topic Re: Those Foundation Tooth brushes in Beauty

Those Foundation Tooth brushes

Happy2000twou — Wed, 10 Aug 2016 23:48:57 GMT

Do these brushes really blend your foundation well and which one is a good one to purchase?

Re: Those Foundation Tooth brushes

maestra — Wed, 10 Aug 2016 23:52:56 GMT

I use a brush from Sephora, the brand,and it blends foundation more evenly, esp. the edges.

Be prepared-a good brush can be a little pricey. Sephora is a good place to begin to look.

Re: Those Foundation Tooth brushes

ccassaday — Wed, 10 Aug 2016 23:56:19 GMT

Artis oval 7.

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Dusty1 — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 00:32:50 GMT

I have the Mac Oval #6 & it really does make my foundation look nice. I don't have great skin, but it looks pretty good when I apply foundation with this brush.

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gfpdem — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 03:13:22 GMT

Still on the fence-tried the artis brushes (too expensive) and the knock offs (too hard to clean) and every review i read they compare it to a beauty blender-well, if beauty blenders are the gold standard just use the beauty blender! I've sworn by my BB for years-no dupes, no knock offs-the pink, original BB. Best application ever. I will say, I loved the small circular artis for concealer and the linear brush for liner.

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AKgirl2 — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 03:24:09 GMT

@gfpdem wrote:
Still on the fence-tried the artis brushes (too expensive) and the knock offs (too hard to clean) and every review i read they compare it to a beauty blender-well, if beauty blenders are the gold standard just use the beauty blender! I've sworn by my BB for years-no dupes, no knock offs-the pink, original BB. Best application ever. I will say, I loved the small circular artis for concealer and the linear brush for liner.

BB = Bobbi Brown?

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cwsj — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 03:50:44 GMT

BB = Beauty Blender

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Tinkrbl44 — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 04:39:40 GMT

@Happy2000twou

Tooth brushes?

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CoG — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 06:58:09 GMT

Artis brushes (and comparable quality knock off brushes) are superior to any other manual method of application. There is no way a coarse sponge can accomplish the surface variability/accommodation of millions of individual, tightly compacted, tiny little filaments. Anything applied to any smooth surface is distributed more evenly, uniformly. Anyone can test them - just use a piece of watercolor paper, compare them to what can be accomplished with fingers, sponges, even airbrushes.

It's funny, whenever there is a question about these tools there is always discussion of money. My not being able to afford something does not justify unfounded bias against that thing. It is a sullen, petulant, green thing to do and be isn't it? Artis brushes are worth more than their price. These are the kind of things worth saving for, worth bypassing the wannabe's for. It's like handbags and shoes...... oh yeah and diamonds!

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TY — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 10:02:46 GMT

I have the iBeauty by Revecen oval foundation brush in two sizes and I bought them at Winners in Canada so look at T.J. maxx or Marshall's in the U.S.. The bigger brush was $12.99 and the smaller one was $9.99. They are shaped like a manual toothbrush which is why that's the title of this thread.

Look at the Artis makeup brush sets on HSN as the 3 piece one has a videoclip so you can see what they look like, how to use them, and how they compare to a regular foundation brush or a Beauty Blender type of sponge.

So far I'm liking my iBeauty brushes although I think the plastic handle could be stronger. The brush fibers are a very densely packed taklon nylon and the brushes feel like velvet. You can use them for powder or liquid.

I'm on the lookout for the smaller brushes to use on the eyes and brows.

Re: Those Foundation Tooth brushes

Dorothy11 — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 10:21:17 GMT

Angie/hotandflashy has a video review of the Artis brushes. Soft Surroundings has a couple of similar brushes that aren't quite as expensive.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF2ncCxuGuU

Re: Those Foundation Tooth brushes

StillRachB — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 11:27:57 GMT

Has anyone tried these with powder foundation?

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vermint — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 13:03:10 GMT

I like a good, dense flat top brush (IT cosmetics has a very good one) for applying my Laura Geller Balance & Brighten. For liquid or cream foundations, I actually prefer my fingers---easy to clean, too!

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I am still oxox — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 13:25:27 GMT

I bought one from Amazon for under $5.00

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Texasmouse — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 14:19:56 GMT

@StillRachB wrote:
Has anyone tried these with powder foundation?

Yes, I'm interested in knowing what they're like with powder foundations too.

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laurelei — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 18:23:11 GMT

I have an Artis oval 7 and it works equally well with powder and liquid foundations. Best brush I've ever owned. I've used it with the Tarte loose powder foundation and most recently with the Urban Decay powder foundation. It applies the powder foundtion much more evenly than other brushes I've tried. I previously used a Cailyn o Wow brush and it's decent but not nearly as smooth an application as the Artis.

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CANDLEQUEEN — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 19:09:16 GMT

Interesting-will have to check these brushes out...Never heard of this before!

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CoG — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 03:24:59 GMT

Neiman Marcus's Fluenta version has a sleeker, sturdier handle but the HSN version, the one once sold on QVC and Amazon, is probably more ergonomically designed. Artis brushes are superior tools. If you watch the HSN presentation I'm sure you'll understand why these pricey brushes are award winning and always sold out. Yes there are copies but there are so many copy cat models now it's confusing and some of them are only poor imitations. This is one case where you get what you pay for.

The original copy was WoW. compared to the prices the sharks are selling knock offs at now even that one was expensive and, frankly, the money I spent buying something not quite so extravagant (i thought) was actually wasted money and time. After several disappointing purchases, I finally wound up buying almost the whole Artis set from NM during sales promotions. Not one penny was " ill spent" ! The offer from the Q was one of the best because of the versatility of the brushes selected and the inclusion of the cleanser and cleansing pad.

HTH

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espree — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 15:42:08 GMT

Hands down --Artis Oval 7!!!!

So sorry---I did not realize the font size was so large!

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CANDLEQUEEN — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 15:55:08 GMT

Wow! Saw the demonstration on HSN last night, these brushes look amazing. I just wish he would have demonstrated on a actual model, instead of paper....Plus they needed to have let him have more time, he was last in the show and I think he was rushed! I probably wouldn't buy that whole set, but I would like to start off with the oval #7.....