Brushes I Cannot Live Without

My Brushes that I Cannot Live Without:

These are a couple of brushes and products that I have to have when I’m doing my usual makeup routine. I have to admit I have a TON of brushes. And to tell you the truth I do not use all of them. A couple of these brushes I do have more than one. So I usually would separate my personal brushes from the brushes I use for friends and clients. 

STARTING WITH MY FACE BRUSHES (in no particular order):

·         FOUNDATION: there are 3 products that I usually reach for. For my liquid foundation I love using my Beauty Blender, it’s an egg shaped sponge that has to be used damped,  my Sigma SS190 or my Sigma F80. It is perfect for perfectly blending your foundation. Sonia Kashuck at Target has a similar sponge that is cheaper version.  And for my cream foundation I use my Sigma F80 which is perfect for buffing it in.

·         POWDER/SETTING POWDER: for all over powder I would have to say my Sigma SS150, my Kabuki brush or sometimes even my powder puff.

·         BRONZER/CONTOUR:  I always reach for either my Sigma SS168 or my Sigma F82.

·         BLUSH: So for my blush, when I am using powder blush I use my MAC 109 or my MAC 168. I absolutely love that brush for powder blushes. For cream blushes I use my IQQU brush.

·         HIGHLIGHTING: for highlighting my face and my brow bone I sometimes use a big blending brush from image essentials that is probably one for my first brushes I ever owned. And I personally cannot believe I still have it. I love this brush and I don’t know what I would do without it.

NOW FOR MY EYE BRUSHES:

·         ALL OVER EYESHADOW: I always reach for either my MAC 239 or the MAC 242. Perfect for packing on an all over eyelid color.

·         CREASE COLOR:  for my crease color, I use the MAC 224. And to depend my crease color I either use my Sigma SS219 pencil brush or my Smashbox definer brush #15.

·         BLENDING EYESHADOWS: to blend the eyeshadows I use my Image Essential Blending brush, my Sigma SS224 or the Sigma E25.

·         EYEBROWS: there’s 3 brushes I use for my eyebrows. Depends on what type of look I am going for. For an everyday look I use either the Anastasia brush or my MAC 266. For a more dramatic look I use my Sigma SS266.

·         EYELINER: if I am using my fluidline eyeliner I most always will grab my MAC 209 brush. For my water line I would use my Smashbox Smudger Brush to smudge out my liner.

So these are all just my personal preferences.  This is what works for me. You do not have to use exactly what I use. Use what you are comfortable with. And to tell you the truth your hands are really the best tool of all. They are there for a reason. Use them!

So until next time my beauties, either you love me or hate me. Stay Beautiful! :)