I believe it was $54 (+ tax). It's my favorite brush for loose powder application as it has by far the softest hair ever. I got five 174 in my collection now, so I should be all good for the years to come. I was very lucky that I actually found it as this brush is so rare. Hopefully, it comes back one day.
ahhh you are so lucky!!...do you mind me asking what CCO this was?
Send me a PM, hun.ahhh you are so lucky!!...do you mind me asking what CCO this was?
i have been so devastated about my 174, as when i got it in the mail, i kept it in a bag, and then i ended up going into labor and when we came back home, we cleaned up and someone mistaken it for trash and threw away my brush!!!! i still can't get over it!!
The 282SE is actually the 286SE. They made a mistake when they printed it
I've got the Ice Parade Mineralize brush set which is supposed to include the 286SE and the 282SE. Or am I confused again?The 282SE is actually the 286SE. They made a mistake when they printed it
The official blurb I got from MAC says: "Opp! (We switched the brush names). The brush marked 286SE is actually 282SE, and vice versa."
Nope. This collection features the 286, but in the previous SE collections, the 286 and 282 were mixed up. HTH
All this talk about 174 made me google it. OMG!ahhh you are so lucky!!...do you mind me asking what CCO this was?
i have been so devastated about my 174, as when i got it in the mail, i kept it in a bag, and then i ended up going into labor and when we came back home, we cleaned up and someone mistaken it for trash and threw away my brush!!!! i still can't get over it!!
It's been d/c for quite some time now, so the chances are slim, especially as it was a Pro-only brush. But good luck on your search. I hope you find it.All this talk about 174 made me google it. OMG!Instant lemming!
If anyone spots it at a CCO and is willing to do a CP please please pretty please give me a shout!
I'm still keeping an eye out for it, just in case. My CCO still has the 136, so that alone gives me a little hope to cling to.All this talk about 174 made me google it. OMG!Instant lemming!
If anyone spots it at a CCO and is willing to do a CP please please pretty please give me a shout!
It's been d/c for quite some time now, so the chances are slim, especially as it was a Pro-only brush. But good luck on your search. I hope you find it.
Thanks for the info about the difference between the old en new 136. They seemed different from the pics to me and I can see from your side by side pic that the new one is indeed denser. I like the fact that the old one is not dense actually, because it helps to apply coloured powders lightly all over the face. I have to be careful with bronzer and this brush is perfect for it. I also love it with a powder like Forever Marilyn or the Guerlain meteorites. I get the product on the tip of the brush and not on the side and because the brush is pinched it's easy to apply bronzer just on the contours of the face and not get it on too large parts of the face. With something like the 150 I think you will apply the product heavier and on larger parts so that's the main difference to me. If you like to be able to build up products than the old 136 is perfect. I can't speak about the new one of course. I'm jealous that you find one in the cco for only $44I just received my brush set a couple of days ago. The 136 is INCREDIBLY soft. I could pet it all day. The 282 is soft and firm. The rose gold is so beautiful and classy. I wish more brushes featured this color. The shagreen is meh. I'm afraid it will get dingy and that moisture will eventually make it separate from the brush. The brush case is flimsy as all get out. I was quite surprised when I picked it up. Seems like something you would pick up on eBay from Hong Kong. If this set hadn't been so fairly priced I would have been mad.
*Sorry about the lighting. It's winter and always difficult to find a good time when I can take pics.
Yesterday I went to the CCO and lo and behold I found a 136 (and a 189). Since I really only wanted to try the 136 from Making Pretty I picked it up for $44. Super duper soft and I could pet it all day. I decided to compare the 136 from both collections and now I'm troubled. The Making Pretty brush is noticeably more dense than the older CCO version. It's also wider. The ferrule of the MP brush is not as wide as the CCO version. The MP was made in China; the CCO was made in France. The handle on the CCO version is almost 2" longer. For this type of brush I'm not sure which would be better. I've never had a flattened powder brush like the 136 so I'm not sure which features make it work the best. Any hints from those familiar with this brush?
I'm too busy to take lots of comparison photos so hopefully it's noticeable here. When you view them from the side you can see a big difference in density:
I'm glad I could help
I also like to hear different idea's about how to use products. Sometimes other people have wonderful idea's that you would have never thought of yourself. I hope you'll enjoy the brush as much as I do!
I finally saw this collection in person and I think I'm going to skip. I do think the brush set is a great value though. Now I understand my confusion. I have a #136 brush. I use it daily for blush although I know it is a powder brush. It looked so different from the Making Pretty one that I figured I got the number wrong. Congrats on finding a #189! I love that brush for MSFs and other highlighters. Very hard to find nowadays.I just received my brush set a couple of days ago. The 136 is INCREDIBLY soft. I could pet it all day. The 282 is soft and firm. The rose gold is so beautiful and classy. I wish more brushes featured this color. The shagreen is meh. I'm afraid it will get dingy and that moisture will eventually make it separate from the brush. The brush case is flimsy as all get out. I was quite surprised when I picked it up. Seems like something you would pick up on eBay from Hong Kong. If this set hadn't been so fairly priced I would have been mad.
*Sorry about the lighting. It's winter and always difficult to find a good time when I can take pics.
Yesterday I went to the CCO and lo and behold I found a 136 (and a 189). Since I really only wanted to try the 136 from Making Pretty I picked it up for $44. Super duper soft and I could pet it all day. I decided to compare the 136 from both collections and now I'm troubled. The Making Pretty brush is noticeably more dense than the older CCO version. It's also wider. The ferrule of the MP brush is not as wide as the CCO version. The MP was made in China; the CCO was made in France. The handle on the CCO version is almost 2" longer. For this type of brush I'm not sure which would be better. I've never had a flattened powder brush like the 136 so I'm not sure which features make it work the best. Any hints from those familiar with this brush?
I'm too busy to take lots of comparison photos so hopefully it's noticeable here. When you view them from the side you can see a big difference in density:
