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My Every Day Makeup Brushes


I always share my makeup choices for the day, but I never talk much about my brush choices. Every once in a while they will end up in my favorites, but never a full post of my most used picks. So here we are. I'm excited! 


I should warn you all, I didn't wash them! 


I ordered a set of face brushes from eBay by the brand Jessup. They were very affordable, and I had seen them being compared to Sigma brushes so I gave them a shot. My two most used from the set are pictured above. One is a pointed tapered brush and one is a slanted foundation kabuki brush. I use the top brush for under eye concealer and the bottom for foundation. Great quality , especially for the price. 


Sticking with face brushes, here are my three random brand brushes. The top brush is my contour/bronzer go to and it is from Coastal Scents. I did a review on this set on my blog a while back. The middle brush is for highlighter, and it is the ELF Blush brush. This cost $3 from Target, and I really love it. The bottom is from Walgreens, and I'm sorry I don't know the brand, but it is only sold at Walgreens. It was kind of pricey for the drugstore, but this is my most used blush brush. 


And lastly for face, my Real Techniques choices. The powder brush and blush brush are incomparable to any other brands. Must haves for sure.


My eyebrows are my absolute favorite things in the world. My two MUST HAVES are pictured here. I use an Anastasia brush daily, and my favorite is the number 7 brush shown on the bottom. I use this for my brow pomade as well as my brow powders. Above is the brush included in the Urban Decay Naked Palette, and I use this for cleaning up my brows. No one is perfect!


Sonia Kashuk is my favorite for eye brushes. Pretty much every eye brush I use is from one of her sets, and mostly from the clearance rack! Here the top two are fluffy crease brushes from different sets, and I use for my crease and the other for blending. Below is another crease brush from her regular line at Target which I use for my outer corner. 


And lastly for eyes I have my random picks. On top is another Sonia Kashuk from a set which I use for highlight. Below that is from the same set which I use for my lid colors as well as the one below which is from Coastal Scents. The next is a slanted liner brush from the regular Sonia Kashuk line with Target, and lastly is a Up and Up Brand Smudge brush which I use to smoke out my lower lash line. 

I've learned you can get great quality brushes without spending an arm and a leg, and I'm pretty satisfied with my picks here! 

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