something on makeup brush set

Q: I want to buy a makeup brush set, and wonder how many brushes in a makeup brush set, and what is their function?

 

A: It depends on your personal habit, generally there are the following brushes: 3 eyeshadow brushes in different size (large size, middle size and small size), 1 eye brushes,1 lash curler, 1 lip brush, 1 blush brush, 1 powder brush.

 

For many ladies, they usually use eye brush, blush brush and powder brush. Lash brush is not essential because now the mascara is very good in quality, there is no need to use lash brush. Lip brush is not necessary because many females are using lip gloss not lipstick which needs lip brushes. Some use finger instead of eyeshadow brushes for eyeshadow makeup.

 

Many girls buy the makeup brush sets which have too many makeup brushes, while they often not use them all, so it is somewhat a waste to buy a full makeup brush set. It is suggested to buy individual makeup brushes according to personal demand.

Cosmetic Brushes

Cosmetic brushes are the most important beauty tool, for makeup and styling and with proper care, these brushes can even last a lifetime. Traditional cosmetic brushes of high quality is almost similar to artists brushes. The only differences are in the length of the handles and some times the color of the ferrules. The construction of cosmetic brush is divided into three parts: the hair, the ferrule (metal part) and the handle.

Type Of Hair
There are many hair types used in making cosmetic brushes. Natural hair cosmetic brush is usually made from Squirrel hair, Pony hair, Goat hair or blends such as Squirrel Mix and Squirrel Blends and are used mostly in the manufacture of larger cosmetic brushes such as powder brush, blush brush, contour blending brush and some larger eyeshadow brushes.

Other soft cosmetic brush are also be made from the different types of sables or pahmi hair and are more commonly used for smaller cosmetic brushes such as sable lip brush, medium and smaller sabel eyeshadow brushes and eyeliner brushes. Natural bristles are also used for slant eyebrow brushes or groomers, etc. Two most common synthetics used in makeup brushes today are Nylon and Taklon.

Ferrule & Handle
The most common metal tubes or ferrules for cosmetic brushes are made of brass, copper or aluminum. Today, cosmetic brush handles can range from acrylics to fancy metals. Most makeup artists prefer wood handles for both durability and control. These brush handle may come in a wide variety of colors and shapes.

To choose appropriate makeup brushes

There is an old Chinese saying: A workman must sharpen his tools if he is to do his work well. Makeup brushes, as the most important makeup tools, should have good quality to help the makeup become perfect. The brush hair is the most important factors of makeup brush quality.

 

There are various hairs on the market, as we introduced before, the hairs can generally divided into natural hair (animal hair) and artificial hair (synthetic fiber). The professional makeup artists think that we can not say natural hair is definitely better than artificial hair; it depends on the brush function.

 

Generally, the animal hair, as being very soft and with bigger angle, is better for the makeup brushes on the face, for example powder brushes and blush brushes etc. While artificial hair, stiffer but with longer life and easier to clean, is perfect for eyeshadow brushes or lip brushes. However, the artificial hair in the eyeshadow brushes, can not be too stiff, or it will hurt the face skin, it can not be too soft either, or it will not be able to apply perfect makeup. Therefore, the makeup brushes are usually with mix hair (mix natural hair with artificial hair). Besides, the natural hair will have some odor which should be eliminated during makeup brush manufacturing.

 

Many Chinese know that when buying writing brush, we should check if the brush tip is flat. The brush handle can be sharp or flat or with some angle, while the brush hair should be with natural arch shape, no manual shave.

 

Therefore, while choosing makeup brushes, if we find the brush tip is shaved, that means the brush hair is not so good. However, natural hair has its limit too, it often looses bristles. So before using the new brushes, we should puff the makeup brushes, brush on our hands for several times to remove the extra bristles.

Teach you to choose the essential makeup brushes

Not all makeup applicator brushes are essential. Learn what different applicators are for and how to use them, how to make them last, and natural hair vs. synthetic fiber brushes.
You may find a lot of makeup brushes inside a makeup artists bag. In fact, not every makeup brush is essential for each individual. Which brushes you consider essential is likely a function of which part of your face you emphasize with makeup. For example, if you dont have to spend any time taming flyaway eyebrows, its unlikely that you even know eyebrow brushes exist or that you could pick one out of a bag full of makeup brushes

If youve always applied makeup right out of the container, youve probably never had the occasion to use an applicator brush. Many women apply lipstick directly from the tube, cream eye shadow and blush, and pressed face powder, none of which requires an applicator brush.

