My Favourite Make-up Brushes.....

I decided to do a post on my favourite make-up brushes.These are the brushes I cant live without on jobs and that I get the most use out of in my kit. I use lots of other brushes in my kit but these are my all time favourites.

1.  Nars Brow Shader     £16.50
Small,Hard bristled brow groomer/shader. I love this brush,I have many alternative brow shader brushes but this is the one I use over and over again,I really like the stiffness of the bristles as it gives a much more precise finish,its small and angled to create perfect brow shapes.

2. Mac 239 Eye shader brush      £19.00
This brush has a tapered round edge with smooth,firm fibers. Its a very soft brush and i use this to apply my base colour to the eyelid or pigments. I wouldn't use this brush to do a structured eye look as it's a very soft brush,its more suited for a blended colour or overall shadow,

3. Mac 134 Large Powder Brush      £38.00
An extra large,soft fluffed powder brush. This brush is amazing its big enough to get the job done fast and applies loose powder brilliantly. Its also extremely soft,clients always love the feel of the brush when im applying powder as it's so gentle on the skin.

 4. Mac 138 Tapered Face Brush     £38.00
A domed slightly pointed with round chiseled sides brush.Again another amazing brush,its multi purpose and gets used on every job. The chiseled sides are great for contouring,and the pointed tip is perfect for precise blush application to the apples of the cheeks. It then can be blended out with the middle section of the brush.
I use this brush with powdered blushers.

 5. Mac 219 Pencil Brush       £19.00
A pencil shaped eyeshadow brush. This brush can be used for precision shadowing on the lid and sockets as well as along the lashline.I use this brush alot for smoky eyes and defining the eye sockets,the bristles are great as its stiff enough to place colour as well as slightly blending.

 6. Dior Small Foundation Brush      £26.50
I really like this foundation brush,its alot smaller than most foundation brushes,so you can get smaller areas of the face without having to use a different brush. I have 2 of these brushes and use for my own foundation application as well as in my kit.And I love the design of the brush.

 7. Face Stockholm Oval Tip Camouflage Brush       £13.00
I used to work at Face Stockholm store a while ago and picked up this brush while working there,i wasn't to keen on there range of make-up brushes,i found all there brushes didn't hold there purpose as well as other brands,however this brush was different.Its a nylon brush so perfect for creams and liquids,and has an oval tip so great for getting in really small areas and creases i.e. close to the under eye and around the nose. I use it as a concealer brush as well as for foundation application for smaller areas.

 8. Nars Large Dome Shader Brush     £32.50
A fluffy large blender/shader brush. I never used this brush much in my kit as I had lots of smaller blending brushes however when I did I didn't go back. Its great,it's really fluffy and has a small tapered section at the tip,it great for blending eyeshadow,i generally use it for larger areas but it can be used under the eye also.

9. Nars Smudge Brush      £30.00
A short bristled smudge eyeshadow brush. I use this brush for applying eyeshadow under the eye,its very precise for placing product and gets really close to the lash line,as well as giving a nice well blended finish for a smoky eye.

10. Estee Lauder Brush Cleaner        £11.00
I've tried a few different brush cleaners and this is by far my favourite so far,it's a 235ml bottle and comes with a spray top so you can clean easily in between jobs.I think this is what sold the cleaner to me the most instead of having to soak my brushes or pour a cleaner onto them i can spritz them a couple of times and clean onto a throw away towel.I also really like the cleaner as its not to rich or oily which i find some cleaners are and also drys instantly so no waiting a couple of mins for them to dry. I think they have discontinued the spray top bottle now which makes no sense however they do still sell the brush cleaner as in the image above.