Best brushes on Reddit
164 reviews from r/Makeup, r/Sephora, r/Ulta and 23 more subreddits
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#1
Real Techniques
4.7
(21)
"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."
"Real techniques has the best."
#2
Hourglass
4.7
(11)
"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."
"I love it for cream/stick foundations or to apply my concealer."
"I am obsessed with my HG foundation and concealer brush."
"I love my hour glass powder brush!"
"Veil powder brush is one of my favorites."
"Hourglass foundation brush."
"Any and all brushes from hourglass they r very pricey so best get them during the sale."
#3
IT Cosmetics
4.7
(9)
"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."
"The It Cosmetics #7 is my all time favorite foundation brush."
"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
BK Beauty
4.8
(8)
"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."
"I use both BK Beauty 113 and Saie Fluffy Pinpoint Setting brush for powder and love both."
#5
Sonia G
4.8
(5)
"These are top tier. Most are made from real hair (goat, squirrel, etc.) and have wooden handles."
"My fave is piccasso squirrel hair brush and sonia g sheer buffer"
"Sonia g classic base and mini base."
"Natural haired brushes: Rephr or Sonia G (expensive but worth it)."
"Sonia G are higher end, but she makes nice and very useful sets."
#6
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."
#7
Rephr
4.6
(5)
"Will last a lifetime, perform amazing, and are luxe af."
"They are worth the price."
"Rephr for natural hair eye brushes for sure!"
"Rephr is having a sale on their website now and it’s a good investment for a Japanese made brush."
"I use a lot of Rephr brushes, but if you don't want to use those, then Real Techniques are 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
Morphe
4.0
(5)
"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."
#10
Rare Beauty
5.0
(4)
"I love the rare beauty blush brush"
"My fave is a blush synthetic brushes from rare beauty and rose inc."
"This is one I really like."
"The rare beauty blush brush is really good for liquid blush."
#11
Saie
5.0
(3)
"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."
"It’s very soft and I love how the size is excellent for more precise application."
#12
Raphael
5.0
(3)
"Raphael 8404 definitely."
"Raphael 8404 size 1 is my favorite brush overall."
"Windsor and Newton Series 7. Raphael 8404."
#13
Sephora Pro
4.7
(3)
"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."
"I’m picking up more Sephora Pro brushes - the blush brush is a daily workhorse."
#14
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."
#15
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."
#16
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."
#17
Makeup by Mario
5.0
(2)
"Hands down the best brush I’ve ever used."
"I plan on picking up that one during the sale!"
#18
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."
#19
e.l.f.
4.5
(2)
"I use 3 brushes, all elf. A foundation one, the double sided contour one, and the small putty primer brush for the blushes."
"I’ve heard good reviews about e.l.f makeup brushes too."
#20
Dibs
4.5
(2)
"Love the dibs brush!"
"The dual ended Dibs Brush is great!"
#21
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."
#22
Essence
4.5
(2)
"Essence brushes are fantastic."
"I like the the latest ones from essence."
#23
ColourPop
4.5
(2)
"Colourpop f2 blush brush"
"ColourPop has a nice roll of brushes."
#24
Elf
4.5
(2)
"Elf liquid blush brush!"
"If i plan on layering, elf blush brush (i can get it literally anywhere)"
#25
Sephora
4.5
(2)
"The brushes are great quality and long lasting."
"The Sephora brand brushes are really good and will be 30% off!"
#26
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."
#27
Equigroomer
3.5
(2)
"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."
#28
Wet N Wild
5.0
(1)
"The Wet N Wild brushes are actually really nice."
#29
Danessa Myrick
5.0
(1)
"I can't explain enough how amazing it is."
#30
Merit
5.0
(1)
"The merit complexion brush. I use it for everything!"
#31
Beetles
5.0
(1)
"I specifically have the Beetles brand and they are pretty good."
#32
Beste Taklon
5.0
(1)
"I have had a Beste Taklon set (price is about 15-20 for a set) for 5 years."
#33
Wet n Wild
5.0
(1)
"My cloud paint always blends seamlessly"
#34
Windsor & Newton
5.0
(1)
"Windsor & Newton Cotman series of watercolour red sable synthetic brushes are my go to."
