Monday, June 4, 2012

My Essential Brushes

Had some free time today. Decided to deep clean my brushes which has been long overdue. Deep clean is basically washing your brushes with soap + olive oil + water as appose to just washing it with a brush cleanser. Your suppose to deep clean your brushes like once a week or once in every two weeks, depends on how often you using it to keep it clean and long lasting. For me, I only deep clean when I  feel like it. I don't wear makeup that often so its okay, I guess.. V(=^・ω・^=)v



Those above are my essential makeup brushes. I have others but these are the ones that I grab the most. So they are now being lay flat on a towel to dry after a being cleaned. I usually use Brush Guard and let them stand upside down to dry but since I would most probably use them tomorrow I would like for them to dry faster and using Brush Guard usually takes more then 24 hours depending on the weather. It takes especially longer for those two travel size brushes to dry since their are a bit dense and they have synthetic hair which will take a lot longer to dry compare to the other ones that I have.

Going over the brushes from top to bottom:

1. Coastal Scent - Destiny Kabuki On A Stick

Love this for applying my MAC liquid foundation. It has a nice wide dome top make for an easy applications. A bit pocky at times but its tolerable.
2. Sigma Beauty - F05 - Small Contour

Got this brush long time ago way back when it was call SS109. Not loving it. The brush is horrible to wash. It bleeds and the hair fall like crazy(>д<)Still using it just because I haven't got any other blush brush yet.
3. Everyday Minerals - Long Handled Kabuki
4. Everyday Minerals - Flat Top Brush
Love these two Everyday Minerals brushes. Very soft and dense. Mainly use it for my MAC Minerals Skin Finish. The size are also perfect for travel.

The rest are all eye brushes

 5. Loew Cornell - Soft Goat Hair Maxine's Oval Mop - Size: 3/8"
Well, this isn't exactly a makeup brush but it's the exact dupe for MAC 239!! I got it from a craft store at OU. Can't remember what store since it's been ages already. Sorry y-(~。~;)
6. e.l.f. Essential Eye Shadow Brush

7. Crown Brush - C200 Deluxe Crease
Initially bought this thought it can be a dupe for MAC227. Massive fail ٩(×̯×)۶ but all is not loss as it turns out to be the perfect brush to apply my MUFE HD powder on my under eye area.
8. MAC 219

9. MAC 217

10. MAC 226