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Temptalia Asks You – What five brushes couldn’t you live without?

Date: December 17, 2007 - Posted in: Temptalia Asks You

What five brushes couldn’t you live without? What brand, which ones?

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41 Responses to “Temptalia Asks You – What five brushes couldn’t you live without?”

Jenny

Monday, December 17, 2007

I absolutely *cannot* live without:

1) MAC 187 – I use this for applying my Studio Fix Fluid, Stick Foundation AND MSF.
2) MAC 239 – I use this daily for e/s application.
3) Nars Large Domed Eye – To blend e/s
4) MAC 150 – For powder.
5) MAC 311 – I know this is really suppose to be a lip brush, but I use it as an eyeliner brush for my fluidline =)
- Christine
  
  Monday, December 17, 2007
  
  How do you find using the 187 for powder and liquids work? I got sick of having one brush matted from the liquid, so I got two myself.
  
  Oh, I use lip brushes for eye purposes all th etime, Jenny!
Kristen

Monday, December 17, 2007

1. Bobbi Brown Eyeshadow
2. Bobbi Brown Eyeliner
3. Bobbi Brown Concealer/Blender
4. MAC 224
5. Sonia Kashuck Foundation
- Christine
  
  Monday, December 17, 2007
  
  Big BB brush fan, I see :) Sonia Kashuk makes great brushes for the price range.
foxyqt

Monday, December 17, 2007

1. MAC 187
2. MAC 239
3. MAC 275
4. MAC 219
5. MIKYAJI [sp?] eyeliner brush
- Christine
  
  Monday, December 17, 2007
  
  MAC brush fans… unite! I love the 219!
jenn

Monday, December 17, 2007

not in order
1. benefit hard angled brush for my browzing (i have very sparse brows
2. benefit get bent eyeliner brush for mmy fluidlines
3. mac 239 for my eyes
4. mac pencil (my number got rubbed off 219??) to deepen the crease
5. urban behaviour powder brush. softest thing ever!
- Christine
  
  Monday, December 17, 2007
  
  219 is awesome :) I love the 239, too!
victoria

Monday, December 17, 2007

mac 187
mac 150
l/c maxine mop
l/c angle brush
mac 217
japonesque brow brush

these i use everyday, even when travelling. other brushes are not so important. i do want to try the mac kabuki brush but have to save up for that. maybe when mac launches their mineral powder foundation, i might have to get that.
- Christine
  
  Monday, December 17, 2007
  
  Love the Maxine Mop, haha! So glad others use Loew Cornell brushes, too.
jeni

Monday, December 17, 2007

right now I’m loving:
all MAC
187 – foundation
182 – blush/ face powder blending
224 – blending eyeshadow
222 – best crease brush ever
239 – shadow applicator
- Christine
  
  Monday, December 17, 2007
  
  Great list, Jeni! What is so fab about the 222 and 224? I *never* use those.
Lindsay

Monday, December 17, 2007

MAC 187 SE (Getting the regular one soon!)
219
194 SE

Sephora shadow #21
blending #29
- Christine
  
  Monday, December 17, 2007
  
  Ohh, now you’ll have TWO 187s :) I have the 187 SE & full size, too.
Kristen

Monday, December 17, 2007

MAC 182
MAC 272
MAC 266SE (the SE is so much better than the full size)
MAC 187 (of course)
MAC 239
- Christine
  
  Monday, December 17, 2007
  
  I love the 182 :) It’s my favorite, I think. 266 and 239 are great, too!
Stacey

Monday, December 17, 2007

MAC 187
MAC 217
MAC 239
MAC 266
MAC 219

Getting a 182 or 183 with my Xmas money!!! :D
- Christine
  
  Tuesday, December 18, 2007
  
  Great picks, Stacey! I love the 266, too :) Yay for 182!
Madeleine

Monday, December 17, 2007

All MAC

168 blush
252 e/s base
217 crease
213 e/s
272 shader
219 pencil brush

and

craft store brush for eyeliner
- Christine
  
  Tuesday, December 18, 2007
  
  A bit more than five, lol ;) But I liked the ones you picked!
Nikkia

Monday, December 17, 2007

my must have brushes are:

