How to choose Makeup Brush?

Filed Under (Makeup tip) by admin on 31-12-2008

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Whether at the beginning of the study make-up, or have a certain age makeup of women, believe that the need to have a set of He Xin Hua Zhuangshua. Hua Zhuangshua available in the market, a wide variety of styles, always see people dazzled. In the face of so many different options, you are not a bit unprepared? Different brushes, the bristles of the difference between them? How the choice will be right? To know that the election of the bristles of the brush, paint a perfect color to help Oh, not small!

 

   * Material:

   As far as possible to choose a soft, flexible, not to stimulate the skin of the animal hair, the make-up can only serve uniform color paste, powder is not easy out, to create the perfect color.

 

   Brush with a basic *:

   Zhexia brush, eye shadow brush, eye liner brush, brush Blush

 

   * At present, common materials:

   Animal hair: Diaomao, Ma hair, goat hair, squirrel hair, pig mane

   Renzao Mao: The synthetic nylon and man-made fibers made of

 

   * The common materials comparison:

   Diao Mao: The bristles are the best, medium soft texture

   Ma Mao: goat hair texture than the hardware, as a number of eye shadow brush

   Goat: The most common bristles, soft texture, durable

   Squirrel hair: Diaomao cheaper than the soft wool quality

   Man-made fibers: more than the hard animal hair, thick texture for the color paste

   Nylon: The most hard texture, as a brush eyelashes, eyebrow brush

 

   * When purchasing tips:

   Soft bristles smooth, compact structure is full, not easy to brush off, user-friendly grip

 

   TIPS:

   Fingers can be caught bristles gently down the comb, brush, we can see whether Diaomao

   Will be back in touch in the brush, paint a semi-circular, we can see the hair is cut neatly

   So to distinguish the authenticity of Mao: The hot wind bristles, to maintain the status quo for animal hair, curly hair change is man-made fiber

 

   * Hua Zhuangshua cleaning:

   Daily maintenance: the use, the paper face down in the brush, remove excess residue of cosmetics

   Regular maintenance: maintenance once a week, the foam brush will be diluted in warm soapy water, wash hair down, and then cold water running water. Glossy paper with a little water will dry and finished, put on dry towel to dry

 

   TIPS:

   To air-dry naturally, can not use hair-drying machine, or place under the sun to dry, or else there could be material to the injury;

   Wash clean, hair care can also be used like milk Baptist Chong will be more soft bristles.

How To Apply Blush

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Here’s How:

  1. First choose the color using nature as your guide. According to InStyle, the trick is to find a color that matches your cheeks when they’re flushed after exercise or being out in the cold. For a quick test, ’spank’ your cheeks & use the resulting color as a guide. (We suggest doing this in the comfrot of your home away from other people, wink). Another trick is to match your lip color. Fair skin looks great in rose, olive in peach & dark skin in apricot or even red.
  2. Now that you have the color, choose the right formula for your skin type. Powder is typically best for oily & combo skin. Cream is great for dry skin. Liquid and gel are great for oily skin. For even better results, combine cream & powder together. “It helps my blush stay on longer & looks more luminous,” said makeup artist Laura Mercier in O Magazine . Keep in mind stains — great for well-moisturized skin, not dry skin — tend to dry very fast so blend well & fast.
  3. Apply foundation, eye color & lipstick. While blush is usually your 2nd-to-last makeup step (before powder), you should experiment with what works best for you. Some makeup artists like to apply blush BEFORE foundation for a more ‘natural’ look.
  4. Throw out the freebie ‘Barbie-size’ blush brush that comes with the blush. Use a professional full brush instead (I like MAC’s blush brush No. 116), but don’t use the same brush you use for your powder.
  5. Put the blush on your brush, tapping off any excess or put a dab of gel on your fingers.
  6. Look into the mirror and smile. This helps you figure out where the ‘apple’ of your cheek is.
  7. Since you want a healthy flush, it’s best to apply blush only to apples of your cheeks. Keep color light & blended. If you’re using gel or cream, NYC makeup artist Carlo Geraci (in O Magazine) suggests dabbing it on with your middle finger, then blend with your ring & middle finger. The clean finger will pick up any excess blush.
  8. If you’ve gone a bit too heavy on the powder blush, a bit of translucent powder over it will calm it down. For cream blush, blot the color off with a tissue. Since gel & liquid blush ’stain’ the cheeks, the only way to lighten them is it wash your face, moisturize and reapply your makeup, this time more sparingly.
  9. Finish your look with a sweep of translucent powder.
  10. Extra tip: For a sun-kissed sheen dab bronzer powder on your forehead, chin & nose BEFORE you apply the blush. To make sure it doesn’t look like a stripe, use “a big brush & a light hand,” suggests makeup artist Bobbi Brown in Lucky Magazine. Those with darker skin tones should try a caramel-color bronzer (not orange) paired with a yellow-based blush, suggests makeup artist Jeanine Lobell in Elle Magazine.

    Lobell suggests Stila Sun Gel bronzer 
    She also recommends Dr. Hauschka Bronzing Powder 

  11. Expert tip: Feel free to experiment with different ways of shading. Makeup artist Shane Paish suggests in the May, 2006, issue of InStyle, to try a C-shape shading. To do this, apply a sheer highlighting powder in a c-shape from your temples to your cheekbones. It should go from the center of your brow bone to the center of your cheek, Paish said, “like the shape of a parenthesis.”

Tips:

  1. Clean your brushes with baby wipes. If you don’t keep your brushes clean, they’ll gather bacteria and transfer it to your skin.
  2. For a sexy look, dab a little shimmery blush on the highest point of your cheekbone nearest your eye.
  3. Using powder blush? Always sweep it in one direction. Going over & over or around and around causes streaks & can hurt your brush.
  4. Cream blush is great for mature skin. It blends easily & therefore looks very natural. For gel or cream blush, dab a dot on the apple of the cheek and two smaller dots up the cheekbone. Blend the dots together up to the hairline.
  5. Dusky pink blush will warm up any tired-looking skin.

What You Need:

  • blush
  • professional blush brush
  • mirror
  • translucent powder
  • bronzer blusher

275 Medium Angled Shading Brush

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For applying and blending eye shadow. This brush has soft, smooth fibers and a full, angled design. M·A·C professional brushes are hand-sculpted and assembled using the finest quality materials. They feature birch, linden and ramin wood handles, nickel-plated brass ferrules.

Mac 208 Angled Brow Brush

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Applies colour to the brow. Use to define or add “fill”. Its precise angled tip provides pro-style application. Synthetic / natural blend fibre. Use to apply powder, liquid or cream products.

204 Lash Brush

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For application of mascara products and separating of lashes. This brush has synthetic fibers in a spiral pattern simulating a mascara wand design. M·A·C professional brushes are hand-sculpted and assembled using the finest quality materials. They feature birch, linden and ramin wood handles, nickel-plated brass ferrules.
17 cm

194 Concealer Brush

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Specially styled for small-area coverage and precise application. Firm and flat, slightly tapered. Good for blending “undereye” and for “spot” touch-ups. If you want to conceal flawlessly, use this!