How to Choose Professional Makeup Brushes?
The type of bristles you need depends on the medium you are working with. Natural bristles work best with powder products and synthetic bristles with oil based products. Powder works well for camera work, as it doesnt melt or shine. Therefore, most of the brushes in a media make-up artist’s kit should be made with natural bristles. But with hundreds of brushes to choose from how do you know which are best? Quality, not quantity, is the rule. A general guideline is to look for high quality brushes created for a specific use. Most of the brushes should be dense, with a silky texture and a tapered, rounded shape. Here are my ten favorite brushes that no make-up artist should be without. Powder Brush Don’t be tempted by huge, fat brushes. They actually defeat their intended purpose, which is to apply powder to the face. They pick up too much powder and drop it around. And they are too large to get into the places that need the most powder. The ideal brush should be fairly flat with rounded
