Hello Loves! There’s so much new in the land of makeup brushes for 2017, and many perfect items for getting ready for Valentine’s Day! I apologize for being gone so long, but there was there has been a new job, a distracting election, and a demanding 4-year-old keeping me busy. As Mariah Carey would say, […] Read more…
Urban Decay has spun 29 new UD PRO makeup brushes from recycled plastic bottles. That puts these brushes in the fancy class of advanced new synthetic brushes I’ve written about before. We give UD a thumbs-up for some smart marketing info here, too: “The brushed gunmetal handles are made from recycled aluminum, and the super-soft, […] Read more…
You rarely see this out in the beauty-sphere, but the Italian luxury house Dolce & Gabbana has come out with a line of brushes that it says are made with AAA-grade goat hair. While it may be common for such disclosures in Japan, that’s not usually the case here in the U.S., but we’re delighted […] Read more…
And get out your notebooks, because smoky eyes can be complicated! But first, is it smoky or smokey, with the “e”, as many cosmetics marketers seem to believe? It definitely feels more Old English with the extra vowel, even though it’s not the preferred spelling anymore … Oh, bother. Smoky, smokey – you get the […] Read more…
Granted, Wayne Goss, beauty blogger extraordinaire, now sells his own brushes. So he’s not exactly a fully independent reviewer anymore. But, heck, we still trust (and love!) him. And Wayne basically says that two of the three new MAC Masterclass brushes – you know, the ones that look like toothbrushes — are just, well, strange. […] Read more…
The My Brush Betty Hall of Fame is reserved for elite makeup brushes, and the M-A-C 217 Blending Brush has earned its spot. The 217, which retails for $24, is one of the most highly reviewed, and most frequently reviewed, makeup brushes of all time. It’s also highly versatile, which makes it a good investment. […] Read more…
