Brushes for make-up: how to choose, use, care for and store them

Creating make-up is also the creative process, comparable to the fine arts. In order for the masterpiece to be complete, it is necessary to use different brushes.

The artist cannot do without paints and brushes. These tools help him to transfer to the canvas the shape and content of the planned works. Creating make-up is also the creative process, comparable to the fine arts.

In order for the masterpiece to be complete, it is necessary to use different brushes. Their range in the world of makeup is huge; sometimes you do not know what they are and what they are intended for. To understand this issue, we have Julia Kuzmina, the head of retail staff training network of L’Etoile, and makeup artist Tamara Kotova for help.

How to Choose Makeup Brushes

Of course, now we are ready to hear the indignant cries of fans of natural ways to create a make-up: “And what we have fingers for”? But let’s leave that to the children, depicting their first works of art, and the lovers of displaying pictures on sweaty glass. We, ourselves will get closer to the high standards and master the tools of makeup artists.

In fact, getting a range of brushes, you are investing in your beauty. After all, these tools are designed not only to facilitate the creation of a make-up; they will also help save cosmetics, will protect it from getting germs (the sin of the fingers) and extend the life of your favorite cosmetic means.

To learn how to choose the brush, do not need to be a professional make-up artist; our guide will help you navigate the world of the “guns” of beauty.

Step 1. Targeting a producer

Choose the brush of cosmetics brands: the producers are trying to keep the brand, check hypoallergenic materials, monitor the quality of the product – couplings, fasteners, tool flexibility.

Step 2: Decide on the material

Brushes are made from natural (sable hair, pony) and synthetic pile (acrylic plastic). Natural products are good for dry makeup tools – blush, shadows. They do not get scored in the pile and are easily washed.

Synthetic brushes are suitable for liquid makeup – foundation, fluid. This material absorbs less of the product (giving more to the skin), so the artificial brush is better than natural correct the shape and the tone of the face.

Step 3. Select the brush by size and hardness

It is also important to choose a brush size that, as it is said by make-up artists, fits into the area where you are going to apply makeup. Bristle brushes should not be rough and tough and are bound to have a certain level of flexibility.

This tool, as well as cosmetics, it is necessary to test. Check the maneuverability of the brush, sweeping it in different directions on the outer side of the palm.

Step 4.Choose brush according to the function

The tools are divided by make-up artistsinto several sub-classes – for eyes, lips, face. And in each group the is the main brush – those that help to create a literate makeup.

Brushes for face

They are used for applying foundation, tone concealer, blush, powder and for stumping.

Brush for applying foundation and stumping blush

Appearance: with short pile.

Why do you need it: very good for applying foundation, perfectly masks pores, fines redness, evens relief. Also, it is possible to mix together the dry ingredients, for example, powder and bronzer, powder and blush; it helps to soften the boundaries between the colors and change the color intensity. This brush is designed to apply the means uniformly and economize on them.

How to use: Apply liquid means in a circular motion from the center of the face to the hairline, to complete the merger with the skin, and dry – on the geometric lines. Then blend them in circular motions to achieve mitigation of the border color.

Your beauty-assistants:

Brushes Oriflame and M.A.C

Brush for applying powder

Appearance: soft, round, big.

Why do you need it: most often used to apply loose powder, it can help to easily collect the powder and shake off the excess. This brush distributes the powder evenly.

How to use: Apply on the contours of the face in uniform stroking movements.

Your beauty-assistants:

Brushes Clinique and Yves Rocher

Brush for applying blush and bronzer

Appearance: soft dome mid-sized brush.

Why do you need it: This ultrasoft brush does not cause irritation to the skin, thanks to the long pile. With its help the oval of the face can be easily adjusted, applying bronzer and blush on the cheeks or cheekbones accurately.

How to use: Apply bronzer under the cheekbone toward the temple, blush – on the apples of the cheeks toward the ear.

Your beauty-assistants:

Brushes Oriflame, M.A.C, Clinique, Bobbi Brown

Large contour brush

Appearance: slightly sloping, flat fluffy brush.

Why do you need it: useful for mixing dry correctors, as well as for the correction of facial contours.

How to use: you can use it to apply bronzer, blush on the cheekbones protruding part at the hairline on the forehead and the nose wings with sroking movements.

Your beauty assistant:

Brush M.A.C

Fan-shaped brush

Appearance: flat brush, fan-shaped, thin at the base.

Why do you need it: it is used to swipe the excess of the shadows, blush, or powder.

How to use: gently whisk the remnants with stroking movements.

Your beauty assistant:

Oriflame brush

Brushes for eyes

Brushes for eyebrows, applying shadows and stumping run the show in eye makeup.

Brush to create effects

Appearance: small, flat, semicircular.

Why do you need it: Allows you to make the shadows’ pigment more saturated, for example, emphasize the corners of the eyes, making your make-up brighter, create a counter on the lower and upper eyelid, underline the eye crease.

How to use: Apply the shadow on the inner corner of the eye to the outer one, or select a half of the eyelid, blend the border.

Your beauty assistant:

Brush M.A.C

Brush for stumping shadows

Appearance: conical, soft.

Why do you need it: for shading boundaries between colors.

How to use: Use the brush tip to stump the shades with stroking jerky movements. Also, such a brush is used for creating smoky eyes. In this case, apply the shadow to the eyelid in smooth movements.

Your beauty-assistants:

Brushes M.A.C and Yves Rocher

Brush for eyebrows and creating a contour

Appearance: small beveled brush.

Why do you need it: bevel creates the opportunity for a variety of maneuvers. With such a brush, you can create the contour of eyebrows and upper and lower eyelids at the lash line.

How to use: it is necessary to dip a brush in shadow or liquid liner and walk along the contour line. From the force of pressure depends on the thickness of the line.

Your beauty-assistants:

Brushes M.A.C, Clinique

Lip Brush

Lipstick can be applied not only by the stick or finger. Professionals create a clear lip makeup using a special brush.

Appearance: small, flat, with round tip. Sometimes sliding.

Why do you need it: to apply lipstick, foundations, gloss contour.

How to use: Apply lipstick or lip gloss from the corners to the center.

Your beauty-assistants:

Brushes Oriflame, M.A.C, Clinique, Yves Rocher

How to care for brushes

Even if you thoroughly wash your face, in contact with skin horny scales and hammered cream powder get in the brush. This cocktail is a perfect breeding ground for bacteria, and to prevent them from visiting your beauty tools, brushes should be washed after every make-up ritual, or at least twice a week, as it is recommended by makeup artists.

You can clean the brushes in two ways: through professional disinfectants, which are sold in beauty shops, or create your own cleanser at home.

In the first case, spray the disinfectant on the entire surface of the bristle, wait until it is absorbed, then blot with a napkin.

The second method requires you to spend a little time, shampoo and water. Pour warm water into a small container, add shampoo, stir. Dip the brush into the resulting solution for 10-20 seconds, then rinse thoroughly under running cold water. Seal brushes, giving them a form with a cloth, and dry with a towel horizontally. With vertical drying water will be poured into the fixing, eroding and weakening the glue brush structure.

For the instruments not to lose the form, retain the pile and its shape, keep them in special covers.

What makeup brushes do you use?