What Makeup Brushes Do You Really Need?


I like makeup brushes. In fact - I find it quite hard to do my makeup without them to be honest. When I first started out using makeup properly, my makeup brushes were quite hard, scratchy and was just a mix of bits and bobs - no real set of range of brushes. Now if you were to look at my brushes you will see three main makeup brush lines that I love and own a fair few from them. Whilst away on holiday, I realised that as much as I love my brushes I can manage with only 4 brushes for a full face of makeup. Obviously I could use more brushes and at home I probably would... However here are the brushes that I actually need:

Real Techniques Expert Face Brush:
This brush is included in the Core Collection and was the main reason that I purchased this brush. Everything about this brush is just perfect, it blends out foundation perfectly, the size is great for travel and it washes really well. I use this brush for foundation and for blending out my concealer.

Real Techniques Blush Brush:
For me this brush is too big for blush but I do think it is a good size for applying powder to set my makeup and also for adding bronzer to the face as I like to use this in a swirling motion around my face.

eBay Tapered Kabuki Brush:
Considering this brush was so cheap, the quality is good and I have gotten a lot of use out of both of the eBay brushes in this post. I like to use this tapered kabuki brush to apply blush ( cream blush works best with this type of brush) onto the apples of my cheeks and to add a stronger contour to my cheeks. The taped brush sits really well under my cheek bones and I find it is quite easy to contour with this brush.

eBay Tapered Blending Brush:
I really like tapered brushes as you can use the whole brush or just the point where the taper ends if you want more control. A blending brush like this is essential if you want to use eye shadow, which I do most days, however it does mean that you can only really do quite simple eye looks with just one colour. For example I usually apply a base shade and use the more tapered part of the brush to apply a darker crease shade and then I will bend everything out.

What makeup brushes do you need to create a full face of makeup?

MissBeccaBeauty xo

11 comments:

  1. Thanks for this post. I'm always looking for new brushes. I'm always scared to buy expensive ones in case I don't like them . X

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    1. The Real Technique brushes are under £10 each and the a quality is amazing!

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  2. I use the Real techniques face brush, it's do versatile! X

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    1. I know I can use it for so much, it's my handbag brush as it is so versatile x

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  3. I think I need to try the real technique brushes too - everyone loves them!

    http://theperksofmeg.blogspot.co.uk/

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    1. Yes you do! :D My favourites are the expert face brush, contour brush and blush brush!

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  4. This is a really good idea for a post! I love the RT brushes, so easy to use and great quality xx

    jesstastics.com

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    1. Thank you! RT brushes are just amazing arn't they! x

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  5. I just got my first set of Real Technique brushes and i love them already. Glad to hear that they are sooo good. Great post! Please visit my blog as well http://melissygoose.blogspot.com/ I'd love your feedback! Have a great day!

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    1. What set do you own? I will go and have a look at your blog :) x

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  6. This is really useful, thank you! I have the Real Techniques blush brush and I use it for powder too. I'm also looking for a blending brush so I might give that one a try!
    Alice x
    ramblingroseblog.blogspot.co.uk

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