Which THREE MAC brushes do you use most?

[sweetie0716]

187- for foundation and blush
217- for blending
227- for concealer (i know, weird) and blending brow highlighter

 

[TDoll]

Definitely the 187, 239, and 116 (best blush brush ever)

 

[jrm]

I can't stick to just 3

My everyday favs are 190, 219, 239, 266

Out of those, 266 has to be my favorite of all - it makes my fluidline eyeliner sooo silky smooth ....

 

[YvetteJeannine]

I love ALL my brushes...and it's a very hard choice to make, but..I guess if I were pressed, I'd have to say that I use, and love these three brushes *the* most:

• 242: For cream shadows, pigments, and packing on eyeshadows for great payoff!!

• 272: For patting on shadows, blending, and crease-work. This brush is the BEST..it does everything but make me coffee in the morning!!

• 182: Buff, buff, buff!!! For buffing, and blending cream, liquid, and powder/mineral foundations. I almost said the #187, (yeah, like 99.9999% of Specktra-ettes, I'm in love with the #187 too!) BUT I find I use the former more..It's great for NMSF's, Beauty Powders, AND, if you're 'light handed', you can also use it for some blushes (nothing TOO dark, though)..All that, and it's compact enough to fit into my small cosmetics bag!! This brush is fabulous!

 

[YvetteJeannine]

Quote:

Originally Posted by BunnyBunnyBunny Face: 188 for Liquid Foundation 187 for Face Powders, and Mineralize Skinfinish 129 for Blush Powders Eye: 242 for Paints, applying all-over eye color, building up color 217 for blending eyeshadow powders 219 for precision blending, and for smokey liner Lip: 231 for blending lipsticks even though it's an eyeshadow brush! Lol

You find the #188 works well for you for foundation? Do you actually use the brush to apply it, or just to blend it (or both)? I do have this brush..but I find it's a bit small for blushes, etc. I do use it sometimes for my cream blush...using circular swirling motions on my cheeks...I guess maybe I'm used to the larger size of the #187 (which I also have), but the #188 just doesn't seem to have...oh...I don't know...as much purpose(??)

To be fair though, I've never thought about using it for foundation 'till now...Could you tell us your technique using this brush for foundation (or anything else you use it for)..Please?? I'd really like to get more mileage out of the #188...Thanks!

 

[contrabassoon]

217/212/242(paints, paint pots, prep+prime eye)

 

[KellyBean]

Lately:

187 (well, a dupe but it's the same thing)
217
239

 

[divineparadise]

For me:

182 for buffing
266 for eyeshadows
129 for powder blush

 

[NatalieMT]

For me it's the 217, 239 and the 187. However I use the 168 and the 216 pretty much everyday aswell.

 

[natneagle]

I absolutely love my MAC brushes. I can't just say 3 because as of right now I own 7 MAC brushes and I generally use them everyday!! So I will break it down to what I love them for!

Favorite Face Brushes:
187, 129

Eyes:
239, 217, 212 (I use it to apply cream liners)

I also have the 219 which is amazing as well as the 222 (probably my least favorite MAC brush).

 

[cocodivatime]

224 (eyeshadow)
242 (for paint pots and pigments)
129 (for blush)

 

[clwkerric]

Face: 187, 134, & 168

Eyes: 239, 224, & 219


I love ALL my brushes!!!

 

[natneagle]

I wondered which brush I should use for my paintpots and pigments. I have a clinique concealor brush I have been using but I dont' like it at all. I will definitely look into this brush!

 

[MirrorWhorexD]

266 for eyeliner / brows.
187 for blush / highlighter.
182 for mineral foundation.

 

[coconuts04963]

hmm cant narrow it to three but I can four!
129- MSFNatural and blush
217-eyeshadow application
224-blending
219-smudging under lashline

 

[badkittekitte]

my go to brushes are the 187-foundation/ blush 217-eyes 252 dupe (be brush) for paint/ highlight

 

[Sanayhs]

217, 239, 187. Runner ups would be 208 and 168.

 

[reesesilverstar]

Hmmmm...

239-ish brush to pack it on
217 cuz it makes blending child's play
187 for foundation and everything else for face...

 

[aziajs]

187, 242, 224

 

[j_lynn]

266 for my brows
187 for foundation
217 for blending