How to Buy Brushes for Mineral Makeup

Having the right set of makeup brushes will give your look an air-brush finish that you can't achieve with your fingers or cotton balls. Mineral foundation and powder must be applied with high quality brushes so that the fine particles can cover your skin evenly. Here are the essential brushes you need to apply natural mineral makeup.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• kabuki brush
• foundation brush
• concealer brush
• several eye shadow brushes

1. If you wear heavy makeup or need your mineral makeup to last all day, you will definitely want a foundation brush to apply your mineral foundation. Foundation brushes have long bristles and a flat shape that allows the mineral powder to go on evenly.

2. A concealer brush is optional, but if you have particular problem areas, you will want this smaller brush. You can put a concentrated dab of mineral makeup in one spot to conceal a blemish.

3. The must-have makeup brush for any minerals cosmetics is the kabuki brush. It is a huge round brush with long bristles and is used to blend the final application. It is what really gives mineral makeup the air-brushed finish that women want. Sometimes this is also called the powder brush.

4. Eyeshadow and eyeliner brushes are smaller brushes that help you apply mineral eyeshadows more evenly. You may want several if you plan on using many colors.

5. High quality makeup brushes are not cheap, so make sure to take care of them. They won't last forever, but they can last a long time if you are careful to store them where the bristles won't get bent, and always shake off excess mineral makeup.

[alienangel555]

on 1/16/2009 great tips.I can never have enough brushes. 5