What brushes do you Recommend?

MacVirgin

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maybe these links will help
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http://www.specktra.net/showthread.p...ht=eye+brushes

here's another one:
http://www.specktra.net/showthread.p...yeshadow+brush

I'm sure you might find more of these type of threads by using the search
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Lalli

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MAC 217 brush is amazing for blending eyeshadows and pigments! .. I invested in the stippling brush and its great! i use it as a blusher brush too!
 

Meeky2004

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Beginner's Staple Brushes, Ideas Anyone?

Hey girlies! I'm new to the forum and absolutely adore it. I was just wondering what MAC brushes are considered must-haves for a beginner's collection? I currently use Bare Minerals for my foundation and my kit included a Concealer, Flawless Application, and Kabuki brush. I definitely want to do new things with my eyes and play up my cheeks with color too. I would of course love to own all the MAC brushes, but I'm looking for everday tools.

TIA,

Lauren
 

professionaltart

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208 angled brush: for eyeshadow and eyeliners
129 blush brush: u can use it for blush and powders
252/242 eyeshadow brush: good nylon bristle brush for shadind
217: my favorite blending brush
 

GODDESS

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Hey,

Number 187 the skunk brush is a must have for about everything, especially blush bronzer, and msfs! Its super soft! It can even be used for mineral make-up!
 

helloitsjeanna

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need recs for essential mac brushes

Hey all

I'm updating my brush set and trying to use just mac brushes.

What do you all think are essentials and must haves?
 

GODDESS

Active member
Hey,

The must haves are

For mineral makeup the 182 kabuki
For practically everything is the 187 "skunk brush"
The 207 face duster, its great to get off that loose shadow that falls on your face!
The 209 for gel eyeliner, great to thin or think lines!
The 213 fluff brush, great to eyeshadows and piggyss

Those are my rec's for must haves!!

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llucidity

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My must haves-

182 - essential buffing tool!
187 - you can use it for anything so what the hell
217 - blends amazingly
 

charismaticlime

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Cheers you guys.

Can I just ask... what's the purpose of the stippling brush?
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It's main purpose is to provide a sheer application of heavily pigmented products. It's mainly used for MSFs, but you can also use it to apply powder, blush, and even liquid foundation. I own one and I love using it for blush because I often have a tendency to look like a clown with visible streaks of colour when it comes to using regular blush brushes.
 

sheaspearl83

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Need brushes for applying eyeshadows

The only MAC brush that I own is the 182 buffer brush...I really something to help my eyeshadows and should I use a different brush for pigments. Thanks
 

eowyn797

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i use the 252 (unpopular, i know) and the 224 and 266 ones. sometimes the 242, as well.

224 is a staple.
 

tracie

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239, 219, and 224 are the ones i reach for the most.

The 217 and 272 are also nice, and I like the 208 for an angled brush.
 

lovemetodeath

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which brushes

DH is going to buy me some MAC brushes for xmas (he doesn't know it yet though!) so i need recs on which ones to get. I know I definatly want the 190 and 187 but i want some eye brushes too.

I did think about the eye and face holiday brush sets but keep hearing the quality is not so good so would i be better off just getting 5 or 6 full size brushes instead.

So far i have absolutely no MAC brushes at all just a load of cheap and nasty ones and it's eye brushes i'm really lacking on although i do have a decent(ish) eyeliner brush which works fine so it's mainly a shadow brush (not too big cos i have small eyes) and crease brush and a blending brush i need.

Thanks in advance
 
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