In celebration of her 15th year of offering award-winning makeup brushes, Sonia Kashuk has released a new 15-piece brush set. It’s available at Target for $39.99, and it comes in a BIG pretty gift-worthy package. But if you want this brush set, WORK to GET IT NOW! And yes we said WORK because you can’t […] Read more…
Archive of ‘Art Gallery’ category
Mirror, Mirror: Who’s The Prettiest Brush of All?
Surely, looks aren’t everything – but why shouldn’t a beauty tool be beautiful? Here, we’ve compiled some of the prettiest brushes on the market that aren’t just outfitted in ho-hum black and your everyday aluminum ferrule. We’d love to call it our Top Ten list of the prettiest brushes, but there’s too many supermodel brushes […] Read more…
The Osbourne Family Makeup Brush Set
In the latest edition of celebrity-endorsed makeup brushes, we have Mommy Sharon and Daughter Kelly going all platinum-purple, pinky-red on us. And we have to take a break for a long sigh here — looooong siiiiiiiiiiigh — because M-A-C has once again not provided information on the fiber materials used in the brushes. All they […] Read more…
Get it While It’s Hot: Nars Ita Back in the House!
The $55 Nars Kabuki Ita is back in stock, although our guess is that it won’t be available for long. Good luck getting your hands on one! You may want to read this article before you buy one – and you may find a suitable dupe for a more affordable price. Start your search here! […] Read more…
On The Brow Beat: Brushes Crush Pencils
If eyes are the windows to the soul, than your eyebrows are surely the frame. Whether that frame is natural and bushy in the style of Brooke Shields circa 1980, full and defined à la Kim Kardashian or neat and clean like a wholesome Cate Blanchett tends to be somewhat personal – and sway a little bit with the trends of […] Read more…
Spectacularly Beautiful & Innovative New Makeup Brushes
Hi ladies and gents! A while back, we wrote about MAC’s innovative new oval and linear Masterclass brushes that look like toothbrushes or loofahs or the like. The brushes were actually the brainchild of Matthew Waitesmith, a former senior vice president at MAC Cosmetics, who is now a consulting partner at Taiki USA, a leading […] Read more…
Think Twice About That Colorful Makeup Brush Hair
In its “Best Beauty Buys” section of its March issue, People StyleWatch featured a pretty set of makeup brushes from Aéropostale at the low, low price of $9 for for four brushes! What a deal, right?! Um, maybe yes — but, then again, maybe not. The style of brushes in the set (three eye brushes […] Read more…
The Pretty Forget-You-Nars-Ita-Brush
Tired of waiting for the Nars Ita or scrambling to get it during one of the small windows of inventory-opportunity? Well, here is what you’ve been waiting for. This is our recommended Forget-You-Nars-Ita-Brush! This brush is BETTER and even more artsy and cool than the Nars Ita! And it costs almost the same — $60 […] Read more…
Where Have All The Ferrules Gone? To the Land of Toothbrush-es Every-one …
We have noticed an interesting trend blooming, just like the spring flowers we hope to see soon. More and more brushes, it seems, are coming to market without the grip of metal ferrules, which are typically made of aluminum or brass, around their waist. While you might say this is a kabuki-inspired trend, it also […] Read more…
Is Exxy Sexy? Claudio Riaz – The Collection
Here’s the thing with paying a lot for something: It really raises your expectations. In the case of the Claudio Riaz Collection, which comes in at the heavyweight price of $1,525 — or, one thousand, five hundred and twenty-five dollars — that means that the bar is set very, very high relative to other brushes. […] Read more…