I didn't hit a CCO; I thought I'd dragged my family around enough with trips to Dillards (before I could find a Nordstroms), Sephora, Nordstroms and then Saks Fifth Avenue (because I wanted to try Gilda and Gina and Sephora doesn't carry those NARS blushes). What I found frustrating is that the department stores don't consistently carry MAC and NARS and we wasted some time at the wrong malls. I will be in the US again on business in mid-July; I'll search for a CCO then.
This trip I bought a 168, 188, 219, 266 and 234. The 234 was supposed to be a 286; I was given the wrong one in error. I was originally going to return it but once I tried it I decided that I liked it a lot (more than the 286, actually). I wanted it for concealer as much as for eyeshadow. I like the dual sides; one is great for putting on the concealer and the other for setting it with powder. I stocked up on Clinique too.
I have a couple on non-MAC brushes that I like a lot (powder, buffer, lip) and my MAC list of brushes is below. I think I have the majority of what I need now; any suggestions for other useful brushes I might have overlooked?
BRUSHES |
116 - Blush Brush |
130 - Short Duo Fibre Brush |
167SH - Face Blender Brush (LE) |
168 - Large Angled Contour Brush |
187 - Duo Fibre Brush |
188 - Small Duo Fibre Brush |
190SE - Foundation |
208 - Angled Brow |
211 - Pointed Liner Brush |
217 - Blending Brush |
219- Pencil Brush |
226SE - Tapered Blending Brush |
234 - Split Fibre Eye Blending Brush (LE) |
239 - Eye Shading Brush |
266 - Small Angle Brush |
275SE - Medium Angled Shading Brush |