Sigma Brushes

[nera_pooh]

Thank you all for your help

Regarding primer, I tried smoothing veil, smashbox primer, mad mineral primer, art deco primer and oriflame primer but unfortunately neither one done nothing special on my face

I read that when you put your liquid foundation with this brushes you ger "photoshop" efect

i don't expect miracle, but hope that will be little better

 

[christianad]

finally got my camera back. =] so here are pictures of my mac 109, *new* ss109, and old ss109. these pictures were taken today.

i've used my new ss109 every time i've applied liquid foundation since i've had it, so it's been used quite a bit already in this picture and washed once (initial wash before using it). it's still smaller than my MAC one, but maybe it's because i keep it in the jacket it came with. i find that it keeps the bristles condensed together better giving a bit more density and control. =] anywho, i hope this helps.

please excuse the dirty brushes. =P

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[Coif]

Hey guys!!!

I finally got my complete Sigma brush set (also ordered the SS188 and SS182). Do you guys have any other recommendations for brushes from Sigma?

I see the above poster review for SS109?

I used some of the brushes this morning it didn’t think they were all that unfortunately (but you get what you pay for).

Also the price for the brushes most definitely went up!!!!

 

[GoldGunsGirls]

Well, from what I read buying from Sigma is like a hit or miss...

 

[coachkitten]

For some reason I keep putting off buying these brushes! I have heard nothing but raves about them. I might have to add these to my Christmas list!

 

[user79]

I'm sorry but this company has the worst marketing skills ever. Basically, they are hosting this giveaway right now on their YT page, and as a requirement to enter, viewers have to spam their video by sharing it with friends. This is basically like encouraging people to spam, in the vain hope to gain subscribers, hits, etc. My inbox has been filled up with these spam messages, to GO CHECK OUT THEIR VIDEO! Ahhh!

This kind of playground marketing totally puts me off the company and ever buying their brushes. I mean you'd think after throwing hundreds of brush sets at gurus to give away, so much to the point where seemingly every week there was some new Sigma contest going on on YT, they would have made enough of an impact. It just seems like this company is getting greedy and resorting to gung ho marketing tactics to make money.

Poor show. I was skeptical at first, now I am definitely never going to buy a brush set. Meh!

 

[reem2790]

they've now added makeup to their list, but to be honest, the colors are so dull at a price so ridiculous i'd rather put it towards mac any day.

 

[Sass]

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Originally Posted by reem2790 they've now added makeup to their list, but to be honest, the colors are so dull at a price so ridiculous i'd rather put it towards mac any day.

I thought the same thing after taking a look today.

 

[Boasorte]

You're so right Julia!
Is it just me, or did the+y jack up the prices?
I wonder what's going to be the new makeup craze to hit YT

 

[Almond_Eyed]

Despite the criticism, I went ahead and ordered a complete brush kit from Sigma. Shipping to British Columbia, Canada is $14, so I'll be paying around $114.40 CAD before taxes and duties (crossing the border), which is still significantly less than paying $404.50+tax for all of the equivalent MAC brushes. For me personally, it's worth the risk, even if I have problems with some of the brushes.

As far as price increases, a company doesn't have to justify them at all, they can charge whatever they want for their product. It's really up to the consumer to purchase or not purchase from them. Obviously, if a company's product demand goes up, they will increase the price to make more profit, this is simply business practice. The purpose of a business is to make PROFIT. Someone has already mentioned that MAC increases their prices every year, does it really cost them more to produce their products? Not necessarily, but it's built into their policy to increase prices periodically. Is that illegal? No.

I am in no way defending Sigma, and if you think they have shady business or marketing practices, then you don't have to purchase from them, that is your choice as a consumer. But remember, business and marketing are shady to begin with, they are trying to convince you to buy their product at the highest price possible so they can make a profit. Some will try to make a profit at any cost *Cough, sub-prime mortgages, cough*

 

[Brie]

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Originally Posted by reem2790 they've now added makeup to their list, but to be honest, the colors are so dull at a price so ridiculous i'd rather put it towards mac any day.

Thats what i thought and all the pictures they have on the website are bright looks ???

