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a bunch of makeup brushes and other beauty tools are laid out in a black velvet case

When I mentioned my new favorite foundation the other week, I also mentioned that I’ve been using a brush to apply it. Which led to some commenters discussing: fingers, sponge, or brush? I thought it might make a nice conversation in general: what are your favorite beauty tools?

For my $.02 — I’m on the hunt for a new eyelash curler, so if anyone has one they love I’m all ears! I bought a Kevin Aucoin one after the longstanding favorite from Shu Uemura stopped being sold in the US, but that replacement is definitely past its prime now.

For face stuff, I do use a foundation brush (which I bought not so long ago so it’s annoying I can’t find it in my order histories!), but primarily because I could never get the hang of a sponge. (Mine is similar to this one, but I’d buy this dual-ended one if I were buying a replacement today.) For contour and bronzer I use a long thin brush that looks a bit like an eyeshadow brush, but 3x thicker (kind of like this one). For blush I use a thick, angled brush (similar to this one).

I do use the same few eye makeup brushes repeatedly — a full brush for general background shadow application (similar to this one), and a more condensed brush for contouring the eyelid (or at least laying on the shadow for the crease — mine is a bit stiffer than this one but similar.) I also use a really fluffy, full brush for blending, similar to this one although I’m sure mine came from a super cheap set like this. I also use my fingers if it’s a liquid shadow, although I wish I had a better system.

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For eyeliner I like a brush that has flat, stiff bristles — I use it for blending as well as for laying eye shadow on top of the eyeliner. My eyeliner brush is ancient — I got it with an Estee Lauder kit many many years ago — but this one is similar.

I wash everything with Johnson’s baby shampoo (I can often find bottles in the mini/travel section of the drugstore). I have a mix of cheap brushes that have proved useful over time, but I’m slowly upgrading my collection with nicer brushes like the ones from the Sephora Pro line.

Readers, what are your favorite beauty tools and makeup brushes?

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