Comments on: Beauty hack of the week: Cheap makeup brushes

By: sindy

sindy — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 20:10:38 +0000

I love the elf mineral line eyeshadow primer it is very comparable to UDPP its only 3 dollars you cant beat that even with shipping its still cheaper and just as good in my opinion.

By: Jameelah Najah

Jameelah Najah — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 09:25:32 +0000

I have a travel kit from Sonia Kashuk very similar to this 1 minus mirror and angle brush. They are soft and good quality for the price however my blush brush came off handle but you can glue the metal part back to the wood handle. I have a regular size powder(face), blush, and angle brush by Maybelline I love them as well very,very good quality and soft.

By: Stef

Stef — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 06:24:15 +0000

Eyeliner brush advice:

Of all the eyeliner brushes I have tried, the chanel pinceau paupieres was by far the best. But, who wants to spend $30 on a brush? After losing it, I bought Sephora’s store-brand “lip brush” and cut a clean, straight line across the brush hairs (about 1/4”). Only about $5, and because the hairs are so densely packed, it really provides for a smooth application. Try with Smashbox’s cream liner pots.

By: greekprincess

greekprincess — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 02:27:49 +0000

There are a few companies out there that are cheap with high quality. You could say they get them before the name brand is on them. I found some here https://stores.ebay.com/Forever-Beautiful-Cosmetics You can see all of the sets and cases right on this page.

By: greekprincess

greekprincess — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 02:22:51 +0000

Have you seen the brush sets at Forever Beautiful Cosmetics? They are very cheap in price but high in quality. I have three sets myself. If you want to see them they are here https://stores.ebay.com/Forever-Beautiful-Cosmetics

By: LC

LC — Wed, 09 May 2007 06:43:17 +0000

I bought the pictured set and love it! So soft and, I got it on sale, a great deal. I highly recommend.

By: lynn

lynn — Tue, 08 May 2007 08:18:25 +0000

I have those exact brushes and while the eye shadow brushes are good, the powder & blush brush have been shedding all over the place for me. just a friendly warning.

By: Carleenp

Carleenp — Tue, 08 May 2007 07:11:59 +0000

The Target brushes are fine. I have had a few stray hairs fall from them, but that is to be expected with any cheap brush. My favorite cheap brushes though are the Essence of Beauty brushes that CVS pharmacies sell. They have a full line at incredible prices.

By: Lindsey

Lindsey — Tue, 08 May 2007 06:50:53 +0000

I have this exact brush set, and it is very good. It is good to know my picks match the BF’s!

By: Miss E

Miss E — Tue, 08 May 2007 04:56:18 +0000

I have recently discovered Avon brushes. The prices are pretty good too—about 2.99-7.99. Its a bit more than Elf brushes but to be honest, they are a much better quality. Avon’s Mark line also offers a small travel set that fits right into your cosmetic bag. It’s ony 15.00 and its’s really cute.

I found that the elf brushes are’nt as soft as they could be.(The brush actually fell off of the handle of my face brush after a couple of weeks). But they are a dollar so I dont expect too much. I do still use some of the eyeshadow, and eyelining brushes from elf though.

By: Cristal

Cristal — Mon, 07 May 2007 11:33:32 +0000

use this

By: Sasha

Sasha — Mon, 07 May 2007 07:39:56 +0000

$14.99 is a great price for all those brushes. I got my make-up brushes at Nordstrom Rack. They sell them individually for about $2-$3 each, so you can mix and match depending on what types you want.

By: TBF

TBF — Mon, 07 May 2007 06:42:15 +0000

Here’s the issue with e.l.f. the customer service is inconsistent at best (most would say that it’s virtually non existent) and several readers have had problems receiving their shipment.
Target is a better (although slightly more expensive option) than e.l.f because you know you will receive the brushes in the shape you expect to receive them in.

That being said, if e.l.f can get itself together.. it would be a phenomenal option for those of us on a budget.

here’s a post a wrote about elf last year
https://www.thebudgetfashionista.com/archives/beauty/elf_cosmetics_y.php

By: suz

suz — Mon, 07 May 2007 05:18:08 +0000

Nothing can beat elf’s prices (or the Target kit price) but for specialty shapes/sizes/textures, an art supply store will have good options. And in NYC, Ricky’s house brand is a good bet and a bit cheaper than MAC.

By: Maureen

Maureen — Mon, 07 May 2007 04:26:22 +0000

I use e.l.f brushes too. And like the previous poster said you can’t beat the prices.