Beauty Basics: MAC Eye Brushes
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Focus On: MAC 249 Large Shader Brush
MAC 249 Large Shader Brush ($27.00) is super flat brush with no real fluffiness to it. It is fairly firm, but it has enough give to work well on the eye lids. This tends to be my go-to brush for applying any creamy eyeshadow base, like paint pots, because it gives me the right firmness to apply it quickly and efficiently, and it doesn’t pack on too much or waste a lot of product in the bristles. The synthetic fibers makes it a better brush for creamy and more emollient products, but it can be used with powders if desired. This is similar to the 242, but it is larger and flatter with no fluffiness.
How do you like to use this brush?
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Mary
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Do you ever use as a concealer brush? :)
Christine
Monday, June 29, 2009
I don’t, but you definitely could!
binnie
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
gr8t 4paintpots x
Christine
Monday, June 29, 2009
Agreed!
Nathalie
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
I have the same brush but made by Sephora (and it’s very good). I solely use it to apply paint pots. For some reason, I think this kind of firm synthetic brush is not working very well for powder products. It’s really better for creams.
SarahT
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
I totally agree, Nathalie. I don’t find it works very well with powder products, but I love it with creams!
Christine
Monday, June 29, 2009
Awesome — glad the Sephora one works well for you! Synthetic brushes tend to work better with creamy products.
aradhana
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
christine – do you mean like the 242? (as opposed to 249)
Christine
Monday, June 29, 2009
Yes, sorry about the mix up!
christal
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
i love this brush!it is very good especially for applying eyeshadow all over the lid, with powder eyeshadows..you have to spray some fix+ to make it work.
Christine
Monday, June 29, 2009
Yayyy!
Cindy S
Thursday, June 25, 2009
i recently got this brush and i always use it for paint pots, i actually bought 3 of them and i use 1 for concealer, 1 for paint pots and just have 1 as a back up
Christine
Monday, June 29, 2009
Haha! I love it, Cindy! I love that you have three!