A foundation brush is an essential tool in your beauty kit.
Yes, I’m giving “essential” the italic treatment. That’s because having a foundation brush is just as important as a good blush brush or eyebrow taming comb.
It may seem like a frivolous extra step, considering the ease at which you can apply product with your fingers, but trust me on this one, it’s a must-have.
There are two main reasons why I’m on the foundation brush bandwagon: they blend your product on beautifully and you’ll use less of it in the process.
Plus, call me beauty-kooky, but I find the brush sensation on my face quite soothing. And, okay, a brush makes me feel like a “pro”. This is obviously important to me and my ego.
Now onto the point of this story - which brush should you use? Foundation brushes come in two shapes: wide and flat, and round with thicker bristles towards the bottom and thinner ones on top (pictured).
Since I’m such a “pro artiste”, I have - and use - both. The flat one is best for building up your base for a soft but full coverage look, and the round one is great for giving a really light-weight, natural application.
My foundation brushes of choice come from Guerlain and MAC Cosmetics, but I’ve also tested out some great ones from Quo and Sephora.
I thought that I knew about makeup and brushes, but apparently I know nothing. I was under the impression that a flat, round-ended brush was for applying liquid foundation and that a round brush was for mineral foundation application.
Comment by Kat — February 3, 2010 @ 5:15 pm