Friday 1 June 2012

Updated Brush Collection

I rearranged my brush collection over the weekend and as most of the brushes were clean, I thought it would be a good moment to do an updated collection post. The number of brushes I have seems to have grown again since this post. Judging by my original brush collection post, this urge to talk about my brushes seems to be an annual event!

Rather than make the post overwhelming by commenting on each brush, I will simply name the brushes pictured and provide links to previous reviews where possible. Hopefully it will help me identify any brushes that I haven't reviewed yet. Also, if there are any which you would like me to discuss in more detail or compare you can put a request in the comments.

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Previously I had my brushes split between the handmade brush roll I bought from asoftblackstar's Etsy Store and a glass vase. The brushes in the vase were often neglected and I was fed up of having to clean them because they had collected dust. I bought this Stilazzi mesh bag from Cocktail Cosmetics (as modelled by my furry helper) to store the brushes from the vase in order to keep them clean and tidy, and also to allow me to store them in the plastic drawer unit I keep my makeup in. I have the STZ-027M mesh bag and it fits my brushes perfectly but the bags are available in a variety of sizes.

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The brushes in the picture above all fit in the Stilazzi bag. The Rouge Bunny Rouge Contour and Blusher brushes don't normally live in there as I keep these loose in my drawers with my face products. I managed to miss a couple of other brushes as they are also slotted into my storage drawers or hidden in makeup bags such as my Le Metier Concealer Brush and my short handled MAC 213 Fluffy Brush. Otherwise this is better much a complete collection.

FACE BRUSHES

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Left to right: Essence Blusher brush, Sigma F25, MAC 187 duo fibre, MAC 188 small duo fibre, Hakuhodo B214BkSL Highlighter and The London Brush Co. #12 brush.

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Left to right: 2 x MAC 168 Contour brush, MAC 129 SH, discontinued Ruby + Millie Blusher brush, Rouge Bunny Rouge Blusher brush 012 Face Contour brush, Rouge Bunny Rouge Blusher brush, Illamasqua Blusher brush1, MAC 109 Contour brush, MAC 165, RMK Cheek brush and Hakuhodo Medium Pointed Yachiyo.

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Left to right: adesign Angled Concealer Brush, GOSH Professional Face Brush, Hakuhodo G5552 4mm Powder & Liquid round/angled brush, adesign Flat Topped Foundation Brush, Le Metier Angled Foundation, Max Factor Foundation Brush, adesign Cream Cheek Brush and MAC 242 SE brush.

EYE BRUSHES

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Left to right: The Body Shop Shadow brush, 2 x MAC 239, Hakuhodo Kokutan ML, Hakuhodo K024Rouge Bunny Rouge Blusher brush Large Shader 003, The London Brush Co. Shadow Blender, Japoneque Fluff Brush, The London Brush Co. #14 and Cozzette D225.

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Left to right: GOSH Smudger brush, MAC 266 Angled Brush (brow), The Body Shop Angled Eyeshadow Brush, KIM E131 Angled Eyeliner, MAC 210 Eyeliner Brush, Louise Young Eyeliner Brush, The London Brush Co. #18 Small Blender, MAC 219 Pencil Brush, The London Brush Co. #17 Blender Brush and the Smashbox Definer.

Eye+Blending+Brushes

Left to right: Hourglass Crease 04, MAC 217, Sigma E35, Rouge Bunny Rouge Blusher brush Crease 011, MAC 224, Japonesque Angled Eyeshadow and Sigma E40.

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Top to bottom: MAC 226 Crease Brush, Louise Young LY38, Cozzette S175 and Cozzette D330.

LIP AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS BRUSHES

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Left to right: MAC 316 Lip Brush, KIM L311 Narrow Lip Brush, discontinued Ruby + Millie Angled Liner Brush, MAC 204 Lash Brush and adesign Short Handled Foundation Brush.


Listing everything and looking for links highlights the fact that I have a few reviews outstanding. I was certain that I had reviewing the Rouge Bunny Rouge Blusher brush before but it seems I was mistaken. Both the Hakuhodo B214BkSL and G5552 also warrant further mention.

