'I probably use them more than my other brushes because they’re less expensive; I don’t feel like I’m exploiting them when I use them over and over again; and they get the job done'
Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photos: Retailers A few years ago, a video of Joan Collins randomly came across one of my social-media feeds. She was applying her makeup during an interview at some point in the mid-’80s. There’s this one part where she says, “I use brushes from the art store.” At the time, I didn’t take it seriously, but I thought more and more about it later on in my career when I started using fewer powder-based products and more liquid and cream products.
Collins’s hack started making sense to me. I went into Blick one day and started playing around. I found all these unique brush shapes that would give me a lot more control over liquid products than standard professional makeup brushes could accommodate. The only downside is they don’t last as long as my professional brushes. In my line of work, brushes will get cleaned with a very harsh professional-grade makeup solvent two, three, four, five times a day, and then shampooed at the end of every day, and then sanitized with a rubbing alcohol. So synthetic brushes aren’t as resilient as some of my Japanese professional makeup brushes.
$10 at Amazon Buy $10 at Amazon Buy @media screen and { .page-header .disclaimer-text_revenue { display: block; } } @media screen and { .tertiary .disclaimer-text_revenue { display: block; } } Princeton Velvetouch Series 3950 Synthetic Brush - Filbert, Size 6 $7 $10 now 30% off $7 The No. 6 Filbert brush — she’s more of a powerhouse. It’s great for applying lipstick, eye shadow, and, if you’re into this kind of look, carving out the arch of an eyebrow.
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