Brushes reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 175 Reddit reviews across 29 subreddits and 48 posts to rank the best Brushes brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/Makeup, r/Sephora, r/minipainting, r/airbrush, r/watercolor101. Top-rated brands include Real Techniques (4.7/5), BK Beauty (4.9/5), IT Cosmetics (4.6/5).
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Reviews175
Subreddits29
Posts48
Brands71
Products74
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#1
Real Techniques
4.7
(22)
"Sigma Beauty, Morphe and Real Techniques are my favorites."
"They hold up really well and are easy to clean."
"They are those pink/orange sets at Target or the drugstore."
"All good brands that I've had brushes FOR YEARS from and are still in great shape."
"Real techniques has some of the best ones for face."
"Real Techniques are really good especially if you want a set."
"Real Techniques affordable brushes are where it's at for me."
"I started with real techniques, they have a lot of great choices."
"I personally like my IT face brushes and my Sigma eye brushes."
"I just bought Real Techniques (vegan). They're great brushes."
#2
BK Beauty
4.9
(8)
"I recommend ANY of the BK Beauty brushes. I own a lot of them and they perform very well."
"BK Beauty brushes are my favorite."
"I really like the BK beauty brushes as they are really soft and really high quality."
"BKBeauty brushes, especially 109. 30% off right now"
"All are amazing and the sets are fantastic!"
"Bk beauty brushes on Amazon."
"I love BK Beauty brushes and they have great sales!"
"These are certainly investments."
#3
IT Cosmetics
4.6
(8)
"My favorite foundation brush that works with powder, liquid, and cream formulations is the it cosmetics for Ulta love is the foundation brush."
"It Cosmetics is the winner in my book."
"They have lasted for years and feel so good."
"They are amazing and well worth it."
"It cosmetics is your best bet."
"Ulta has It Cosmetic brushes which are pretty nice."
"They are but you can find equivalents for a lot cheaper from It Cosmetics for Ulta or Real Techniques."
"Go for the IT brushes. I've had some of mine for 8 years."
#4
Hourglass
4.7
(6)
"Are great for these."
"Hourglass brushes are elegant and high quality."
"Excellent quality and I don’t care if they are not authentic."
"Is a really good one."
"Any and all brushes from hourglass they r very pricey so best get them during the sale."
"I do love their concealer brush! It was worth the money."
#5
Morphe
4.2
(6)
"Sigma Beauty, Morphe and Real Techniques are my favorites."
"I love Morphe brushes."
"I use mostly Morphe as they do pretty good natural hair brushes."
"Morphe and Real Techniques."
"I also use Real Techniques, Spectrum, NYX and ELF from the drugstore."
"Morphe is my go-to for reasonable and dependable brushes."
#6
Raphael
4.8
(5)
"I rarely go below a size 2 Raphael 8404. I recently got a some more W&N Series 7 (finally managed to get a good batch) and the size 1 is sharp enough to do linework so small I can’t ever see myself wanting to go smaller."
"Other (but more expansive) options are Winsor Newton Series 7, DaVinci Maestro or Raphael 8404. Size 1 or 2."
"Raphael 8404 definitely."
"Windsor and Newton Series 7. Raphael 8404."
"Raphael 8404 has a 000000 brush i use on very rare extreme detail things."
#7
EcoTools
4.6
(5)
"My favorite brushes personally are my double ended Eco Tools."
"I cannot recommend them enough."
"You can start with Real Techniques and Ecotools."
"The EcoTools brushes by Alicia Silverstone... are priced well."
"Eco Tools is pretty good."
#8
Furminator
4.2
(5)
"The Furminator is gooooood."
"The furminator is great."
"Furminator."
"Mine is obsessed with the furminator - I've heard it's not great to use on them too much so just do it in moderation."
"I personally don't like Furminators because they cut hair."
#9
DaVinci
5.0
(4)
"I like the DaVinci Micro-Maestro Series 100 - they've become my go-to brushes for painting tiny details like eyes."
"Other (but more expansive) options are Winsor Newton Series 7, DaVinci Maestro or Raphael 8404. Size 1 or 2."
"Da Vinci series 35, size 0 or 1 is a great detail brush."
"The DaVinci Series 35 offers the best balance between performance and price."
#10
Princeton
4.0
(5)
"Princeton Neptune is very soft and very thirsty."
"Aqua Elite also holds a little less water than Neptune, but has a little more snap to it."
"Princetons are really nice and so are Silver Black Velvets."
"Princeton Aqua Elite or Princeton Neptune"
"Try the faux squirrel line from princeton. i think its called neptune?"
#11
Rosemary & Co
4.5
(4)
"Rosemary & Co do great mid-range ones but if you don't mind spending the extra I'd recommend getting a Raphael 8404."
"Rosemary and Co brushes are incredible for the price"
"I love my Rosemary & Co. series 33 sable hair brushes. Made in the UK so I'm sure they'll deliver in Europe, cost between £4 and £7 depending on size."
