My 3 fan shaped blending brushes – Sephora Collection, e.l.f. and NYX

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I’d like to show you my 3 fan-shaped blending brushes – their looks, sizes, and my thoughts. It might help some of you decide which one to buy.

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I mainly use them to apply liquid foundation.

They are all good brushes, but among the three, I like the e.l.f. Beautifully Bare Blending Brush the best. It performs just as well as the other 2 and so much cheaper. Very soft. I like this smaller size better than the large Sephora 53XL because it gives better control.

SEPHORA COLLECTION Pro Full Coverage Airbrush #53XL – gets the job done fast and effortlessly, it has the most expensive feel among the three. If you like that luxury feel, then go for this one! Is it a must-have? Not for me, but it’s nice to have and I do enjoy using it.

NYX Pro Fan Brush – I think the elf and Sephora brushes are better in applying liquid foundation than this NYX fan brush. But it’s very versatile, you may also use it for highlighting, contouring and applying finishing powder. It has high-end feel, well built, picks up more highlighting powder than a thin fan brush. Get it when Ulta has NYX buy 1 get 1 sale.

5 comments

  1. mybeautyaddictionsblog says:

    Thanks for posting this closeup look at the brushes. I placed an order for this Elf brush when the sale started, I bought it only because you recommended it! It arrived today and I am surprised at how soft it is and how good it feels. I am very happy you recommended it! Can’t wait to use it!

    • Kathy says:

      Good to hear you got it too! It’s so cheap, you won’t feel that bad even if you don’t like it! But this is a good blending brush. They are not making much money by selling it for around $2.

  2. Deanna M says:

    Just out of curiosity, how do you store your brushes? I own an overwhelming number of brushes and have never figured out a good way to store them where I can easily find the ones I’m searching for. Instead they’re in various cups and makeup organizers all over my bathroom, but I find I mostly stick to using a handful of the same brushes that I can easily locate. I’d love to figure out a better system for storing and then easily being about to find the right types of brushes.

    • Kathy says:

      I put my clean brushes in Muji cases, separate the eye brushes and face brushes, some stay on the Sigma drying tower(especially the big fluffy ones), I like Yankee candle tumblers 10 or 12 oz for the brushes that I am currently using and dirty ones ready for washing. Not very organized, eyesore to my hubby?.

    • mybeautyaddictionsblog says:

      I feel the same way about the obscene quantity of brushes I have. When I bought a vanity I ended up giving away brushes I knew I never used, then I separated my brushes into different categories: Foundation brushes, contour/bronzer brushes, blush brushes, eye brushes and highlighter brushes. That really helped because now when I’m doing my makeup I simply look for a brush in the category of that makeup I’m about to put on!

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