#35
Master Touch
5.0
(1)
"Master touch 10/0 shader and master touch 10/0 spotter from hobby lobby"
#36
Rose Inc
5.0
(1)
"My fave is a blush synthetic brushes from rare beauty and rose inc."
#37
Tom Ford
5.0
(1)
"My favorite cream blush brush is Tom Ford 02"
#38
Frankentoon
5.0
(1)
"Check out Frankentoon brushes, they’re top notch and affordable"
#39
Rosemary and Co.
5.0
(1)
"In my opinion, Rosemary and Co. are the best brand."
#40
Ghost
5.0
(1)
"I use the ones from Ghost and I fuckin love them."
#41
Picasso
5.0
(1)
"My fave is piccasso squirrel hair brush and sonia g sheer buffer"
#42
Winsor & Newton
5.0
(1)
"They provide a better tip for detail work, a better 'belly' for holding paint."
#43
Chikuhodo
5.0
(1)
"These will last forever if will cared for."
#44
Hakuhodo
5.0
(1)
"It's important to consider the type of application your wife wants."
#45
True Grit Texture Supply
5.0
(1)
"One of them is my absolute favourite of all my marker brushes."
#46
Luxie Beauty
5.0
(1)
"My fave blush brush for cream and powder both."
#47
Da Vinci
5.0
(1)
"With this you're set for a while as you can basically paint anything."
#48
Polished for Days
5.0
(1)
"The most perfect brush I have ever seen."
#49
Sassy Sauce
5.0
(1)
"If you like a really wide paddle, Sassy Sauce is by far the largest of what'll fit an ILNP bottle."
#50
Chris Christensen
5.0
(1)
"Chris Christensen brushes and shampoo have worked well for us."
#51
Mecca
5.0
(1)
"The Mecca brushes are actually really good. I have the tapered powder brush and it's my favourite."
#52
Sephora Collection
5.0
(1)
"The Sephora Collection line of brushes is sooo good!!"
#53
Mason Pearson
5.0
(1)
"I use a people brush - Mason Pearson boar bristle."
#54
Mimileo
5.0
(1)
"My most common brushes right now are custom but based primarily off those two sets."
#55
Blick Essentials
5.0
(1)
"I just picked up this set on sale and it was a huge level up."
#56
Tarte
5.0
(1)
"This is one of my faves."
#57
Patrick Ta
5.0
(1)
"The Patrick Ta blush and contour brushes are GOAT for me."
#58
Sable
5.0
(1)
"Once you learn good brush maintenance, don't wait long to buy sable brushes. They're worth the money and they last a ton longer when they're cared for."
#59
Procreate
4.0
(1)
"The best brushes are the ones you like to use."
#60
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."
#61
Monument
4.0
(1)
"I thought they were good, but not as good as say, my examples of Windsor and Newton Series7."
#62
Princeton
4.0
(1)
"I think the Princeton Heritage Round (Series 4050) Size 2 and 1. are very good for synthetic brushes."
#63
Lethal Shadows
4.0
(1)
"I quite like the Lethal Shadows brushes."
#64
Anisa
4.0
(1)
"In person I really like real techniques - best to get at Ulta probably."
#65
DRK
4.0
(1)
"I would recommend DRK brushes since it’s the same knob but with a wider fan."
#66
Baby Bliss
4.0
(1)
"There’s a really great one on chewy, I think it’s called baby bliss."
#67
Triickeryy
4.0
(1)
"I’ve also found some good brushes from gumroad that I’ve been trying out."
#68
Flower Beauty
4.0
(1)
"My favourite is the Flower beauty powder brush."
#69
Kmart
4.0
(1)
"I've quite a collection of their complexion brushes now - have made such a difference."
#70
Daiso
4.0
(1)
"Ive several FUDE brushes but i use the daiso more. I really like it."
#71
Danessa Myricks
4.0
(1)
"I have the Danessa Myricks concealer brush and it’s great."
#72
Refuresh
4.0
(1)
"The Refuresh deshed tool makes a short haired brush that is great."
#73
Shiseido
3.0
(1)
"It did better but not enough."
#74
Nicer Brushes
3.0
(1)
"Now I think they are all poly."
#75
Shu Uemura
2.0
(1)
"It barely picked up anything."
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