DirtyPlum
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The brushes recommended for the mineralize line of products, absolutely includes the 187, 109 and 181 - and the texture of the products do warrant dense brushes.
If you think of the mineralize blushers (Dainty etc), they give a sheer coverage therefore can take a denser brush to deposit more product, whilst at same time blending in the product.
The MSFs give a really frosty, metallicy finish so need to be blended and used with a light touch. 181 lightly (not 182) is OK for this.
The beauty powder blushes (Fun & Games) are also sheer, but jet-milled and contain mica therefore apply really well and dont really need buffing in so much as the mineralize powder does. The 129 and 116 have been recommended for these in my training book.
The mineralize products actually look better the more buffed in they are, hence their brush recommendations... that is what makes them more luminous and light reflecting on the skin.
My personal preference is to use smaller, tapered brushes for highlighting to ensure the shimmer does not spread across the cheek. This is not to say you couldnt use the sides of the 181 or 109, and its great that different methods/brushes work for different people
Originally Posted by ashpardesi
I just suggested what the MA at my mac counter suggested to me,as 165/187/188 didnt show up on me..and 181 and 109 worked perfectly for me coz I do have large cheeks to work with..But I really think it is individual preference... here is a lollipop26 vid from YT were she tells us how she uses the 181 small buffer to highlight her cheeks using an MSF,and apparently her MA recommended it to her..but thanks for the tip dirty plum..really appreciate it!! |
The brushes recommended for the mineralize line of products, absolutely includes the 187, 109 and 181 - and the texture of the products do warrant dense brushes.
If you think of the mineralize blushers (Dainty etc), they give a sheer coverage therefore can take a denser brush to deposit more product, whilst at same time blending in the product.
The MSFs give a really frosty, metallicy finish so need to be blended and used with a light touch. 181 lightly (not 182) is OK for this.
The beauty powder blushes (Fun & Games) are also sheer, but jet-milled and contain mica therefore apply really well and dont really need buffing in so much as the mineralize powder does. The 129 and 116 have been recommended for these in my training book.
The mineralize products actually look better the more buffed in they are, hence their brush recommendations... that is what makes them more luminous and light reflecting on the skin.
My personal preference is to use smaller, tapered brushes for highlighting to ensure the shimmer does not spread across the cheek. This is not to say you couldnt use the sides of the 181 or 109, and its great that different methods/brushes work for different people
