Brushes Part I: Essentials

HELLO!

Brushes are the single most important thing to any makeup artist.

A good set of brushes opens up a whole new world of opportunities and abilities-

EVERYONE needs at least a few good brushes.

They are pricey, but if you are going to spend, always spend on good brushes.

They can make even cheap, bad makeup look amazing.

For convenience sake, this post will be divided into 4 parts:

Essentials, Face, Eyes, and Lips

So what are the essentials for everyday?

A good eye shadow brush, blush brush, and foundation brush:

Eye Shadow

A large, domed, densely fibered brush makes sweeping on eyeshadow simple

and can be used for a sheer wash of product,

or to build up for more concentrated color.

Sonia Kashuk

Blush

A medium sized, domed, fluffy brush for buildable, even application

Ben Nye RB3

Foundation

A large brush makes fast and blended application a breeze,

and can be used for cream or liquid foundation.

Louise Young LY02

If you like powdered mineral foundations (which I personally hate)

A kabuki brush is your best bet for buffing product into the skin

Bare Escentuals

<3

Claire

(read on for part II!)