When I studied makeup many moons ago, I was told the brushes I bought should be the very best. They were to last a lifetime, if I took care of them. Over the years, I would say I have spent close to £3,000 on brushes alone. They have always been Sable or Goats hair and I wash them in shampoo and conditioner to hold on to the bristles as long as I can. But constant use of brush cleaner has meant that eventually they end up as bald as the Sable who kindly donated their fur!
Currently on the market for some time now, are "cruelty free" brushes, made out of synthetic fibres (Sacré bleu! my old tutor would turn in her grave!...if she were dead). Now some of these brushes cost as much as "real fur" brushes but I wondered if there really could be that big a difference, between the top of the range synthetics and the fairly cheaper versions, so as a cost saving exercise, (yes I know, I'm so good to you guys!) I went online to my old friend eBay. I decided to buy a set of these brushes, 32 to be precise, brand new, for the princely sum of £12.99 (it even included a very cheap looking brush roll!). I thought they wouldn't hold any powder, they would shed, fall apart the second brush cleaner touched the bristles or the handles would crack and peel from contact with warm water. Wrong!, wrong! wrong! I have been using these synthetics along side my animal hair for the past 3 months and there has been no difference. Out of the 32 I purchased, only 2 shed their bristles (large blender brushes), but that is no more than very expensive brushes have done to me in the past. So sorry Debbie (old tutor) but I shall be using synthetic brushes in the future, for as any man will tell you, it's not the equipment, but how you use it that counts!
For those who wish to try the same, the eBay link is http://stores.ebay.co.uk/123-accessory/_i.html?_nkw=brushes&submit=Search&_sid=826878100 Price at going to press is now £14.88. Also note, 8 of the large powder/blusher brushes are made of goats hair (if your sensitivity doesn't allow you to use these, then by all means, pass them on to your less ethical colleagues!).
On another note, I did a shoot with Mary Byrne at the weekend (Irish lady, worked at Tesco, went on to perform on XFactor,...penny dropped?) Now I have met so many so called "Celebrities" and most of them are so greedy for fame that they have yet to realise that there is a whole machine working around a real celebrity: makeup artist, stylists, publicists etc and the nicer you are to them, the better your life will be in the long run, mainly because, people are willing to go that extra mile for them. Well Mary was one of the nice ones, humble as well as friendly. When she came into the studio she gave the whole crew a big hug as if we were all long lost friends. Z-lists take note! She will be doing a tour with a very big US singing sensation this summer and I for one wish her the best of luck with everything she does. Go'wan girl!
Currently on the market for some time now, are "cruelty free" brushes, made out of synthetic fibres (Sacré bleu! my old tutor would turn in her grave!...if she were dead). Now some of these brushes cost as much as "real fur" brushes but I wondered if there really could be that big a difference, between the top of the range synthetics and the fairly cheaper versions, so as a cost saving exercise, (yes I know, I'm so good to you guys!) I went online to my old friend eBay. I decided to buy a set of these brushes, 32 to be precise, brand new, for the princely sum of £12.99 (it even included a very cheap looking brush roll!). I thought they wouldn't hold any powder, they would shed, fall apart the second brush cleaner touched the bristles or the handles would crack and peel from contact with warm water. Wrong!, wrong! wrong! I have been using these synthetics along side my animal hair for the past 3 months and there has been no difference. Out of the 32 I purchased, only 2 shed their bristles (large blender brushes), but that is no more than very expensive brushes have done to me in the past. So sorry Debbie (old tutor) but I shall be using synthetic brushes in the future, for as any man will tell you, it's not the equipment, but how you use it that counts!
For those who wish to try the same, the eBay link is http://stores.ebay.co.uk/123-accessory/_i.html?_nkw=brushes&submit=Search&_sid=826878100 Price at going to press is now £14.88. Also note, 8 of the large powder/blusher brushes are made of goats hair (if your sensitivity doesn't allow you to use these, then by all means, pass them on to your less ethical colleagues!).
On another note, I did a shoot with Mary Byrne at the weekend (Irish lady, worked at Tesco, went on to perform on XFactor,...penny dropped?) Now I have met so many so called "Celebrities" and most of them are so greedy for fame that they have yet to realise that there is a whole machine working around a real celebrity: makeup artist, stylists, publicists etc and the nicer you are to them, the better your life will be in the long run, mainly because, people are willing to go that extra mile for them. Well Mary was one of the nice ones, humble as well as friendly. When she came into the studio she gave the whole crew a big hug as if we were all long lost friends. Z-lists take note! She will be doing a tour with a very big US singing sensation this summer and I for one wish her the best of luck with everything she does. Go'wan girl!
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ReplyDelete@whichtip hey, could you please give me the link to the ebay seller that you brought the brushes off, I can't seem to find 32 for 12.99, ty!
For those who wish to try the same, the eBay link is http://stores.ebay.co.uk/123-accessory/_i.html?_nkw=brushes&submit=Search&_sid=826878100 Price at going to press is now £14.88. Also note, 8 of the large powder/blusher brushes are made of goats hair (if your sensitivity doesn't allow you to use these, then by all means, pass them on to your less ethical colleagues!).
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