topic Re: How many makeup brushes do you use? in Beauty

How many makeup brushes do you use?

Swedishmiss — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 18:47:12 GMT

I was going through decluttering my makeup brushes, and was a bit taken back by how many I have accumulated over the years. 😮. Most of them I purchased, but some came with palettes I’ve bought.

I am passing on or throwing away 23 brushes. I am keeping 5 that I love and use daily to apply my makeup.

How many brushes do you ladies typically reach for on a regular basis?

Re: How many makeup brushes do you use?

nana59 — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 18:51:20 GMT

one for foundation....one for blush....i don't wear eye make-up.....makes my eyes look older than they are!!

Re: How many makeup brushes do you use?

roxxy1 — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 19:03:06 GMT

I use only one brush. Concealer brush for the occasional blemish.

Use fingers for applying liquid foundation. My hands are cleaner than a makeup brush.

Re: How many makeup brushes do you use?

LilLadyNJ — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 19:24:45 GMT

I use a foundation, blush, eyeshadow, eyeliner and eyebrow blush. I set foundation with a velour puff and I use my fingers to apply concealier.

I usually wash all of my brushes after each use. I may use a beauty blender sponge to apply foundation and those gets washed after every use.

Re: How many makeup brushes do you use?

SurferWife — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 19:24:58 GMT

Quick tally without actually looking...

1 - concealer

1 - foundation

1 - powder

4 - eyeshadows

1 - blush

1 - lipstick

1 - powder setting brush

Re: How many makeup brushes do you use?

Dusty1 — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 21:37:29 GMT

I do have a lot of brushes & I don't use the exact same brushes each day.

It depends on the "look" of the day.

Fingers for foundation.

Fingers or an eye shadow blending brush for concealer.

1-4 for eye shadow.

1 eyeliner.

1 blush.

1 fan brush if I do any contouring or highlighting.

1 puff or kabuki or powder brush for setting powder. Depends on the day.

Occasionally one for eye brows. Again, it depends on the product I use that day.

So most days, these days, I use a minimum of 4 for a quick face.

Re: How many makeup brushes do you use?

JustJazzmom — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 23:22:13 GMT

1 eyeshadow brush

1 foundation brush

1 cheek blush brush

1 highlighter brush

Re: How many makeup brushes do you use?

BERNIEL — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 23:28:30 GMT

Although I own many, I only use three: one for concealer, one for eyeshadow and one for finishing powder on my forehead. Otherwise, I use a Beauty Blender.

Re: How many makeup brushes do you use?

ECBG — Sun, 14 Feb 2021 01:55:02 GMT

I use two makeup brushes and the rest is foam applicators for eyeshadow.

Re: How many makeup brushes do you use?

Sooner — Sun, 14 Feb 2021 02:05:28 GMT

I wouldn't even try to count them. They are in several makeup bags and here and there.

The collection goes back 30 years. I have mostly Trish McEvoy. Problem with them is the old ones at least do not wear out. Literally. Some are at 25 years old and still are good.

I got them separately, in sets, and at makeup demos when new ones came out and makeup foundations changed.

I also have Shu Uemura, the small goat hair are the best foundation brushes I have; Bobbi Brown; Chantecaille; couple of MAC; and a few miscellaneous.

I have to say the ones I've really used: Trish and Shu foundation brushes; Trish's flat blending brushes and thin eyeliner (I have one of the old gold handled ones that still works better than anything else); Shu powder brushes and a BB kabuki and a scrubby old bb and a trish blush/bronzer.

Re: How many makeup brushes do you use?

willdob3 — Sun, 14 Feb 2021 02:44:22 GMT

@Swedishmiss

I easily use 7 or more. Once for each shadow color applied, 2 for makeup, 1 blush, one for finishing, plus blending brushes for each.

Re: How many makeup brushes do you use?

TY — Sun, 14 Feb 2021 02:44:57 GMT

I have a lot of makeup brushes, more than 140. Realistically I use 7 or 8 of them in a day. I have duplicates of ones that I do use daily. I also have a full set of Smashbox makeup brushes that I never use as they are almost all made with real animal hair and I won't real hair makeup brushes anymore.

