Hey guys! Today I will be doing a little review on the E.l.f. Studio brushes- exactly black ones and not white. I had them for a while now. I have been wanted to try them for a while and when I saw that E.l.f. had 50 % off on their web site I decided to get it. With that deal my brushes were like 50c or 1.50 $ each. lt all started with the eyeshadow "C" brush because I wanted a brush that I could pack an eyeshadow on but I obviously got more than just one brush.
First of all I got mascara wands. I really wanted them because I had nothing to brush my eyebrows with and I was using a little funky brush on a pencil cap, so I got these. They are really handy. It's probably not the best idea to use it for eye brows because the wand is fat but I use it and I like it. There are 12 wands in the packaging.
The eyeshadow "C" brush. I expected it to be flat eye shadow brush but it was really fat what kind of disappointed me. It still works great for packing an eye shadow on the lid with some eyeshadow brands. It totally sucks for Urban Decay Naked Palette.
A small precision brush and a small smudge brush almost have no difference. The bristles of a precision brush are a little longer than of a smudge brush. I was using both for putting eye shadow in the inner corner of my eye and for the bottom lash line but they are not the most comfortable. They have hard inflexible bristles that don't really work good with eye shadow. Recently I have heard that a small precision brush is for lips. I probably should use it for that. I will see how I like it.
I liked the eyeliner brushes at first but now I find it hard to work with. I got two of them- one is an angled eyeliner brush and the other one is a small angled brush. I still like angled eyeliner brush because it's very very thin and I use it to smooth out the liner of I drew it all crooked. But the handle itself is fat and it takes some practice to get used to it. Small angled brush....I don't even know.... I liked it with my Wet & Wild gel liner that was very dry and not the best but this brush is awful with L'Oreal Infallible gel eye liner. I have to play with it more to figure it out.
I use this contour brush to apply eye shadow into my crease area. Its neither fluffy nor soft so it doesn't really works for blending out the product but I use it to pack the color in that area. So far I like it and use it whenever I want the crease area be very defined.
Angled contour brush is awful!! Maybe not in quality but in its shape, inaccurate bristle cut and hugeness. It is definitely not for your eyeshadow simply because you won't be able to work with it on the eyes because it is too big. It might be used for contouring nose. I think for those who want to make their nose look smaller can find use for that brush. I am so disappointed I got it.
Moving on to the face brushes. Originally I wanted a powder brush as well. I honestly do not need it but it would have been way better if I got it instead of an angled contour brush. Anyway, the next brush is an angled blush brush. I have talked about it in one of my favourites video. I still like it but I do not like it for every brand of blush. I only like this brush with inexpensive brands that I have such as Essence and NYX. I think it puts the blush on beautifully because those blushes are not really intense and it's a little harder to make them stand out. As fas as brush goes it's not the softest brush so I have been trying to fluff it out a little bit but its still well shaped so you won't be able to blend with it.
For a highlighting I got a fan brush. I know people are complaining about Sedona Lace fan brush because it is so huge but this one is tiny that's why I got it. It's still not the best because the bristles are hard and don't pick up a lot of product. So I think it will be good for really pigmented and intense highlighters because then you won't look like a disco ball.
I honestly did not need this mineral powder brush. I thought I get it because I was planning on getting something mineral but I don't like loose powder products so I don't think I will be getting a mineral foundation any time soon. You would think I have no use for this brush but I use it to apply my regular liquid foundation and I like it. It is almost as good as Eco Tools face brush.
I got a small tapered brush for applying a powder underneath my eyes and for highlighting. I like it to highlight with inexpensive products like my physicians formula shimmer strips eye shadows because they are not highly pigmented and it's hard to over do your face. I like that brush.
Overall, if I knew how these brushes are I wouldn't have wasted money on it and rather saved up on the better quality brushes but if I have to pick between what I have I would pick face brushes and ditch eye brushes. Eye brushes are totally not doing anything for me. I have to add that these brushes do not shed at all.
Thank you for your time.xoxo
Tatiana Guerrero.
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