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Survey Says… June 19th, 2009

Friday, June 19th, 2009

Survey Says

Fill in the survey below with your answers, and then share your answers with us in the comments section! :-)

Instructions: Fill in the survey below with your answers, and then share it with us in the comments section! :)

Best eyeshadow brush?: [answer]
Best blending brush?: [answer]
Best eye lining brush?: [answer]

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47 thoughts on “Survey Says… June 19th, 2009”

  1. Sanita
    June 19, 2009 at 7:43 am

    Not that I have tried many but from what I have:

    Best eyeshadow brush?: #239 and #219
    Best blending brush?: #217
    Best eye lining brush?: I have only #266 which I use for lining.

  2. Natasha
    June 19, 2009 at 7:55 am

    Best eyeshadow brush?: I actually use Avon’s eyeshadow brush and love it!
    Best blending brush?: #217
    Best eye lining brush?: #266

  3. shangrila
    June 19, 2009 at 8:01 am

    Best eyeshadow brush?: mac 239 (or the loew cornell dupe. lol)
    Best blending brush?: sonia kashuk fluffy (white handle)
    Best eye lining brush?: i use the brush that avon used to sell with their mousse liner. lol

  4. Rita
    June 19, 2009 at 8:03 am

    Best eyeshadow brush?: #217
    Best blending brush?: yet to be found, I need more than #217
    Best eye lining brush?: I have only #209

  5. Kirsten
    June 19, 2009 at 8:12 am

    Best eyeshadow brush?: 239
    Best blending brush?: haven’t found HG material yet.
    Best eye lining brush?: Sonia Kashuk Bent Eyeliner brush

  6. Bobbiedoll03
    June 19, 2009 at 8:19 am

    Best eyeshadow brush?: 239
    Best blending brush?: 217
    Best eye lining brush?: SK bent Eyeliner Brush

  7. Nathalie
    June 19, 2009 at 8:25 am

    Best eyeshadow brush?: Mac 239
    Best blending brush?: Sephora 18 – Crease
    Best eye lining brush?: I couldn’t find any. So I purchased an Art brush Raphael 8204 Kaerell n°0. It’s 4 times cheaper than Mac and works to perfection to draw super thin lines!

  8. Mary Ann
    June 19, 2009 at 8:25 am

    Best eyeshadow brush?: 239
    Best blending brush?: 224
    Best eye lining brush?: 210

  9. Kelsi
    June 19, 2009 at 8:43 am

    Best eyeshadow brush?: 242.
    Best blending brush?: 217.
    Best eye lining brush?: don’t use one.

  10. Chellz423
    June 19, 2009 at 9:06 am

    Best eyeshadow brush?: 239 or 213
    Best blending brush?: 222, 217, 224
    Best eye lining brush?: Benefit hard angle brush

  11. LaDonna
    June 19, 2009 at 9:09 am

    Best eyeshadow brush?: Bare Minerals (I don’t see it on sephora) it’s a regular eyeshadow brush on one side and an angled fluffier brush on the other
    Best blending brush?: Same brush, use the fluffier side
    Best eye lining brush?: Elf’s angled brush

  12. Annette
    June 19, 2009 at 9:17 am

    Best eyeshadow brush?: 239
    Best blending brush?: 217,
    Best eye lining brush?: Sonia Kashuk bent

  13. Nicole15
    June 19, 2009 at 9:23 am

    Best eyeshadow brush?: 239
    Best blending brush?: 224
    Best eye lining brush?: Sonia Kashuk Bent Liner brush

  14. Vanessa
    June 19, 2009 at 9:30 am

    Best eyeshadow brush?: 239
    Best blending brush?: 224
    Best eye lining brush?: 219

  15. Nicole13
    June 19, 2009 at 9:34 am

    Best eyeshadow brush?: 239
    Best blending brush?: 224
    Best eye lining brush?: any hard angle brush (I’m yet to use any brand that didn’t work for me)

  16. Cheri
    June 19, 2009 at 9:47 am

    Best eyeshadow brush?: 239
    Best blending brush?: 217
    Best eye lining brush?: 209 or 210

  17. Julie
    June 19, 2009 at 10:06 am

    Best eyeshadow brush?:239
    Best blending brush?: 224
    Best eye lining brush?: 209

  18. Elle
    June 19, 2009 at 10:16 am

    Best eyeshadow brush?: 239
    Best blending brush?: SK Blending or fluffy end of BE Precision Eye Brush
    Best eye lining brush?: SK Bent

  19. Rosie
    June 19, 2009 at 10:28 am

    Best eyeshadow brush: Loew Cornell and MAC 239
    Best blending brush: MAC 217
    Best eye lining brush: some Loew Cornell one I have is what I usually reach for

  20. happyhippo
    June 19, 2009 at 10:53 am

    Best eyeshadow brush: MAC 239 and 226 crease
    Best blending brush: MAC 224
    Best eye lining brush – 208 and 210

  21. Gretchen
    June 19, 2009 at 11:05 am

    Best eyeshadow brush?: #239
    Best blending brush?: #217
    Best eye lining brush?: #212

  22. LUCY
    June 19, 2009 at 11:23 am

    Best eyeshadow brush?: #239
    Best blending brush?: #217 & #222
    Best eye lining brush: #209