 

[Boasorte]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Almond_Eyed Despite the criticism, I went ahead and ordered a complete brush kit from Sigma. Shipping to British Columbia, Canada is $14, so I'll be paying around $114.40 CAD before taxes and duties (crossing the border), which is still significantly less than paying $404.50+tax for all of the equivalent MAC brushes. For me personally, it's worth the risk, even if I have problems with some of the brushes. As far as price increases, a company doesn't have to justify them at all, they can charge whatever they want for their product. It's really up to the consumer to purchase or not purchase from them. Obviously, if a company's product demand goes up, they will increase the price to make more profit, this is simply business practice. The purpose of a business is to make PROFIT. Someone has already mentioned that MAC increases their prices every year, does it really cost them more to produce their products? Not necessarily, but it's built into their policy to increase prices periodically. Is that illegal? No. I am in no way defending Sigma, and if you think they have shady business or marketing practices, then you don't have to purchase from them, that is your choice as a consumer. But remember, business and marketing are shady to begin with, they are trying to convince you to buy their product at the highest price possible so they can make a profit. Some will try to make a profit at any cost *Cough, sub-prime mortgages, cough*

Yea you're right, but still, spamming people and cramming your business down people's throats is tacky, no matter what the company.
Totally unrelated, but you just summed up chapters 9 and 10 of my Economics text book lol

 

[reem2790]

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Originally Posted by Brie Thats what i thought and all the pictures they have on the website are bright looks ???

it's very misleading, and slightly ridiculous to be honest.

 

[teeezyy]

i have a complete brush set, and i love every single brush! well, except the foundation brush because i use bare minerals.. but anyway, i did see that they are beginning to sell makeup too. i might love their brushes, but im not too impressed with the eye shadows. and the whole spamming on youtube is definitely a tacky tactic. however, just because they lack manners doesnt mean they lack quality brushes! its like 8ty8beauty.com... their customer service sucks but their products and prices are amazing!

 

[reem2790]

Tiffany has a review of them up, and they look awful IMO.

 

[christianad]

their new products are not "reasonably" priced IMHO. their little heart mirrors are RIDICULOUSLY overpriced, their quads are only a couple bucks cheaper than mac's pre-made quads (and don't look like equivalent quality at all), their brush belt is cute... but not reasonably priced IMO since I can buy one from say crown brush for $10 dollars cheaper than sigma and half the price of mac's.

the trend for sigma before the release of their new products was that they made comparable products at about half the price of what mac sells them for... these new products definitely aren't about half the price of mac's counterparts. from what i understand mac's brush belt is $40, where as sigma's is $29. mac's brush roll is $45.00 while sigma's is $20.00. so why is it that sigma's brush roll is cheaper than their brush belt when it's the opposite with mac? correct me if i'm wrong, the only thread i found about mac's brush belt was on here and it said that the mac brush belts were $40.00... maybe the price has changed since then? i wouldn't know.

it's kind of ridiculous... the principles by which they became famous for are somewhat diminishing all thanks to their increase in customers. which is understandable, why with the concept of supply and demand, but definitely turns me off and makes me feel like i'd rather buy mac. the only things i'd continue to buy from them are their brushes since they are still significantly cheaper than mac's with somewhat comparable quality, but if the prices for the brushes got eerily close to mac's, i'd say forget it and save a couple extra bucks for mac.

 

[spacegirl2007]

does anyone know yet if the makeup is private label?

the makeup looks really unimpressive to me for the price.
also i'd prefer they shave a couple bucks off the price and get rid of the ridiculous overpackaging.

 

[Sass]

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Originally Posted by reem2790 Tiffany has a review of them up, and they look awful IMO.

The makeup looks comparable to NYX, but do not have NYX prices on it. I wish I could get it in my hands without paying so I can check out the quality for myself.

 

[reem2790]

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Originally Posted by Sass The makeup looks comparable to NYX, but do not have NYX prices on it. I wish I could get it in my hands without paying so I can check out the quality for myself.

i actually dont find it comparable to NYX at all. NYX has a wonderful variety of products with great pigmentation and a super affordable price. sigma fails at every one of those qualities.

 

[user79]

I agree, the makeup looks so boring. Was not impressed.