Lock-It Edge Concealer Brush

Kat Von D Lock-It Edge Concealer Brush ($24.00) is supposed to blend out under eye concealer and help apply concealer onto blemishes. It is a medium-sized under eye/concealer brush that is dense and thicker than the average brush, and it has a triangular taper on the wider edge, which is what enables it to fit well underneath the eye and along the edge of the nose (by the eye area). The edge is a few millimeters in width, and this is the best aspect of the brush, I think, as it manages blending and diffusing of the under eye concealer up to the lash line without streaking over any eyeliner, as you can get a very soft, gradual edge that meets the eyeliner instead (for those who apply their eye makeup first).

The brush head is 14.50mm in width, 15.00mm in length, and 8.50 mm in thickness. The brush had a total length of 7.00 inches / 18.00 centimeters. It is made out of synthetic bristles and has a glossy black, acrylic handle with a thick ferrule that tapers to a fine point at the end and carries more weight toward the brush head. I find the composition of the Lock-It brushes to have an uneven weight distribution, but it is only noticeable during application with the larger brushes and less so with this one. The greater density makes it harder to clean than some brushes, but it doesn’t take much time nor does it take an extraordinarily long time to dry. The bristles are silky, smooth, and never feel rough or harsh in any direction. It worked well for evenly distributing and spreading out under eye concealer (both liquids and creams) without causing the concealer to become streaky, but it did seem to soak up a fair amount of product and would need to be cleaned each use, if used as an applicator as well as blending tool. I tended to favor it more for blending out concealer, which I tend to dab and spread with whatever brush I’ve used for liquid foundation, to get the concealer closer to the lash line and diffuse it softly along the edges so there are no obvious lines.

Lock-It Edge Foundation Brush

Kat Von D Lock-It Edge Foundation Brush ($34.00) is meant for applying and blending liquid and cream foundations while getting into the contours of the face. It’s a medium-large-sized liquid foundation brush that is rectangular in overall shape with edges that flare outwards from the ferrule. What makes it a more interesting brush shape is that the wider side of the brush comes out and then has a triangular wedge or dent that goes in and gives it a more pyramid-like shape. It is similar to the Concealer brush, but the indentation and shape are more noticeable and distinct in the foundation brush.

The brush head is 35.00mm in width, 26.00mm in length, and 21.00mm in thickness. The brush had a total length of 7.50 inches / 19.00 centimeters. The brush uses synthetic fibers and a glossy black, acrylic handle that has significant weighting toward the ferrule and brush head, so it feels top-heavy in my hand compared to the average brush (this is one of the few things I wasn’t keen on). It is a dense brush, which I tended to double-cleanse to bring it back the white bristles, but the drying time seemed average. The fibers felt soft, smooth, and silky against the skin, and it could be used in all directions, but it is a brush that is best suited for those who apply their foundation in downward, outward, or upward strokes, rather than in circular or buffing motions. It does a good job of spreading foundation and evening out liquid and cream formulas.

Lock-It Precision Powder Brush

Kat Von D Lock-It Precision Powder Brush ($32.00) is supposed to work for setting under eye concealer. It’s a medium-sized, flatter, dome-shaped brush with a light-medium density and even shape. It looks more like a blush brush than a brush one might think to use around the eyes, but it is actually quite good at applying and patting under eye concealer into place without disturbing the concealer much. It seemed slightly too dense for really sweeping and diffusing loose powder underneath the eye, so I had to be more careful with how much powder was on my brush.

The brush head is 2500mm in width, 35.00mm in length, and 14.00mm in thickness. The brush had a total length of 7.85 inches / 20.00 centimeters. It is made out of synthetic fibers and paired with a glossy black, acrylic handle that is thicker at the ferrule and tapers to a much finer point. The balance is off, as quite a bit of weight is shifted toward the ferrule and brush head, which is less comfortable in the hand. I also tried using this with powder blushes and highlighters, and it picked up product decently but didn’t apply as well as true blush brushes (color and shimmer were somewhat uneven when I used this).

(Am I the only one who thinks “Precision Setting” would have been a better name for this? The name and shape instantly said “Blush!” to me.)

Lock-It Setting Powder Brush

Kat Von D Lock-It Setting Powder Brush ($38.00) is designed for use with loose powder to give a “soft, diffused veil of powder.” It is a large powder brush with a more spherical shape–it flares out from the ferrule but then tapers to a more rounded point. Where the black bristles become white, there’s a floppiness from there that is a bit heavy on the face and results in a lot less control. I think the brush shape is far too tapered for buffing, so it only worked for lightly sweeping, but the rounded shape resulted in less surface area and a longer application time. It’s more like a Goldilocks of a brush; not fluffy enough for really diffused, all-over setting powder application but not dense enough for patting powder into place for better setting power, while being too tapered for buffing but too round for patting. I liked it for lightly dusting a finishing powder or a subtle highlighter along the high planes of the face (but it does not work with really intense highlighters, as it is too dense, for subtle, all-over glow).

The brush head is 30.00mm in width, 49.00mm in length, and 30.00mm in thickness. The brush had a total length of 8.50 inches / 21.50 centimeters. It is made using synthetic fibers with a glossy black, acrylic handle with its thickest point around the ferrule and comes to a much narrower tapered point at the end. The weight distribution is noticeably in the ferrule and brush head, which makes it less balanced in the hand. The brush felt soft, silky, and smooth against the skin and never felt scratchy, no matter the direction or technique I used with it.

Kat Von D Lock-It Edge Concealer Brush

Kat Von D Lock-It Edge Concealer Brush

Kat Von D Lock-It Edge Concealer Brush

Kat Von D Lock-It Edge Concealer Brush

Kat Von D Lock-It Edge Concealer Brush

Kat Von D Lock-It Edge Concealer Brush

Kat Von D Lock-It Edge Concealer Brush

Kat Von D Lock-It Lock-It Edge Foundation Brush

Kat Von D Lock-It Lock-It Edge Foundation Brush

Kat Von D Lock-It Lock-It Edge Foundation Brush

Kat Von D Lock-It Lock-It Edge Foundation Brush

Kat Von D Lock-It Lock-It Edge Foundation Brush

Kat Von D Lock-It Lock-It Edge Foundation Brush

Kat Von D Lock-It Lock-It Edge Foundation Brush

Kat Von D Lock-It Lock-It Edge Foundation Brush

Kat Von D Lock-It Precision Powder Brush

Kat Von D Lock-It Precision Powder Brush

Kat Von D Lock-It Precision Powder Brush

Kat Von D Lock-It Precision Powder Brush

Kat Von D Lock-It Precision Powder Brush

Kat Von D Lock-It Precision Powder Brush

Kat Von D Lock-It Setting Powder Brush

Kat Von D Lock-It Setting Powder Brush

Kat Von D Lock-It Setting Powder Brush

Kat Von D Lock-It Setting Powder Brush

Kat Von D Lock-It Setting Powder Brush

Kat Von D Lock-It Setting Powder Brush

Kat Von D Lock-It Setting Powder Brush

Kat Von D Lock-It Setting Powder Brush