Makeup Brushes

How to Use a V Shaped Makeup Brush

Smoky eyes, apple-pink cheeks, contoured brows and sun-kissed features -- your face is a canvas, and when it’s time to apply an artist’s touch, you need an artist’s tools. When you’ve assembled the makeup colors you need,...

How to Use the Clinique Brush Cleaner

Your trusty makeup brushes have tougher lives than you might think. Being dipped into foundation and eye shadow and brushed on your skin day after day takes its toll. The brush bristles not only get saturated with makeup and powder, but they also...

M.A.C. Brush Numbers & Their Uses

Make-Up Art Cosmetics, commonly called M.A.C., is known for high-quality makeup brushes used by top stylists and celebrities. The dizzying variety of brushes can be confusing, but fortunately, M.A.C. has an interactive tool on its website, so you...

How to Use the Elizabeth Arden Brush Set

Elizabeth Arden was one of the first well-known pioneers of the makeup and skincare industry, and believed, “To be beautiful and natural is the birthright of every woman.” Arden was the first to introduce women to the concept of...

How to Make a Coat Into a Capelet

Though a bad economy may put your finances in a bind, it doesn't mean you've curbed your hunger for new clothes. Don't despair; get creative. This means repurposing something you don't wear all that often, into something your friends can be...

How to Apply L'Oreal Illuminating Powder to Hair

If you're hair-savvy, you can color your own tresses in the comfort of your home and save money and a trip to the beauty salon. To create face-framing highlights, use L'Oreal's Couleur Experte hair care line, which will giver your locks a...

How to Soften Stiff Kabuki Brushes

If you’re in the mood for caking on your foundation, then apply it with a stiff kabuki brush. Kabuki brushes are short, round and great for buffing on foundation, but when the hairs are stiff, you may end up brushing off your skin in the...

How to Apply Bobbie Brown Makeup With Brushes

You don't have to be a famous makeup artist to turn your face into a work of art. Makeup artist Bobbi Brown has worked with celebrities, models and everyday women for a career's worth of beautiful work. Her personal line of makeup products...

Do Makeup Brushes Make a Difference?

Makeup brushes are the all-important tools that give you the power you need to take powders, liquids and gels and transform them into the finished masterpiece that is your flawless face. The flimsy sponges that come in most makeup purchases are...

The Differences Between Synthetic & Real Hair Makeup Brushes

Walk down the makeup-brush aisle, and you’ll see lots of options, some of which are much higher-priced than others. The main difference between each typically has to do with what’s on the edge of the brush -- the bristles, which can be...

How to Get Rid of Dye From Makeup Brushes

You probably already clean out your makeup brushes regularly, but to make them really last, you need to give them an occasional deep clean that really washes out all the dyes, powders, bacteria and other gunk that gets left behind on your...

How to Dye a Makeup Brush

Whether you're looking to color-code your makeup applicators for better efficiency, or just give them a touch of color to make them more interesting, dyeing makeup brushes isn't quite like coloring hair. The synthetic hairs of a makeup brush won't...

Recipe for Natural Makeup Brush Sanitizer/Disinfectant

Makeup brushes work hard to provide you with a flawless look. In the process, these indispensable beauty tools absorb excess makeup, dead skin and oils from your skin. Washing them thoroughly once a month can help remove these impurities and...

How Big Should a Powder Brush Be?

From wallets to hairstyles to breasts, bigger is often considered better. So when it comes to makeup brushes, you may have a tendency to reach for the large, fluffy powder brush because you think it will get the most powder onto your face. Hold...

Are Silk Makeup Brushes Good?

The sweep of silk over your skin is an intriguing sensation for any girl. When you hear of Silk makeup brushes, don’t get too excited. They aren’t actually made of silk. They’re a type of brush with bristles of synthetic fiber,...

The Best Makeup Brush Tool Belt

Makeup brush tool belts double as both a storage case and a vehicle for easy brush access when performing a makeup application. These organizational tools come in several shapes and sizes, but all facilitate easier work days for the busy...

The Best Eyeliner Brush

Gel liner or eye shadow powder that doubles as an eyeliner provides dark, high pigment, dramatic lines. A gel liner is long lasting and the pigment is thick, crisp and opaque like a liquid liner, but it's easier to apply. For shadow eyeliners, the...

The Best Face Powder Brush

A good face powder is definitely important, but apply it with the right brush and you can totally ruin your makeup-look. So, if you're going to make up your face, make sure you go all the way and snag yourself one of the best face powder brushes too.

The Best Liquid Foundation Brush

When reporting at the Stella McCartney runway show in 2010, Glamour magazine blogger Susan Cernek was fascinated by the flawless looks achieved by makeup pro Pat McGrath and her CoverGirl team using liquid foundation brushes. These “black...

