Do I have to use all those Makeup Tools to apply my Makeup?
When I first starting experimenting with makeup at the age of 12, I used the brushes that came with the products. Like those little sponge applicators or the teeny tiny blush brushes that came in my Bonne Bell Blush compacts. I never understood how you were supposed to use one sponge applicator with 12 different eye shadows in the pallette? Well, over the years I started to get frustrated with those little brushes and the mess they would make. Or worse watching the sponge heads fall off the little plastic stick within a week. So I did what any smart, savy girl would do, I started using my fingers! I applied my eyeshadow with either my fingers or grabbed a q-tip to create some wet and wild looks. I applied my blush with my fingers and a cotton ball to smoothe it out, and well my foundation was liquid so what better than my fingers to apply that as well. Who needs a brush, I had fingers to create my perect makeup look!
Well, slowly I learned that your fingers can work for awhile but, when you want a polished and precise makeup look you might have to invest in some tools. So at the age of 15 with my babysitting money wadded up in my pocket, I went to the local drugstore and looked in awe at the wall of makeup and all the tools that were used to make the process easier and promised glamourous results. I wanted one of everything! I left the store with makeup sponges, fluffy long handled brushes, eye shadow brushes that promised to give you the exact look of Christie Brinkley’s eyes, an eyelash curler and of course a bottle of “Sun In” to create some beautiful hair to finish the look. (Special note - If your hair is already blonde skip the Sun In spray).
When I got home I played for hours re-creating the looks in my teen magazines and couldn’t wait for my next trip to Walgreens to pick up a new beauty tool. This continued for years and I was officially declared a beauty junkie!
Over the years I have learned that you dont need a whole arsenal of tools to create a natural look or even a glam look. Yes, they are fun to have but, you just need to invest in some good brushes, and a few other tools to get that perfect look.
So in this series we will call “Makeup Tools“, I am going to give you some helpful hints on what to buy for your makeup bag. The tools you will need, which brushes to use for specific makeup applications and which ones to spend a little more money on as well as an explanation on the different hairs that are used in makeup brushes.
In the mean time, get out your brushes and makeup tools and clean them! Yes, you have to clean them, that is the first hint on taking care of your tools and making them last longer.
Dedicated to Your Beauty,
De Nelson
Owner
Mineral Silk and
Balance Skin Care
Tags: Applicators, Kabuki, Makeup Brushes, Makeup Tools, Mineral Brushes, mineral makeup
