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About the brush:
Fine eye liner brushes come in either a small fine pointed shape or an extremely short, blunt or fine edged design. They are used to accommodate all type of liner products including liquid, cake, shadow and cream/gel. I separate eye shadow brushes into two categories: general and specific. The fine eye liner brushes shown here of the "specific" category. Their purpose is to precisely apply liner to the eye area both on the upper and lower eye line. The purpose for eyeliner is to frame the shape of your eyes and create eye shape enhancement as seen fit. This is the one area of your makeup where precision, patience and practice are the most important.
How to use:
When applying eyeliner with a fine eye liner brush, you are using either a shadow, liquid, cake or gel/cream eyeliner. The brush is either a thin, pointed brush or a short flat crisp edged brush. The brush is intended to be stroked along the lashes, applying product between the lashes to accentuate the natural shape of the eye. Now if you want it darker you can add more and repeat the same application technique until you have attained your desired intensity. To make your eyes look bigger, thicken the line from the pupil of your eye out so that the line becomes gradually thicker as it extends to the outer corner of your eye. By using the pupil as a starting point for eyeliner enhancement, you will accentuate the almond shape of the eye. If you thicken the entire line uniformly, your eye will appear more round and less almond. The same rule applies to the lower lashes. Your brush needs to be firm enough to distribute the product effectively and soft enough to not irritate the surface of your skin. The amount of resistance desired varies from person to person.
How to choose:
Feel the amount of stiffness in the palm of your hand. If you like what you feel, try it on your face. If the brush passes the feel test, then apply product with the brush for the ultimate application test. If it passes all of your criteria, mark it down as a possible future brush for you. Be discerning. Don,t buy the first brush you like. Narrow it down to your three top choices then pick from those. It is better to spend more time picking out brushes because it will be touching your face every time you put on makeup and it will be with you for at least ten years. One other test I do on the brush I am about to purchase is to gently pull on the hairs to see how that particular brush I am purchasing is constructed. If you get a handful of hair, ask to see another brush! Remember to always check what the return policy is on all purchases. Some brushes seem great and a month later they evolve into a shedding monster. Expect to lose a few hairs with any brush, however if the amount of hair loss increases instead of decreases, exchange or return it. |
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Brush Off Brush Cleaner (daily) www.brushoff.com
Gentle Shampoo (weekly)
Hair dryer (if needed)
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