Makeup applicator brushes come in two varieties: synthetic fibers and natural hair, such as squirrel hair. The natural brushes are often superior to the synthetic brushes, but synthetic brushes made from Taklon are high quality. The worst synthetic brushes can feel like youre dragging sandpaper across your face. When you buy brushes, make sure that they are soft to the touch and that the handle fits comfortably in your hand. If you care for your brushes properly, they should last for many years. It pays to purchase quality brushes if youre willing to take care of the brushes. Youll find your makeup easier to apply, your finished look more natural, and the whole makeup process faster with the proper tools.

Well explore how each brush is used, and then you can determine if you need or want to experiment with applicator brushes to achieve a different look. If you invest in quality makeup applicator brushes, wash them thoroughly once a month and allow them to dry naturally.

Concealer brushes

Concealer brushes are small, narrow and firm, tapered toward the end. If you hide dark circles under your eyes with concealer, its best to apply and blend a liquid concealer with a makeup sponge. Applicator brushes work best with cream concealers.

Eyebrow/Mascara Brushes

Eyebrow brushes are often two brushes in one: eyebrow brush and mascara comb. You can purchase either separately, but if you need both, purchase a two-in-one combination brush. At one end youll find a brush to tame flyaway eyebrows and coax them into submission. Turn the brush in your hand one-half turn, and youll find a brush to separate eyelashes after applying mascara. While many women find no need for an eyebrow brush, almost any woman who applies mascara will find the mascara tool indispensable.

When a mascara tube has been open for several months, the mascara begins to lose moisture and dries out. No amount of pumping the applicator brush in the tube will restore the mascara to its former silky texture. Its a futile exercise. If you want to extract and use every bit of mascara, you need to separate the clumps with a mascara brush immediately after application, before the mascara dries.

Eyeliner Brushes

If you wear liquid or cream eyeliner, the eyeliner applicator brush is an essential component of your makeup arsenal. The brush is similar in appearance to a lip brush, thin and tapered to a point toward the end. If you use an eyeliner pencil, you will need a sponge to smudge the eyeliner, not a brush.

Eyeshadow Brushes

Youre probably wondering why you would need an eyeshadow applicator brush when eyeshadow comes with a little sponge or brush applicator. If you apply the eyeshadow to one eye with a used sponge applicator, the application is often uneven and sometimes the sponge disintegrates right onto your eyelid. The sponge applicator is good for exactly one application. After that, the shadow becomes compressed on the sponge applicator, and youll receive an uneven application. After a few more applications, the sponge inevitably falls apart. You dont want little pieces of sponge creeping into your eyes. Youll receive a more uniform application and a more natural finished look from the proper eyeshadow applicator brush. Further, those miniature applicators that come with eyeshadow are unwieldy and uncomfortable to hold, if not impossible to manage. What you save in expense by using the little sponge applicator, you lose in lost time correcting the eyeshadow application.

Youll need two eyeshadow applicator brushes. Use one for dark colors and one for light colors.

If you highlight the eyelid crease with a darker shade, youll want to invest in an angled eye shadow brush. The brush is flatter than a regular eye shadow brush, and the angled end makes application easier in tight spots. This applicator brush is essential to properly apply and blend the darker shadow into the crease.

Blush Brushes

If you use powder blush, a high quality blush brush is essential. Cream and liquid blushes require a damp sponge for proper application. Those little brushes that often accompany powder blush are worse than useless. If you have ever used one of those brushes, then you know that the blush looks streaky, and its next to impossible to blend the blush properly with those brushes. Blush is supposed to give you a healthy glow, not an angled streak from mid-nose to the upper cheekbone. The brushes that come with powder blush are usually flat, and a proper blush applicator brush should be fluffy, and rounded at the end. The brush is almost identical to a face powder brush, except smaller. If you apply blush away from home, invest in a quality travel brush.

Face Powder Brushes

Most women who use powder use loose face powder at home and pressed powder away from home. Applying face powder too heavily accentuates wrinkles. Application is much easier to control with a brush. The face powder brush is fluffy and fat, and its rounded at the end. In fact, its the fattest of the makeup applicator brushes. For the most natural application, buff powder onto the face, and use less than you think you need. Add more as necessary. When using pressed face powder, instead of using the powder puff, invest in a high quality travel brush. If you dont, pressed powder can look unnatural and resemble stage makeup.

