviews, Rouge Bunny Rouge, Sigma, Tom Ford | Tags: Brushes, Chanel, favorites, Hakuhodo, Illamasqua, Louise Young, Mac, Rae Morris, Real Techniques, Reviews, Rouge Bunny Rouge, Sigma | 37 Comments »