I am pretty bad with makeup brushes, I don’t like spending a lot of money on them and I’m not interested in brands whatsoever. My little collection of Ecotools brushes had me extremely content for quite a while. I purchased two stippling brushes from ELF, and since they were so good I decided to fill some gaps in my collection with some more ELF brushes.
A month later I was severely regretting it. They’d been a cheap buy and it showed. The crease brush was all wobbly around the ferrule and both brushes, I had to admit, were scratchy. Furless had some really lovely and useful looking brushes on sale and Suzanne had been raving about them, so I took the plunge. I got a lip brush (because I don’t have one) which was $7.95, a bent eyeliner brush (again, I don’t have one) which was $4.95 and a crease brush to replace the scratchy, coming-apart ELF one. That was $8.95.
These are really similar to my Ecotools brushes (bamboo handle, soft dark brown synthetic bristles, pale brushed aluminium handle), which is great because I LOVE them. The ferrules are really well-constructed and the bristles are so shapely and soft. The bent eyeliner brush is seriously amazing, to the point where it allows me to create cat-eye liner! WOOHOO! The crease brush is amazing for creasework, lid application of lighter/neutral shades and for blending. The lip brush is so easy to work with, I’m actually going to be able to use all my potted lipsticks and samples now. The handle on that one is a little too long for it to be really portable, but I have a pretty big makeup pencil case so that’s ok.
I’ve had these for a while (let’s just pretend I was road-testing them and not being lazy) and have washed them twice. I experienced no loosening of the bristles and NO fall-out. They dry reasonably fast, the crease brush taking a while longer because it’s so fluffy and dense.
They sell make-up as well, but it’s at Australian prices (i.e expensive) and the last thing I need is more makeup.
All three brushes
Crease brush
Lip brush (needs cleaning, heh)
Bent liner brush
(splayed a little but I swear it doesn't affect application at all)
Close-up of all three
I am very seriously considering buying more Furless brushes, especially considering my order shipped the day after I purchased, and they’re located in Australia so I had my brushes within the week (!) They always have sales on. You can get brushes in sets, singles, and by golly are there a range of colours and shapes to choose from! On my list at the moment are the Bamboo Pencil Brush, Bamboo Eye/Concealer Brush, Fat and Furless Flat Liner Brush and the Fat and Furless Precision Concealer Brush. Those are all things I'm missing in my collection. If I was going to splurge on something kinda-necessary-but-mostly-just-pretty it would be the Purple Power Set. WAAAANT.
oh lord I want that crease brush!! I don't believe I have one of those in my big Furless roll! Waaaaaant
ReplyDeleteAwesome review! These look like super brushes and I love that they are all fur-free. I'm going to have to add them to my to-buy list. Thanks so much :D
ReplyDeleteCan I be really ignorant and ask what crease brushes are used for? *dont hit me make up bloggers*
ReplyDeleteDamn, they DO look a lot like the Ecotools brushes! Well since you and Suze have raved about them, I'll have to go stare at the website :)
ReplyDeleteSuze: do eeeeet.
ReplyDeleteSprite: DO EEEEET! :P
Em: It's for blending or applying colour in your crease, which is the part of the lid just above your mobile lid (so when you blink, it's the bit of skin that doesn't move).
Jerry: They have really pretty ones if you're not into the bamboo look :)