A brush is a brush is a brush, right?
Nope.
Since the likelihood of everyone who visits this page being a makeup connoisseur or artist is probably between zip and zero, I'm gonna do a basic post about brush types. There are many kinds of brushes out there (Go to Sephora or Home Depot and you'll see what I mean) but the two main categories are synthetic and natural brushes. The difference between them is about their bristles (the hairs that poke out). Synthetic brushes are usually made of either Nylon or Talkon, which is a polyester, while natural brushes come from the hairs of animals (everything from goat to ox to squirrel). Knowing what kind of brush is better for what job is very important.
A general rule I follow is that natural hair brushes are for "everyday" makeup. Like, if you're going on a date/dinner and you decide to spice up your look by putting some eyeshadow or lip gloss on, natural brushes are the way to go. They are softer so they feel less scratchy. When I go to a Larp (especially since I almost exclusively use Ben Nye AquaCake), I use synthetic brushes. The synthetic brushes are very good for the precision work I do with AquaCake and rinse cleaner than natural brushes do. Now, I know I just said a moment ago that natural brushes are softer than synthetic, and I still stand behind that, but don't worry about using a synthetic brush in your Larp makeup; it doesn't feel like sandpaper or anything.
The argument can probably be made for using natural bristles in creme or grease make up since oil-painting brushes tend to be made of natural bristles. But right there is the problem - oil-PAINTING brushes and natural bristle makeup brushes are far different. We're talking kolbolds and lich kings here (apples and oranges to you non-Larp folks).
In the end, no matter what brush type you choose, there is something that every brush has in common. They all need to be cleaned. Cleaning your brushes removes the build up of dirt, oil, and germs. It is very important.
Vintage or Tacky did this great review of a brush cleaning kit. I recommend watching it and buying the product.
By the way, if you like makeup - you should visit Vintage or Tacky's website and watch her YouTube videos.
Here is the link for her Brush Cleaning video. Copy and paste it into you're address bar. You should go to Youtube. Yay.
http://youtu.be/NccPPIEAhbU
Nope.
Since the likelihood of everyone who visits this page being a makeup connoisseur or artist is probably between zip and zero, I'm gonna do a basic post about brush types. There are many kinds of brushes out there (Go to Sephora or Home Depot and you'll see what I mean) but the two main categories are synthetic and natural brushes. The difference between them is about their bristles (the hairs that poke out). Synthetic brushes are usually made of either Nylon or Talkon, which is a polyester, while natural brushes come from the hairs of animals (everything from goat to ox to squirrel). Knowing what kind of brush is better for what job is very important.
A general rule I follow is that natural hair brushes are for "everyday" makeup. Like, if you're going on a date/dinner and you decide to spice up your look by putting some eyeshadow or lip gloss on, natural brushes are the way to go. They are softer so they feel less scratchy. When I go to a Larp (especially since I almost exclusively use Ben Nye AquaCake), I use synthetic brushes. The synthetic brushes are very good for the precision work I do with AquaCake and rinse cleaner than natural brushes do. Now, I know I just said a moment ago that natural brushes are softer than synthetic, and I still stand behind that, but don't worry about using a synthetic brush in your Larp makeup; it doesn't feel like sandpaper or anything.
The argument can probably be made for using natural bristles in creme or grease make up since oil-painting brushes tend to be made of natural bristles. But right there is the problem - oil-PAINTING brushes and natural bristle makeup brushes are far different. We're talking kolbolds and lich kings here (apples and oranges to you non-Larp folks).
In the end, no matter what brush type you choose, there is something that every brush has in common. They all need to be cleaned. Cleaning your brushes removes the build up of dirt, oil, and germs. It is very important.
Vintage or Tacky did this great review of a brush cleaning kit. I recommend watching it and buying the product.
By the way, if you like makeup - you should visit Vintage or Tacky's website and watch her YouTube videos.
Here is the link for her Brush Cleaning video. Copy and paste it into you're address bar. You should go to Youtube. Yay.
http://youtu.be/NccPPIEAhbU