Crown makeup brushes

I bought the Crown HD set a while ago and absolutely fell in love with it. It comes with 6 brushes (the powder brush is not photographed above) which are all absolutely incredible to use.

 

I received some other Crown brushes last week and I really wanted to show them to you because I think Crown may now be my favourite brush brand!

 



I received a range of brushes which I have been enjoying using. 

 

I have been using the Duo Face brush* for bronzer and it has been incredible! I haven't used a duo-fibre brush for bronzer before. This distributes the powder so well, whilst also blending it in. As it is duo-fibre, it also doesn't pack too much product onto my face at once, which is brilliant as I am quite pale so have to be light handed with bronzer! It is extremely soft, fluffy and light on the skin.

 

The Mini Blender* is duo-fibre and the same shape as the duo face brush, just a mini one! I find it to be a little more dense which I like, as I have been using it for highlighter. It's very good at patting the highlighter onto my cheekbones and blending it out.



 

The Deluxe Foundation brush* is the first double ended brush I own. I have actually been using the concealer brush daily which is unlike me, as I always use my fingers for concealer! The foundation brush is lovely, soft and smooth's foundation on without leaving any lines. I then use the concealer end to pat concealer under my eyes and blend it onto any blemishes.

 

 

My Blending Fluffy * looks fairly similar to a Mac 217, however I find this a lot more dense and less fluffy. This makes it very good at packing eye shadow onto the eyelids, which is what I have been using it for. The shape is perfect for using all over the eyelid and it feels nice and gentle.

 

The Deluxe Crease brush* may be my favourite eye shadow brush! It is so soft and fluffy which I have found perfect for blending eye shadow. I like my eye shadow to be very blended, so need a very soft, light brush to do this. Otherwise if I am blending for a while, my eyelid can become sore if the brush is too hard. This is the perfect blending brush and is the perfect size to fit in the crease.

 

I haven't used the Angle Liner brush* yet, as I already own quite a few. I may start using this for applying powder to my eyebrows, as the brush I currently use is quite fat, so I can't create a defined line. This is very soft for a liner brush, so I am excited to try it!

 

I would love to know your favourite brushes and if you have any Crown brushes you would recommend.

 

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Makeup brushes: Foundation

I think it's really important to own good quality makeup brushes, as I find it makes a difference to how well my makeup applies and lasts. The other day I showed you my powder brushes and today I am going to show you my foundation brushes.

Foundation brushes are my favourite to buy and I love trying different types!

Starting with flat foundation brushes, I have these five to tell you about.

The two on the left are basically the same! The Bobbi Brown Foundation Brush and Benefit Foundation Brush are what I would call 'traditional' foundation brushes. They apply foundation in a sweeping motion, which isn't my favourite, however with certain foundation types they work best.

The NO7 Foundation Brush is a lot thicker than the other two. It's quite fat which I really like, as it allows me to buff the foundation in better. It also gets foundation on a little quicker because it's that slight bit bigger.

My Crown Deluxe Foundation Brush is the newest edition to my foundation brushes! It's duo ended as the other end is a concealer brush. Tomorrow I am writing a full post on my Crown brushes, so pop back tomorrow if you would like to know more about this brush!

The final brush in the photo is my Real Techniques Pointed Foundation Brush from their Core Collection. I personally find this too small for foundation, so instead I sometimes use it to pat concealer around my nose. I don't feel the need to use a brush for concealer very often, so this one doesn't get used a lot.

My MAC 187 is a brush I used to love for foundation, however I don't tend to use it as much lately. I used to use it regularly with my MAC studio sculpt foundation as I found they worked very well together. I don't use that foundation anymore though, and haven't found another foundation this works as well with.

 

A while ago I posted about my Zoeva brushes. The buffer brush is one I don't use very often now. I used it more when I first bought it, however I have discovered that I prefer a rounder top rather than a flat top! I also have a petite Zoeva brush. If I use this, I don't tend to use it for foundation. I do find it buffs it in nicely though and because it's small, it applies foundation nicely around the nose.

 

One of my most regularly used brushes is my foundation brush from the Crown HD Set. This is small, so takes a little longer for application but I find it leaves a very nice, flawless finish. I tend to use this with my Laura Mercier Silk Crème foundation, as I find the consistency works nicely with this brush. 

 

Other brushes I use very frequently are definitely the Real Technique Buffing Brush and the Real Techniques Expert Face Brush (not photographed). I find these work great with lots of different foundation textures and I have used the buffing brush for liquid and compact foundations.

I also have the Real Techniques Stippling Brush (not photographed) which I like for thinner, liquid foundations. I rarely use this for foundation though, as I find it works nicely with cream blushes. The design of the brush means it distributes the blusher a perfect amount and in the place you want it!

 

I would love to know your favourite foundation brushes.

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Real Techniques Core Collection Brushes

I discovered Real Techniques brushes by watching Pixiwoo use them in their makeup tutorials on youtube. They looked really nice so I was excited to try them. 


I decided to purchase the Core Collection as it contains four brushes which I thought I would use a lot. These are a buffing brush, a contour brush, a foundation brush and a detailer brush. 

L-R: Buffing brush, Contour brush, Foundation brush, Detailer brush

This stand/case also comes with the brushes which is nice. It has about seven slots for brushes and you can have it as a stand, or you can fold it the other way and it becomes a brush case. I rarely use this to stand my brushes in, but when I am travelling I really like using it as a case to keep some brushes in.


The buffing brush is my favourite from this collection. It quickly became my everyday foundation brush as it gives a really flawless finish and it is so soft for buffing around the face.
I am considering doing a blog post on my foundation brushes and my favourite ones to use for different foundations, so please let me know if you would be interested in that!


The contour brush is the perfect shape to contour and highlight. The shape of this brush makes it easy to apply the product and then blend it flawlessly. As with the others, it is so soft and fluffy.


The foundation brush is pointed and quite small so I prefer to use it for applying my under eye concealer. It is a great shape for under the eyes as it is pointed so you can get the concealer right into the corners. This also makes it good to use around the nose. I have used this brush everyday since I got it.


Finally, the detailer brush is the only brush that I don't use on a regular basis. I use it to apply my lipstick as I found it is the perfect shape and size. Usually when I wear lipstick I just apply it directly to my lips, but when I want a more precise finish, this brush is really good.


Real Techniques brushes are available in Boots stores. Click here to see where else these are available.