Beauty

[Swedishmiss]

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?

[nana59]

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

[roxxy1]

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.

[LilLadyNJ]

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. 

[SurferWife]

Quick tally without actually looking...

1 - concealer

1 - foundation

1 - powder

4 - eyeshadows

1 - blush

1 - lipstick

1 - powder setting brush

[Dusty1]

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.

[JustJazzmom]

1 eyeshadow brush

1 foundation brush

1 cheek blush brush

1 highlighter brush

[BERNIEL]

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.

[ECBG]

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

[Sooner]

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.