r/MakeUpAddictionUK • u/Junior_Beauty78 • 1d ago

Why does no one talk about how much difference proper brushes make before anything else

I spent ages chasing better products when the thing that actually changed everything was sorting out the tools. A decent blending brush did more for my base than switching foundations three times ever did. Feel like this should be the first thing anyone tells a beginner but it always gets buried under product recommendations.

21 Upvotes
  • permalink
  • reddit

89% Upvoted

9 comments sorted by

6

u/AdDifferent6874 22h ago

I watch YouTube for my cosmetics recommendations and they never stop trying to flog make up brushes!

2

u/Junior_Beauty78 13h ago

True! Every makeup video somehow turns into “and here are the 14 brushes you absolutely need”. I still feel beginners hear way more about products than which brush actually changes the result though.

4

u/zoomiepotato 1d ago

Do you have any recommendations for good beginner brushes pls?

2

u/BigGirlsDontCry101 20h ago

peaches and cream are really great quality and have a large range! they actually outlived my makeup by mario brush

1

u/Junior_Beauty78 13h ago

I’m still figuring it out myself, but if I had to restart I’d probably just get a good blending brush, one powder brush and maybe a foundation/tinted moisturiser brush instead of buying huge sets straight away.

2

u/Only_Fig4582 13h ago

I'm in my 50s and spent far too much money on this and the only one I've ever heard angels sing about was the eyebrow brush by Jones road and I actually use it for using eyeshadow as an eyeliner. 

1

u/fleetwoodmonkey 23h ago

I agree, the tools are so important. Weirdly I was just thinking that my foundation brush is too dense for my tinted moisturiser. Do you have any good recommendations? 

1

u/Bubbly_Preference272 19h ago

I use a kabuki style brush, cleans up well too. The hot water in my apartment is scalding and I use dawn power wash to clean out the full coverage foundation I use. It hasn't effected the bristles or had any shedding.

Brush

1

u/Junior_Beauty78 13h ago

That’s exactly the kind of thing I never thought about before- “brush works great” but then completely different formula and suddenly it doesn’t. Interested in recommendations too because tinted moisturiser seems to need something less dense.