Makeup Types

It’s very important to wash your foundation brushes regularly to keep your skin clean and healthy. When you wash the brushes, use your fingers to reshape them as they are drying. A good collection of brushes is a must-have for every makeup enthusiast.

If you're an animal lover, you should also pay close attention to what materials the bristles are made from. The right brushes bring your cosmetics palette to life, and they can mean the difference between a flawless face and a clowny mess. They are a spot-on dupe for the more expensive Beauty Blender — and you can get five of these for less than half the price of the original.

The bristles of a makeup brush can either be synthetic or natural. The brush itself is important to the application of makeup as it can densely pack on product or loosely pack on product. Duo brow brush - This is a multitasking brush as you can line your upper lash line using the angled end and also fill in your eyebrows. The spoolie end of this brush helps with blending in the brow product to make it look as natural as possible. Fluffy blending brush - Usually blending brushes are made using natural bristles and is fluffy in appearance.

Of all the types of makeup brushes, powder brushes are well-suited for adding color like blush when you want a more natural, less pigmented result. Think a dusting of rosy cheeks instead of a dramatic, deeply-hued look.

Since the bristles are very dense, it's easy to get medium to full coverage when using this brush to apply foundation. I don't usually use this brush for applying blush, but I was surprised to see that it worked just fine for that as well.

This type of brush is perfect for packing on your favorite shimmer shade or for creating a halo eye. We're big fans of this one from Urban Decay—its medium size fits all eye shapes and picks up the perfect amount of product for even application. They buff out foundation and give it an airbrushed finish, blend cream blushes and bronzers, and can even be used to softly diffuse a highlighting face powder all around the face. This one from Il Makiage features two strategically placed sets of bristles to create a blurring effect and buildable coverage.

The client’s skin should be left with a diffused, flawless, and natural look. If you really truly don’t have much time at all, just applying even a little bit of concealer and mascara will instantly make you look fresher and more awake.

The zip-lock case makes them easy to transport and keep clean as well. As an international supermodel, Rosie Huntington-Whitely knows a thing or two about makeup. Here she’s designed her four favourite brushes for powder, contouring, angling and eye-shadow application. Made with ultra-soft synthetic bristles, they’ve not undergone testing vegan makeup brushes on animals so are ethical too.