I think the synthetic makeup brushes I like the best are by NYX, Sephora, and Sigma.

Re: How many makeup brushes do you use?

tototwo — Sun, 14 Feb 2021 11:24:00 GMT

None, right now. I recently took them off their stand and put them in a drawer to keep dust off them. I own 8 but only used my 3 IT double-ended foundation brushes. I wash my brushes every time I use them. I'm really fussy about clean brushes.

(I haven't worn makeup or used any brushes in a year)

Re: How many makeup brushes do you use?

Harpa — Sun, 14 Feb 2021 12:31:18 GMT

Maybe about 7 that I use consistently.

My most recent acquisition was a new shadow brush that I use for contouring (with blush). (Thanks for reminding me to throw the old one out!)

I couldn't do without a good lip brush, nor a flat brush for eye detail.

I recently did some water colors artwork, and I also gravitate to the flat brushes.

Re: How many makeup brushes do you use?

depglass — Sun, 14 Feb 2021 14:08:07 GMT

Only two, one for BE foundation and one for BE blush (Glee).

Re: How many makeup brushes do you use?

Shanus — Sun, 14 Feb 2021 14:12:26 GMT

To be honest, I must have hundreds!! I don't use them all. I have multiples of the ones I use daily so I have a clean one each day: my BB concealer brush, BB full coverage face brush, IT Foundation brush (the one with smaller end, too for concealer), Trish McEvoy angled blush/bronzer brush, 6 asst. Trish shadow brushes (angled, flat, smudge, etc.), BB fine liner brush, ABH brow brush with spoolie on other end,Trish fan brush and a small BB shadow blender brush that I use as a powder brush for t zone, around nose, smaller areas, under eyes. Think that's listed in order of use.

Those are my everyday brushes that stand in a glass mug on my vanity. I have about 6 other mugs with additional brushes that are either dupicates or not used regularly.

I have many more (duplicates of each) for doing clients' makeup since I never get to wash those except once a week and need clean ones for each person.

Re: How many makeup brushes do you use?

Shanus — Sun, 14 Feb 2021 14:19:49 GMT

@Sooner wrote:
I wouldn't even try to count them. They are in several makeup bags and here and there.

The collection goes back 30 years. I have mostly Trish McEvoy. Problem with them is the old ones at least do not wear out. Literally. Some are at 25 years old and still are good.

I got them separately, in sets, and at makeup demos when new ones came out and makeup foundations changed.

I also have Shu Uemura, the small goat hair are the best foundation brushes I have; Bobbi Brown; Chantecaille; couple of MAC; and a few miscellaneous.

I have to say the ones I've really used: Trish and Shu foundation brushes; Trish's flat blending brushes and thin eyeliner (I have one of the old gold handled ones that still works better than anything else); Shu powder brushes and a BB kabuki and a scrubby old bb and a trish blush/bronzer.

@Sooner Those are all my favorite brushes, too. I haven't replaced any of my BB, Trish or MAC brushes in decades. If you purchase good brushes and take good care of them, they last a very long time.

Re: How many makeup brushes do you use?

Shanus — Sun, 14 Feb 2021 14:25:19 GMT

@TY wrote:
I have a lot of makeup brushes, more than 140. Realistically I use 7 or 8 of them in a day. I have duplicates of ones that I do use daily. I also have a full set of Smashbox makeup brushes that I never use as they are almost all made with real animal hair and I won't real hair makeup brushes anymore.

I think the synthetic makeup brushes I like the best are by NYX, Sephora, and Sigma.

@TY I have several sets of Smashbox too. I don't use them, but I love the black and red colors on my tables.

Re: How many makeup brushes do you use?

JudyL — Sun, 14 Feb 2021 19:54:02 GMT

I have so many brushes that there is no way I want to count them all. Has to be over a hundred. I've gotten them as sets or with other purchases. I do have those I use regularly and its usually a foundation brush, blush brush, a number of eyeshadow brushes, eyeliner brush, powder brush, and I'm sure there are others I'm not remebering.

Re: How many makeup brushes do you use?

Snoopp — Sun, 14 Feb 2021 20:02:22 GMT

I have at least 20 or more off the top of my head. I’m not really wearing makeup these days either, so I rarely use them.