MAC
266
208
224
239
A Design’s
XL Powder Brush
- Christine
  
  Tuesday, December 18, 2007
  
  I love the 266 and 239! Nice choices, Nikkia!
hannika

Monday, December 17, 2007

wow. five that’s it. this will be hard but let me try:

Mac 208 for my liquid eyeliner
MAC 217 for blending eyeshadow
MAC 224 for blending as well (i know you’re not a big fan of this christine but it works well with my flashtronic and antiquitease mineralized eyeshadows)
MAC239 for setting eyeshadow
ELF brush that i use to spread my pencil eyeliner (for bottom and top)

p.s. good luck on your exam christine. i finished mine last week and it feels good to be free! happy holidays!
- hannika
  
  Monday, December 17, 2007
  
  can i squish in my MAC foundation brush as well lol. i jsut cant resist a 6th heheh
Tanya

Monday, December 17, 2007

my stylistics blush brush (I forget the number) from MAC it really is the softest brush ever!
MAC 231 for eyeliner
MAC 213 for eyeshadow
Bare Escentials full coverage kabuki for foundation and mineral powder
- Tanya
  
  Monday, December 17, 2007
  
  oups I forgot my angle brush for eyebrows…I thought it was a MAC brand but looking closer I reaslized it wasn’t. Totally not sure what brand it is…but its really stiff and perfect for my brows.
ariele

Monday, December 17, 2007

MAC 187
MAC 239
MAC 217
MAC 208
Everyday Minerals Kabuki
- Christine
  
  Tuesday, December 18, 2007
  
  Those are great picks, Ariele! I lvoe the 239, too.
Courtney

Monday, December 17, 2007

MAC 209 for fluidline
MAC 129 for face powder and sheer blushes
MAC 187 for pigmented blushes and blush creme
Flirt eyeshadow brush (kind of like the 224)for every kind of e/s application (crease, lid, highlight)
MAC 252 for paint pots
- Christine
  
  Tuesday, December 18, 2007
  
  Love your list, Courtney. The 252 is great for paint pots!
Janis

Monday, December 17, 2007

Lately these are the brushes that I use often:

182
187
208 – for eyebrows
213 – for eyeshadow
217 – for blending and highlight

Of course there are still more brushes I use in my make-up routine but for the really basic stuff I can just make do with these.
- Christine
  
  Tuesday, December 18, 2007
  
  Ohh, yay, 182! I’m glad someone else loves it, too :D
Allison

Monday, December 17, 2007

For working and personal use

MAC—190
MAC–168
MAC–242
MAC–209
MAC–213
- Christine
  
  Tuesday, December 18, 2007
  
  I love the 168!! :D Love the list, great picks!
addicted_2color

Monday, December 17, 2007

not in order, but these are the brushes i use everyday

MAC 187
MAC 208
MAC 217
MAC 227
MAC 239
- Christine
  
  Tuesday, December 18, 2007
  
  Nice selection of brushes :)
Tonee

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

MAC 187 – Foundation
Smashbox #1 – powder/blush/highlighter
Smashbox #3 – eyeshadow
Stila #28 – smudge and line (gel eyeliner)
Smashbox #18 – lip brush (gotta have a lip brush for all those red lippies…)
- Christine
  
  Tuesday, December 18, 2007
  
  Smashbox fan! :) I have to look into the #3!
kleri

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

All MAC
187
129
168
219
239
- Christine
  
  Tuesday, December 18, 2007
  
  Great choices, Kleri!
June

Saturday, February 28, 2009

Mac 187
Smashbox Foundation Brush #13
Lise Watier Loose Powder Brush
Quo Concealer Brush
Dior Eyeliner Brush

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