Lip Brushes

The professionals will scream at the top of their lungs that no self-respecting woman would apply lip color without a brush. Every makeup artist in the world uses these thin, tapered-to-a-point brushes. Whether or not these brushes are essential is up to you. Lip color is applied in a variety of ways, and is probably best applied in the manner you find most comfortable and which produces the most appealing look.

Makeup (Foundation) Brushes

If youve never heard of applying foundation with a brush, thats because youve never tried the new powder-based foundations composed of minerals from the earth. There is no other way to apply this foundation. You buff the foundation on the face with a face powder brush. In fact, it is a face powder brush, but youll need one brush for the foundation, and an additional face powder brush for the powder.

Using the Right Makeup Brushes

Have you ever wondered if you were using the right makeup brush for your makeup? Or maybe you know you’re not using the right brush and just don’t care. Believe it or not the right makeup brush can make all the difference in the world when it comes to applying your makeup flawlessly.

 

If you can afford to do so, invest in either a sable hair brush or a blue squirrel hair brush instead of the simple nylon ones. Sable brushes are wonderful because no matter how rough you get with them, they always maintain their original shape. The only downfall to a sable brush however, is that your makeup goes exactly where you put it. If you want a lighter touch when applying your makeup then your best bet would be a blue squirrel brush.

 

Powder

A powder blush is the largest brush you should have in collection. This brush is used to set the finishing powder onto your face and help soften your foundation.  

 

To Use: Swirl the brush lightly into the finishing powder and tap the brush gently to remove any access powder. Brush the powder lightly over any areas of the face you wish to cover.

 

Eyeshadow

Eyeshadow brushes are designed to give you just the right amount of color to the lid without looking like you just caked it on there. A great thing about an eye-shadow brush is that it can easily help to blend more than one eye shadow without leaving behind lines. Get a few of these. Look for one that is a one-inch soft, fluffy brush for applying a sheer color over the entire lid; and a small, soft slanted brush for the crease of your lid and brow bone area.

 

To Use: Sweep a pale color over the entire lid and/or sweep a medium color beginning at the upper lash line and bringing it up to the crease of the lid.

 

Eyeliner

If you have a steady enough hand, eyeliner brushes are great for softening pencil lines. The brush is a wide; flat shaped that can be used wet or dry.

 

To Use: Hold the brush vertically and carefully follow the lash line as closely as possible.

 

Eyebrows and Lashes

A spoolie brush looks like a mascara brush minus the mascara and is designed to control any unruly eyebrow hairs into place and remove excess mascara.

 

To Use: Brush eyebrows upward and back toward the ear or swipe across lashes from base to tip to remove clumps.

 

Blush

Blush brush is not to be mistaken with a powder brush! A blush brush is much smaller with an angled, flat head and is meant for the apple of your cheeks only. The brush provides a smooth even application without the harsh edges for a natural look.

 

To Use:   Swirl brush lightly into blush and tap to remove excess color. Next, smile to find the apples of your cheeks and sweep the brush across the cheeks in a circular motion up to the hairline.

 

Lips

For even coverage lip brushes are generally the smallest of makeup brushes and are designed to line the inside of your lips for even coverage.

 

To Use: Swipe the brush across the lipstick of your choice and fill in lips using the brush.

 

Now that you know the right makeup brushes to use, you’ll have perfect coverage in no time at all!

The Makeup Brushes You Need

If you have ever been to the brush aisle at a big beauty store chain, you know the selection of makeup tools and makeup brushes can seem endless, given the multitude of shapes and sizes. You only really need, however, a few items to create a flawless face.
Face
To start, you should have a concealer brush to cover any blemishes or dark under eye circles.
Next youll need a makeup sponge to apply your foundation. A sponge will blend better than using your fingers alone and, if you are prone to breakouts, using your fingers can add extra oil to your skin that you really dont need. Choose a triangle shaped sponge and it will make it easier to get into spaces around your nose and eyes.
To complete your base, you should have a big fluffy powder brush. You can use this to apply loose powder, dust on a finishing power or even to apply bronzer. Though if youre a powder puff kind of girl, choose that tool instead. Some experts even feel its the better option because the puff helps the powder stay on while a brush lets the powder fly around.
Eyes
To create a beautiful eye, start with an eye shadow brush. Unlike the tiny sponge applicators that may come with your shadows, a brush can allow you to get more depth and to blend colors.
If youre a fan of cream eye shadows, use a makeup sponge - not your fingers, which again can add extra oil to your makeup causing cakiness.
An eyelash curler, used before applying mascara, will help curve your lashes upward, making your eyes pop.
Dont forget a pair of tweezers, which youll need to pluck stray eyebrows.