Sigma Brushes

[sweetbabyblue]

I think I might give these Sigma brushes a try over the MAC Perfect Style set!

 

[Dottles]

Okay..

I have read every comment on all six pages. I've watched countless YouTube videos, Gurus and Non-Gurus. As soon as they're back in stock, I'll order. I'm too lazy to do the pre-order thing so I'll just wait until I can buy them properly. But after the reviews, I'm sold. Unfortunately I just can't afford to buy any MAC brushes at the moment. I don't have one. ;[ But one day, I will ! However for now, by the sounds of things, these'll do just fine. So thank you all for your reviews.

 

[iShadow]

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Originally Posted by Dottles Okay.. I have read every comment on all six pages. I've watched countless YouTube videos, Gurus and Non-Gurus. As soon as they're back in stock, I'll order. I'm too lazy to do the pre-order thing so I'll just wait until I can buy them properly. But after the reviews, I'm sold. Unfortunately I just can't afford to buy any MAC brushes at the moment. I don't have one. ;[ But one day, I will ! However for now, by the sounds of things, these'll do just fine. So thank you all for your reviews.

All you have to do to preorder is email [FONT=Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif][email protected]. :l Then you won't have to keep checking and checking and checking. When they're in stock, they'll send you an email that links you directly to PayPal to pay. Preordering is the lazier option, imo. [/FONT]

 

[lkvf99]

i'm waiting for mine email. I hope it comes soon!

 

[Mandy4610]

Well, I am pretty new to makeup and such, but so far I am loving the ss239. I can't stop playing with it

It is perfect, now I wish I had bought the ss217 as well.

The jury is still out on the ss187. I am trying to figure out how to use it. For foundation- the first time did not work well.

It takes way to long to blend the foundation into the skin and it is difficult to get around the eyes and nose.. Maybe I am doing things wrong so I will watch some tuts on YT.

I used the ss187 for blush and it worked really well.
I also used it for MSF, but I could not tell how well that worked because MSF is so light.

Just wanted to share.

 

[Civies]

When you guys ordered from Sigma and received an email saying it was shipping on ___ <- date. Does that mean it arrived or does that mean that they just shipped it then .. ? Because if they JUST shipped it then I would be kind of upset .. it would have been 6 business days lol.

 

[Mandy4610]

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Originally Posted by Civies When you guys ordered from Sigma and received an email saying it was shipping on ___ <- date. Does that mean it arrived or does that mean that they just shipped it then .. ? Because if they JUST shipped it then I would be kind of upset .. it would have been 6 business days lol.

I think it means they just shipped it. Thats what happened for me.

 

[theheidis]

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Originally Posted by carandru I did notice that my ss219 ferrule was loose and emailed the company about it. Still waiting to hear back from them about that. I don't have the mac 150 or the 182, but I do have the mac counter parts for the rest of the brushes that came in the face and eye kit. ss219: shorter and fatter than the 219, but offers the same amount of resistance. If my ferrule wasn't loose, I may say I actually would prefer this brush for the lower lashline over the 219. But for defined crease work or my tear duct, I would probably still reach for my mac 219. * I got a notice that they will be sending me out a new ss219 tomorrow . Mac 219 is on the right

Watch out for the SS219, I just received one (along with a SS224 which was fine) and the SS219 was super loose, nothing even holding it together at all....when I touched it the ferule came apart from the handle, I didn't even see evidence of glue trying to hold it together, just a clean break....so I messaged them to let them know and unlike you - they told me I'd have to send it back to them, wait for a new one, send my address to some shipping center, and they'd re-imburse me the shipping. All that would take a couple weeks to get a new one....Well, for a $9 brush I don't have time to bother with addressing an envelope, etc....it's not as if I want to return something, I received a defective product. Seems like inconsistant customer service compared to your experience....I'm not impressed. I won't contact them again about this or anything, I managed to elmer's glue it so it's staying together for the moment....but I'm wary of ordering from them now in the future...so just to let everyone know, looks like the customer service level at Sigma has already dropped.

 

[Civies]

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Originally Posted by theheidis Watch out for the SS219, I just received one (along with a SS224 which was fine) and the SS219 was super loose, nothing even holding it together at all....when I touched it the ferule came apart from the handle, I didn't even see evidence of glue trying to hold it together, just a clean break....so I messaged them to let them know and unlike you - they told me I'd have to send it back to them, wait for a new one, send my address to some shipping center, and they'd re-imburse me the shipping. All that would take a couple weeks to get a new one....Well, for a $9 brush I don't have time to bother with addressing an envelope, etc....it's not as if I want to return something, I received a defective product. Seems like inconsistant customer service compared to your experience....I'm not impressed. I won't contact them again about this or anything, I managed to elmer's glue it so it's staying together for the moment....but I'm wary of ordering from them now in the future...so just to let everyone know, looks like the customer service level at Sigma has already dropped.