  23. Macaddict
    June 19, 2009 at 11:53 am

    1)#239
    2)#226
    3)#212

  24. Mabeth
    June 19, 2009 at 1:42 pm

    Best eyeshadow brush?: mac 239
    Best blending brush?: the sephora one works well, but i just ordered the 217. i hope i love it like everyone else does!
    Best eye lining brush?: mac 266

  25. Vicky
    June 19, 2009 at 1:48 pm

    Best eyeshadow brush?: MAC 217
    Best blending brush?: MAC 217 and Sonia Kashuk large crease brush
    Best eye lining brush?: Quo angled liner brush and Lise Watier angled liner brush (CANADA)

  26. Luda
    June 19, 2009 at 1:56 pm

    Best eyeshadow brush?: MAC 219
    Best blending brush?: hands down MAC 217 – it’s the best and there are no duplicates for it
    Best eye lining brush?: don’t use one

  27. baybee415
    June 19, 2009 at 2:34 pm

    Best eyeshadow brush?: MAC 242
    Best blending brush?: MAC 224 or 226
    Best eye lining brush?: Sonia Kashuk bent eyeliner or MAC 266

  28. Nic
    June 19, 2009 at 3:21 pm

    Best eyeshadow brush: 239
    Best blending brush: 217
    Best eye lining brush: 208 for lining with eyeshadow. I like the 209 for Fluidline, but I do want to pick up a 210 for when I want a finer line.

  29. Kate
    June 19, 2009 at 3:36 pm

    Best eyeshadow brush?: MAC 239
    Best blending brush?: MAC 217
    Best eye lining brush?: MAC 212

  30. Angela
    June 19, 2009 at 3:55 pm

    Best eyeshadow brush?: 242
    Best blending brush?: 217
    Best eye lining brush?: 209

  31. Joanna
    June 19, 2009 at 4:25 pm

    Best eyeshadow brush?: 217!!!
    Best blending brush?: 224
    Best eye lining brush?: quo bent angle eyeliner brush

  32. Stephanie
    June 19, 2009 at 5:20 pm

    Best eyeshadow brush?: 242
    Best blending brush?: 217
    Best eye lining brush?: 109

  33. k-c
    June 19, 2009 at 5:31 pm

    Best eyeshadow brush?: 239/Lowe Cornell maxine mop 3/8 brush
    Best blending brush?: 217
    Best eye lining brush?: any angled liner or script brush

  34. SarahT
    June 19, 2009 at 6:28 pm

    1) 239
    2) 217, without a doubt
    3) 266

  35. Andrea
    June 19, 2009 at 6:30 pm

    Best eyeshadow brush?: 217
    Best blending brush?: 217 (yes, i’m a fan!!)
    Best eye lining brush?: 210

  36. the makeup blogette
    June 19, 2009 at 6:32 pm

    Best eyeshadow brush?: 239
    Best blending brush?: 224, 227
    Best eye lining brush?: 266 (the flat one) * i hope i got the number right.

  37. Natalie
    June 19, 2009 at 6:46 pm

    Best eyeshadow brush?:239
    Best blending brush?: 217 and 226
    Best eye lining brush?: Bobbi Brown Ultra thin liner brush and MUFE equivalent (can’t remember the number). Shu Uemura 2r brush

  38. Resa
    June 19, 2009 at 10:48 pm

    From the ones I’ve actually used:

    Best eyeshadow brush?: 239
    Best blending brush?: 217
    Best eye lining brush?: 209

  39. Catherine
    June 19, 2009 at 11:50 pm

    Haha, I only have a HK SE eye brush and to be honest I’m not a huge fan of MAC brushes… lol.

    Best eyeshadow brush?: EDM everyday eyeshadow brush (the OLD one)
    Best blending brush?: tie between EDM eye kabuki and Crown Brushes Studio Series C151 small chisel fluff
    Best eye lining brush?: EcoTools angled liner

    =)

    • Natalie
      June 20, 2009 at 1:04 am

      It is understandable if your opinion is based on those HK SE brushes, because they are not supposed to be good brushes! They are factory made, poor quality brushes. If you want good quality MAC brushes, then you need to invest in the full size ones :D

  40. Michelle
    June 20, 2009 at 1:21 am

    Best eyeshadow brush?: 219 en 239
    Best blending brush?: 217
    Best eye lining brush?: Dior eyeliner brush

  41. Todd
    June 20, 2009 at 1:27 am

    Best eyeshadow brush?: MAC 224/239 (I grab these two the most)
    Best blending brush?: MAC 224
    Best eye lining brush?: MAC 210

  42. margot
    June 20, 2009 at 3:36 am

    Best eyeshadow brush?: MAC 239 and 213
    Best blending brush?: MAC 217
    Best eye lining brush?: MAC 210

  43. Lucie
    June 20, 2009 at 12:31 pm

    Best eyeshadow brush?: MAC 239
    Best blending brush?: MAC 217
    Best eye lining brush?: MAC 266

  44. Andrea
    June 21, 2009 at 6:26 am

    Best eyeshadow brush?: MAC 239
    Best blending brush?: MAC 226
    Best eye lining brush?: MAC 210

  45. Purity
    June 21, 2009 at 4:51 pm

    Best eyeshadow brush?: MAC #239
    Best blending brush?: MAC #217
    Best eye lining brush?: MAC #208

  46. Rada
    June 23, 2009 at 7:17 am

    Best eyeshadow brush?: MAC 239
    Best blending brush?: MAC 217
    Best eye lining brush?: MUFE fine liner brush