Important Make-up Brushes by Lara Ford.pdf - Fashion Insight

Fashion Insight Features presents …
Make-up brushes are just as important as make-up itself. Money can be spent on the highest quality
products but in order to achieve that professional finish you will also need the right make-up tools. Here is
a professional guide on how to use common make-up brushes, where to use them, how to take care of
them and also what to have for your basic set.
The Foundation Brush
Using this tool is one of the best ways to apply
foundation as it gives a flawless light finish
without using too much product. Its synthetic
hairs hold cream based products well and spreads
the make-up onto the skin where needed. If you
were to apply foundation with your fingers then in
some cases more product will end up being used.
Sponges tend to absorb the foundation so again
you will more than likely end up using more
product than needed. This brush is also ideal for
applying cream blushes.
The Concealer Brush
This brush is quite like a mini foundation brush. It
has synthetic hairs and can be used for
camouflaging dark circles underneath the eyes
and camouflaging any blemishes with the right
shade of cream or liquid based concealer.
Afterward I prefer to set the concealer with a
translucent powder with and large eye shadow
brush.

The Powder Brush
It usually has a slightly higher amount of hair than
the blusher brush in order to cover larger areas of
the face evenly. This tool is for applying face
powder, either loose of compact form, to set the
foundation and also for dusting off any excess eye
shadow fallout. I also like using this brush to apply
bronzer.
The Blusher Brush
With smaller and more rounded bristles this brush
is to be used with a powder blush product. To
achieve a natural flush apply a small amount of
blusher onto the apples of the cheeks. If you are
pale in skin tone and more prone to redness I
would recommend using a peach or bronze toned
blusher. This brush can also be used to apply a
highlighter onto the upper cheek bones.
The Eye Shadow Brush
I like to use a soft haired large eye shadow brush
to apply powder under the eye area and over
concealer on the face. Then using the same brush
I apply my neutral eye shadow base all over the
eye from lid to brow. Then use a smaller eye
shadow brush for the lid area to achieve more
definition. You can also use a shorter haired soft
blending brush. This will help getting rid of any
harsh lines and for softening the shadow and/or
liner underneath the lower lash line. A hard
bristle brush with a slant can be used to apply
shadow to the brows for a softer effect than an
eyebrow pencil.

The Lip Brush
This brush is a must in creating the perfect pout
and is also a must for applying any deep lip shades
such as red or plum. I prefer using the retractable
kind for travel purposes.
By Lara Ford
Make-up Artist and Freelance Beauty Writer (www.larafordmakeup.com)