Makeup Brushes

[Danni Marie]

I need to get some new brushes and wanted to see what brand everyone recommends.  I pretty much need to replace my whole set since my 3 year old found his artistic side and decided to "paint" with them.  I love MAC but they are are pretty darn pricey. Anyone use Sigma or do you build your set from various brands?

[Mrs.Killer]

i really like the bare minerals brushes, sigma is good too. my collection is made up of various brands. some mffx, some mac, some bare minerals, etc. etc.

i like the mffx ones, they are natural hair and their average price is about $3, she doesn't have them on the site but there are ways of going about ordering them. if you are interested, let me know. i'll send you a pic of all that she has and i'll give you her info. she's one of the sweetest ladies ever. hope this helped.

[Auburn Hills]

I hav,e a mixed set.  A few are the Sephora brand, Sebastian and mostly I use actual paint brushes from the art store.   I like the paint brushes the best, the handles are long, natural hair, and great angle brushes.

[Roxy Tart {PL Team / Comm. Mgr}]

I use MAC mostly, but I also like the Sephora brand ones. If both of those are out of your price range, try Sonia Kashuk from Target. Any time I need a quick or emergency brush, those are  what I buy.

[Dollhouse Kitty {★}]

CrownBrush.com has a wide selection of brushes that are really inexpensive.  I have a lot of these brushes in my makeup kit.  I agree with Roxy, the MAC ones are great, but expensive.  I have also found that the Ulta Professional brand is pretty good as well, and affordable too.

[Danni Marie]

Thanks so much for all your suggestions! You all rock!

[randilee]

Amanda Richards of true colors make up artistry in bethleham pa sells a russian or chinese set of brushes for $99 plus shipping.   They match 90% of my MAC brushes.  It's a great deal, and fab quality.

[Harlean Carpenter {★}]

I have a mixed set, among them a set of Merle Norman brushes that I absolutely love, and that weren't ridiculously expensive.  I also really like to support them as a company because of their discount policy for chemo patients buying wigs, so there's that too.  But even without that, the brushes are great :)

[Gigi Golden]

MAC brushes are really good & goat hair brushes as well... U can get them @ Ebay  for really good prices

Gigi Golden

[Susie Q]

Hi everyone!

 

I agree with Miss Auburn, I use paint brushes for most of my makeup brushes and I love them. Princeton and Loew Cornell are my fave paint brush brands, great quality for a fab price!

[Gosia W.]

Hi
I got my brushes from ebay, they are Fräulein 3°8. It's a company from Germany. They are made with animal bristle. I have a set of 25 and they come in a case. I'm very happy with them, I have them for over a year now. They also do other accessories and quite nice eyeshadow palettes. My friend bought 88 color one and its almost the same as the Coastal Scents and much cheaper.

[Ricia]

The brushes that I use for myself and for when I'm doing professional makeup outside of work are a mix of Benefit, MAC and Lancome. My favourite of all are the MAC ones. For detailed/artistic/alternative makeup small nylon paint brushes are good because they clean easily but usually stay in a good shape use after use.

 

Also, when it comes to cleaning them, using shampoo and warm water works well and doesn't cost as much as brush cleaner, leave them on a window ledge to dry naturally as again it keeps them in better condition.

Hope this helps. :)

[Aoife 24K]

I am so glad that I found this discussion! I had posted this topic to another group to which I belong and only got a few answers. I currently have a mixed selection of brushes and I have been thinking if it is worth getting a whole set, maybe from Sigma. But I must admit that I love my MAC brushes even though they are a bit expensive.