Love for Brushes

[AMK721]

I'm developing a love for brushes of all kinds.  I bought a few higher end brushes and they are amazing.  They are incredibly soft and my makeup glides on like a dream.  There are so many interesting shapes. I am really interested in creating a beautiful brush collection.  Show your brushes and share any cleaning and storage tips and let us know which ones are your favorites.

[kay634]

Thank you for that insight! I'll probably try to look at them first in store to find the right size brush for me! Thanks! 🙂 

[AMK721]

Those TF fluffy brushes are divine. 

[AMK721]

Had to update my original picture.  They looked so unorganized with the first picture I uploaded.  Here they are all lined up and ready to play with.  I LOVE my brushes!

[Sonny4President]

 What brush in your guy's collection do you feel like is the most versatile? (Can be used for multiple things)

Example, the Shu Uemura 4F brush I use for eyeliner, tightlining, eyebrows, and sometimes concealer on small areas like the corners of the mouth!

[Mochapj]

I have a few water badger brushes from sets that are supposedly for lips, but I find the size, shape and flexibility perfect for smudging under eye liner, applying tiny dots of heavy concealer like SSE, and applying inner corner highlight (none of which are lip uses, lol)

[AMK721]

@Sonny4President that's an awesome brush!  I can see that being very versatile as you mentioned.

[Sonny4President]

I love small dense brushes! You can do so many things with them! What's your favorite versatility brush? @AMK721

[AMK721]

@Sonny4President I don't really have one.  I'm currently building my brush collection.  I do really like a couple of brushes I just got. 

The B5521 (dark hair) is great for highlight or sweeping off any fallout from shadow.  The B214 (white hair) sweeps on all over shadow color in a heartbeat.  This is quickly becoming my favorite eye shadow brush.

[Anonymous]

Has anyone tried the Urban Decay Pro brushes? I just stumbled across them on the UD website, but I haven't seen them anywhere else. They say "new," but does anyone know when they actually came out? (And when/if they might be available in stores?)

[SilverBeet]

This may not help because I haven't tried the pro brushes, but I have a couple of the Good Karma brushes (crease & can't remember name but another eye brush) and they are well made and easy to use. I had to purchase then online.  It looks like Nordstrom.com sells them and they have a good return policy in case they don't work out.

[AMK721]

Does anyone have Wayne Goss brushes that can give me their opinion on them?  I'm looking at possibly eyeshadow brushes and for sure this fan brush.

[Mariahk83]

i also own the fan brush and consider his to be a must have!  it's really fantastic

[SilverBeet]

I have The Collection, which does not include the fan brush.  I like the collection because I have hooded eyelids and use smaller eye brushes for product placement.  According to Goss, he put a lot of work into the brushes, even having them made in Kumano Japan.   

[Mariahk83]

same here - i was really sad when he replaced the original #5 with what's available now.  I've begged him to bring it back to no avail!

[mrsbaine]

I have the fan brush and love it. I think I have most of his brushes, and now duplicates of them. They are my absolute favorite, especially at their price point. They hold up quite well to cleaning, and they really are perfect for application. For blush, I love the #12 for blush. It is similiar in shape to Tom Ford's Cheek brush, but not as dense. It requires less blending out than the TF one. I use the fan brush for pigmented highlighters. For eyes, I love the #17, 19 and 3. I have 2 of each. They are everyday brushes for me. 

[Libellules]

I have several Wayne Goss brushes - I bought the anniversary set, and have bought 2 others to supplement. They're really really nice, and the eye shadow one picks up product really nicely.

[lachaton]

I've only recently started learning more about brushes, but I have a number of WG so I'm happy to offer my (less knowledgeable and inexperienced) 2 cents 😉

I have The Collection, The Brow Set, and the Eye Set. I don't have the fan brush so I can't comment on it.

Two of my favourites from the eye brushes are 17 and 18. I like flat brushes for applying colour. 17 is fairly large and I can use it to pat shadow onto my eyelid. 18 is slightly smaller and longer. 

8 is my favourite for gel liner. It's so tiny and stiff and works really well for itty bitty little lines. 

The blending brushes are nice, but I find I prefer my hakuhodo brushes for blending. The WG seem to be longer, rounder and are a little trickier for me to use compared to the hakuhodo. 

[kateye7]

I am trying to be on a low buy but the thread enabled me to visit CDJapan.... and there went my low buy...

[SilverBeet]

I hope that you enjoy your brushes.  It's hard to stick to a no/low buy when you visit that site!

[willa25]

Have I said that I absolutely love this thread!

Hera are two new beauties to add to my collection. They both Bare Mnerals. The larger one is called "blurring buffer" and is SUPER SOFT! The smaller one is "smoky smudger" and is a great eyedshadow brush.

Well I tend to prefer Kevyn Aucoin, Marc Jacobs, and Hourglass brushes... I have started to grow a liking to this brand as well. (plus, they are cheaper)

Through tonight, everything is 20% off including makeup brushes on the Bare Minerals site. They also have free shipping. Hope this helps someone!

[newandaddicted]

Ok more questions I'm posting multiple times because I don't want each post to be too long...more rambling.  LOL

Where is the best place to buy the Japanese brushes

AND

Would it be better to get my girlfriend in Japan to purchase the brushes and send them to me state side?

I'm bummed because I lived in Japan for years and NEVER bought makeup or brushes!