Brush University: Eyeshadow Brush Uses

Who is ready to learn about some basic eyeshadow brushes in our Brush University Segment this week?! There really are so many eyeshadow brushes to choose from so we have done the work for you and narrowed down a few to explain why you would use them. We are here to teach you basic eyeshadow brush uses with some of our favorite picks. Here is a quick rule to follow….
The more compact and tighter the bristles are in the brush, the more pigment you will put on your face. The less compact the fibers are the softer the application will be.
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1. Mac 217 blending brush: Love, love, love, this brush for everything! I use it for everything from concealer to eyeshadow. It is great because it is a soft and “loose” brush so the application is seamless and dummy-proof.

2. Bdellium Compact Blending brush: This is going to apply more color to your lid. The dome shape on the brush allows you to easily create a contour or defined crease on the lid. I love to use this to apply color to the eye when I am creating a smokey eye and I then blend with the Mac 2173.

3. Bobbi Brown Angled Brush: This brush is good to create an angled crease within the eye socket, especially for contouring the eye.

4. Bdellium 760 Smudge Brush: Use this brush to smudge and blend eyeshadow or eyeliner.

5. MAC Large Shader 252: I use this brush to put shadow bases {a cream to powder product} on the eye.

6. Illamasqua Blending Brush 1: A great synthetic blending brush for a seamless color transition.

7. Mark allover eyeshadow brush : I would use this brush for sweeping natural ‘bone’ colors across the eye {skin toned shadows}. This brush also applies a lot of color at once, making it a quick application.

8. MAC 242 Small Shader: To be honest, I love this brush, however, I tend to use it to apply lip-products! You can use this brush for cream eye products beneath your bottom lash line.

9. Edward Bess Luxury Eyebrush: I use this brush with the dome shape to create a flawless concealer application or to blend an eyeshadow product seamlessly.

10. Bobbi Brown Ultrafine Eyeliner Brush: This brush makes lining between your lashes easy! This can be used to create a fuller lash look.

11. Makeup Forever #274 Eyebrow Brush: Apply a powder shadow to create the shape of the brow, and use the wand to blend the color seamlessly.

12. Laura Mercier Flat Eyeliner Brush: This brush makes it easy to create a dense and tight line along the lash-line.

13. Laura Mercier Angled : This brush moves with the shape of your lash-line, up and over the eyelashes. Use for eyeliner application.

14. Louise Young Superfine Liner Brush: This brush is excellent for reaching the tight corner of your tear duct on. You are able to create a seamless line effortlessly.

15. Sephora Pro Smudge Brush #11: Because the tip is small, it is easy to pack the shadow into the lid. If you’d like more color pay off, use this brush as opposed to our #4 selection brush listed above.

16. Stila Eye 20 Enhancer: I like this brush because it is a two in one brush. The angled end is for applying color from outer edge of your eye socket {the part of your eyelid closest to your hairline}, the other end is for applying eyeliner or eyeshadow as an eyeliner.

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