But wait. The makeup tools you use to apply your makeup are the essentials to creating your beauty look.
Do you think Da Vinci drew the Mona Lisa with his fingers? No. Your beauty tools are a fundamental part of your makeup routine.
So whether you are a makeup beginner, or beauty veteran, here is a quick step-by-step guide to your essential makeup tools and why you need them.
The Foundation Brush
This is used to evenly apply and spread a liquid of cream foundation over your face. It gives a good coverage and is better than using your fingers which just soak up most of your foundation and don’t apply an even covering.
The super soft Look Good Feel Better Foundation Brush is a great addition to your beauty arsenal.
Not only does this brush do good to your face but it’s doing some good in the world too. A generous 15% of each purchase is donated to the LGFB Charity which is a national community program dedicated to teaching cancer patients how to manage the appearance-related side-effects caused by chemotherapy and radiation treatment.
The Concealer Brush
It’s always a lot easier to apply concealer with a brush. It’s perfect for blending and adding coverage to those smaller places you want to conceal. This Revlon concealer is perfect for adding and blending in your concealer and can also double up as a lip brush. Just make sure you remember to clean your brush in between uses.
The Kabuki Brush
Kabuki is a Japanese expressive form of drama, with lots of sweeping gestures and movements, which is pretty much what this brush is for. It’s a large brush that can spread a product evenly over a large section of your face. This TBX brush can be used all over your face and body to bronze, highlight, or cover and mattify.
The Angled Brush
An angled brush is an essential beauty tool. You can use it with precision to create a smooth feline flick with a gel eyeliner or you can use it to shape and sharpen your brows.
The Complexion Sponge
This is the perfect all-rounder. The rounded sides of the sponge can be used to blend large areas of the face with a stippling of dabbing motion. The angled edge fits perfectly over the contours of your face, especially around the eyes and nose. It can also be used to add a cream blush perfectly across your cheek bones or a darker skin tone to add some contouring. Then it can be easily blended with this Real Techniques sponge. The precision tip is great for covering blemishes and imperfections.
The Blending Brush
You will find one of these in every makeup artist’s bag. It’s the perfect makeup tool. Whether it is used to sweep a soft eyeshadow over your eyelid, to gently brush some loose powder under the eyes or to even skin tone and cover those little imperfections. This Luma by Jess Hart blending brush is a must-have. Also use it on your eyelids to smudge and blend eyeshadows and pencils and to add eye shadow colour.