Upgrade your beauty routine with easy-to-use brushes that help you blend, shade, and buff like a pro. In this article we will guide which makeup brushes you need in your kit, as well as how to get the most from them
Ideal for contouring, defining, and highlighting.
Highlight, define, and contour with this tapered blush brush that helps you achieve an airy, light application.
Suitable for both blush, bronzer, and powder to gently add color or definition to your face.
Start at the apples of your cheeks and blend upward toward your temples in soft, sweeping motions. Focus on the outer areas to lift and sculpt your face.
Start with a light layer and gradually build up the intensity if needed, to avoid over-applying the product.
Ideal for applying foundation or primer in liquid or cream format.
A buffer brush is essential for achieving an even, effortless makeup application. Its dense bristles allow for seamless blending, providing an airbrushed finish. The brush helps to evenly distribute product on the skin, ensuring a smooth and natural look.
Buffer brushes work best with liquid and cream products, such as foundations, primers, and concealers. They provide a natural, radiant finish, blending the product into the skin for a lightweight feel.
Start with a small amount: Apply a small amount of product to the back of your hand or directly to the brush.
Dot and buff: Begin by dotting the product on key areas of your face (forehead, cheeks, chin, and nose). Use the brush to buff the product in using circular motions.
Build up desired coverage: For more coverage, apply additional product as needed, continuing to blend in circular motions for a seamless finish.
Blend outwards: Always blend outward from the center of your face to avoid harsh lines.
Use light pressure: Let the brush do the work. Using too much pressure causes streakes in your makeup.
Keep it clean: Regularly clean your buffer brush to avoid product or bacteria buildup. A clean brush also ensure a smooth application.
Ideal for liquid and cream products, such as concealer, contour and highlight.
A mini buffer brush is an essential tool for application and blending in hard-to-reach areas, or simply in the areas you need more precision.
Buffer brushes work best with liquid and cream products, such as blush, contour, highlight or concealers. They provide a natural, radiant finish, blending the product into the skin for a lightweight feel and the small head allows you to work more precisely.
Use light pressure and blend in circular motions for a seamless finish.
Use for touch-ups: The mini size is perfect for on-the-go touch-ups, allowing for quick fixes throughout the day.
For application of eyeshadows or pigments in both powder, liquid and cream format.
An eyeshadow brush is essential for achieving precise and effortless application of eyeshadow and pigments. Its specially designed bristles allow for smooth application and blending, ensuring that colors are applied evenly and can be easily layered for depth and dimension. The brush can also be used to apply highlighter in hard-to-reach areas or even to apply lipstick or lipgloss.
1. Pick up product: Dip the brush into the eyeshadow or pigment, tapping off any excess to avoid fallout. (Do not blow on the brush, to avoid bacteria)
2. Apply to lid: Begin by applying the product to the eyelid using soft, sweeping motions or a pressing technique for more intensity.
3. Blend: Use circular motions to blend the edges for a seamless transition between colors.
4. Layer for depth: Build up color gradually, adding more product as needed for desired intensity.
Ideal for both compact and loose powders.
A powder brush is key for achieving a smooth, even finish with powder makeup. The bigger format and soft, fluffy bristles pick up the right amount of product for a light, natural application, ensuring even distribution without streaking.
A Powder Brush is versatile and works for many powder products such as setting powders, loose powders, powder blushes and powder bronzers.
Setting Powder: Dip the brush lightly into the powder, tap off excess, and apply in light, sweeping motions across your face, focusing on the T-zone (forehead, nose, and chin) to reduce shine and set makeup.
Blush: Swirl the brush into your blush, tap off excess, and apply to the apples of your cheeks, blending upward toward your temples.
Bronzer: Use a powder brush to apply bronzer along the hairline, cheekbones, and jawline for a natural, contoured look.
Keeping your powder brush clean helps ensure smoother application and prevents bacteria buildup that could lead to breakouts.