"Rosemary and company brushes?"
#12
Army Painter
4.0
(4)
"Army Painter brushes seem to be best I'm found in my area between price to value ratio. I've been satisfied with them, especially the monster brush."
"I like my monster brush just bc the handles slightly shorter than the usual offering."
"Regiment brush from TAP is pretty descent for the price. Can hold a descent tipp and has actually a real belly as reservoir for paint."
"Try using their regiment brush. It holds a good tip and is large enough to hold a proper amount of paint."
#13
Rephr
5.0
(3)
"Will last a lifetime, perform amazing, and are luxe af."
"They are worth the price."
"Rephr for natural hair eye brushes for sure!"
#14
Rare Beauty
5.0
(3)
"I love the rare beauty one!"
"I love the rare beauty blush brush"
"The rare beauty blush brush is really good for liquid blush."
#15
Winsor & Newton
4.7
(3)
"Winsor & Newton Series 7 are mikes ahead."
"Other (but more expansive) options are Winsor Newton Series 7, DaVinci Maestro or Raphael 8404. Size 1 or 2."
"Size 2s are workhorses but wear out faster."
#16
Sonia G
4.7
(3)
"These are top tier. Most are made from real hair (goat, squirrel, etc.) and have wooden handles."
"Natural haired brushes: Rephr or Sonia G (expensive but worth it)."
"Sonia G are higher end, but she makes nice and very useful sets."
#17
Da Vinci
4.7
(3)
"The Da Vinci Casaneo quills are such a great brush. I constantly come back to them."
"Da Vinci Casaneo quills"
"I like my casaneo and my black velvet. Only have a few since they're pricey but a nice treat for a special occasion."
#18
e.l.f.
4.3
(3)
"I use 3 brushes, all elf. A foundation one, the double sided contour one, and the small putty primer brush for the blushes."
"I like the elf liquid blush brush for an inexpensive cream/liquid option, it is dense and firm so recommend if you don’t want something super soft"
"I’ve heard good reviews about e.l.f makeup brushes too."
#19
PS
4.3
(3)
"I have the PS-289 and it is SO good."
"I think OP will be better off getting a PS-289 for general use."
"The PS-270 excels at that more than a general 0.3 airbrush especially the PS-289 which would be the next best thing."
#20
Sigma
4.0
(3)
"They’re not as cheap as morphe or real techniques BUT they will last much longer than those."
"QVC has Sigma brush sets."
"If you prefer synthetic, Sigma, MAC and Make up forever are really good."
#21
Equigroomer
4.0
(3)
"I use an Equigroomer as a deshed brush- works like a charm."
"Equigroomer is amazing for Maine Coons. It pulls out all dead hairs and isn’t as scary as a brush."
"I wasn’t getting the crazy amounts of hair that I would get off my other cats."
#22
Badger
4.0
(3)
"Badgers are cost effective made in the USA and have a good warranty."
"Sometimes close to that price you can find a badger renegade krome; it’s good but I like the build quality on theniwata eclipse mpre."
"The badger Sotar 2020 ultra fine is often available on Amazon for $100, but right now I think they are like $120."
#23
Tangle Teezer
5.0
(2)
"My bengal claimed it as his. He gets so excited every time he sees it and will sit there and let me brush him for as long as I can."
"I swear by the tangle teezer for 3c-4c hair."
#24
Sephora Pro
5.0
(2)
"My brush collection is over 90 percent Sephora Pro line."
"I owned 5 of their brushes and they still work really well after 6 years."
#25
MAC
5.0
(2)
"I’ve had mine for over 10 years and they’re still good as new."
"MAC will be having a discount for Black Friday."
#26
Saie
5.0
(2)
"I’ve heard really good things about the saie foundation brush."
"It has very soft bristles and is the perfect shape/size for my face."
#27
Chikuhodo
5.0
(2)
"I ended up buying 5 silver fox hair brushes from Chikuhodo and I’ve been loving them"
"I use the Chikuhodo R-LQ3 to lay on liquid and cream products, then use a sponge to blend it in!"
#28
Tintoretto
5.0
(2)
"I have one of the synthetic Tintoretto quill/mops and agree, it's lovely to paint with and has such a nice, sharp point for such a soft brush."
"I love the synthetic squirrel mops from Tintoretto, available through Jackson's."
#29
Spectrum
4.5
(2)
"Spectrum brushes are fabulous, and very cute as a bonus!"
"Spectrum seems to have really nice collections and cases for the brushes."
#30
Hairbuster
4.5
(2)
"I really like the hairbuster!"
"Works on most but I've had a few buns that it didn't work on."
#31
Dibs
4.5
(2)
"Love the dibs brush!"
"The dual ended Dibs Brush is great!"
#32
Essence
4.5
(2)
"Essence brushes are fantastic."
"I like the the latest ones from essence."
#33
Harder & Steenbeck
4.5
(2)
"If the Harder & Steenbeck Ultra 2024 is in your budget (117 $) its pretty insane for the price point."
