mac brushes must haves....?

May 21, 2011

Kaycee P.

May I just say that Soma is the Queen of Brushes at the moment? =)
You rock girl! 

May 23, 2011

Soma S.

Haha... thank you, but you're too kind! I own more brushes than makeup to apply it with - that can be both good and bad. I'm always on the look out for the newest tool to make makeup application better. I would like to find more effective synthetic brushes though - so if any you know of any, let me know!

May 23, 2011

Chineen M.

okay soo......i have a ton of brushes however they are the inexpensive brushes and fellow makeup addicts always tell me, "your makeup looks good, but it could always look better with the help of mac brushes....." SOOOOO.... last week friday i think it was i skipped all the way to mac and purchased the 217 as well as the 219. Now i must say as a crease brush i loooooveeeee the 219 and it works amazing with the outer v as well, however the 217....it blends dont get me wrong, but i always have to pick up other brushes to finish the job like my nyx blender eye brush or my nyx crease brush (i use it for brending cause it is useless for the crease...). No either im doing something wrong, or all this hoopla about these brushes were for nothing. I'm pretty sure im doing something wrong, or maybe as Soma said i need to get the 224 for more darker colors.....any suggestions guys?

p.s - yes we have offically crowned Soma the Queen of brushes!

May 24, 2011

Shelly T.

@Chineen: Seems to me like the 217, while it may be a "holy grail" brush for many a makeup artist or enthusiast, isn't one for you. I doubt you're doing anything wrong. It's just not the best blending brush *for you*.

So my suggestion would be to stick to your NYX ones for blending, as they seem to work better for you.

@Angie: I've not tried them yet (though I want to have a go with at least some of them), but there's also the Real Techniques brushes. They're made/manufactured by the same company that makes the Ecotools brushes, and the bristles are all synthetic taklon. You could also try some of the brushes from e.l.f.'s Studio or Mineral lines (again, synthetic taklon bristles).

May 25, 2011

Soma S.

The 217 does take more elbow grease to work a good blend, but which blending technique are you using? Windsheild wiper or tiny buffing circles? I have to use a combination of both when using the 217 if I'm trying to blend, but my 224 is my primary for blending. The windsheild wiper technique is for more dense colors in your blending, and the tiny buffing circles are great for fading it out even more for the light gradient transition to your brow bone.

If you haven't tried a blending brush like the 224 before, I've heard the Revlon crease brush is a very close dupe. Hope that helps!