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Beauty Blog (Archive)
Friday, November 21, 2003
posted by TheBroadroom.Net at
10:18 AM (Pacific)
I totally agree on the solitary Target shopping. :) I had a Wal-mart moment a couple weeks ago. I was there for two hours.
The SK brushes...lessee...I have the travel set, the crease brush, and the smudge brush.
Of these, the blush brush (from the travel set) is the best (and I'll guess your powder brush is similar, just bigger). It is slightly unbelievable how cheap these are, yet how very, very good.
In that same set, there are also the small and medium eyeshadow brushes and this brow brush/mascara comb thingy.
Of these, I use the medium e/s brush the most. They also sell a large eyeshadow brush but I never bothered buying it since the medium one works fine for washes, lids, etc. If you're starting from scratch though I would check out the large e/s brush and see if it looks more useful.
The small eyeshadow brush...it's handy for general contouring.
The brow brush/mascara comb thingy--I've never used it. I put it aside long ago. I don't use mascara and I don't brush my brows (being as I don't use brow makeup).
The crease brush...depends on how picky you are about crease brushes. It is not the best crease brush. The $$ ones, if I understand correctly, have a finer edge (at least part of the brush should be thin and fine) to make a more precise crease. The SK one is not particularly fine.
It's good for me because I don't typically do a crease anyway. Once in a while I'll want to do an actual crease. For that, the SK one works fine.
The smudge brush...it's little and cute but I hardly ever use it.
*In short*...if you're up for a blush brush, I can rec the SK one. Costs a few bucks, it's luxurious and fantastically easy to use and never ever sheds.
If you're up for a wash brush, I'd check out the large and medium e/s brushes.
If you want a little brush for contouring, the small e/s brush is good.
If you don't own a crease brush, the SK one is a good cheap thrill but there are better crease brushes out there.
My best advice is to pass on the smudge brush.
I have been looking for more berets actually. Haven't found any that I liked yet.
And I have seen the striped socks. Lmk how yours wear, k?
--J.
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