Monday, April 06, 2009

my cheap eye make up brushes

I know that to apply good makeup you need the right tools...same with artist..to create a masterpiece you ought to use quality brushes. One that doesn't shed, one that isn't too stiff & one that would last long (at least up until you've finished your work..XD). I did paint before so i know that quality brushes are definitely a must-have...so i guess same with putting makeups.

But that doesn't mean i'll fork a lot of money on brushes..(i guess i will in the future but since im out of job, so that's out of the question)..so for the meantime, i use brushes that i brought & use for eye makeup application.

Lilly Girl asked about cheap brushes & with me, being a penny-pinching individual, said that ill just make a blog entry about it. (hiya,girl! thanks for reading my blog!)

These are the brushes that i used for eye makeup application:


shoot! it looks blurry..i wonder why?..is it when i labeled it... =_="....i think the next set of pictures will be a pain to look at considering that i wrote an explanation on them... *crosses fingers*

Anyways, i numbered the brushes so that you would be able to distinguish them. The brand of this brush is Life & Companion & what's great about it is that each brush cost from Php 37-44 (less than a dollar) just the brushes from numbers 1-5. Number 5 is a Kinepin brush (though i think its still the same with Life & Companion. The last brush (6) , the eyeshadow brush is from Watsons. It costs at around Php 65 (approx $1.50).

I use this every now & then...(i don't have an extensive brush collection). No, actually i use this every time i apply makeup. I prefer this over my Lancome brushes! (im serious!).

For the explanation of the brushes, i did a little on the next pic. Ill just provide a few on the others that i did not mention (the angled brush & the eyeshadow brush). The black angled brush is what i use to define my brows. I don't use liner pencils in defining my brows but i actually prefer using powder. An eyeshadow powder that is a shade or two lighter than the color of my brows. I love that brush!

For the eyeshadow brush, i prefer this one in packing colors all because it holds it better & i have less fallout compare to the others...considering that lately i prefer using pigments...

For the crease brush, although its not like the MAC 219 (i think) that got a fine tip, but it does the job in defining the crease. I can't use it for smudging lines though.. I prefer to use a sponge tip applicator in smudging lines.

Then i did a swatch of the gel liner just so to have an idea of the small angled brush (the number 4 on the above picture compare to the angled brush on top picture (number 5).

Sorry if it looks blurry... -_-"


For those who lived here in Manila, you can find it in Landmark. I brought mine in Ever Grand Central - Monumento, since im near there. The Watsons brush can be brought at Watsons store. I actually did a previous post on this before.

For the whole time that i was using this, i haven't seen them shed yet...especially the blending brush since most blending brush does...even the ELF blending brush sheds..every now & then!

Im pretty sure there are lots more brushes out there that are really good..but for now, im satisfied with what i have & i got my money's worth on them...it even proved to be better than what i expected for such cheap brushes....

ps:
for concealer brush, i actually just use a real artist brush that i have with me...i wasn't able to use it before but i figured that if its good for acrylic & oil painting then a simple concealer application is nothing....& im actually right! The only downside is that the tip is square...but i can live with that. I brought it a local bookstore, the brand is Hans, its number 6, its a sable brush with gold bristles & it costs at around Php 79.50 (approx $1.80)

11 comments:

Cris said...

Great brushes there :). Cheers on finding them :D!

Jem said...

thanks,hun!
i love those brushes..
^_^

AskMeWhats said...

wow on the inexpensive brushes that works :) I'll go for cheap brushes that works ANYTIME of the day!

Jenn said...

Nice find. I always wondered if I could regular artist brushes for my make-up.

I put up a post with swatches of the Sephora palette. =)

Crystal said...

i also have the L&C brushes. for the price, i really can't complain!

Jem said...

@askmewhats
i definitely agree. its hard to find cheap but good brush these days

@jenn
i have a couple of artist brushes, but since i prefer to use stiff bristles so i can't use some of them, but its possible. i have fine tipped artist brushes that works great for lining...but since i already used it, i cant use it anymore. the next time i dropped by a craft store ill see if i can find any

@musicalfanlovesminerals
yay for that! i just pay a fraction of the price that i paid for my other brushes but i still prefer these.

tinedangganda said...

wow, you are just like me... ha ha, i don't have MAC brushes as we all know it's so expensivo here in our country right, I try to find the best brush that can fit in my budget... cheers to you.. find some more then tell where you got them!! hahahaha

Jem said...

haha
sure!

parehas pala tyo..
MAC brushes are really freakin expensive!
>_<

Anonymous said...

thanks for the info. :)

Anonymous said...

where can i buy these brushes?

Jem said...

@anonymous

sadly, i don't think this is available in the philippines anymore. i have been looking high & low for the angled brush but i can't find it anymore
:^(

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