How to Stop Makeup Brushes From Bleeding

Some eyeshadow here, some blush there -- your face is the perfect canvas for testing the season's hottest new shades! When it comes to working your new palette, makeup brushes are key. They are also full of bacteria and dead skin cells. Pretty...

Is a Flat-Top Brush Best for Applying Mineral Powder Foundation?

Like many other beauty inventions, mineral makeup had a humble beginning on late-night infomercials. But unlike many of those other inventions, mineral makeup ended up taking the beauty industry by storm. When buffed onto the face, these soft,...

DIY Makeup Brush Roll

Whether you're a diva when it comes to cosmetics or a back-to-basics kind of girl, storing your makeup brushes properly can keep them clean and protected. For a smart solution, store your brushes likes the pros do -- in a neat and compact brush...

The Best Rated Makeup Brushes

The makeup you pick to put on your face is important, but don't forget your brushes. The right makeup brush can completely make or break your look. And the last thing you want is to spend a bunch of money on makeup that you can't even apply...

What Product Is Best for Cleaning Makeup Brushes?

You may never think about this, but a dirty makeup brush isn't good for your skin. You may be spreading bacteria to your pores -- and risking a breakout. Keep your skin germ-free by cleaning your brushes weekly. There are different types of brush...

What Are Kabuki Brushes?

Using the right brush can make your face look absolutely flawless. Kabuki brushes do just that and are really easy to use. If you want that professional makeup look, a Kabuki brush is the short, stubby brush that is a necessity in your makeup...

Purpose of Makeup Fan Brushes

You can buy makeup fan brushes in both small or large sizes and use them to apply different types of face powders, including bronzers, blushes and highlights. These makeup brushes earned their name because of their characteristically thin bristles...

How to Use a Make-Up Brush

No question about it, makeup has the power to make you look amazing. But those awkward little brushes that come with your cosmetics can make getting glammed up a messy and long affair. Thankfully, whether your makeup of choice is blush, powder,...

Types of Makeup Brushes

Every job has a tool to make that job easier, and applying makeup is no different. Think of your face as a canvas; if you want to turn it into a masterpiece, then you need the right brushes to apply your paints; use the wrong tools and you could...

How to Use an Illuminating Powder Brush

Jonesing for that dreamy drool-worthy glow you see on all the runways and in fashion magazines. Well, yeah, what gal isn't? The secret to scoring that softly glowing look at home: illuminating blush. This stuff is makeup magic in a little compact....

The Best Natural Makeup Brushes

Have you recently dedicated yourself to becoming a naturalista? Your beauty routine is a great place to start making the switch to a greener lifestyle. Greening your beauty routine can be just as simple as switching the type of tools that you...

The Best Makeup Brush Brand

A good set of makeup brushes can last a lifetime if properly maintained; they're more cost effective than using cosmetic sponges or foam applicators. Thousands of different makeup companies worldwide offer make up brushes. There are a number of...

The Best Makeup Brush Sets

Makeup makes our face look perfect. Although flaws make us as beautiful as we are, it's no secret that women yearn to look like the beauties we see all over glossy magazine covers. To achieve celeb-like looks, makeup needs to be applied the...

The Best Cheap Makeup Brushes

There's nothing like a silken makeup brush sweeping your face. In a perfect world -- where money is no object -- you'd have dozens of makeup brushes, made of the finest fibers. Cut to your life: the rent is due and your roommate has swiped your...

Eco-Friendly Make up Brushes

If you love your planet, you can make a beneficial impact by altering your beauty routine. Go green by using eco-friendly beauty tools, including makeup brushes. You'll cut back on landfill waste and make Earth a cleaner, greener place. And using...

The Best Eye Makeup Brush

Even if you have the best eye shadows in the world, they won't look fab unless you apply them with the right tools. For the secret to a flawless application, we asked New York City-based professional makeup artist Ashunta Sheriff about what to...

DIY Makeup Brushes

Your makeup kit is usually accompanied by an array of brushes -- a big poofy brush, an eyelash comb and brushes with flat tips, angled tips and sponge tips. These inanimate objects are your personal makeup team. But when you don't have your team...

How to Properly Clean Make Up Brushes

Cute outfit ... check. Stylin' shoes ... check. Goopy makeup ... uh oh. Don't worry, it happens to even the most fastidious of fashionistas -- soiled makeup brushes can wreck an otherwise fab look. They pick up the oil from your skin, tango with...

How to Choose the Best Makeup Brushes

Not all makeup brushes are created equal. Size, shape and bristle type all determine how the brush holds and applies makeup. The wrong brush may cause unevenness when applying foundation or sharp lines when trying to blend your eyeliner. Get to...