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MAC 224 TAPERED BLENDING BRUSH
My 224 says France as place of manufacturing. It is a brush that really changes my makeup results from what I have been used to. I use it to apply and blend crease colour and to diffuse the colour towards my eyebrows. I FEEL that this brush has great potential, but since I am inexperienced and self-taught I cannot say how good this is. It picks up colour quite well, no unnecessary eyeshadow pickin...read moreg of e/s fallout and it deposits it in the exact spot I want. Then it is easy to blend, The bristles are soft and dense and I had no issues of hair fallout yet. I spot-clean it every now and then, and also wash it from time to time. No problem, no bleeding, no shedding, no splaying (guard always on). I will repurchase if I lost this, but not to have multiples as one is enough for me. All in all necessary but not something thrilling. I really love my 224! This brush often gets over looked because of the 217 (which is my #1 brush). Even though the two brushes look very similar, they apply color very differently. The 224 is great for putting shadow in your crease (if you want something softer than the 217), but my main use is for highlighting under the brows. It applies just enough color that it catches in the sunlight, but I don't look like a drag queen. I've also started using the brush for under eye concealer (I use MACs select cover up) and, in my opinion, works better than a traditional concealer brush because it really gets into your fine lines. I bought this brush to be a blending brush without product. It ended up being my main brush. I have hooded lids, so while I like the 222, it has a smaller radius of adding eyeshadow into my crease and I need the color to go into my crease and above to see it at all. The 224 is perfect for that, but if you have smaller lids and want more precise placement, you might want to look into the 222.This review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 40 of 55 people said helpful
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Best brush for your crease, in my opinion...
This brush does wonders for the crease of your eye. If you are a fan of the smoky eye look, then you are going to love this brush. I used to use the blending brush by "Quo" (I think this brand is only sold in Canada), which I actually love equally as much, but unfortunately don't have a chance to review on this site. Now I still love my "Quo" brush but my friend who has a pro MAC card, gave me ...read morethis brush as gift because she uses it religiously every single day, and that's what I've been using for the last couple of months. Honestly, nothing bad to say about it. It's everything you want in a blending brush. I happen to use it religiously for my crease, but it works just as well if you are just blending your shadows together, because it's not extremely pointy or tapered. In my opinion, if you are someone who uses eye makeup on a daily basis - you've got to have this brush. Soft enough, but not too soft, the size is perfect for blending as well as adjusting the height of your crease, and it feels so gentle on your eye, that you just want to keep on blending even after your eye looks perfect already. ;) I feel like it's impossible to mess your eyes up when you finish your look with this brush. Even if you're not a pro with eye shadow application, this brush will make it look like you are! Even if you only use two shades of shadow, you can blend them to perfection with this brush and achieve a killer look... As a side note, I would like to add that if you live in Canada and can't afford this brush, get the "Quo" blending brush from "Shoppers" and I swear it is just as amazing and will cost one third of the price. "Quo" brushes are actually pretty famous in Canada. Their pro line is comparable to MAC and higher end brands, and don't cost nearly as much, so if any of you guys in the US can get your friend to get them for you, you won't regret it... So definitely yes, if you are a fan of MAC brushes and want to add another one to your collection, or if you are just starting out your collections, then this is definitely one of the must-haves. You just really always need at least one good blending brush because eye makeup is all about blending. You can use bad eye shadow with a good blending brush and achieve amazing results, but not the other way around...This review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 29 of 34 people said helpful
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MAC Brushes Rule!!
I love this brush because I can use it for multiple things, but I love the way that it blends eyeshadow perfectly into my crease!This review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 40 of 72 people said helpful
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