“What is the very best makeup brush brand?” This is a common question out there in the beauty-sphere. But the answer is a little more complicated or convoluted than most consumers might realize. That’s because virtually no cosmetic brands manufacture, or make, their own makeup brushes! And virtually no makeup brush manufacturer makes one brand […] Read more…
Archive of ‘German Brushes’ category
Brush Love Across Three Generations: Da Vinci
While makeup brushes have been around for as long as women have been trying to look pretty, Germans are often given credit for inventing the modern makeup brush. That’s because the invention and history of the makeup brush really really goes hand-in-hand with the invention of the mass-produced mirror. So My Brush Betty went out […] Read more…
Mirror, Mirror – The History of Makeup Brushes
To understand the history of makeup brushes, you must also understand the history of mirrors. For without a mirror, a makeup brush isn’t a very useful tool. Unless you have someone else to put on your makeup, of course. Until 1835, when a German chemist invented a method to mass produce mirrors by depositing a […] Read more…
About — The Makeup Brush Blog
Launched in October 2013, My Brush Betty’s Brush Blog is entirely devoted to makeup brushes. At My Brush Betty, #welovemakeupbrushes: The art, science, manufacturing, marketing and, of course, care and cleaning. Did you know that more than tens of millions of makeup brushes are sold every year around the world? That’s right: Tens of millions. […] Read more…