Beauty Basics: MAC Face Brushes
Beauty Basics is a series covering basic products and tools that help to make applying your makeup easier. To view the entire series to date, be sure to visit the beauty basics, or you can view posts within the series about MAC Face Brushes.
Focus On: MAC 150 Large Powder Brush
MAC 150 Large Powder Brush ($42.00) is a large, domed-shape densely-packed brush. It’s ideal for use with loose and pressed powders. I do believe MAC encourages using this with blush, too, but I find it far too large and dense for that purpose; particularly because there are so many better brushes to use (like the 116 and 129). This isn’t the softest brush I own by MAC, but it’s still incredibly soft and doesn’t feel scratch to me. Personally, I find I only use this for applying loose/pressed powders to set my makeup. I find it is fluffy enough to blend and give me thorough coverage, but it is dense enough that product doesn’t get wasted. I use this brush everyday, but I do wish it was more of a multi-tasker for its price!
How do you like to use this brush?
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Heidi Pena
Friday, July 3, 2009
I bought this brush, found it too scratchy and returned it. I bought another but haven’t brought myself to open it. I might just send it back and be done with it. So it sits on my desk in its black box, unopened, unused, not being returned, in limbo. What to do, what to do??
binnie
Friday, July 3, 2009
i would return it and buy the urbandecay powder brush theyre not scrathey at all :) x
Christine
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Oh, nice!
Christine
Thursday, July 9, 2009
If it doesn’t work for you, I’d definitely just return it and buy another powder brush either by MAC or another brand!
Art by Ideity
Friday, July 3, 2009
Great review! Many people will be afraid to go outside the suggested use for the brush. I definitely do not use this brush for blush. I have so many others that are just perfect for that purpose. I agree with your use. I used it for applying loose powder. It is awesome for that.
Christine
Thursday, July 9, 2009
It’s wayyy too big for blush, IMO!
Roxanne
Friday, July 3, 2009
I just bought this brush. On the way home, I was thinking about the horrible mistake I made by not listening to the MAC artist and getting the bigger one but I’m getting used to it now. Because it’s not HUGE, it’s a lot easier to apply loose powder to the nose or eye area. Learned to love it.
Christine
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Which did they recommend over the 150?
Nicole15
Friday, July 3, 2009
I love this brush. I use it everyday as my go-to loose powder brush. I also use it for my bronzer. It gives a nice light dusting so that it doesn’t turn out making my face look muddy.
Christine
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Exactlyyy!!
Jacquelyn
Friday, July 3, 2009
I’ve heard that this brush is really good for loose/pressed powder products and I’ve heard that it’s scratchy. I think I might get that brush.
Christine
Thursday, July 9, 2009
It isn’t scratchy to me!
tess
Friday, July 3, 2009
i love this more for setting my foundation with powders… it is too big for applying blushes
Christine
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Agreed — way too big for blush!
Rebecca
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
i just got this brush…hopefully its helpfull:)
Christine
Monday, July 27, 2009
I love it! Great for loose and pressed powders!
Alma
Sunday, January 3, 2010
I use me brush 150 for my loose powder and love it.
I do not find it scratchy. I just find the brush too big for travelling. I would like to know which smaller brush do you recommend. Many thanks
Christine
Monday, January 4, 2010
You could try the 134 or 129.
Mirna
Thursday, January 28, 2010
I use this brush for mineral skin finish. I don’t think it is scratchy at all either.