Make up Brushes

Makeup brushes for your face and your eyes

With the right makeup brush your makeup gets easier straight away. A brush spreads product evenly, blends the edges away and gives you control over how much coverage you build, and that rarely comes out as neatly with your fingers alone. At Boozyshop you will find makeup brushes for every step: from a dense foundation brush and a fluffy powder brush to small eye brushes, sponges and complete brush sets. Below you can read which brush is meant for what, so you buy exactly what you will actually use.

Which makeup brushes do you really need?

You do not need twenty brushes to look put together. Four brushes will already take you a long way: one for your base, a powder brush, a blush brush and an eyeshadow brush. If you work with cream and liquid products, you want dense, firm bristles. For powders, looser and fluffier bristles work better, because they lay the product down more softly and do not pick up too much at once. As soon as you start doing contour, highlighter or a worked out eye look more often, you add specialist brushes.

Brushes for your base: foundation, concealer and powder

A foundation brush with dense bristles buffs your foundation or skin tint into the skin, which gives you an even, airbrushed finish without streaks. A smaller, tapered brush is handy for concealer on small spots and under your eyes, because it lets you work precisely without moving too much product around. To set, reach for a large, fluffy powder brush: it applies loose or pressed powder in a thin layer, so your skin turns matte but not dull. Do you want to set your concealer with as little powder as possible? Then a small, soft powder brush or a powder puff is nicer.

Blush, bronzer, contour and highlighter

For colour on your cheeks, use a blush brush with a round, slightly domed head so the colour fades out beautifully. A bronzer brush is usually bigger and looser, because bronzer goes over a larger area. A contour brush is narrower and often angled: it places a sharper shadow along your cheekbone or jawline. And for highlighter a small, flat fan brush works best, because it lays a fine layer of glow exactly on the high points of your face.

Eyeshadow brushes, blending brushes and a brush for your eyeliner

You build an eye look with at least two brushes: a denser shader brush to place colour on your lid, and a fluffy blending brush to work the transitions away. A small precision brush is handy for colour in your inner corner or under your lower lash line. For eyeliner you use a thin, angled brush to draw a sharp line of gel liner, and that same brush is ideal for filling in your brows with pomade.

Brow brushes and spoolies

Brows usually take two things: an angled brush to draw in hairs with powder or pomade, and a spoolie to comb everything through afterwards so it stays natural. Many brow brushes combine those two on one handle.

A kabuki brush for powder and larger areas

A kabuki brush has a short handle and a very dense, wide head. You use it for powder, bronzer or body glow over larger areas, and it is exactly that density that makes it lovely for buffing product into the skin. Thanks to the short handle it also fits in your bag, which makes it a popular brush to take with you.

Makeup sponges and powder puffs alongside your brushes

A makeup sponge does something different from a brush: a damp sponge presses product into the skin and gives a fresher, thinner layer, while a brush builds more coverage. Plenty of people combine the two, for example foundation with a brush and concealer with a sponge. A powder puff is different again: it presses powder into the skin, which is why it is the favourite for baking and for setting your under eye area.

Synthetic or natural bristles?

Almost all brushes in our range have synthetic bristles, and for most people that is exactly right. Synthetic bristles absorb little product, work brilliantly with liquid and cream formulas and are easier and more hygienic to clean. They are vegan too. Natural bristles pick powder up a little more softly, but they need more care.

How do you clean makeup brushes?

Wash your brushes once a week if you use them daily, with lukewarm water and a mild shampoo or a brush cleanser. Keep the bristles pointing down, so no water runs into the metal ferrule and loosens the glue in there. Gently squeeze out the moisture, reshape the bristles and let them dry upside down or lying flat, never standing up with the bristles facing up. Between two colours a spray cleanser does the job: it dries within a minute and then you can use the same brush again right away.

How do you store your makeup brushes?

Only put your brushes away once they are completely dry. Then stand them upright with the bristles facing up in a brush holder, or lay them flat in a drawer. If you take them with you, a brush belt or pouch keeps every brush in its own slot so the bristles do not get squashed, and a brush shield keeps a fluffy brush in shape.

Shop your makeup brushes at Boozyshop

Looking for the one brush that completes your collection, or do you want a full brush set in one go? Discover the makeup brushes from Boozyshop and the best known brush brands. Order before 8 PM, shipped today. Not sure which brush you need? Our beauty experts are happy to help via chat or email.