"This past Xmas we gifted a friend of mine a Harder & Steenbeck Ultra mk2 (for 90something€), and he's quite happy with it."
#34
Elf
4.5
(2)
"Elf liquid blush brush!"
"If i plan on layering, elf blush brush (i can get it literally anywhere)"
#35
e.l.f. Cosmetics
4.0
(2)
"ELF has some really good individual ones that I repurchase as backups."
"Elf and Real Techniques both make realllly good brushes."
#36
Sotar
4.0
(2)
"If your looking for detail a sotar would be a good choice."
"I have a Sotar Slim with a fine head and a 20/20 set up with a medium. I like the Sotar Slim a little better than the 0.2mm Iwatas I have for details."
#37
Sephora
5.0
(1)
"I also really like the Sephora 93 and the older 49, and it is the best value."
#38
Denman
5.0
(1)
"I like the Denman D81M Style and Shine Brush. Great finishing brush, lasts forever."
#39
Windsor & Newton
5.0
(1)
"Get em at any craft/art store."
#40
Mario
5.0
(1)
"I love my Mario F1 for cream bronzer... it really is a beautiful, well packed brush... if I lost it tomorrow, I would re-buy it."
#41
Patrick Ta
5.0
(1)
"I really like the new patrick ta precision dual ended blush brush! One side is for cream and one side is for powder"
#42
Sigma Beauty
5.0
(1)
"Sigma Beauty, Morphe and Real Techniques are my favorites."
#43
Hartz
5.0
(1)
"I use a small slicker brush. Works great and keeps him so smooth and soft! https://www.chewy.com/hartz-groomers-best-slicker-brush/dp/159719"
#44
Hakuhodo
5.0
(1)
"The Hakuhodo squirrel and goat cheek blend slanted blush brush. Sonia G raves about it in her blog."
#45
Atlas
5.0
(1)
"I like the Atlas Golden Taklon (red triangle handle) in a size 0."
#46
Rose Inc.
5.0
(1)
"I find the Rose Inc. blush brush nice and versatile."
#47
Wet n Wild
5.0
(1)
"My cloud paint always blends seamlessly"
#48
ColourPop
5.0
(1)
"Colourpop f2 blush brush"
#49
Merit
5.0
(1)
"The merit complexion brush. I use it for everything!"
#50
Iwata
5.0
(1)
"Iwata all the way for me. Zero problems in nearly 10 years now."
#51
Glendan
5.0
(1)
"This my fav brush for my lhasa."
#52
Master Touch
5.0
(1)
"Master touch 10/0 shader and master touch 10/0 spotter from hobby lobby"
#53
Luxie Beauty
5.0
(1)
"My fave blush brush for cream and powder both."
#54
Escoda
4.0
(1)
"Try Escoda’s Ultimo synthetic squirrel brushes."
#55
Masters Touch
4.0
(1)
"Masters touch #6 synth ($4) holds the best point for detail"
#56
Golden Taklon
4.0
(1)
"Golden Taklon bristles are kinda standard, and it's what a lot of us prefer when it comes to synthetic brushes."
#57
Blick Essentials
4.0
(1)
"Both my mom and partner are artists and they both recommend a starter set of brushes you can get at an art supply store like Blick Essentials from Blick Art Supplies"
#58
Neoeco
4.0
(1)
"Take a look at Neoeco SJ83. Comes with 3 Needles/Nozzles. Comes with 3 paint cups. Affordable. Super easy to clean."
#59
Mr. Hobby
4.0
(1)
"As recommended, Mr Hobby Creos PS-270, it looks the same as the one you linked but with 0.2 setup."
#60
Royal Langnickel
4.0
(1)
"I enjoy Royal Langnickel 10s though."
#61
Qin Zhi
4.0
(1)
"It’s the Qin Zhi angled red squirrel contour brush."
#62
Zoom Groom
4.0
(1)
"You could try an under coat rake on her then finish with the zoom groom."
#63
DaVinci, Kolinski, Rosemary and Co.
4.0
(1)
"A good sable brush is $15-30 dollars for a size 0 for eye balls and edge highlights."
#64
Aldi
4.0
(1)
"I got a brush at Aldi with metal teeth... it helps pull out loose fur."
#65
Monument
4.0
(1)
"I thought they were good, but not as good as say, my examples of Windsor and Newton Series7."
#66
Refuresh
4.0
(1)
"The Refuresh deshed tool makes a short haired brush that is great."
#67
Triickeryy
4.0
(1)
"I’ve also found some good brushes from gumroad that I’ve been trying out."
#68
Baby Bliss
4.0
(1)
"There’s a really great one on chewy, I think it’s called baby bliss."
#69
Procreate
4.0
(1)
"The best brushes are the ones you like to use."
#70
Shiseido
3.0
(1)
"It did better but not enough."
#71
Shu Uemura
2.0
(1)
"It barely picked up anything."
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