Sep 18, 2011 these brushes are sold individually as well as in a brush kits, the professional kit contains 15 brushes. If you havent tried a mac 217 blending brush, youre missing out because it is literally the best eye shadow brush ive ever used. I bought a few morphe brushes because i was looking to find a mac 217 dupe. The r4 brush is a tapered powder brush with long fluffy synthetic bristles, just like the mac 5. My top 15 most used brushes affordable dupes for mac. I just got some morphe elite brushes, and they are awesome. It is ideal for blending eyeliner into eye shadow to create a smoky looking eye. The small angled brush is great for eyebrows and for lining the eyes. I may have lucked out but i dont find this brush the least bit harsh or scratchy. The brush head is oval at the top, and slightly flattened at the base. Im pretty sure ive talked about morphe brushes before and, if i havent, lets talk about them now. Ive heard good things about the coastal scents italian badger round crease brush. Buy mac s professionalquality eye brushes to shade, blend, sculpt, define or line any part of the eye.
Sigma beauty professional e30 pencil synthetic eye makeup brush with sigmatech fibers for highlighting, lining and blending eyes. It was one of the first few fullsized eye brushes i. More than a humble blending brush, the 217 has the perfect tapered edges for crease work, while still being flat enough to lay down colour, and its soft enough to blend. Mac 219 brush vs sigma e30 brush indian makeup and beauty blog. I actually prefer this brush to the mac 219 pencil brush, which ive owned for quite a long time. You can also use it with your blush and an all over face powder. Mac 239 brush versus elf professional eyeshadow brush posted on september 4, 20 by melissac i have seen so many videos and blog posts citing the elf eyeshadow brush as a dupe for the mac 239 brush. The soft, smooth fibres of this brush are gathered into a pencilshaped tip. Chic sigma beauty e45 small tapered blending brush beauty makeup perfume. In fact, the only mac brush i own is the 217, and that was after an intense and failed search for a suitable alternative. Take a trip around the world with juvias place and our brand new i am magic velvety matte foundation formulas. This guide should be able to clear things up a little if you want to go from mac to sigma or sigma to mac. See new offer for sigma beauty small tapered blending brush darker colors corner of eye sigma beauty sigma small tapered blending brush available at must have eyeshadow brush. As much as i love mac, i just couldnt bring myself to shell out the money for a brush i could find somewhere else that was also a good quality and friendlier on my wallet.
A pencilshaped brush for precise shading on the lid, in eye crease or along lash line. To view the entire series to date, be sure to visit the beauty basics, or you can view posts within the series about mac eye brushes focus on. For precision shading on lid, in eye crease or along lash line. I love their blending brushes, esp the e22, e23 and e27. Mac eye brushes eye shadow and blending brushes mac cosmetics. The soft, smooth fibers of this brush are gathered into a pencilshaped tip. Its the best eye makeup brush for blending eyeshadows although a little expensive. I read sigma eye shadow base, eye shadows and holiday releases. Jan 08, 2014 the cheapest dupe you can ever find is this cheap and cheerful ebay brush i ordered from hong kong.
The ss19 is a fluffy, domeshaped crease brush, whereas the mac 219 is more pencishaped, more pointed and less domed, and it is much tightercompact and not nearly as fluffy. Sometimes makeup tutorials will refer to specific brushes by numbers, which can get confusing if you do not own that specific brand. Its soft, smooth fibers are gathered into a pencilshaped tip. Mac 219 eye shadow pencil brush mac cosmetics official site. Sep 07, 2011 below are pictures of each brush and description of use along with the links of where you can purchase them. As you can see, it is actually called 217, but they seller isnt trying to sell a mac replica, just using the same number to get more sales. C406 large duo fibre face brush, our best selling brush. An eyeshadow blending brush with very densely packed brush fibres. Beauty basics is a series covering basic products and tools that help to make applying your makeup easier. The truth is i dont think there is an absolute dupe for the mac 217 brush especially after using it consistently for a few weeks. Paint brushes are very similar to makeup brushes and the majority of them are sold at affordable prices. C cosmetics makeup brush dupes from crownbrush uk zoe. Feb 10, 2010 im looking for a good dupe of a mac 219 pencil brush, particularly for creating a really dramatic outer v, line eyeshadow on my lower lash line, and even blend it in im buying a good dupe of a mac 217 for that in case the pencil brush doesnt blend well. Above are pictures of the mac 188 and crownbrush c404.
Sigma brushes dupe guide new numbering system is a beautiful topic brushes dupes featured mac mac sigma brushes compared debate for apr 2020. Since mac switched to synthetic, i have not tried that version, nor do i intend to. Its supposedly similar to the 219, but doesnt work as well in cream shadows. The 219 pencil brush is ideal for precision shading on the lid, in the eye crease or along the lashline. Not all brushes have exact dupes and some mac brushes are limited edition. Apr 15, 2015 overall in terms of the closest dupe to the mac 217 i would have to go with the sigma e25 it is almost an exact match it performs almost the same, has the same brush head and shape, blends nicely the only major difference in my eyes is the longer handle. Mac professional brushes are handsculpted and assembled using the finest quality materials.
The other cheaper alternative to the mac brushes are the brushes by. Mac brushes dupes if youre just getting into makeup and dont want to break the bank on brand name brushes. Free shipping and returns on mac 219 pencil brush at nordstrom. Jan 16, 2018 hey beauties mac has released a new line of brushes and they are all synthetic. To view the entire series to date, be sure to visit the beauty basics, or you can view posts within the series about mac eye brushes.
I know coastal scents has a lot of great pencil brushes but i was just wondering which one delivers results closest to a mac 219. It is ideal for blending eye liner into eye shadow to create a smokylooking eye. I also stumbled across some mac dupes while surfing through the crownbrush website. Morphe m433 vs mac 217 if there is one brush every makeup artist from here to edge of the earth has owned at one time or another, its the mac 217.
For precision shading on the lid, in the eye crease or along the lash line. Dec 06, 2011 boobooninja, one of my readers was asking about how the mac 219 compares with the sigma e30 brush. This brush has a pinched ferrule which gives it an flattened shape that is perfect for a soft contour. There are many good alternatives and this post is mainly to show what other brushes are available to achieve similar results read. Mine have lasted for years and i prefer these brushes over the brush sets that mac generally offers. From sudan to marisol, our 42 expertly formulated shades are globallyinspired for longlasting, allday wearability.
The large shader brush is the perfect size for applying eyeshadow and the powderblush brush is perfect for quick blush application without requiring much control. The photos do a really good job showing just how different these two brushes are. We will select a new brush set for you every month and youll be blending and buffing up a storm before you know it. Hey beauties mac has released a new line of brushes and they are all synthetic. I feel like mac gets a bad rap much more than they should, because i love so much from the line, and this brush is a perfect example of how mac is unjustly maligned these days. I thought it was a great idea for a post about these three brushes that i have that do basically the same job but have different price points and quality.
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