Makeup brushes are essential to creating our perfect makeup look. Makeup helps bring out our natural beauty, but the tools we use are just as important as the products itself. Every brush has it's own individual purpose and if you have a great brush, you are half way there in having a beautiful and effortless made up face.
By now you have probably heard of e.l.f. brushes from EyesLipsFace.com. When I first heard of these brushes a few years back, I thought, "$1 brushes? How good could they possibly be?" Makeup junkies absolutely went bananas for their brushes because of the quality that came with the low price. I often see their brushes selling out at Target and because a lot of people spoke highly of these brushes, I was convinced to purchase and try them out as well.
In total, I have purchased 2 e.l.f. brushes from their $1 line, and 5 different brushes from their $3 line at Target. My overall impression of the e.l.f. brushes were that they were just o.k. I did not buy all the brushes they carry, but from the ones I did buy, I felt that they were just not right for me and I would rather spend more money on better brushes.
This is the bronzing brush from the $1 line. I do not like this brush at all. The bristles are extremely flimsy which makes it a horrible brush. The brush doesn't pick up color well and does not do a good job at blending. I would not recommend this brush for anybody.
This is the concealer brush from the $1 line. The brush is way too small in my opinion to be used for concealer. I tried using it for applying eyeshadow to the inner corners of my eyes, but this brush does not pick up color well at all. I do not recommend this brush either.
I did not like both brushes from the $1 line and that's enough of a reason for me to not buy any more from their $1 line.
This is the blush brush from the e.l.f studio line. It is a tapered blush brush. This brush is great at picking up color from bronzers or blushes and the bristles are extremely soft. However, I am not a huge fan of this brush because it doesn't blend color out very well. It left me with a concentrated amount of product on my face. I also feel that this brush isn't large enough to use as a blush brush. I think this brush is okay if you can find a use for it because it does do a great job at picking up color, but I would not recommend it for use as a blush or bronzer brush.
This is the angled contour brush from the e.l.f studio line. It is an eyeshadow brush that has a slant on it. The bristles on the brush are really soft and dense. This brush picks up eyeshadow pigments well. I feel that this brush doesn't work well as a eyeshadow brush for myself because the brush is too large and deposits a large amount of eyeshadow over the small space I have on my lid. I also don't think that the shape does anything special. If you need an eyeshadow brush to blend your eyeshadow out, I would just stick with a regular fluffy brush. I would not recommend this for anybody who has a small lid space.
This is the contour brush from the e.l.f studio line. This eyeliner brush has a round tip, soft bristles, and is dense. This brush is supposed to be used to create the perfect smokey eye. I cannot use this brush for eyeshadow because it is too large for my lid space. However, I think it does do a great job in picking up color and I have found a use for it.
This is the eyeshadow c brush from the e.l.f studio line. It is a rounded eyeshadow brush with soft, short, and dense bristles. It is supposed to be used to create the outer C shape on your eye for a smokey look. This brush is also too big for my lid space. I don't think that it's fluffy enough to blend well, but I can use it to pack on a highlighter color.
This is the powder brush from the e.l.f studio line. It is probably the most popular brush e.l.f carries. It is a flat top brush that can be used with wet or dry products. The bristles are really soft and dense. I can definitely use it with wet or dry products, but I prefer to use it with powder. I feel that it doesn't really blend out a liquid foundation well, but I do use this brush to buff out my liquid foundation for a smoother look.
I think the studio line brushes are good quality for $3, but because the brush sizes seem to be too large for me, I'd rather purchase other brushes. Of course, makeup brushes can be used for whatever purpose you find in them. Just because a brush says it's for foundation doesn't mean you can't use it for concealer. Experiment! It's the best way you can find out what works best for you.
I purchased all of these brushes at Target, but you can also purchase these at eyeslipsface.com . The regular line of brushes is $1, while the studio line is $3.
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