5 Must have Makeup Brushes for every Makeup Bag

5 Must have Makeup Brushes for every Makeup Bag.

This is the No.1 question I get from my clients...."How many brushes should I have?"

So here's Brushes 101-

Brushes are very important for applying products properly and creating a look. Brushes are good for hygiene reasons too keeping in mind that you should clean your personal brushes with a brush cleaner every week, shampoo and condition them with a baby shampoo & conditioner free of synthetic dyes every month.

The 5 Makeup brushes everyone needs in their Makeup Bag are:

1. Foundation Brush

2. Concealer brush

3. Powder Brush

4. Blush Brush

5. Eyeshadow brush(s)

You don't have to pay a lot to get good quality brushes. Some of the expensive brands out there dont always have the best quality brushes so you need to be a smart shopper and do your research as to the quality & pricing available at your local beauty supply store or drugstore.

I'm sure you've heard everyone talk about MAC brushes and most of them are fantastic. I personally use these brushes in my kit and would highly recommend them:

Face:

190 Foundation Brush: A foundation brush designed to create even finish, flawless look. Works well with any M·A·C foundation, including Studio Fix and Studio Tech. . A professional-class foundation brush designed to provide a smooth, even finish, flawless look. Use to apply, distribute, and blend foundation into all areas of the face.

168 Large Angled Contour Brush: For expert application of cheek contour. This brush is a large angled contour - the fibers form a buffed edge and are soft and firmly bundled.

129 Powder/ Blush Brush: All-purpose for blush or face powder. This brush is particularly good for blush application. The fibers are soft and form a full, rounded shape.

Eyes:

MAC 219 Pencil Brush: Which is great for precision shading on lid, in eye crease or along lash line. The soft, smooth fibers of this brush are gathered into a pencil-shaped tip. It is ideal for blending eyeliner into eye shadow to create a smoky looking eye.

MAC 210 Precise Eyeliner Brush: Graphically precise with a finely pointed, tapered tip. Provides a controlled, ultra-fine application of any powder, liquid or cream-based eye liner.

MAC 217 Blending Brush: For shading or blending of color or creamy products. This brush has fine, densely packed fibers that are arranged in an oval shape. Fab brush for achieving the perfectly blended look.

Now you must be wondering how come I don't have any lip brushes in this list and the reason being is due to hygiene reasons. I personally use disposable lip wands in my kit since they avoid cross contamination between different lip shades. Usually with lip brushes I have noticed that since the lipsticks are cream based they are harder to clean even with a brush cleaner solution so to avoid that hassle I use disposable lip wands.

Same goes for Mascara brushes. If you the only person using the Mascara then there's no problem but if you are sharing a Mascara then I recommend you use a disposable Mascara brush keeping in mind that the single Mascara brush only goes into the Mascara tube once. If you put the used Mascara brush back into the Mascara tube you are increasing your chances of transferring your germs back into the tube. Big big hygiene NO NO...

I personally also love Makeup Forever brushes b/c of the good quality and durability. They also come in long handle brushes which are great for hand stability and provides more control over the product.

Do feel free to leave a comment or ask any questions you have.