All About Makeup Brushes

I know i said i would get back to blogging on the reg but i have been busy with work, classes, and just havent been doing anything interesting lately. but for awhile now i have wanted to talk to you guys about make up brushes, I'm a huge brush girl so i figured why not answer the questions i was always asking. please excuse the dirty brushes, i just deep cleaned them and was to lazy to spot clean them before taking pictures! anyways, I own only two brands of brushes sigma and real techniques brushes. I first got sigma's make me classy essentials kit for christmas awhile back because i didn't own any brushes and wanted to start getting into using brushes! i had these for a few months and then the real technique brushes launched at ulta and decided to pick me up the real techniques starter kit, and over the years i have begun to pick up more and more brushes as they started to release more. i figured i would start of my showing you my favorite brushes i use and then show you my favorite brushes for each product.

right now these are easily my favorite brushes. i'll name them from left to right: 

• real techniques expert face brush: i love this brush for foundation, its "ultra firm" and blends out my liquid foundation perfectly. i compare it to my sigma F82 round top kabuki but with the foundation i am currently using i like the real techniques expert face brush just a little more
• real techniques deluxe crease brush: when i first got this brush i used it to blend shadow into my crease but now i love it for flawlessly applying my concealer. it blends it perfectly for an airbrushed look
• real techniques setting brush: i use this brush for exactly what it says, a setting brush. its perfect for setting your under eye concealer and controlling your setting powder all over the face
• sigma E25 blending brush: i actually own two of these, one travel size that i got as a free gift with one of my purchases. i use this brush for applying eyeshadow in my crease and blending out shadows 
• real techniques base shadow brush: i love this brush for applying color all over the lid, i use it with cream shadow (maybelline color tattoos) and just normal eyeshadow
• real techniques accent brush: this is my all time favorite brush for the inner corner highlight! this brush is perfect for little details, highlights, and smudging. 

now these are the brushes that i use almost everyday, depending on the type of look i'm going for. also most of these are repeats, so i wont explain what i use them for again. like before i'll name these from left to right:

• real techniques deluxe crease brush
• real techniques setting brush
• sigma E25 blending brush
• sigma F60 foundation brush: i actually use this for the complete opposite of foundation, i use it to apply my highlighter. I have used it before to apply foundation but i just dont think i like using foundation brushes, i feel like it doesnt buff the foundation into my skin well
• sigma F40 large contour brush: i use this brush for blush, i find it to big for contour but perfect for blush. it makes the blush go on for a natural flush of color
• real techniques expert face brush
• real techniques powder brush: i use this to apply bronzer around my face, not so much to contour but just to blend bronzer around my temples, forehead, jawline, and down my neck

so now for the big reveal, sigma or real techniques? to be honest i love them both, they both have their pros and cons. I was hesitant to buy the real techniques brushes because i'm so OCD i wanted all my brushes to have a black handle but once i got over that i was so happy with my decision to get real techniques brushes, the bristles are so soft! a lot softer than sigma's. some of sigma's brushes still shed on me too... the say after a couple washes it shouldnt shed anymore but some of the bigger brushes do. over all i will continue to buy both sigma and real technique brushes. of course real techniques brushes are cheaper but sigma brushes are also reasonably priced compared to MAC brushes (which i will most likely never buy, their brushes are ridiculously over priced). as for how i wash my brushes i use MAC brush cleanser for spot cleaning and when i want to deep clean my brushes i use either olive oil and dish soap, or johnsons baby soap depending on what i have handy! 

if you have any other questions feel free to leave a comment, tweet me, or message me on tumblr! i would love to answer any questions you have!