It's nice to know that a company which shot to fame overnight due to the raves and reviews from YouTube gurus have forgotten their roots. I think this is ridic. It makes me not want to order from them. I mean come on now .. aren't we paying for a product ? Not a broken/loose/good quality one.

 

[mern]

I just got my brushes on monday.... I am sooooo impressed with them! So far so good and they are AMAZINGLY soft! I think mine shipped in a week or so. Like 7 days in transit. Definatly worth the wait and money!

I would put your email down on a pre-order for sure that way you are in line because if you wait forever until they come onto the site Im sure you wont have a set until 2010 in the least! I waited from march til june.

They are 150% worth the wait though.

 

[SakuraDelia]

I'm on the July 15th waiting list. I can't wait to try them! I don't have any MAC brushes, only Lowe Cornell. I can't wait for a real set of brushes. ^_^

 

[twilightessence]

This might have been answered already but... Do you pay ahead of time if you get on the waiting list? Or do you pay when your order is ready to go? I'm thinking about investing in these brushes since I'll have some extra money this summer... I was thinking of getting the mix of Face and Eye but would they whole set just be better?

 

[nichollecaren]

no you dont pay ahead...when the order becomes available they email you a link that takes you to paypal to simply pay for your order!

 

[LindsayLou]

As a newbie, I am very interested in these. I placed my first MAC order this week during F&F, but I don't have any brushes! These looked great for starting out with. (I did order the MAC 239 though....thought that would be a great one to start with for eyes...)

Face brushes aren't as much of a concern to me simply because I wear BE minerals and use their kabuki brush. I would like to invest in a softer one though....maybe the Sigma...we'll see...

It really doesn't make sense to me that the Face sets are in stock and the Eye sets are in stock, but the larger sets that include both aren't...

 

[Juxtapose]

I just recieved mine about a week ago or so. I am pretty thrilled with them. I got the full set with the brush bag, and I think the bag is pretty good quality. One thing I am not happy with at all is that one of my brushes is bent. The 187 they sent me has a bend in the handle part of the brush. It seems held tight at the ferrule and everything, but it's kind of frustrating that I was sent something so obviously imperfect. This was the brush I was looking forward to the most...oh well. I figured it's probably not worth the time and money it takes to send it back for a new one. That might take a whole month. What is weird is that I live like 15-20 min from their location. I even asked in my order if it was possible to pick it up since I live so close, but I never got a response. Oh well.

 

[iShadow]

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Originally Posted by Juxtapose I just recieved mine about a week ago or so. I am pretty thrilled with them. I got the full set with the brush bag, and I think the bag is pretty good quality. One thing I am not happy with at all is that one of my brushes is bent. The 187 they sent me has a bend in the handle part of the brush. It seems held tight at the ferrule and everything, but it's kind of frustrating that I was sent something so obviously imperfect. This was the brush I was looking forward to the most...oh well. I figured it's probably not worth the time and money it takes to send it back for a new one. That might take a whole month. What is weird is that I live like 15-20 min from their location. I even asked in my order if it was possible to pick it up since I live so close, but I never got a response. Oh well.

I asked twice about the same thing. Once nicely, the second time was a little more terse. They eveeeeentually got back to me, making some excuse about being an online company or something. Mildly lame. I'd make them replace the 187! If their customer service has been falling, this could be really telling. You shouldn't have to use a bent brush.

 

[SakuraDelia]

I was on the July 15th list, but I got my purchase email today! I also bought the kabuki brush, since it was out of stock last time I checked and I bought a MSF natural in the SUMO sale. ^_^ I can't wait to get the brushes. ^_^

 

[LivestrongH2]

I got the face kit w/ the 109 and 187. the SS187 is more dense than the CS stippling brush IMO. I really like the brushes.

My fav is the SS109 (however, I've never used the MAC 109). Overall, I'm very happy with the brushes and their quality. They are worth the money IMHO if you can't afford MAC brushes or just want back-up or a travel set. I agree that it's pretty lame how they have copies MAC's brush names and descriptions.

 

[twilightessence]

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Originally Posted by nichollecaren no you dont pay ahead...when the order becomes available they email you a link that takes you to paypal to simply pay for your order!

Thanks for the information! I might have to shoot them an email and pre order...

 

[miss sha]

I think I might end up skipping out on my preorder and just getting the smaller face + eyes kit, plus a 109 brush. The pro kit seems to have a lot of brushes I doubt that I'd really end up using.