Regardless of whether you are talented in doing make up, even a genius like Michelangelo wouldn’t have been able to paint the Sistine chapel with out the proper tools. “A bad workman cannot blame his tools”, however this extremely accurate sentence doesn’t apply to make up. With out a good brush, even an experienced make up artist wouldn’t be able to create a true masterpiece.
Brush made of soft bristles: it gathers the eye shadow perfectly and spreads it on bigger areas; it should be rounded at the end and quit flat, preferably made of squirrel hair.
Brush made of flexible bristles: flat, rounded at the end, shaped like a “cat’s tongue”, made of quite stiff sable hair or high quality nylon; it is used for the precise application of eye shadow and contouring the eye shape.
Oblique brush: It is used for drawing thicker lines right above the lash line, underlining the outer corners of the eye; with its help it’s possible to spread the darkest eye shadow precisely along the crease without any problems.
Applicator: A comfortable applicator should have a long handle and changeable endings. It cannot be too soft and flexible, because then it won’t guarantee proper pressure on the skin. The applicator puts on a thicker layer of eye shadow than a brush, while at the same time, allowing us to create a more intensive make up style.