Art brushes vs. Make up Brushes

[eye_pr0mise]

I've heard that art brushes are just as good as
some MAC Makeup Brushes (or at least similar).
I needa go to Micheal's - the art store this week,
to buy a couple things, and was wondering maybe
i can pick up some brushes.

i need some recommendations on what brands or
what type of brushes to get. thanks a bunch !!

[laguayaca]

Theres a great tutorial on YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. by Enkore which would answer your question, hope this helps!

[jdepp_84]

Quote:

Originally Posted by laguayaca

Theres a great tutorial on YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. by Enkore which would answer your question, hope this helps!

I agree

[Carasforever]

Here is the link to the Enkore vid:

YouTube - MAC Brushes vs Painting Brushes

Enjoy!

[couturesista]

I just purchased the Lowell Cornell XXL brush and the medium fluff brush for my e/s. The fluff brush is compariable to MAC's 239 and I love it. The XXL brush feels so soft and its a nice huge fluffy powder brush. I only paid like $4 for it. This week Michaels is offering 50% off any regular price item.

[COBI]

I have a lot of artist brushes as well as MAC. I purchased the artist's brushes first. And I would have to say that they are not as nice as the full-size MAC brushes but are a good alternative when trying to save money.

What I did and recommend is that instead of trying to match brush to brush, go to the store (such as Michael's) and decide what brushes you would use personally based on their sizes and shapes. I couldn't tell you which brushes my artist brushes match up to, but I get a lot of use out them based on my needs. And many of my brushes likely don't match up to any MAC brush based on shape, size, density, etc. I wasn't shy either: I was brushing those things on my cheeks to see if they felt soft there versus just feeling them with my hand. Most of the artist's brushes that I ended up buying are short-handled which is my preference; many artist's brushes have much longer handles than a typical makeup brush, and I was too lazy to feel like having to cut them down, and I don't like overly long handles.

[ashk36]

Hah I'm so glad I'm not the only one who's done this! I only use 2 of my art brushes for makeup, but they work great. I have a teeny tiny one that I use for liquid eyeliner that works perfectly for me. It's such a dinky piece of crap but I can't see myself ever forking out $30+ for a mac brush when this thing is exactly what I need. I also have another eyeliner brush that I don't use quite as often...it's flat, stiff, and angled. Works well for the outer v and I sometimes use it for eyeliner. I think I need to head to the art supply shop and pick up some more now!

[LuvinMyMAC]

I bought my first artist brush last week and so far I'm loving it. I grabbed the LC 239 equivalent. I will definately look into others.

[minni4bebe]

I have like 3 artist brushes that I use. They work exactly the same to me but my only annoyance is the handle being so long and I am to lazy to cut it.

[MizzLovly18]

I Use Art Brushes To Apply My Liquid Foundation, Works Well

[lkvf99]

I use many of the lowell cornel as well. They work great.

[gildedangel]

Almost all of my makeup brushes are paint brushes. I have used a lot of MAC brushes before and I love the quality but these are very nice in comparison considering the cost. Someday I will get some MAC brushes of my own.....when I actually have some money........lol

[Mizzvaine]

I forgot where I got this but it has been in my files.. hope it will help
Here are some of the dupes of MAC brushes..

• 134= Coastal Scents Large Paddle Face brush
• 136= Loew Cornell Maxine's Mop 1 inch brush
• 150= Loew Cornell XXL Brown brushes (goat hair)
• 187= Sonia Kashuk Highlighting BrushCoastal Scents Duo Fiber Stippling Brush, Flirt! Skunk Brush,
• 190= Loew Cornell 1 inch Filbert brush
• 194= Loew Cornell #8 Filbert brush
• 224= Coastal Scents Sable Blending Brush
• 226= Coastal Scents Tapered Blending Brush, Sonia Kashuk Blending Brush (dark curvy)
• 228= Loew Cornell Maxine's Mop 1/4 brush
• 239= Loew Cornell Maxine's Mop 3/8 brush
• 242= Loew Cornell Filbert 7500 C