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Beauty School: Essential Brushes

Mar 19, 2012 at 8:14am by Michelle Phan


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Hi everyone,

You may not think about your makeup brushes as often as you do the type of foundation or color eyeshadow that you use, but that doesn't mean that your brush collection isn't every bit as important to your makeup collection as the individual products that you swear by! Your brushes are an essential part of your makeup collection...you can have all the best cosmetics in the world, but without brushes, your application and finished look will suffer.

A lot of times people aren't sure what kind of brushes they should buy. If you have a relatively small makeup collection, are on a tight budget, or don't have any makeup brushes to begin with, it can be confusing. So over a few Beauty School posts, I thought we could focus on these necessary tools – from how to maximize your brush budget as a whole to the detailed descriptions of each individual brush!

To start things off, today I'm sharing what I think are the absolute essential makeup brushes that a girl should own. Here are the seven you should make sure you have in your collection:

  1. A foundation brush
  2. Powder brush
  3. Blush brush
  4. Eyeshadow brush
  5. Fluffy brush
  6. Liner brush
  7. Small eyeshadow brush

Do you agree with my list? What other brush-related questions do you have? Let me know by leaving a comment below!

<3 Mish

Related:
My Ultimate DIY Brush Cleaner
Beauty School: The BB Cream Craze
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    • Sarah Willett
      Sarah Willett
      Apr 13, 2013 at 9:51pm
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      Can you use one brush for foundation and concealer??
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    • Michelle Phan
      Michelle Phan
      Feb 12, 2013 at 12:14pm
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      Some people don't use a foundation brush. Do you guys?
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    • Susanna
      Susanna
      Feb 12, 2013 at 11:17am
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      Umm ladies I think some of your questions are irrelevant. If you want to know how does every brush look like, just go and google it.I am sure you will find a loooooot of pictures :3 If you wanna know how to use them also use google. I am sure Michelle will answer everything as soon as she will be able to so calm down and use your head a little (no offence). Right now Michelle is my guru regarding make-up but that doesnt mean I wont look elsewhere for more infos. Michelle is only a human and I would say a very busy one.
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    • KhayeGarcia
      KhayeGarcia
      Jan 7, 2013 at 5:24pm
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      (;^_^A


      Hihihi.. And the only problem now is....


      @Michelle.. Do you already have a vid regarding these MakeUp Brushes' uses etc?
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    • KhayeGarcia
      KhayeGarcia
      Jan 7, 2013 at 5:22pm
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      Whatta (=゚ω゚)ノ

      T•Y•P•O



      I meant >>> by piece!


      DeyMmm keypads!!!

      σ(^_^;)
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    • KhayeGarcia
      KhayeGarcia
      Jan 7, 2013 at 5:20pm
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      ____ I've just recieved last Christmas my 32pcs MAC MakeUp Brushes which I've been dreaming of and longing to have for years.. With a "bonus" giant (>_<) MAC MakeUp organizer/box... And now, Lovin' them BIG TIME!! ^^ before having MAC, I just buy any MakeUp brushes ( in peace ) @ WonderGOO.
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    • Anuli Okoye-Oyibo
      Anuli Okoye-Oyibo
      Dec 24, 2012 at 8:39pm
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      I don't have foundation so I have every brush I need which is everything except one, yay me!
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    • pink
      pink
      Oct 28, 2012 at 1:31pm
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      I'm probably speaking for a lot of other people out ther, too. I don't mean just me.
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    • thelilcutiephan
      thelilcutiephan
      Oct 8, 2012 at 12:26pm
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      ok, @pink, how many emails do you think she gets a day? 2? no....try 1,000. so stop bugging. she'll get to you.


      and michelle, i would like to know what brand you used! i have done the amusement park makeup, but my makeup looked terrible because of my brushes :(. so, if you could, please respond! thx!


      sincerly,


      thelilcutiephan

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    • pink
      pink
      Oct 5, 2012 at 5:39pm
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      Sorry, SOS is supposed to be say.
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    • pink
      pink
      Oct 5, 2012 at 5:38pm
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      Ok, Michelle you SOS that you said if we have a question then leave a comment, but why won't you answer all of the comments? I've e-mailed you before, and you still don't answer. You would know they are from me because in the subject box I say from pink. I'm not trying to be mean, but it's true.
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    • pink
      pink
      Oct 2, 2012 at 5:51pm
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      I could really use your help!!!!
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    • pink
      pink
      Oct 2, 2012 at 5:50pm
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      Should 7th graders have all those same brushes to start there makeup collection if they're on A budget, and are really confused? Please answer me back Michelle!!!!!!!
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    • Ari K.
      Ari K.
      Aug 10, 2012 at 10:13am
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      so cute!


      subscribe: Glam Fresh on youtube (foreverariky98)/email: foreverarikay@gmail.com


      or my BLOG: www.foreverarikay.tumblr.com

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    • Ruth Samonte
      Ruth Samonte
      Jul 27, 2012 at 8:44am
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      yeah, we need to know michelle.


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    • Grace Lun
      Grace Lun
      Jul 25, 2012 at 10:39am
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      Dear Michelle,

      Please suggest some low price good brand to us.

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    • Linh Ngo
      Linh Ngo
      Jul 22, 2012 at 2:03pm
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      I think MAC has some great brushes too!

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    • Lorien OBrien
      Lorien OBrien
      Jul 19, 2012 at 11:36am
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      what is a good brand that's cheep, but will last? And what brushes should be natural bristles, and what should be synthetic? I have some synthetic, and they're all but useless. Can't get them to do anything other than spray eyeshadow everywhere.

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    • Amanda Chua
      Amanda Chua
      Jun 20, 2012 at 12:04am
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      are Sephora brushes any good?

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    • lynn weiss
      lynn weiss
      Jun 6, 2012 at 11:48pm
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      you didnt waist money


      a concealer brush is essential


      what about a lip brush?


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    • pink
      pink
      Jun 6, 2012 at 12:18pm
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      what about a concealer brush? plz don't tell me that i wasted money!!!!


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    • Christina Prosper
      Christina Prosper
      May 27, 2012 at 5:19pm
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      I never knew this much about brushes

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    • Alexandra Grace
      Alexandra Grace
      May 9, 2012 at 10:07am
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      A fluffy brush is an eye shadow blending brush :)

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    • pink
      pink
      May 1, 2012 at 2:43pm
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      **HELP***

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    • pink
      pink
      May 1, 2012 at 2:42pm
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      IM REALLYCONFUZED!!!!! u should really make a tutorial on 12-year old school/regular makeup!!!!! its a good suggestion!!!! HEL!!!!!!!! :(

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