Sephora Pro Angled Blush Brush (#49) & Pro Fan Brush (#65) Reviews & Photos

Christine — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 18:21:37 +0000

Sephora Pro Angled Blush Brush (#49)

Sephora Pro Angled Blush Brush (#49) ($32.00) is medium-large, rounded, angled brush. Sephora calls it a blush brush, but it could just easily apply bronzer, contouring colors, and so on. The brush head is 34mm in length, 35mm in width (at its widest point), and 20mm in thickness. It has a lightly pinched, metal ferrule and a total brush length of 8.25 inches or 21 centimeters. It works well for applying blush, bronzer, and contouring powders, which were the most frequent ways I used it. If you tend to apply your blush a bit lower and less on the apples, it’s quite nice to fit just along the cheek bone and then feathering the blush upwards over the bone (towards the apples). It also fits nicely into the hollows of the cheek, along the jaw line, and around the edges of the face for contouring. If you have a smaller face, it may be too thick, though.

It’s much denser and less fluffy than MAC 168 ($35). I picked up Hakuhodo J511 ($33) as an angled brush, but it’s significantly smaller–it is also fluffier (like the MAC 168); Hakuhodo has the J531/S106 ($87/$120), both of which are longer (45mm) but thinner (12.5mm)–note, I do not have either of those, but they were both slightly angled. There was also the B512 ($60), which has the same length but is only 10.5mm in thickness. Make Up For Ever #150 is significantly smaller, but it has a similar density–though it is thinner.

Sephora Pro Fan Brush (#65) ($27.00) is a large, fluffy fan brush. The brush head is 38mm in length, 70mm in width, and 7mm in thickness. It has a metal ferrule that’s pinched and overlays part of the base of the bristles. It has a total brush length of almost 8 inches or 20 centimeters. It’s a very fluffy, somewhat splayed brush. I wish it kept its shape just a bit more along the edges, but given the way I tend to apply using this, it doesn’t really impact the application. I typically use fan brushes for very light application of highlighters and blushes; if you’re working with an intensely pigmented blush that you only want a subtle look from, a fan brush (or stippling brush) works well. Fan brushes do the same for an overly frosted or too pigmented highlighter so you can get a glowing look without emphasizing pores. It can, of course, be used however you so desire and with a variety of powder products. It could be used with cream products, but I think it’s a little large so it doesn’t offer as much precision as I’d like when working with creams.

It is much wider and a bit thicker compared to MAC 184 ($24). Hakuhodo J4004 ($26) is more like MAC 184, so it is also narrower, and it is also a thinner, more feathery brush overall. These two brushes are slightly softer, though, but I wouldn’t describe the Sephora brush as scratchy–just not as soft.

Also, one thing I noticed with Sephora’s Pro brushes is that they’re easily some of the longest-handled brushes relative to a variety of brands, from MAC to Make Up For Ever to NARS to Tom Ford.

#49 Pro Angled Blush Brush

PPermanent. $32.00.

Pro Fan Brush (#65)

$27.00.

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