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.

[Mochapj]

@melde I cashed in my points and preordered them at CDJapan about a month ago.

Last I heard I thought both sets have sold out, but maybe Beautylish still has them?

[melde]

I kept waiting for beautylish to get them and they never did this year, so I think I may have missed out 😞 just wondering if you had another source. they're not available at visage or cdjapan any longer like you mentioned. I know fudejapan may be an option but the one time a friend and I ordered through him it took a very long time and he didn't always reply to her messages. 😞

[Mochapj]

@melde I would try checking with FudeJapan if I were you.

I haven't asked him about these specifically, but I shop with him all the time (every 1-2 months) and have never had a problem.

I think the fastest way to get a response from him is to DM on IG.

[melde]

oh good to know @Mochapj thank you! I will try that next time. the good news for me is that they just went up on beautylish! the bad news is that I am not with my $20 gift cards, so I need to get home!!

also random, but can you tell if the mid size brush, the goat hair one, is dyed??

[Mochapj]

Oh good!  I hope you get them 🙂

I haven't looked at them super closely yet (every time I remember it's already dark, LOL) but I don't believe it is dyed - there are striations in color to the hair on both it and the powder brush.

I'll take a closer look in the morning and confirm.

[veronika23]

Limited Restock NOW at Beautylish

[blackkitty2014]

Ugh, I got notification for this too. Now 2nd time around, I think I want to collect it but I can't spend any $$$ right now. First world problem 😉

[Sonny4President]

Can anyone think of a dupe(s) for this brush? International shipping sucks! It's basically the same price as the brush itself lol

[dioradict]

@Sonny4PresidentDid u check cult beauty ?  they recently started  carrying Zoeva brushes.

[Sonny4President]

Oh wow, this site is awesome! Thanks for the heads up 

[DiVWA]

Hmmm. Maybe the Sephora pro featheweight brush #90? I've no idea of the dimensions or shape of your brush above though. @Sonny4President

http://www.sephora.com/pro-featherweight-complexion-brush-90-P405519?skuId=1775139&icid2=products%20...

[Sonny4President]

A little bit too fluffy for my taste, I think this brush would buff out foundation too much / waste too much product... I found the Elf Selfie Ready brush was alright, but it's still a little too big for my taste still. Anymore suggestion would be lovely! Thanks for you reply DeVWa ❤️ 

[AMK721]

If you're looking for a dense foundation brush, I have this Cover FX brush and I love it!  Really nice densely packed so it doesn't soak up product at all.  Available at Sephora.

[tsavorite]

@Sonny4President, That's good to know!  Thanks!

[melde]

@Sonny4President sometimes selfridges does free shipping around the holidays and they carry zoeva 🙂

[Sonny4President]

Oh do they really? 😮 I would so buy some stuff if they had free international shipping

[Insomniacmuffin]

This seemed like a good place to ask... How does everyone feel about the Cinema Secrets liquid brush cleaner for your brush-babies?

I just tried it, worked like a dream! But dreams can turn into nightmares and something this easy to use must be bad for them...?

[k617]

@Insomniacmuffin I really like this brush cleaner. The smell is uber strong, but I've gotten used to it after...oh, I don't know--3 or 4 of the 32 oz bottles.

For some reason I can't seem to find a good spray bottle that doesn't break down after a period of time of housing this stuff, I started using the travel spray size but the nozzle eventually cr@pped out on me and was spewing liquid everywhere. I have yet to find another bottle that can spray this stuff properly. I'm thinking I'll try an empty ex-hairspray bottle next.

What I do is a douse a tissue with the liquid, and wipe my brushes with it. I have not tried dipping my brushes in a pool of the stuff as I wouldn't want the liquid to be pulled up by the bristle into the ferrule. I do this after every use of every brush, and it extends the time in between full-on cleaning/shampoos (which I hate doing)

[Sonny4President]

I prefer to use it via spray - since it's a more drying brush cleanser compared to competitors like Parian Spirit, dipping brushes in constantly will definitely dry out natural haired bristles.

[flyte]

I was wondering if anyone could recommend a good smudge brush.

Something not too flat but like Charlotte Tilbury's smudge brush (which I think is domed?)

I current use the Chikuhodo Z-10 for smudging, and it's great but sometimes I pack to pack on more color on my lower lash line!

[Sonny4President]

Tom Ford Pencil Brush, MAC 219 (Really dense if you are intot that type of bristle), if you can find a Suqqu S it's perfect. Suqqu M if you want a more smokey look, Etude House 311 Blending Brush