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I shall leave you will a picture of my furry friend enjoying the brushes (just before he started to eat them). Do let me know if there are any brushes which you would like to know more about.

Disclosure: The brushes shown here are a mixture of those bought by me and sent for review.

25 comments:

  1. Oh MB how I have dreaded this post ever since you first mentioned it. Your collection is breathtaking, I have so few brushes, I am experiencing major brush envy. My collection is miniscule compared to yours.

    How long did it take you to build up such a large collection? You have disclosed that you bought some brushes but not others, even then it must have cost you a fortune.

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    1. I've been buying brushes for about 4-5 years. It started with a MAC holiday set (all the ones with short handles in the pictures) and it's grown from there.

      I've been quite lucky with some of my brush purchases. Quite a few of the more expensive MAC brushes were bought from the CCO shops and a couple were also snapped up in blog sales. I bought the Louise Young brush in a 20% off sale and received the eyeliner brush as a GWP. But yes, I've probably spent a small fortune. My justification of choice is that they should outlast the makeup!

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    2. What is a CCO shop?

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    3. It's an Estee Lauder Cosmetic Company Store/Outlet. They sell items from the EL Umbrella (MAC, Clinique, EL, Bobbi Brown, Origins etc.) at discounted price. A lot of the items are from limited edition collections that didn't sell out but there are bargains to be had! I have two near me: one at Bicester Village and one in Swindon. The rest are listed here.

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  2. I love your brush collection! It's so neat and clean. And I just want to reach out and scritch that kitteh belleh.

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    1. Harry came over all floozy when I got the brushes out! I realised that I'm similar to you in that I can get away without the lid brushes that often. This is a rare moment when the MAC 239's are white and not taupe ;)

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  3. Brush envy like Claire above. I have couple of Space NK brushes and they are very good - have you tried them?

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    1. I've not tried the SpaceNK brushes before but I have looked at them online. I'll have to have a play next time I'm in Henley. Not that I need any more brushes of course...*looks shifty*

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  4. Great brush collection and your cat is adorable :)
    Beauty Fiends blog

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  5. Incredible collection! As others have said, major brush envy here...

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    1. Thanks Sam. It just keeps on growing. I really don't think I need any more but then I see something and my sensible side vanishes!!

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  6. Drool worthy collection. I have always wanted one of Lotus's brush rolls and makeup bags! Do you love it?

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    1. Hi Lola! Yes, I love my brush roll and would definitely recommend it. It's really well made and I love the patterns in Lotus's shop.

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    2. I suspected that you would say that-- add another "want" or "need" to my ever-growing list!!

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    3. It's one lemming I definitely wouldn't feel guilty about as mine has been a really worthwhile investment ;)

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    4. But you give me sooooo many lemmings!! :-) This is definitely on my list!

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  7. Gorgeous cat!!!

    Fantastic collection of brushes, I've only recently started using brushes and there are so many shapes to choose from- it's exciting!

    Must make a visit to Bicester and also investigate The London Brush Co- love the shape of #17.

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    1. Hey Mopsy! I've not been to the CCO in Bicester for ages. I ought to go in sometime to see what they have these days. They always used to have a small bucket filled with brushes and I'd love investigating.

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  8. ...Awwww! jfdsklajfa I'm too distracted by the kitty to comment on the brushes.

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    1. Haha!! Harry will be very flattered :D

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  9. I love your collection! and your cat as well.
    I have few brush collections.
    Is it really essential to have all these pretty brushes to come up with a good make up look? =)

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    1. Hi Reena, no definitely not essential to have this many brushes. I just enjoy collecting them ;)

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    2. Ooh I see, keep up with the collection, I'm inspired to start one too. =)

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  10. Hi, this is Matt from Stilazzi. Thanks for including us in your review, glad you like the mesh bag. As a brush enthusiast, you should give some of our brushes a try. Cocktail Cosmetics has them in stock and I am sure that you will find them to be of great quality!

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