Beauty School: Eyeshadow Brushes
Hi everyone,
Next up on our list of essential brushes is the eyeshadow brush. There are number of different shadow brushes out there, so how do you know which ones to choose? Depending on your desired look, different shapes and sizes of eyeshadow tools will yield different effects on your eyes.
The two that are most important would have to be the fluffy brush for blending and the contour brush. But for more precision in your eyeshadow application, take a look at the various types of brushes and their intended use below:
Large, fluffy brushes with a rounded edge are great for larger areas of shadow that is applied between the crease and brow. These brushes are good for blending different colors and for highlighting the brow bone.
Contour brushes are the most important! Brushes with smaller and shorter bristles are perfect for smoothing out specific areas and contouring blended colors, especially around the corners of the eyes and on the eyelid themselves.
Flat, Straight-Edged brushes work great when you want to contain shadow to certain areas along the crease or edge of your eyelid. Like a paintbrush, the bristles are less fluffy and more compact which allows for better accuracy.
Flat, Angled brushes are for even greater precision around the edges of the lids, creases and corners. Since it has a tapered tip, angled brushes will help you apply detail to specific areas and can also be used for eyeliner application.
Which type of brush do you use to apply eyeshadow? Have you tried all of these?
<3 Mish
Related:
Beauty School: Brush Hairs
Snapshot: Purple Eyeshaow
Rewind Wednesday: Wet on Wet Eyeshadow Technique
Beauty School: Which Wand?
Photo credits: Sephora
50 comments
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My eyes are my favorite feature and I have a healthy love for my brushes. I use the majority, but not so much the flat angle. I have been using alot of colored pencils to accent the lower lid and corners of my eyes, I am able to give myself a better effect than when I use a flat brush with shadows. I have large almond eye and I find that when I use powder the precision is off.
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YEAH!!! I keep looking up who won the cray awesome giveaway, and can't find it!!! tell us soon!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Don't have much brushes... But i'm hoping to win something in your giveaway :) Thanks for all the tips!
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hey michelle hope everybody does a good job by the way it looks awsome the makeup hair outfits awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! bye
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whats the best brand of brushes you've used before! me and my sisters are gonna be posting viedos of our make-up this si really helpful ♥
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I've never used a brush! Just my finger :/ But as a painter I would most like to try out the angled brush!
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hey Michelle,
do you think maybe you could do a make-up starter kit for girls who are just now starting to where make-up.
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blending and countour brushes are life savers! :)
http://chixylove.blogspot.com/2012/04/make-up-and-hair-muah-top-6-must-have.html
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i love pencil brushes and angle brushes. Short Fluffy brushes for blending are also often used :)
I have tried almost every eye brushes but if I can only take one with me on the go . . . it would be the angle brush. I can use it for everything, eye shadow, brow, eye liner, and even lip :)
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i used blender brush a lot for blending eyeshadows..
but since i don't put make up that often, i usually use angled brush to fix my eyebrows.
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