Testing Oval brushes

Hey lovelies, I hope you’re all warm and well!
A few months back, it seemed like oval brushes took over the beauty world. For some people, changed the way they do their makeup. I didn’t really follow the trend,  I was quite content with my makeup application and tools I used. My friend told me recently that she has been obsessed with using oval brushes to do her base makeup. I thought to myself, maybe I should give these a go. I was lucky enough to work with My make up brush set on this post. They sent me over one of their best selling oval brush sets to try. I’m not gonna lie, these brushes are very different to the ones I usually use. I did need to do my research on what brushes do what and I think I get it now.

BASE BRUSHES:

 Foundation wise, I usually use the miracle sponge from Real Techniques to blend. Instead I opted for the larger of the oval brushes and blended the foundation all over. Having quite a small face it took no time at all to blend my foundation and it was much easier on the neck area than my usual sponge. To conceal I apply the product with the wand, then blended with a smaller oval brush. it comes in so In terms of powder, I picked up the second to large brush to set my face and it did a pretty good job. Contour I used the thin long brush to define those cheek bones and a smaller oval to blend out any harshness. It was quite easy blending out the contour line and done within seconds! For highlight I usually use a fluffy brush and these oval brushes are all quite dense so I didn’t try them for highlight.

EYE BRUSHES:

I found the eye brushes quite tricky to use, they seemed to be either to chunky or to thin and it was hard trying to blend shades together seamlessly, but I kept trying. After a few tries I was able to get the hang of it. Just seemed more complicated than my usual brushes. Although the short thin brush was great for highlighting my inner corners and cupids bow. Perhaps with more practice I can be persuaded with the others, but until then, it’s a no from me.

Verdict?

Oval brushes are a bit hit and miss for me. The bristles on these are super soft and they look really pretty as a set but I’m not sure on the practicalities of some of them. Face wise, I’d use these brushes again because it was super quick and easy. In terms of eye brushes, I think I will stick to my usual brushes for now.

If you’re interested in getting your hands on some oval brushes, head on over to My make up brush set and browse all their super stunning brush sets <3

Catch up on some previous posts:
Soph palette swatches and review || Prettiest glitter brushes!

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