April 23, 2012
Benefit Cosmetics Makeup Brushes
Slant Powder
It looks like your average blush brush with a slightly thinner width. The shape is designed to be used for both the application of blush and contouring. The flat side is used to sweep powder from the apples of the cheeks all the way up to the temples. The slanted angle side is used to perfectly fit into the hollows of the cheeks to place a contour shade that make the cheekbones look sculpted. It does apply product very well and allows for buildable coverage due to the lightly packed bristles.
Get Bent Liner
It is a tiny but effective tool of grouped together dense bristles. It is claimed to be ergonomically designed at a 30 degree angle, which is suppose to be perfect for resting on top of the lid close to the lashes. It can be used with cream, liquid or gel eye liner to get a customized look in terms of liner width and length. The shape also makes it easy to use on the waterline as well as for precise tightlining. I love to use this brush for lining my lid with gel liner as it's super easy and does a great job.
Quality
The hairs are synthetic and super soft to the touch. The powder brush does shed a bit when washing but it doesn't shed on the face when applying product. Personally, the bristles don't look as high quality to me as I would have expected from Benefit. They do tend to splay out a bit which is just rather annoying. I believe that the white handle might be wooden which makes it light to hold. The silver metal ferrule and jet black brush hairs give it a modern and sleek look. I was also really impressed how well the label on the handle stayed on despite many hours of usage. The ink is still intact and hasn't rubbed off at all.
Recommendation
I've had both of these brushes for over a year now, and they are still in almost perfect shape. I really love the quality of each part except for the bristles which could be slightly improved upon. I still use these almost every time I do my makeup.
These brushes are discontinued, but can be found on Amazon.com as well as other online retailers. I can't remember how much I paid for them; but I want to say they were about $20 each. Benefit's brush line is now revamped, however the selection isn't large. If you are looking for some nice basics to add to your collection or to start out with, I would definitely recommend this brand.
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I have actually been very interested in the benefit make up brushes and its great to finally see a review on them :) thanks!
ReplyDeleteThese look nice, but sometimes Benefit is a bit overpriced for what you get x
ReplyDeleteThese look like lovely brushes :) Big fan of Benefit but never thought about looking at their brushes before. Great review :)
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Great detailed review. I have never tried these brushes.
ReplyDeletei've never tried benefit's makeup brushes before, but these look great! my first ever makeup brushes were from e.l.f., they're affordable and they work pretty well especially for beginners. but right now i also have bobbi brown brushes and another set from royal & langnickel -- both are excellent! :)
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i have a few of benefit brushes love them
ReplyDeleteI used to have a really old fan brush from Benefit and it was my holy grail! Too bad I lost it. :/ And I'm pretty sure they don't sell it anymore.
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My favorites are Sigma`s. And i have never tried Benefit`s brushes, but they seem great!
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ReplyDeletei havent tried Benefits brushes.....and i dont know if i can find them in Greece!:-/
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i need to get some new brushes
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ReplyDeleteI've never tried Benefit brushes before, these sound lovely though! Great review xx
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