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Hi, my name is Kat and I am a brush addict.
Seriously, I love brushes and can't get enough of them. Back in February, I did a Crown Brush haul, most of them were back up brushes to what I already have. I usually like to have at least two of the same brushes that I use every day to rotate. While I do a quick brush clean every day, I try very hard, but am not usually successful, to wash my brushes every week. With the brushes that are more dense, they don't always dry by the time I'm ready to use them the next day, which is why I like to have a 2nd set of brushes. It's also convenient for traveling because I can pack ahead the 2nd set and not worry about having to use it that same day and make sure that I remember to pack it before rushing out. I had made my first Crown Brush purchase back in 2011 and liked the ones that I purchased and have been using them on a daily basis that I finally made my 2nd purchase to buy the back ups.
In order from left to right:
Chisel Deluxe Powder Dome. At first I didn't like this brush but have come to love it for applying my face powder. It puffs out to a very full, round brush that it's like a powder puff. I use it like a powder puff and pat the powder on.
Tapered Duo Fiber Blush. This is something new that I didn't previously order. I haven't used it. yet although I do like duo fiber brushes a lot.
Chisel Blush. This is also something new. I haven't tried it yet.
Blending Fluff. I use this brush to apply a little color over concealer to set it instead of powder. It's one of my favorites.
Deluxe Round Crease. I use this brush to apply the deepest color to the outer 1/3 of upper eyelids. It is one of my staples.
Bullet Crease. This too, is a new brush. I've been using it to apply highlighter but I think that it might be a bit too big for that purpose. Will figure out some other way to use it.
I'm entering into my busy months at work so hopefully it won't interfere too much with blogging.
I've also been busy putting together items for my upcoming blog sale. Some things I'm on the fence on but trying to be rational about it too. I've kept some products just because it's something I want to have but I don't ever use so there's a tug-of-war going on inside of me on some items. Hopefully I'll be done gathering things up soon. Then it'll be picture taking and uploading. Whew!
*Kat*
I decided to combine my August and September brush purchase because I wanted to try out a new line of brushes and knew that I would be purchasing more than one brush. This new line (new to me) is Crown Brush, which I first heard about from Miss Kei Kei's blog in this post.
Crown Brush has a wide array of brushes with 15 different lines. I chose 6 different brushes from 4 lines. I also picked up a package of Mini Curved Spatulas, which are the exact same spatulas that Sephora uses.
From left to right: Perfectly Pink Blending Fluff, Perfectly Pink Deluxe Round Crease, Duo Fiber Deluxe Shadow, Luna Badger Deluxe Crease, Italian Badger Bullet Crease and Italian Badger Chisel Deluxe Powder Dome.
The Italian Badger Chisel Deluxe Powder Dome is really thick and full. When I washed it, some bristles fell out, which did not surprise me because it is so thick. Even after drying, a few more fell out but it hasn't shed any more since. I think that at the most one dozen bristles fell out. It also had a funky smell when wet--kind of the way a wet animal smells but using it, I haven't noticed the scent. I haven't had any other shedding problems with the other brushes. It is quite big and fluffy but slightly prickly at first use. With continued use, it's been getting softer.
The Duo Fiber Deluxe Shadow brush is wider and bigger than I usually like to use as an eyeshadow brush but it works well if I use it to apply eyeshadow over my entire eyelid, from lashline to brow bone. It's a little too large for me to use as a regular eyeshadow brush, but it could just be because I have asian eyelids which do not have widely creased eyelids. I've been finding that I like Duo Fiber brushes more and more as I'm using shadows that are much softer and more pigmented.
The two brushes from the Perfectly Pink line are my favorites. Although I had originally planned on using the Blending Fluff to blend my eyeshadow colors together, it is is much bigger than what I normally use to blend. It does work really well with doing a light application of setting powder under my eyes.
As for the other 2 brushes, I haven't really used them consistently to be able to do a proper review of them.
Overall, I think that these brushes are of really nice quality and at very reasonable prices. Shipping is quite reasonable too. I had a really nice experience placing my first order with Crown Brush. I had a problem when I tried to check out so I called their customer service and the problem was fixed quickly. Shipping was also very quick. It took no more than a week from the time I placed the order till I received them. I will definitely be ordering more brushes from Crown Brush.
Crown Brush is available online to these countries: US, UK, EU, AU, MX, CA. When you go to their website, you choose which country, which is located near the bottom of the page.
*Kat*
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