Which Brush Does What?

One of the biggest beauty blunders isn’t buying bad products, but actually having the wrong tools.

It is so important to have good quality brushes for make-up application if you want a flawless, professional look.

The Stefan professional make-up set is an absolute must have – and at $39.99 there’s not reason not to have it!

The brushes are also made with real goats hair, so they are high quality and great for application and blending.

The kit includes:

·      A powder and bronzing brush

·      A contour brush

·      Eyebrow and eyelash brush

·      A sharp angular eye shadow brush

·      Application eye shadow brush

·      Blending eye shadow brush

·      Lipstick and concealer brush

So how do you use them all, I hear you ask?

Well let’s go through a little tutorial on what each brush is used for, and how to correctly use them.

Powder and Bronzing Brush:

This is for applying any pressed or loose powder, whether it be foundation or bronzer. Get some product on your brush, and then tap off the excess.

If you are going for all-over coverage, sweep the face with circular movements, starting on the forehead and moving down to the chin so you rub in all product.

 

Contour Brush:

This is for applying highlighter, blush or extra bronzer. If you hold the end of the bristles and squeeze so the brush flattens out a bit, you can grab some blush and gently sweep over the apples of your cheeks, moving up the cheekbones with your highlighter for extra definition.

The Stefan Cheek Blush in Coral is my favourite, and I always put a bit of highlighter on for a bit of extra sparkle at night.

Eyebrow and eyelash Brush:

This is simply for grooming. Brush your eyelashes into formation, and if you spray the brush with a little hairspray they will hold their form all day. After applying mascara use the eyelash comb to brush your eyelashes and remove any clumps.

Sharp angular eye shadow Brush:

Choose an eye shadow or eyebrow powder that is a shade or two darker than your brows and use this brush to fill in your brows. I like quite defined, thick brows so I like to shape mine quite heavily – but depends on personal preference.

I adore the Stefan Brow Sculpt, which has two colours so you can have shaped brows for the day, and defined, big bushies for at night!

You can also use this brush to apply eyeliner. With the bright colour trend that is in this summer, if you grab a fun bright colour on this brush, then run the brush along your waterline, or just above your top eyelashes, you can add a burst of colour to your eye makeup.

 

Application eye shadow Brush:

With this brush you apply your eye shadow over your eyelid. If you are using two colours, use this brush to apply the lighter of the two colours.

For example, if your using purples, grab some lavender or lilac and sweep the colour over your whole lid, not going up into the brow bone.

I love the Butterflies and Parties Eyeshadow palette - because I think purples look stunning on blue eyes, but if you want a bit of everything - go for our ginormous make-up palette!

Blending eye shadow Brush:

Now grab the darker purple and blend it in your crease.

(The crease is when your looking straight ahead and your eyelid has a crease or line in it.) Put the darker purple in, then close your eye and blend the two colours together where they join so there is no harsh line.

Concealer and lipstick Brush:

Use this brush before you apply your foundation, to dab concealer onto any spots or dark areas under your eyes. You can then use it to apply your lipstick so you can easily follow the lines and define your lips.

Don’t forget to wash the brush between uses so you don’t smudge red lipstick all over your face!!

 Go look gorgeous girls!

Love, Kate Elizabeth xxxx